Morning journal and courier., 1888-10-09
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief MeusiOn.

Visiting cards engraved at Dorman's.
 Egopodium cures rheumatism
 Just out-The NEW Spotted Beauty cigar.
 Sterling pianos at Catlin's, 643 Chapel St.
 The Connecticut Botschafer has changed it's name to the Freie Presse.
 John Rike, aged 60, formerly bookkeeper for Smedley Bros., is still missing from his home.
 The barge James E. English is discharging 500 900 feet of lumber for the Bridgeport Lumber Go.
 The judges in the Supreme court of Con necticut will meet at the Capitol to-day for consultation.
 Judge studley, E. S. Quintard and Fred H. Waldron went to Hartford yesterday on Masonic business.
 The Meriden German Republicans have a grand rally to night. Hon. F. ". Holz will speak in German.
 Prayers for the repose of the soul of Philip Palladoni were offered in the several Catho- lie churches in Bridgeport Sunday.
 A half f-brother to Hon. Nathan Whesler's black horse, Frank, has just made record at Troy, Pa, and was sold last week for $5,O00.
 Groton Republicans illuminated their resi- dences last evening and the campaign eom- panies of that village and New London paraded.
 Tomorrow at the shoot of the Fountain Gun club of Norwalk, 0. B. Manley of Dan- bury and Harry Nichols of Bridgeport will shoot 100 blue rocks each for $50 side.
 Al. oE M Welch the stores of D. N. Welch & Son in this city and in Birmingham, Fair Haven and New Britain will be closed until Thursday morning.
 Schooner Twilight, Collins master, from Baltimore with coal to Benedict, Pardee & O., made the run from Fall River to Balti- more and return loaded for this port in six days, trip which has not been squAlled in several years.
 Right Rev. Bishop McMahon at vsspers in St. Augustine church on Sunday adminis- tered the rite of confirmation to upwards of 500 persons, many of them being adults. In the morning at St. Msry's large number re- ceived the sacred rite.
 The seventeenth annual meeting of the women's foreign missionary society cOn- nected with the New Haven Baptist assOcia- tion, will be held in Calvary Baptist church this city tomorrow, opening at 1:30 p. ID. Mrs. Morrow of Tavoy, Burma, will speak.
 Ex-Captain George s. Arnold will an- nounoe to the Grays tomorrow evening his decision regarding accepting again the com mand of this honored and notable organiza- tion. There is much enthusiasm prevailing in the company over the prospect that he will answer favorably.
 At the ministers' meeting yesterday it was decided after considerable discussion to sx- clude reporters, as the clergy sometimes wish to have their discussions private. The min isters were not unanimous on the subject, however, as very frequently there arc inter- esting discussions, which if well reported, would be valuable to the public at large.
 Mrs. Emma Son1enberg of this city. widow of the late J. Sonnenberg, left yesterday for San Francisco to permanently reside in that city, where her sons are prosperously engaged in business. She leaves many friends in New Haven who regret to part with her, and wish her all prosperity. She is well known member of the Rebeeca and other city lodges. Her daughter, Mrs. Byck, who has been vis- iting here for the last three months, left yes- tsrday to return to her home in Savannah.
 General advertisers, present and prospec- tive, are invited to communicate with MT. John O. Dewey advertising expert and agent, Tribune building, New York formerly of New Haven), who has had over ten years ac- tive and especially valuable experience, and is therefore thoroughly competent to advise in the forming of advertising plans, as well as the procurement at least possible expense of the best possible results. Our own busi- ness relations with Mir. Deney have been sat- isfactory, MT. Deney being one of those agents who pay their bills promptly and in full and recommend him to the notice of ad- vektisers