Morning journal and courier., 1888-07-19
LOCAL NEWS.
Rrlef Mention.

The best of everything at Dorman's.
 Ex-President Hayes is expected at thu Plympton House. Watch Hill, this week.
 St. Peter's church and Sunday school o Milford picnicked at Merwin's Point yester day.
 The Quaker Lane schoolhouse in Wss Hartford was burned yesterday morning Loss $500.
 Foreman John E. Skinner, of the COURIER and family are spending couple of weeks 8 Patchogue, L. I.
 George W. Morrison of Thompsonville, prominent ex-member of the Hartford Cit! Guard, died yesterday.
 Mrs. Deborah Kelly, of 210 Middle street died at the hospital in Bridgeport Tuesday from cancer in the breast.
 Rev. Dr. Norden and daughter, of Chica. go, are visiting in this city as the guests of MT. and Mrs. Germain Gabriel.
 Miss Rosecrans, daughter of General Rose crans, register of the treasury, is the guest of Miss Ethel Ingalls, in Stonington.
 The Bristol Swedes have rented the hall formerly occupied by the Bristol Wheel club in which to hold religious services.
 The Sunday school of the Mishkan Israel church and friends picnic at High Rock Grove to-day. About 300 will go.
 Beecher & Miles carriage shop in Milford caught fire on Tuesday from sparks from a neighboring blacksmith shop. Damage $1O
 Miss Minnie D. Swift, of the Orchard street school, left yesterday for few weeks visit in Pittsburg, Pa., and vicinity with relatives.
 The Catholic Literary society of Water- bury are making big preparations for their annual picnic to be held at Savin Rock July 28
 About 400 people went on the Chatfeld Guard excursion from Waterbury to Crom. well and down the Connecticut river yester day.
 Company l, of Meriden, will hold a special of Caterer Thalheimer as camp caterer for the command
 MT. and Mrs. George B. Woodruff, of Winsted, were serenaded at their new house Monday evening by the Winsted cornet band. Refreshments followed.
 Henry Dawson, of this city, is summering in East Morris, and Harry Parmslee, of New Haven, arrived there on his bicycle Tuesday and is stopping at the s. Blakeman cottage. The Prohibition tent is going to Bristol and the canvas, 35x70 feet, will be spread July 27, 2s and 29. The Rev. D. T. Call, of Hartford, will speak Friday evening the 27th. The prospects are very fattering for the success of the Glen Island excursion to leave the Naugatuck Valley Friday, July 27, under the auspices of Townsend lodge, I. O. O. F., of Waterbury.
 Members of the 27th c. V. reunion com mittee visited Savin Rock yesterday with ref erenee to arranging the place of holding the regimental reunion, which will probably this year be held at Savin Rock.
 Elisha Thompson, of Bristol, died at the home of his daughter in New Britain Mon day, after few days illness with bowel trouble. The funeral was held at the Bap- tist church in Bristol yesterday.
 The Waterbury Daughters of Liberty had fine social time Monday evening at the resi- dence of s. M Burns. Among those present from out of town was Mrs. Fannie Johnson, ex-chief officer of council No. of New Ha- ven.
 A $10,0O0 matched pair of fast horses, the property of Sidney Dillon, the Wall street king, are being driven from New Haven to LitchieId, where Mir. Dillon is summering. They were shipped from New York to this city by boat. A New Haven man and . companion had Q bloody fsticuf encounter yesterday on the ! Hartford bound noon train. The conductor put off the New Haven man at Meriden, and there being no police officer handy, the bruiser got away