Morning journal and courier., 1888-03-10
LOCAL NE w s.
Brief Mention,

Brief Mention.
 All new styles in papers at Dorman's.
 Prangs Easter cards at Northrop's.
 Rents collected promptly at F. Hoadleys.
 Chase pianos at CatIin's, 643 Chapel street.
 Attention is called to the advertisement of L. F. Comstoek < Go. --
 R. T. Bacon, the gents' furnishing goods dealer, is very i'll at his residence.
 Attention is called to the notice of Dr. s. G. Todd, the metaphysical physician.
 Architect Hill, of Waterbury, has prepared plans for Litchfelds new court house.
 The committee on numbering of streets did not meet last evening owing to the lack of @ quoSum.
 Miss Sarah Stedman, who died at the hos pital in this city Tuesday, formerly lived in Middletewn.
 Rev. H. c. Hovey lectured on "Subterran- can Scenery" in Bridgeport last night at the West End Congregational church.
 On and after Monday next the Meriden Republican will be enlarged to 36 column paper-an addition of four columns.
 Officer Henry Cowles is laid off duty by severe cold and strain which he received while making an arrest some days ago.
 Dr. Oliver Thomas Osborn, residing on York street, will be united in marriage to Miss Hattie Tyler of Fair Haven next month.
 Tuesday evening next Temple lodge, F. and A. M, of Westport, will visit Trumbul1 lodge of New Haven and work the third degree.
 The event of interest this week was the marriage of Miss Anna Fox, daughter of Mir. and Mrs. Daniel W. Fox, to MT. James L. Sheffield of Glastonbury.
 The late A. s. Barnes of New York, pub fisher, left an estate of $s,0o0, 900. Each of his six children, one of whom is Mrs. l.. A. Barbour of Hartford, receives quarter of 8 million.
 Many people were exceedingly thankful yesterday. Whya Because the watering carts were out. The March winds have been whirling the dust about in a very reckless fashion.
 The Jeffersonian Democrats will not build the much lauded wigwam on Pratt street after all. They have secured a lease of AL hambra hall for the campaign. n.-MerideR Republican.
 MT. and Mrs. I. c. Lewis of Meriden, who
 
 of New Haveners are stopping, have sent many cases of oranges to their Meriden friends which came by express yesterday.
 It is likely that the old First Connecticut Heavies will have grand reunion June 10 next. There has never been 8 reunion of the whole twelve companies. This time it is in tended to have reunion of the whole regi- ment
 Rev. Phebe A. Hanaford has returned from Long Island, where she preached in Brook lyn and at Stony Brook, and will preach in her own church tomorrow morning. The Sunday school will have temperance cons cert in the evening.
 Vice President E. M. Reed, of the New York, New Haven and Hartford road, has ar ranged for the erection of a handsome gran ite monument in Spring Grove cemetery, Hartford, where he has 8 wife and four chil- dren buried. The work will be of the best Quincy granite. Advices from Herrick P. Frost, general manager of the Southern New England Tele- phone company of this city, who is in Flori- da, are not encouraging. He is stricken with paralysis, having lost the use of his right arm and is hardly able to speak. When he left here for the South a short time ago he was in very poor health. The New Haven Union recently published what purported to be 8 letter from one Frank Hicks, dying at Charlemont, Mass, confess ing that he stole harness at North Haven, for which Charles H. Sparks was convicted and sent to Wethersfeld. His object was to clear the reputation of Sparks. The story now turns out to be 6 canard. Portraits of the several lieutenant gover- nors who have held office since the new Cap itol at Hartford was occupied have been placed in the lieutenant governors room, ad- joining the Senate chamber. The portraits of Lieutenant Governors Gallup, Bulkeley, Sumner and Cooke are in crayon. Lieuten- | nt-Govsrnor Loomis, of New London, fur- nished an oil portrait, life size, at his own expense. The others cost with frames $60 each. They all go to Burgess & Burgess, and the ! rush for spring style hats goes on apace. The firm are sole agents for the world famous | Knox silk hats and for the Knox Derbys, all colors and styles. These goods stand at l the top, being, as they say in Erminie, "tip l toppers." All the people go to Burgess & | Burpess WhV9 Because all hands can be I suited. They have hats for everybody. l Good hats exceptionally low; sold almost for | a song Many seal sacques are being made ] to order, the prices being so low at this l time of the year and a fine lot of choice seal l skins having been bought exceptionally low, l making fine bargains.
 Steam Tug Fer Sale. The steam tug E. P. Avery is for sale In- ouire of New Haven Towing company