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


 The best printing done at Dormans.
 Waterbury Grand Army boys go to Pawson Park next Monday.
 Dr. How'd, of Winsted, lost $400 horse Sunday night by pneumonia.
 Mrs French, who died in this city on Monday, was a slater of N. A. Chatfeld, oi TOrriRgton.
 The Miesse LiIlie and Hattie Hull, daugh- ters of photographer Hull, are spending a three weeks vacation at Buffalo and Niagara Falls.
 Thomas Slater, of Meriden, and Miss Mary Mackie, formerly of this city, will be married at St. Rose's church, Meriden, on Tuesday, Sept. 4.
 Walter Phoenix, N. Cosette and William Phoenix, of the Meriden City band, are filling a five days engagement with Landrigan's band, of this city.
 A subscription has been started in Winsted to help Mir. Wilcox rebuild his stable. which was destroyed by fire Saturday owing to a lightning stroke.
 A barn in West Hartland Center, belong ing to Nathaniel Gaylord, was struck by lightning Saturday and burned to the ground; loss $500, insured for $200
 William 0. Phelps, of Winsted, will start Wednesday for Ashtabula, Ohio, to attend g reunion of New England pioneers, who inn migrated to that place in 1910.
 The Friendly. club, of Meriden. have an ex- cursion to Pawson Park on Friday. The club orchestra will give concert on the beat, and will also play for dancing at the park.
 There is now no doubt but what the late H. s. Holbrook, of Ansonia, when he left town for Canada, walked across county and tookla train on the Housatonic road at Botsford sta ton.
 Ex-Postmaster Clark, of Birmingham, was in Birmingham Monday, having just returned from pleasure journey of over 10000 miles. He left right away to take two weeks va- cation.
 Dr. Beardsley, medical examiner at Birm- ingham, returned a verdict of accidental drowning in the csse of John Boylan, whose body was found in the Housatonic river Monday.
 Two of the drinking cups at the new foun-1 tain on Wooster Square were wrenched from the chains and stolen by young toughs yes- terday. Inhabitants about the green say that it would be well to have policeman at the fountain all the time.
 0. V. Mason, of Bristol, Conn, can spell 576 different words, using only the letters formed in the words "Michael Strogoff.n The company offer prize for the person who can spell the largest number of words for the letters in the two words.
 The family of Captain Charles H. Town shend and the Misses Hotehkiss, of Chapel street, corner of Brewery, are summering at Bar Harbor, where they have spent several seasons. Captain TOwnshend goes to New London to-day to join the New York Yacht club on its eastward sail from that rendez- vous.
 MT. Peck Sperry has taken an office at S6 Orange street, just below the Tradesmens' bank, in the prosecution of his business as dealer in real estate, collection agent and ne- gotiator of loans. His long experience as a New Haven business man and high integrity we'll qualify him for the position, and all bu- siness entrusted to him will be we'll and ably attended to. He gives special attention to the collection of rents and negotiating loans. People needing an agents services will make no mistake in calling upon him.