Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-08
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

bury.
Mrs. Joseph Parker, who has been i'll,
has recovered.
The morning edition of the Union has
been suspended.
Thomas Gibson of Waterbury was found
dead in bed Saturday.
The new M E. church in East Norwalk
will be dedicated Sunday next.
Miss Emma Bothem of Jersey City is
visiting Mrs. Charles h. Merwin of Bristol
street.
J. Peters of Nash street, employed at
Winchester's, is i'll and threatened with
pneumonia.
Horace P. Shares, the brick manufac-
turer, has arrived at his winter cottage at
Rock Ledge, Fla.
Otto Gunderson of Groton, who killed
his wife by hitting her on the head with
shovel, is under arrest.
Mrs Andrews, widow of the late David
K. Andrews, is very i'll at her home on
Orchard street with lung trouble.
Tonight at their rooms in Hoadley
building the Prohibition club will hold
meeting to talk up future work.
Pease & Son have the elegant Christmas
number of the News and other illustrated
London papers, the Paris Figaro, etc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Dudley Warner
and Mrs. I. G. Caben sailed for Havre on
the steamer La Champagne on Saturday.
Professor Stevens of Yale preached in
New Britain yesterday for the Rev. Dr..
Cooper. The latter is now gaining in
health daily.
The engagement of Miss Isabel Church,
the daughter of Alfred Church, the artist,
Is announced, to ]. D. Black, Princeton's
football player.
The late William E. Trubee of Bridge
port had been in the wholesale grocery
business for twenty-eight years. He was
part owner of number of coasting YES
sells.
The saloons in Shelton have been ordered
closed by the selectmen, owing to the no
license vote Of the town. The saloon men
say they will close up and await the decis-
ion of the courts.
Officer Nichols found man named
Beardsley lying insensible on Dewitt street
Saturday night. The man had been
stunned by fall. He was taken to his
home on Rosette street.
T. B. Opdyke, jr., general superinten.
dent of the Central New England and West
ern railroad, formerly of the Canal road
has handed in his resignation and will re-
tire as soon as his successor is appointed
Yesterday was quiet day at the police
station But two Sunday drunks were
upon the blotter at headquarters at mid
night. They were Frank Cahill, who was
brought in by Officer Bixbee, and James
N. Carley.
No one can fail to find thing of beauty
for Christmas present in the Rochester
stand, piano, banquet and night lamps il
the fine display at Rowland & Potter'i
store, 9S2 Chapel street, near New Haven
house. Largest assortment in the city
See advertisement.
The Waterbury board of education ha,
granted further leave of absence to E. O
Hovey, son of Rev. II. G. Hovey, formerl,
of Fair Haven. Mr.. Hovey is attending
the university at Heidelberg, and by re
naming during the scholastic year he ca,
obtain the degree of doctor of philosophy
Mrs. Marcia Beers, Cheshire's cen
tenarian, who died Friday, was aged 10
years 10 months and 10 days, and wa
born in Newtown. Since 1854 she had re
sided in Cheshire. Her son, Philo Beer
of Cheshire, died in 1875. She had fou
brothers and three sisters, all of whom
lived to ages between seventy and eighty
General Sherman is one of the same ances
try.
For beautiful display of artistic crayo
and photo work look at Bowman's stor
window, opposite Yale art school. Bow
man is giving daily numerous sittings 70
photos to be delivered for Christmas, an
his corps of artists are very busy. Order
can be taken until December Goth for sur
delivery for Christmas. Always a Gel
tainty Of the finest work that can be had
both in crayons and photos, at Bowman'f