Morning journal and courier., 1888-10-23
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Matchless letter files at Dormsn's.
 Sterling pianos at Catlin's, 643 Chapel St
 Harper's for November is received and fo sale by T. H. Pease & Son.
 MT. and Mrs. F. s. Beardsley, of Milford have returned from their wedding trip.
 New London's contribution to the Florid yellow fever sufferers has reached $1, TAI.
 Manager Delevan of the Mer1den oper House is recovering from long attack of ill ness.
 MT. and Mrs. William G. Lugg, of Water bury, celebrated their silver wedding las evening.
 First Lieutenant c. P. Townsley, U. s. A. at West Point, has been ordered to join Bat tery A, Fourth artillery, at Fort Trumbull.
 Miss Grace Lockwood, daughter of Isaa Lockwood, died in Torrington on Saturday Rev. H. M. Sherman oficiated at the funera yesterday.
 Pigott of New Haven and Walker of Hart. ford are to address the Democrats of Manga tuck at their rally in the opera house there this evening.
 Nathaniel Brewer of Waterbury, an elderly man who was stricken down with apoplexy at Republican rally recently, died yester- day, aged sixty-seven.
 A debate on protection and labor was held at St. Georges hall, Meriden, last evening between Lawyer Frank E. Cleveland of Hart ferd and Henry 0. Baldwin of Naugatuck.
 At the Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Go. g store, 386 State street, all purchasers of tea and coffee receive splendid Autograph of ''the peoples favorite," Mrs. Grover Cleve- land.
 Quartermaster General Olmstead will to- day examine the State property in the keep ing of the city companies of the Second regi- ment. The inspection will take place at the armory.
 The Western Connecticut Poultry associa- tion are about to issue their premium list for their fourth annual exhibition, to be held in the Winsted skating rink December IS to 21 inclusive
 Lieutenant W. W. Gibson, U. s. A., ,whose home is in this city, has been ordered to duty at Sandy Hook, New York harbor. He has been inspector of armament at Philadel- phia for two or three years past.
 The Democrats of Cheshire are arranging for big parade to take place on Wednesday evening, in which companies from this city and from Meriden and Wallingford will par ticipate. special train will run from Wa tsrbury.
 The Hon. John s. Kirkham, Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor, caught 2 severe cold at the Bay State fair, .wo weeks
 hEban the snoH-stofm occurred. He has been threatened with pleurisy but is now better, but still confined to the house.
 George F. Merriman, aged eighty, prom inent citizen of Waterbury, died on Saturday of heart disease. He was born in that place and has resided for seventy-fvs years in the same house. He has been c successful farmer and a prominent and influential cifi- zen.
 Dr. 0. A. Lindsley of New Haven, Dr. R. s. Goodwin of Thomaston and Dr. G. H. Wilson of Meriden will represent the Con- necticut board of health at the conference of the American Board of Health association, which is to meet at Minneapolis November 21, g and g.
 Five of the horses that trotted in the local wagon race at the late fall meeting at the Derby Driving Park are to contest again on AAu16AnJ OA SnA1 WCCA 4OE R0A10 O4 P4S01 $70 to first, $35 to second, $20 to third. Charlie Downs, of New Haven, will be pres ent and sell pools on the races.
 The fourth annual conference of the Con- necticut Christian Endeavor Union will be held in the First Congregational eiRroh, Wa tsrbury, tomorrow and Thursday. On Wed- nesday evening Rev. Dr. Anderson delivers the address of welcome, response by presi- dent of State union; address, "Enthusiasm as an Element of Success in Christian Work, p Rev. George E. Reed, D. D., of New Haven; l address, "With Both Hsnds-Earnestly," ;" | Rev. John Humpstone, D. D., of Brooklyn, N. Y.