Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-02
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.


Ink, mucilage pens, ETC., at Dcrmans.
Mr.. John S. Blake, of Meriden, is very IL
at Stony Creek.
Mayor York expects to start tomorrow fol
ten days vacation.
Franklin Farrell of Ansonia, has arrived
in Endinburg, Scotland.
State Attorney Doolittle is at Saratoga
returning in about week.
W. A. Kelsey, of Meriden, sailed this weel
for Belgium on business trip.
New London expects to have the free de
livery system established October /.
Miss Helen WincheIl of this city is visit
ing her uncle, D. NJ Mitchell, of South Brit
ain.
The August Century is received and fol
sale by S. n. Pease & Son. 1t is the mid
summer holiday number:
August began with continuation Of th'
cool weather, but hot month is predicted
by some of the weather prophets.
Frank Braudegee, SON of Hon. Augustus
Brandegee of New London, who has beer
very i'll at Saratoga, is thought to be gaining
Professor George E. Day of Yale Divinity
school, has gone to-day to spend the sum
mer at Mount Meenahga, Ellenyille, New
York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Forsyth, who are in
their trip and Mr.. Forsyth's health is much
improved.
Hartford young Republicans talk of join
ing with the Springfield club in having one
of the New Haven steamboats, to go to the
Blaine ovation.
Hon. and Mrs. P. T. -Barnum, and DR.. I.
DeVer Warner and family started yesterday
for the Adirondacks where they will rusti-
cate several weeks.
In some parts of the State the English
sparrows are making themselves felt this
season by picking ripe peas off the vines and
eating sender cabbage plants.
Cards are out announcing the wedding of
DR.. E. Elmer Keller, of Danbury, to Miss
Marie E. Clark, of Willsboro, N. Y, to take
place at the hons of the bride, August 10.
The shooner Sames E. Woodhouse, Cap
tain Douglass, of this port, was run into by
the schooner Fannie Stewart, and badly
damaged, in the East River on Tuesday. The
Woodhouse was being towed out of Pier 40
when struck.
Mrs. D. Houley and child, of Derby, and
her two sisters, Miss Lizzie Pagan and Mrs.
Whiting, of New York city, left Tuesday
afternoon for months stay at the West
Haven shore. They will board ct the Sea-
view House.
Nathan Hale camp, s. of ", has accepted
challenge from the William n. Mallory
camp of Bridgeport to play game of ball
August 81. After the game in Bridgeport
the Mallory camp will serve a supper to the
New Haven guests.
Colonel Adrian Terry of Knoxville, Tenn,
ia visiting his brother, General A. 81. Terry,
in this city. General Terry is rapidly inn
proving in health. The general has a re-
ninder of the army in q tent at his residence
and spends much time thus ont in the open
air.
Edward Bassett nephew of Judge Henry
e. Pardee of grandson of the late Dr.. Bas-
sett of Birmingham, died at the hospital
night before last, of consumption, after q
long illness. He was formerly worth consid-
cradle property and once lived here. He
came from New York.
Mrs. Mary E. Lane, wife of the senior
councilman of the Pirst ward, John Lane,
lies very dangerously i'll at the residence of
Mr.. Nice, Watertown, Connecticut. Mr..
Lane returned last night from a thirty.hour
vigil at his wifes bedside. Her disease is
dropeical and thus of a nature allowing her
relations but meager hope of anything like
ultimate recovery.