Morning journal and courier., 1888-07-27
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ana delegates appointed 10 attend the cOnY0n-
ton at Hartford August to nominate State
ticket. Delegates, @. E. Thorpe, W.P.Leete,
g. ]. Merz, O. E. Bassett, W. s. Stiles. g. II.
Payne, A. Smith; alternates, e. a. Squires
A. a. Miller. j. II. Beach, r. w. Barnes, w.
e. Munson, P. B. Orcutt, VIM. ). Vandoren
and @. II. Turner. The club Is receiving
new members and is soon to raise a banner
across the street from N. w. Browns to W.
J. Cowles, a very good place as is acknowl.
edged by all. Many remember when an old
tavern sign hung there and Mr.. Browns house
was the scene of many drinking party.
Mrs. J. II. Devine and son Hervey drove tc
Seymour last Saturday and arrived home on
Sunday evening in time to view the eclipse
with their friends.
General state News.
HKLLoi
Watch Hill is to be contested with the
long distance telephone wire between Boston
and New York.
The steamer Osprey will commence her
Sunday excursions from New Londen to Nj
antic next Sunday.
GO TO MYSTIC BLAND.
The members of Osprey lodge. Daughters
of Rebeces, of New London, will go to Mys-
tic Island next Tuesday and pass the day.
FOURTEEN MILES OF PIPE.
Mr.. r. B. Dnrfsy, sewer contractor of Will
limantic, has taken contract TO lay pipe
fourteen miles in length to convey water to
Narragansett Pier. "a
AT FORT TRUMBULL.
Since the death of DR.. Spencer, q. s. A.,
DR.. @, B. Graves has filed the position of
post surgeon at Fort Trumbuil. DR.. Graves
Is the junior physician of New London.
GRANBT's GID AceUEDucT.
L. Il. 4 -.
old aoqusduet at CRANKY, over which the
New Haven and Northampton railroad pass.
Is and 1t will be thoroughly rsmodelled.
BRIDGEroRT's MONEY.
At a special town meeting in Bridgeport
yesterday the sum of $20, 900 was voted to
remodel the old court house and $50, 900 was
appropriated for new school building 1t
the west end.
DIED IN SOUTH COVENTRY.
Henry w. Mason, secretary of the Ameri-
can Metallic Cartridge Co. at South Govern
try, and q leading business man OF that town,
died yesterday morning from paralytic
shock received few days ago.
NOT A WALL STREET BEAR.
The usual summer story of a bear roaming
abont Connecticut is again heard from. This
time the animal is in the woods at Lyme. It
Ia said, however, that this Is a performing
bear that escaped from his owner.
FOR A SUMNER ROME.
It is reported in Willimantic that the Rev.
Henry Bromley of New York city, who was
pastor of the Spring Rill Baptist church in
Manchester half century ago, has bought a
cottage near the church, which he intends
for summer residence.
BUSY TIMES AT PINE IsLAND.
Business at the Quinnipiae Co.'s works on
Pine Island Is unusually brisk for this time
of year when ths dull season IL looked for.
They are hard pushed however to keep pace
with flrsirs orders and rum the works until 10
o'clock each ni9ht.-New London Day.
DIED IN BARKHAMpsrRAD.
Root, died at the residence of her son Abijah
July 81, aged ssventy-nine years. Her flu
neral was attended last Sunday at the HoI-
low church, the Rev. J. B. CLARK preaching
the funeral sermon, and her remains were
inferred in the Hollow cemetery.
FINE TINE.
The Niddlstown wheelmen who attended
the annual meeting of the Connecticut divis-
ion of the L. A.W. at New Haven Wednes-
day evening report pleasant time. They
re loud In their praise Of the manner in
which they were entertained by the members
Of the New Haven Bicycle club Hartford
Times.
NEW HAVEN CIGAR MAKERS TO ATTEND.
The annual parade and summer night fes-
tival of the Cigarmakers' union of Hartford,
takes place on Monday next. The unions Of
New Haven, Ansonis, Suf6eld, Westfsld,
Long ELL, Springfield, South Norwalk and
New Britain are expected to be present.
Colts band has been engaged and VIII head
the procession.
way EMBARRASSING.
If there Is ons thing more than another
that will knock the wind out of brass band
when It is doing fine work for the benefit of
the public, 1t is to have drum CORDS come
up behind and Whoop Ter up with The Girl
Left Behind Me- or some other ancient
hymn. Brass Is no good when pitted against
sheepskin. Norwich Bulletin.