Morning journal and courier., 1889-10-14
LOCAL NE VS..
Brief Mention.

The latest In notepapers ~ Dormsns'
No kicking In the laundry when Brussels
soap Ia used.
]. H. Snow Of STA George street is to re-
move this week to Branford to reside.
Edward B. Davis, clerk at Harry Leigh's
grocery, IA the father Of q seven pound boy.
Donald @. Mitchell's new book, "English
Lands, Letters and Kings" has just been
published.
Contractor Montgomery thinks he will have
the Slate House levelled completely by to-
morrow night.
Mr.. Ware, residing on Foster street with
his daughter, Mrs. Jobson, IL very Ill with in
asmmation Of the bladder.
The prospects are good for large party
from this city on the Twenty-ssveuth O. v.
excursion to Gettysburg battlefield.
Mrs. Joseph J. Hart of Bridgeport, who
has been visiting her sister on Edwards
street, returned home Saturday night.
The funeral Of Reuben ]. CLARK, engineer
at the W. & B. Douglas factory in Middle
town, who died Of pneumonia on Friday,
takes place to-day.
Many of the electric street lights gave out
a pale and sickly cast last night, and some In
the center of the city only seemed to render
the darkness visible.
William II. Cox, who died at Essex on
Friday of heart disease, aged 60, was for
merly president of the Mechanics' bank ON
Wall street, New York.
Mrs. Francis Taylor Of AZ Davenport ave-
nue. and her daughter, Miss Alice E., re-
turned Saturday morning from nve weeks
trip through the western States.
home from Washington and Gettysburg
without accident. The train which met
with the accident was one ahead of them.
Charles w. Scranton, Of the Arm Of Bum
nell & Scranton, left for the West on satur.
day. He has gone for the purpose of look
ing after the western interests of his firm.
Henry L. Bradley, Of F. 8. Bradley q
Co., has purchased the residence at the cor
ner of Chapel and Day streets, whore he will
reside upon his return from his wedding
tour.
Rev. George e. Alcott entered yesterday
upon his work as assistant rector Of st.
Paul's church. He Is q graduate of St.
Stephens college and the Berkeley Divinity
school.
A harvest festival will be given at the
Humphrey street Congregational church
next Sunday evening, and wednesday even.
ing supper will be given by the reorgan.
lied sewing society.
Nash street is being further improved b!
the filling in of low spot near Lawrence
street, opposite the new school building, ant
several OF the houses ct that point have beef
improved and enlarged.
The New Milford button factory compan,
has decided to close the button business
owing to inability to meet foreign oompeti
ton. They will. however, start some oths
business in the factory.
Judge d. b. Lockwood has been laid NJ
for some time with rheumatism and srysipe
las. He has been laid mp since attending
the Stratford celebration, where he caught
severe cold. He is improving.
G. 8. Pratt, The Meriden embezzlsr now II
the county Jail here, owes the Corner churol
society, of which he was treasurer, $3.50
This amount he has embexxled since las
March. Pratt has sent in his resignation q
treasurer.
Ex-Editor @. w. Church, formerly Of tn
Middleton Constitution, leaves Tomorrow 70
Washington, D. O., to assume his duties Il
the census bureau, to which he has been ap
pointed. His family will spend the white