Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-29
LOCAL NEWS.
Rrlef Mention.

Books made to order at Dorman's.
 Mr. and Mrs. W. v. Blair, of Meriden, are visiting friends in this city.
 Miss Mary Kenney of this city is the guest of Mrs. J. 0. Reyes of Meriden.
 For bath, toilet or laundry use cake of Brussels soap does the business. t.
 H. J. Ruek, of Milford, Is dangerously i'll and there are but small chances that he will recover.
 An insurance of $1o.0o0 was carried by the late Secretary Abbott, of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurancs company.
 John B. Russell, . prominent broker of Hartford. was stricken with spoplsxy ysster- day afternoon. He is 70 years of age.
 New Haven is threatened with the ''Blocks of Five" puzzle; but don't attempt 1t unless you want to give up sll business.
 MT. Charles Monson of Monson & Carpen- ter, who usually removes his family to this city, has decided to pass the winter in Mill ford.
 It is decided that the Springfield Glue and Emery Wheel company will remove to Bridgeport. It's capital will be increased from $10,0O0 to 20,000.
 Thomas Keatipg of South Manchester, who stabbed Michael Mullens Got. 4, has besn bound over to the December term of the Su- perior court under bonds of $S,000.
 In the Catholic church next Friday is All Saints day and holiday of obligation. Next Saturday Is All Souls' day. On both days msss will be celebrated at 5:80 and s:30 pm.
 Five doctors have died in Danbury within period of six years with scarcely any warn- ing. These are Drs. E. P. and W. 0. Ben nett, Dr. Mallory, Dr. Brown and Dr. Lynch.
 H. woodworth Johnson. aged 82, residing on Vanderbilt avenue, Hartford, shot him. self through the head yesterday. from an unknown cause. He will probably not rs- cover.
 William II. Ely of New Haven, grand warden of the Grand lodge of Connecticut, New England order of protection, will visit Anchor lodge No. 40, of Waterbury, on the evening of Nov. 5.
 A 3% per cent. quarterly dividend has been declared by the New York, Providence and Boston Railroad company (Stonipgton division) and the Providence and Stoniugton Steamboat company.
 Frank Keenan, the undertaken, made an assignment yesterday for the benefit of few creditors. It Is presumed that Mir. Kesnan will effect satisfactory settlement and pro- ceed with his business as usual.
 Field day of the Connecticut board of agriculture to-day at the Connecticut sxperi- msnt station on Suburban street. A general invitation Is extended to all to come and ex- anime the work of the station. Many farm CTS will attend with their families.
 Frank Kibbe, 17, son of Randall Kibbe of somsrs, was instantly killed Saturday after noon while hunting, by the accidental dis charge of a gun which was dropped by . companion and striking . rock was dis charged.
 Alady living on Howard avenue says she brought pair of Royal shoes for @, and found them superior to tho $5 shoe she usu- ally wore. She also received . 60c pair of rubbers free, and there are plenty more left at 21 Church street.
 A few days sgo Mrs. Walter Albin, of South Wilton, swallowed a common brass pin and has siuce been an intense sufferer from the effects. She has had all possible medical aid. but all to no avail, and 1t is now feared that it will prove fatal.
 A barn belonging to William Merwin, of Milford, burned to the ground with all its contents and twelve tons of hay Sunday night. The barn was in the locality known e the "Gulf" near tho Sound. The less is between H5CO and 47OO There was no in- surance.
 Coroner Mix has not made finding yet in the case of Julia O'Reurke, whose death oc- cured in Waterbury Saturday. It is doubt ful if the names of either the doctor or the young man who was . party to the crime will ever be revealed. Tho doctor men- tionsd in the ante mortem statement Is one of the best known and most successful of the Bridgeport fraternity.