Morning journal and courier., 1888-11-20
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Music bound at Dorman's.
 Chickens killed to order at Sast1gs.
 Sterling pianos at Catlin's. 04S Chapel se' Mrs. pr. Stoddard and daughter, of Sey- mour, are expecting to spend the winter in New Haven.
 This evening reception to the pastor oE the Church of the Rsdesmsr will be given by the parish members.
 The marriage of Councilman J. P. Camp" bell and Miss Nellie Kennedy will take place at St. Francis church, Fair Haven, to-mor- row.
 Leonard Davis, now with Brown, the arch- itect in this city, leaves this week for Chica- 20 where he takes position with Ham, monds Beef Go.
 In PlainviIle Sunday morning Barney Far rell paid his election bet quietly by blacking Frank Hyde's boots on the street in front of Newton's block.
 Miss Gertrude Storrs, daughter of Dr. Storrs of Hartford, sails for Europe ro-mor- row, She will be absent year pursuing her studies at Leipsic.
 A small barn in Milford belonging to MT. George s. Platt was set on fire by spark from a passing locomotive Saturday and burned to the ground.
 Miss Sarah Bangs, one of the ladies who conduct the Elderage school for young ladies, slipped in coming out of Trinity M.E. church recently and severely sprained an ankle.
 In Monroe the Democratic and Republican selectmen each got s5 votes and the Demo- crat was declared elected. The recount showed 95 and S5; the court has withheld decision.
 MT. George L. Streeter, the Chapel street jeweller, was taken ill last Wednesday and the case has developed into very serious one of typhoid pneumonia. Dr. Paul 0. Skiff is attending him.
 Mary Ghent, for many years 6 domestic Tn Bishop Williams family in Niddletown, died on Saturday last, aged 30 years. The funeral services took place frou St. Johns Catholic church yesterday and were largely attended. Henry F. Marshall, cashier of the Seaman's bank of New York and formerly United consul at Muscat, India, dropped dead at his desk Saturday of heart disease. He was 7s years old and native of Woodbury, in this State.
 William Halse, shipping clerk for the Os- borne & Chessman company of Ansonia, was assisting the teamster Saturday afternoon when he caught his foot in . sack of waste and falling broke his left leg just above the ankle.
 A number of cases of diptheria are re- ported among the children in the city. MT. Fleming, employed by John Lloyd, lost little daughter by the discease last week and has another child very i'll with the same disease.
 The New York School of Fine Art studios, 53 and 54 Insurance building, has reopened for it's sixth lesson and classes are forming for the winter. Pupils received in oil and water color painting and every variety oi decorative art.
 In TorrinRton Saturday H. J. Allen, jr., and R. O. Deming brought in the biggist bag of game that has been shown in that town for many years. It consisted of two foxes, three coons, five cartridges, six gray squirrels and four rabbits.
 Mrs. Felsburg, widow of the late MT. Fels- burg, the band leader, has sold her house on Grand avenue and is erecting 5000 house on Humphrey street, near State, on land pur' chased recently by her of the widow Of the late Captain Frank Tiesing.
 The bulk of the estate of the late Hsrriek P. Frost is left to the widow without ARaita. tiezss4sszs rem ETnder to ths two eldest children by way of yearly income at first and event. uaIly ownership. Major Strong is executor. The inventory of the estate is not yet com pleted.
 The Tingue Manufacturing company, oi Seymour, shut down two weeks before cleo tion and has failed to start up again. It is hoped they may see the way clear and start soon. The New Haven Copper company, however, and the Excelsior Nail company oi that place are doing good business.
 Mir. and Mrs. Sylvester Smith, of No. College street, arrived home early yesterday morning after trip of about five months duration in Europe. They came on the Re public. They had very stormy passage. Their steamer was due last Thursday, but did not arrive until Sunday afternoon. MT. Smith is prominent member of the First M. E. church, and being expected home last Saturday night reception by the church was planned for him and Mrs. Smith for that evening. It was postponed until later date.