Morning journal and courier., 1888-06-19
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

LOCAL NEWS.
 Brlof Mention. r
 Rubber bands by the pound at Dorman's
 Lucas House, 5avin Rock, is now open for permanent and transient guests.
 Dr. A. w. Field, of East Hampscn, has gone on trip to Europe for plesS1
 James L. Howarth, of this sg, addressed the Young Republican clpS Putnam last evening.
 Numbers of out-of-town people will attend the Fete Chap,petre here this afternoon and evening.
 The Charter Oak races open to-day. There WIG seventy horses already at the park by last evening.
 The many friends of Mrs. John H. Austin will be gratified to learn that she is recover ing from severe illness.
 The Rev. o. H. Raftery of the Episcopal church in Portland will spend his summer vacation in Europe.
 J. B. Merrow has been elected president of the Mansfield Creamery company and 0. w.. Lee secretary and treasurer
 The city stone crushing works at Westville are in full blast, turning out about ninety
 
 The Rev. Mir. Wright of the Fourth church, New Britain, will sail for two months va cation in Europe in few weeks.
 Judge J. H. White and wife, of Hartford, have returned from trip of fifteen days to Washington, D. O., and the South.
 The Weantinaug Honse at New Milford has been opened by Colonel James Smith, formerly manager of 6 hotel in the Cats- kills.
 Mrs. H. c. Hoyey, Miss Helen and Miss Clara Hovey, will spend the greater part of the summer at Chautauqua, N. F., starting this week.
 Anson Dart, of Stratford, caught black snake yesterday in the act of robbink 8 birds nest and killed it. It measured five feet in length.
 A pair of oxen belonging to George W. Pardee, of Watertown, were killed by light ming during the thunder shower Thursday evening, June IA.
 Mrs. Lyon of Plainville, mother of Mrs. Dr. T. G. Wright and of Dr. Lyon of New Britain, wae very low yesterday morning and not expected to survive.
 PIainviile camp meeting will open August 18th Presiding Elder Beach will have gem eral supervision. The presence of Bishop Goodsell is anticipated.
 The four-masted schooner Grace Hart, which arrived in this port yesterday from Georgia, brought 643, 900 feet of yellow pine lumber; very large cargo.
 Attorney John c. Gallagher and Miss Lau- ra Ives will be married. on June 28th at the residence of the brides parents on Orange street, corner of Bishop street.
 Ex-Representative J. De Trafford Black stone, of Norwich, came within an inch ox being killed by train while driving over . crossing in Norwich Town on Friday.
 The handsome new bridge which the Con. solidated road has built at the South Colony street crossing in Meriden cost $16, 500. The share which the city has to pay is $3,450.
 The annual session of the Grand lodge of the Knights of Honor will be held to-day st G. A. R. hall in the Atheneum building. Grand Dictator I. H. Coe, of Bridgeport, will.preside.
 The venerable ex repResentative Tertius D. Potter of Thomaston, who has passed his ninety-6fth birthday, went to Stamford un- attended last week to visit son who is sey-
  enty years old.
 MT. John N. Champion of Crampton & Heaton received new visitor at his home on Bradley street on Sunday night. It is a lit- tie girl, and MT. Champion is receiving mum. berless congratulations.
 Secretary W. H. Taylor of the Connecticut Weekly Press association was at Sayin Rock on Saturday and arranged for the summer meeting of the association at the Sea View Hotel, Savin Rock, July 16.
 Professor Bail, late instructor in drawing in New Haven public schools, has become . grandfather by the birth of a daughter to MT. and Mrs. William E. Edswes of Newark, N. J., with whom he resides.
 Robert Van Deusen, keeper of the Litch- field county home at Canaan and who was the Republican candidate for sheriff two years ago, became insane last week and was taken to the Middletown asylum.
 Franklin chapter No. 2, R. A. M.,- will hold convocation at Masonic hall, No. s7 Church street, this evening. Grand Scribe Swartwout will visit the chapter tonight and other grand officers are expected.
 Miss Lila, daughter of Mrs. Anna E. At water of Trumbulf street, will be united in marriage Thursday evening to Mr. Calhoun of Wells & Calhoun, wholesale druggists on State street. Rev. Dr. Todd will oficiate. Nelson c. Merriam, ohs of the firm of Foster, Merriam & Co. of Meridsn and . brother of George c. Merriam, died at his home Sunday morning after an illness of only eight days of disease of the digestive organs. Abigail Skaats of Wethers6eld and Sarah | Harrison of New Haven, two nieces of the late Julia Hinman, of Hartford, receive S2, 900 each by Miss Hinman's will. Many other relatives receive something. The will ! was probated yesterday. The Rev. w. F. Bielby, pastor of St. Johns Episcopal church, Rockville. has re- ceived call from St. Andrew's church at Kent. He had call from church at Manhattan, Kansas, and another from . Northfeld, Minn., church. A wheel of the carriage in which Alder man James E. McGanA and Simon Bray were riding yesterday afternoon became caught in the horse car track in Chapel street and was wrenchsd off The occupants were thrown out, but wsre not injured. Mrs. Julia E. Walker died at her home, No. S7 Lincoln street, last evening at 6:15, \ aged hfty-four. She had been i'll about I year. Her husband was Q member Of the | Twenty y-ninth Q. '. and died in the army I in Texas. Deceased was well known res | ident here and cook in students, boAxdin0 houses. Deceased had many friends who | and esteemed her.