Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-09
LOCAL NEWS.
Brlcf Mention.


 Wedding invitations speciality at Dor mans.
 The funeral of Mrs. Richard Bowling, of Naugatuck, was attended yesterday. Her age was 75 years.
 Mrs. J. w. Schroeder and son of this city are the guests of her aister, Mrs. Frank E. Andrews, of Winsted.
 The Ansonia Opera House will open its regular season on Monday, Aug 1s, with the Barlow Brothers minstrels.
 Miles Beard, aged IF, died at his mothers home in Milford on Tuesday. He was i'll three days with bilious colic.
 c. s. Smith, of the watch shop. in Thomas ton, caught black bass which weighed about Az pounds at Bantam recently.
 Two Italians were brought into the Grand avenue precinct last evening and charged with stealing potatoes ever in the Annex.
 R. P. Coughlin, late superintendent of the Winsted Clock company, is about to start out as travelling salesman for the company.
 The Connecticut Cavalry association will at its reunion on Aug. 15, wear 6 badge of mourning on the left arm, for General Sheri- dan. "a
 Mrs. H. M. Rogers of Torrington, who has been O long and patient sufferer, died Mon- day night. The direct cause of death was peritonitis.
 The Republicans of Stratford will hold their grand rally and banner raising Friday evening" Hon Lynde Harrison and others will address the meeting.
 T. N. Maher, of the Columbia House this city, will entertain a private party of guests, ForesteIs from Hartford, New York, Albany and New Haven, at Bridgeport today.
 The members ot the Meridsn Republican club Blaine reception committee, and all Msriden Republicans,who are in New York to-day will meet at the office of the Hoffman House at 12:30 noon.
 Mrs. James A. Curtiss, Mrs. Foskett, Mrs. George Merriam, Miss Bertha Curtiss, Miss Foskett and Miss Plumb, of Meriden, were among party of ladies who went to Stony Creek for shore dinner yesterday.
 The Young Mems Republican club of Wa terbury has formally organized for an inde- pendent parade company. Officers were chosen as follows: Captain, L. F. Burpee; first lieutenant, F. R. White; second Heuten- ant, H T. Steadman. A committee was ap- pointed to select uniform and to decide on name.
 0. M. Loomis offers the Musical Journal, which he has published for twenty-one years without interruption, for only 25 cents year, he paying the postage which amounts to 12 cents @ year, so that subscribers got splendid journal for almost nothing. Mir. Loomis shows an increase of his characteristic enterprise as the years go by.
 A check for five cents is curiosity which fell into the hands of the New Loudon Tele- graph. It was issued on the Ansonia Na- tional bank by Brigadier General Charles H. Pine, paymaster general, to private soldier in the Third regiment. It was balance due to one of the local militiamen, after paying fines and dues for the current year.
 MIs. Watson Beach and daughter (Mrs. George H. Day), Mrs. George Beach (nes Miss Lizzie Jarvis), Dr. Ingalls, and wife, Dr. William M. Hudson and wife and the family of MT. J. H. Hall, all of Hartford, are spend- ing the month of August at the Montowess House, Indian Neck, in the town of Bran- ford. There is also 6 large and pleasant party of guests from New Haven, New York and Brooklyn spending the summer at the same hotel.
 Miss Hawes, of New Milford, is the guest of Mrs. Eloiss Wallace. In Ansonia, Tues day night, Prof. Fowler, of this city, to- gsther with dozen invited guests, were present at the residence of William O. Wal lace and listened to some difficult musical se- 1ections by Miss Hawes. There was singing by Miss Sophie Northrop, of this city, and Prof. Fowler gave several selections upon the piano. Mies Wallace formed the scquaint- ance of Miss Hawes while the latter was studying in Germany.