Morning journal and courier., 1888-03-02
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Rubber bands by the pound at Dormans.
Buy stamping powder at Northrop's.
Pianos, pianos, low prices, 64S Chapel street.
The State teachers meeting will be held at
the Normal school in New Britain to-day.
Rev. Charles E. Powell of the New York
East conference died at Southampton, L. l.,
recently, aged "a.
Four youths broke through the ice ON
mill pond in New London county and mar
rowly escaped drowning.
James McDonough, Of Mystic, was badly
injured yesterday in New London shipyard
BY timber falling on him.
Norwich is soon to erect q large building
with steam power and union railroad sta
ton is also to be built there.
Nelson Smith, builder, of this city, raised
the frame for the large new barn of Miss
Lewis in Southport yesterday.
John Ryan and James Foley, two New Ha-
veners, were fined So each in the Meriden
City court yesterday for intoxication.
A large audience will attend the entertain
ment at Dwight Place church this evening,
the first of series of three entertainments.
Rev. ]. H. Mulcahy, of Waterbury, drove
to Portland yesterday morning to see Rev.
Joseph Gleason who is reported dangerous
ly i'll.
Centennial lodge of Odd Fellows, of Nau-
gatuck, are arranging for a social entertain
ment to be given in their hall the evening of
March 15
Henry E. Bushnell of Meriden, while re-
turning to his home early yesterday morn
ing, was waylaid and robbed by two men
now under arrest.
MI Matt H. Hewins, of Hartford, received
the congratulations of friends yesterday on
his marriage to Miss Clara, daughter of Mr.
Uriah Case of that city.
The directors of the Knights of Columbus
meet in New Haven next Tuesday. DR.. A.
w. Tracey, Henry T. Downs and D. K. Muir
ply are the Meriden members.
A West Ansonia stable in which are kept
eight horses has Eve of them disabled by
what is known among horsemen as the pink
eye There are numerous other cases re-
ported.
New York parties have purchased the
Lantern Hill property of Norwich, where lie
the slick deposits, it is said for the sum OF
500, 900, and will work the business to its
= fullest extent.
Captain Fl. w. Lawton, Fourth United
States cavalry, the man who captured Gsron-
imo's band of Apaches in Mexico, will be in
the city Saturday on q short visit to Lieut..
George E. Albee.
The Connecticut is yet closed with ice far
below Middletown, but the ice is softeaing
in the lower section. The Thames river is
clear of ice from New London up to the head
of navigation at Norwich.
DR.. Cheney's horse clipped and fell on an
icy, slippery spot on Orange street yesterday
nearly in front of the new house which Mr..
81. C. Warren is erecting. The commotion
caused was soon over and the team was
righted.
DIR. Calvin S. May of New York city, as
sisted by Drs. North of Waterbury and
futile of Naugatuck, performed a difficult
surgical operation for Mrs. John Sweeney, of
Naugatuck, on Wednesday. The patient is
thus far doing well.
Officers of Howard lodge, I.O.G.T., assist
ed in the installation of the officers of Morn
ing Watch lodge which has just been reor-
ganized. The installation took place at the
Bethel church Wednesday evening and there
was numerous attendance.
By the liberality of friend the treasurer
of the Young Women's Christian association
has received $500 toward cancelling the
1900 still remaining due on the associations
property. Donations may be made to the
president, Mrs. T. D. Dana, to the treasurer,
Mrs. H. B. Rowe, 80 Academy street, or to
of he dofp