Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-03
LOCAL NEWS.
Rrief Mention.

AfAeK menk4Qns Music bound at Dorman's.
 Royal shoe store flag still floats.
 Soft and delicate-Yellow label musty ale.
 Dr. H. A. Darlington of this city was in Shelton yesterday.
 A 7c cake of Brussels soap will outlast ten cents worth of cheaper grades.
 Rev. MT. Woodcock of Ansonia preached in Trinity church, Seymour, last evening.
 The New Milford button factory will be closed on account of German competition.
 The Rev. MT. Bray will retire from the Methodist pastorate in Southington this week.
 The weather has been SO unfayorabls for the trout fishermen that "big strings" are not yet reported.
 Major Frank T.Lee of the Second regiment starts in a few days on a business trip to Kansas City.
 'sPuss in the Corner" and "Pigs in Clover'' 10c each at J. P. Dibble's new art store, 693 Chapel street.
 Dr. George L. Beardsley of Birmingham has been elected president of the Ousatonic Medical society.
 W. A. Kelsey and family of Neriden re- moved yesterday to Savin Rock, where they will spend the summer.
 Chief of Police Ford of Meriden was in this city yesterday afternoon looking up some of the Superior court cases.
 A man answering the description given of Kenney, the escaped convict, was seen in Meriden Monday morning.
 James Staples of Ansonia died early yes- terday morning, aged seventy-six years, from 8 complication of diseases.
 Bishop Williams will hold confirmation service at Trinity Episcopal church Sunday morning-thirty to be confirmed.
 The marriage of W. L. Hatch to Miss Julia Wetmore will take place tonight in the First Congregational church of Neridsn.
 A pleasant time is anticipated at the open- ing of the new chapel of Davenport church this evening. Supper will be served.
 Birmingham's new enterprise, the Sterling Opera House, opened last evening with Herne's Drifting Apart" as the sttraction.
 Bruce 0. Twiss of Meriden has been ap- pointed general agent for southern Connecti- cut of the Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance company.
 Dr. Charles F. Codding, dentist, of New London, died suddenly on Sunday from apo- plexy. He was 8 brother-in.law of Dr. Dills of Hartford.
 Bishop McMahon of Hartford has been i'll at the residence of Father Lynch in Danbury for the past two weeks, but has sufficiently recovered to be able to ride out. The first trailing arbutus of the season was received by George A. Dickerman, the florist, from his son in Norfolk, Va., this week, and the supply was speedily ex- hausted.
 Mir. Joseph Girard, principal of the Old Road school in Meriden, has resigned to take a place in the New York custom house, which he gained by a fine examination before the civil service commission.
 The Southington Medicine company, which was organized about a year ago, has done little in the past, but is now preparing to do an extensive business under the management of MT. E. O. Yeamans. John E. Lowell, who is to be the honored guest of his pupils of the old Lancasterian school at New Haven on his next birthday, April 23 is gaining strength rapidly, and he is confident now of making the trip to this city. Tuesday evening in Southington Mrs. Fl. D. Judd was given 8 reception by large number of friends at her Oak street residence and she was presented with several valuable gifts. The occasion was her fifty-frst birth day anniversary. Cards have been issued for the marriage of Marie, daughter of S. L. Pewtress, and Will liam Hauf, the elder of the Hauf Brothers. The wedding will take place at the residence of the brides parents on Pine street Wednes- day, April 10, at p. n. Rev. MT. Meserve will officiate. The Davenport church people will open their new chapel on Friday evening with ap- propriate exercises, and on Sunday it will be used for the first time. It is Q very hsnd- some building, we'll finished, decorated and otherwise inviting, and was much needed owing to the growth and prosperity of the | Sunday school. The building line committee meet next week Wednesday evening and will hear per sons who want building line established on Stanley street. About twenty persons are expected to appear in the case before the committee. They will also soon consider the petition for building line on Grand avenue between Jefferson and East streets.