Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-14
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Brief Mention.
 Send your magazines for binding to Dor mans.
 Pianos, pianos, low prices, ,64S Chapel street.
 The Catholic societies of Bridgeport have decided to have no parade on St. Patrick's day.
 The President yesterday sent to the Senate the name of Charles Harrington for postmas- ter at Essex.
 Samuel T. Dutton will lecture on "Holi- day in Europe" at the High school hall to- morrow evening.
 Mary Farrell, aged 50 years, died at the hospital yesterday. Her demise is attributed to a complication of diseases.
 A months mind requiem mass was cele brated in St. John's church yesterday morn- ing for the late Peter McHugh.
 H. A. Converse, proprietor of the Converse House, has been seriously ill with bronchitis for some time, bat is now oonvalescent.
 Burglars made a daring but unsuccessful attempt to burglarize w. H. Smiths grocery store in Stratford early yesterday morning.
 The twenty second course of mechanics lectures will begin tonight in the North 0ACAAC1O 0A4As AOA' AAA~Ao "AA~ -~NN~-N VA "Seience and Miracles"
 The next lecture in the course of the ad- vanced class at the High school will be this evening. The subject will be "Crimes" and the lecturer J. P. Goodhart.
 Dr. Lambert of Portsea street, who has been quite ill with erysipelas, was able to sit up yesterday and it is expected he will be able to be about in few days.
 Special evangelistic services will be con- ducted at the First Baptist church by Dr. A. J. Gordon of Boston this week, commencing at 8 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
 This is Valentines day and thls is leap year, two conditions which may combine and in some instances aggravate the observance of the day for certain individuals.
 Mr. John D. Bradley of the Japanese store makes pleasure trip to Florida soon, leav- ing here about the Both. Mr. w. J. Brad ley, his brother, will accompany him. AJSwede died in Branford recently and az the minister was offering prayer the dead man opened his eyes. Two physicians ex- amined the body and found life extinct.
 The net proceeds of the charity ball last year were $1, 300. It was thought by mem sbers of the committee last evening that last nights charity ball would net profit equal 1y- large.
 Captain Charles H. Townshend, who has been confined to his house for the past two weeks by carbuncle on his neck, is much improved, Dr. Russell having performed two operations.
 The Prohibition club had an enthusiastic meeting last evening and transacted consid- erable business looking to future work. Speeches were made by members and others and several new members were added to the club.
 The monthly meeting of the New Haven branch of the woman's board of missions will be held in the Center church chapel this afternoon at three o'clock. Mrs. Rand of the Micronesian mission will address the meeting.
 The Rev. Graham Taylor, pastor of the South church of Hartford, has been appoint ed to the chair of practical theology st the Hartford seminary to succeed Pref Lewellyn Pratt, who recently accepted call to the Broadway church, Norwich.
 Conway's three children were yesterday taken from the St. Francis orphan asylum by order of Dr. M. c. O'Connor. They were sent to the pest house as it was feared they might have contracted the disease from their father. John J. Clerkin, Town Agent Key holds clerk, was vaccinated yesterday, as Conway talked with him for considerable length of time on Saturday. Conway was also in conversation with Agent Preston of ths board of associated charities. That gen. tleman thought it was advisable to get vac- cinated yesterday also.