Morning journal and courier., 1888-07-25
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

rOunLAln pens AG DOEnhuB.
Rev. A. j. Smith of Naugatuck, who has
been i'll, is convalescent,
Scribners for August is received and for
sale by T. h. Pease & Son.
Judge Rorobach, of Torrington, has gone
on a vacation trip to Montreal.
The wife of Patrick Conerton on Ellery
street, Hartford, gave birth to triplets yester-
day morning.
There will be meeting of the Connecticut
Grand lodge of the Sons Of Herman at New
Britain august 90.
CHARLES Hoffman, of Torrington, verf i'll
with dropsy, was brought to the hospital IN
this city yesterday.
The Clan-na-Gael excursionists arrived
home at 10 o'clock last night, having had an
enjoyable trip after getting started.
A check amounting to $500 has been given
to the Rev. Mr.. Lombard, of Fairfield, IS 8
present from his friends and Pensioners.
The Congregational Sunday schools of
Norwalk and Fairfield, making party Of
about 500, picnicked at High Rock ysster-
day.
Three Bridgeport patients have died at the
Middletown Insane asylum this month. The
last was Mrs. William Smith, of "a Parallel
street.
j. s. Schofeld, New York station agent of
the New York and New Haven road, is seri-
ously i'll and Conductor ]. e. Martin is act
ing as substitute
Deacon Joseph Winship, formerly of the
firm of Robbins & Winship, furniture deal
ers, died Monday at his residence in Hartford
at the age of 70 years.
movement has been started by the con-
ductors of the Consolidated road to have
conductors in this State appointed State
police as in Massachusetts,.
P. Woodbury. Bush, musical director of
the choir of st. James Episcopal church of
New London, took the choir on e moonlight
sail on tug Wellington last evening.
The dining room cars usually run on the
express trains between New York and Bos-
ton have been hauled off for repairs, but will
be placed on the line again in a week or ten
days.
The proceeds of the fair of st. Paul's
church, Fairfield, amounted to $500. In less
than six weeks st. Paul's society have raised
about 81, 400, besides their usual Sunday col
lections.
John McAllister yesterday fell from the
rigging of the wrecking steamer Chester,
which is lying at one of the docks, and frac-
tured his shoulder. He was taken to the
hospital.
James F. Parsons and family and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Clark of Bishop street have re-
turned after spending three weeks vaca-
ton in Captain Critterden's cottage at Gull.
ford Point
From a membership of 20 at the time Of
dedication last March, st. Paul's Methodist
Episcopal church, Waterbury, has grown te
membership of nearly 100, with Sunday
school of $50.
Mr.. Alletzhaeusser, the teacher in gymnas
tics, has recently come from the Turner'S
seminary at Milwaukee, Wis, and will hav'
charge OF the Meriden and New Haven Turn
ers for year at least.
Chauncey Moore, prominent Springfield
Mass, photographer, was in the city Monda,
the guest Of Mr.. F. A. Bowman. Mr.. Moor
is stopping for few days this week at tn
Double Beach House.
On exhibition at Longley's are three cray
ons, executed in a most admirable manner b.
Tierney, the artist The subjects are tn,
children of Mr.. Dennis O'Reilley, manager O
VIM. Nicely & Co. The work rejects grea
credit on Mr.. Tierney.
The little blueGsh have appeared In this
vicinity and in a few weeks the sport Of
catching these gamF fish will, it is expected
be lively. The Grabbing season opens soon
Already good catches are made daily by cot
tagers at Savin Rock, but the size of the
crabs is small yet.
The little child of Mrs. Bacon, widow Of
the late Sergeant Robert T. Bacon, is criti
cally i'll at the house of Town Clerk Hugo.
Thomas Canif of New Haven, who is en-
ployed on the sewer work of River street
Waterbury, had foot badly crushed last
night by pipe rolling upon it.
Mrs. Burritt, widow of the late DR.. a. L.
Burritt of Bridgeport, has presented DR.. G.
DeWolfe of that city with all of her late hus-
bands surgical instruments. DR.. DeWolfe
attended the deceased during the last few
months of his illness. Mrs. Burritt has also
given the late physicians library to the
Bridgeport hospital.
Miss Betsey Bedient. of New York city, liz
spending the summer with her nephew, Mr..
George Bedient, the furniture dealer of
Birmingham. Miss Bedient is eighty-six and
comes of hardy race. Her brother, Mr..
ninsty-four years old and attends to his
farm duties. He was married three years
ago TO fair widow lady Of 80.