Morning journal and courier., 1888-03-01
LOCAL NE WS.
Brief Mention.

Bfke1 MENTION
Pens by the pound at Derman's.
Celebrated Sterling pianos. 643 Chapel st.
Congressman Carlos French is home on a
brief visit.
S. H. Harris lodge, LOOT. of Bridgeport,
paid visit to Naugatuck lodge, of Ansonie,
last night.
Congressman Granger is at his home in
Canaan recovering from what threatened to
be an attack of pneumonia.
A new lodge of the order of United Amer
lean Mechanics has been formed in East
Bridgeport and West Stratford.
Homer E. Cook, for twenty years tax col
lector of Terryville, has been obliged to re-
sign owing to continu d i'll health.
The first of the series of popular entertain
ments at Dwight Place church takes place
Friday evening. The programme is very
attractive one.
The reunion of the Twenty-ffth Connect
cut regiment will be held in Hartford on
Saturday, April IA, being the anniversary of
the battle of Irish Bend.
Mr.. J. F. Hopson, who takes charge of the
Derby railroad to-day as superintendent, has
been acting superintendent of the New York,
Rutland and Montreal railroad.
During the spring new depots will be con-
structed at Rye and Harrison, on the New
York division of tho Consolidated road. 1t
is possible a similar structure will be erected
asPort Chester.
Rev Thomas G. Osborne died on Tuesday
at his home in Norwalk. He was much es-
teemed and beloved Methodist preacher, and
many friends in this city will with sorrow
learn of his death.
Prof. Loomis received an order recently
for the College Lanciers from Manchester,
England 1t was directed to "Prof. Loomis,
Connecticut, U. S. A, author of College
Lanciers." The mails brought it to the New
Haven Office
Grand canton Golden Rule is arranging to
give series of sociables Capt. Bradley said
last night that the first would occur in about
two weeks. They will be looked forward to
with great pleasure by the many friends of
the canton.
Letters just received by prominent New
Haven gentleman from a friend in Valparai-
SO, Chilli, tell of the continuance of the chol-
era scourge there and in other parts of that
country. Hundreds of people have fallen
victims.
A queer story comes from Durham. An
aged and eccentric farmer named Elliott dur
ing the recent very cold weather encased the
rear legs of a pet horse in an old pair of
trousers, fastened on with strings and straps.
The horses body was carefully blanketed.
William II. Lowery, whose death at the
age of 81 years took place in Westport last
Sunday, will be buried in that town to-day.
He is said to have had premonition that
he would not live beyond the winter of 1888,
through dreams on three recent occasions in
each of which he heard voice informing
him that his end was near
At the coming convention of the State
Turner societies in New Haven, which repre-
sent good share of the German voters of
the State, the plan of general centraliza-
ton of German voters will probably be talked
up. German voters throughout the State
have already begun the formation of clubs,
which will do work during the presidential
campaign.
Grand Worthy Patriarch John Dorman of
Stratford, Grand Conductor Estelle Temple
of East Bridgeport aud Grand Scribe Dam
bach of New Haven conducted a rousing
temperance meeting held in Newfeld M. E.
chapel, West Stratford, Tuesday evening.
A new division called Endeavor division, S.
of T., was formed with twenty-seven charter
members. They were all initiated and Off
GERS were elected and installed.