Morning journal and courier., 1888-06-09
LOCAL NEWS,
Brief Mention.

Brief Mention.
 The best plate printing at Dorman's
 Rents collected promptly by HIP. Hoadley
 The Ninth regiment c. V. will hold theil annual reunion at Savin Rock, West Haven August B..
 Rev. S. D. Paine will address the temper ance meeting at the rink in Fair Haven Sun day afternoon.
 The funeral of Mrs. Hiram Bushnell, whe died in the hospital in Hartford. will occur in PlainvilIe to-day.
 The annual convention of the Connecticut Firemen's association will be held in Nor wich, August 6 and 2.
 The Meriden High school alumni associa- tion will hold it's annual banquet in the High school building next Wednesday even ing.
 At the convention of machinery construc- tors of North America held at Washington yesterday P. R. Lyons of this city was elect ed National N W. for the association.
 Eight new horses have been purchased for use upon the Birmingham horse railFoad. The company have now foTty-four horses and will soon increase the number of trips per day.
 The Connecticut delegation to the Chicago convention leave Hartford next Friday. At Springfield they board the cars yellow stone" and "David Garrick," in which they, will ride to Chicago.
 There will be cricket match this after noon at Seaside Park, Bridgeport, between the Yale college cricket club of New Haven and the Elastic Web Co. cricket club. Game called at 1:3O o'clock.
 George s. Lester, formerly in the fire 1n- surance business here, is at the Seovill House, Waterbury, in the interest of the new his tory of Waterbury, representing Price, Lee & Go. of New Haven.
 Rev. J. W. Payne, assistant pastor of the First Baptist chuFch, will speak at the young mems meeting at the Y. M. '. A. rooms to-morrow afternoon at Alb. All men are cordially invited.
 The thirteenth annual reunion of the Leg islative club will take place at Hills Hotel, Savin Rock, New Haven, Wednesday, June 20, 1888. Annual meeting will be held at 11:30 am. Dinner at 1 p.m. sharp.
 On Thursday evening, June IA, Rev. l. M. Foster will lecture in the St. John street Methodist Episcopal church on the subject "The Army Mule" It is war lecture of in- tense interest. Admission twenty-five cents.
 The late Mrs. Jennie Clark who died at the insane asylum, Middletown, was the widow of John Clark, who was for years an engi- neer on the New York road. He was killed in A battle while member of the First Con- necticut cavalry.
 Last evenings Ansonia Sentinel says Agent Fenton left on an early morning train with about 600, 900 shad which he will place in the Connecticut river near Warehouse Point. Last nights catch brought in about 025 shad, all of good size.
 Another large new arrival of straw hats all styles, for men, youths and little shaverf at Burgess & Burgess yesterday. The peo- pie must be supplied. The firms splendid stock of stiff hats, all varieties and colorr, and of trunks and travelling bags is worthy of the metropolis.
 The horse purchased by Hubinger Bros. oi New Haven of Maltby Bros., Birmingham, last year for $1, 500 and named by them Elastic Starch, made fine showing in a race at Poughkeepsie on Wednesday. The frat heat was taken by Elastic Starch i1 2:28, but in the second he was distanced.
 The Women's Christian Temperance union will hold gospel temperance meetings at English Hall Sunday evenings, exercises to commence at o'clock sharp. They also hold their weekly meeting on Thursday af- ternoon in Prohibition hall, 744 Chapel street. All are cordially welcome to both these meetings.