Morning journal and courier., 1889-11-22
LOCAL NE W ..
Brief Mention.
The hest and latest ct Dorman's.


 Mrs. E. B. Smith of Torrington Is on three weeks visit to friends in this city.
 At Mrs. Cady's boarding school very in- tsresting exhibition of tho photograph was given last evening.
 Of course you can fool away your money if you choose, but you can ssve one-half of 1t by using Brussels soap.
 Rev. Dr. McChesnsy will preach at the union service at tho First M. E. church in tho forenoon of Thanksgiving day.
 A three mastsd schooner was in tho harbor last night with mizzen topmast gone. She Is supposed to have been in collision.
 Harry Jones, employed by the New Haven Copper company of Seymour, had three of his ribs broken Tuesday night by carriage accident. ,. --..
 Grace M. E. church society will build . new'parsonass on the lot on Portsea street adjoining the new church. It will bo finished by spring.
 E. A. Chatfeld and family have left this city for their winter home In Rock Ledge, Florida, and Il. P. Shares leaves for that place in few days.
 Mir. George Ryder, joint author with Dem man Thompson of "The Two Sistsrs" play, was present at the presentation of the play at Proctor's last evening.
 Mrs. Rachel Lawton, widow of the late Lewis Lawton, died yesterday at hsr home, 8s Canal street, Ansonia, surviving her hus' band just two weeks.
 E. P. Brett, joiner, and Platt & Thompson, decorators, have the contracts to At up the store at 155 Church street for the enlarge ment of Heublein's cafe.
 s. O. Johneon of this oity conducted meeting of the teachers of tho Baptist Sunday schools of Bridgeport in the First Baptist church there last night.
 Mrs, Polly Baldwin. living In the Camp vile district, Harwinton, one of the oldest inhabitants of the town, died Tuesday ct the advanced ase of 93 years, months and IA days.
 Queen Esther chapter, o.E.S., of Birming- ham, will hold its regular monthly meeting this evening. W. P. Frank Bassett of Ssy- mour and W. NJ. Mrs. Wright of New Haven, both grand officers, will bs present.
 Tho Foresters' convention yesterday morn ing elected the following officers: Senior woodward, I. r. Hayes, New Haven; junior wood ward, J.H. .Condon, Birmingham; senior be,dle, John D. Roland, Waterbury; junior bsadle, O. J. Coleman, Ansonis; trustees, J. 0. Ives, Bridgeport; W. F. Dillon, Water bury; John arimley, New Britain.
 Mir. Henry &. Peck is to make important alsra,icns of the Ivea property, 200 Chapel street, which be recently purchased. R. G. Rassell Is preparing the plans for the same. The house will be divided into two, with sep. arate entrances. A one-story addition will be built on the east half, and thrse-story addition with ootagonal tower and circular veranda will be built In front of the west half. The interior will also be rsnodeled with new stairway, hard wood finish, eso.
 Speaking ot the remarkable frequency of rain storms and rainy days this year, the Hartford Times of yesterday says: "A citizen who has kept record makes the surprising statement that for one year, down to one day last week, the weather had been, for nve- eighths of the time, either rainy, stormy or indicative of coming storm. Take of third of that proportion (to allow for error), and even then tho remaining proportion of clouds would be surprising for this latitude and longitude.