Morning journal and courier., 1888-10-24
LOCAL NEWS.
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 New pocketbooks at Dorman's.
 Sterling pianos at CatIin's, 64S Chapel St:
 A Belva Lockwood club is being formed in Bridgeport
 The Hartford Republican parade for last night was postponed yesterday to Saturday night.
 The Supreme Court of Errors, Chief Jus tice Park and a full bench, met in Bridge port yesterday. Cheshire Democrats have . parade tonight aided by companies from Centerville, Merl- den and Plantsville.
 Rev. Dr. Hovey of Bridgeport went to Providence, R. l., yesterday to attend the missionary meeting there.
 MT. Peter Won Finkelstein, born and reared in Jerusalem, will give his celebrated lecture in Trinity M E. church tonight.
 The police commissioners will hold spec ial meeting this afternoon to take action on the death of Commissioner Johnson.
 Miss Hattie Terry of S9 Exchange street Fair Haven, has returned from weeks va cation visit to Boston and adjacent places.
 Mayor Pangborn speaks to Ansonia Repub- cans tomorrow night. Hon. c. A. McVeigh addresses the Ansonia Democrats to night.
 Before the formal opening of the Derby ex- tension to the public there will be another excursion, tendered to the New Haven city officials.
 James L. Jordan of Torrington, who died al the hospital and whose remains were taken to that town yesterday, was commander oi the G. A. R. post there.
 At the meeting at the Hyperion last even- ing Hugh Daley announced from the stage that the Theodora company would give both sn afternoon and evening performance to- day.
 The engagement is announced of Miss Lucy Robinson, oldest daughter of the Hon. Henry 0. Robinson of Hartford, to Sydney T. Mil Ter of Detroit, member of the class of 1885 at Trinity.
 Col. Henry 0. Morgan of Colchester and CaptainSCornell of Hartford inspected the State property at Union srmory yesterday and reported everything in fine order and condition.
 Invitations are out for the wedding of Miss Mary Elizabeth Judson, daughter of Theo- dore Judson, to Sherman B. Mallett this af- ternoon at o'clock at the Judson residence in Stratford.
 Hon. Henry G. Lewis received a dispatch yesterday from Wilson Waddingham saying that he had forwarded check for SIPS foi the New Haven orphan asylum. One dollai for each child in that institution.
 The Young Mems Republican club hold meeting this evening instead of tomorrow evening as all the membership wish to hear Fred Donglass, the great oolorsd orator. to- morrow night at the Hyperion. full at- tendance is earnestly desired.
 The work on the enlargement of the Day. enport church chapel is progressing fast. The east and north walls were taken down pre- paratory to the extension and rebuilt. The gallery floor is now being laid. The work will be completed so that the enlarged chapel can be occupied about Fob. 1st.
 The physicians found that George F. Sim onson, jr., of Bergen Point, N. J., who died in Bridgeport Monday, died of an apopletic attack. Simonson had not lived with his wife since last April and she did not know until Monday evening that he was in Bridge port, but supposed that he had gone South. Owing to his dissolute habits she had ap- piled for divorce and the suit is now pend ing. Simonson formerly had prosperous business in New York city, but on account of his habits he failed.