Morning journal and courier., 1888-10-20
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.


 Rents collected promptly at E. E. .Hoadley's
 Eeopodium cures rheumatism and gout.
 Sterling pianos at Catlin's, 643 Chapel St.
 Y.M.C. A. meeting for young men to- night at o'clock.
 There will be a free praise service at Eng fish Hall Sunday evening.
 Dr. Andrews, of Milford, has gone tc Maine on pleasure trip.
 Yale Athletic association fall games at the Field this afternoon at 2:30.
 Mrs. o. s. Hubbel has purchased for $2,. 500 the First church parsonage in Milford.
 A fine musicale was given in Milford Thurs day evening at Misa Elizabeth M. Smiths on Broad street.
 Hon. w. E. Simonds was unable to address the Southington Republicans last evening and the meeting was postponed.
 P. T. Barnum has decided to build at once a gigantic museum at the junction of Broad- way, 25th street and 9th avenue, New York.
 The great auction sale at George L. Street. CTS iewelry store closes tonight or next Mon- day night, not week later as stated yester- day.
 SNS>>--6 ~--~ proposed sersnades to Gen. Merwin, ex-Gov. Harrison and Hon. N. D. SperTy had to be omitted.
 The public school children had holiday yesterday and are thankful for the State teachers meeting, only wishing them to come more often.
 At MT. D. 0. Winsns' popular new jewelry store, 29 Center street, is an attractive stock of goods of all kinds. All repairing skill fully done.
 Gen. Camp has overruled the protest of the Second regiment and confirmed the award of the first prize in the State rife shoot to the First regiment.
 Benjamin Yates, Danbury painter, fell from ladder Thursday and his paint pot fell upside down and over his head, filling his eyes, ears and mouth with paint.
 Great chance now offered to select furs and have sealskin sacques made to order, or to select from Burgess & Burgess superb stock of made up seal and plush sacques. All the fall styles of hats, all grades. .-
 Various prominent Republicans interested in the success of the noon day Republican meetings so auspiciously begun yesterday ad- voeate their being held evenings as more suitable time to get out the workingmen.
 Eliza MoNsmee, the young demented girl who was recently sent to a charitable institu- tion in New Haven, returned to Bridgeport Wednesday. She slept at the police station there Thursday night. She will probably be sent to the town farm.
 The new organ of Grace church, Fair Ha- ven, was tested yesterday by Prof. T. G. Shepard. It is a fine instrument and was built in Westfeld on specifications by Prof E. A Parsons. A concert will be given next Tuesday evening to show the organs merit. oreanists Hedden and Parsons will play and Misses Mora Russell and Hettie Bradley will sing.
 Many friends will be sorrow to learn of the death of Mrs. Lucy M., wife of Edward A. Durand, the mason builder, which occurred yesterday at her home on Humphrey street, af&er suffering for months with consumption. She was an estimable woman and a member of the St. John street M. E. church. Her age was 62. The funeral will take place Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 A broken pavement on State street in front of Abt's boarding house near Grand needs repairing badly This is the verdict of one city father living on Bradley street, one paint dealer residing at Cedar Hill, one little girl who tripped and fell at the spot nearly breaking her leg and about 250 others who have stepped into the hole and caught their feet in the broken bricks.