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


 LOCAL NEWS.
 Brief Mention.
 A. De Bussy will erect $5, ,OOO house on Edgewood avenue.
 $1, 1,600 cottage there.
 Charles H. Raymond is to build $4 ,O00 house on Howard avenue.
 George Washington received pension yesterday. He lives in Stratford. George Capel of Torrington is filling his ice houses with ice eight inches thick. Miss Lucia Hummer of Ansonia left for Florida yesterday via Washington, D. c. Rockville's woolen factories are prosper ing, and with good business prospects for the future.
 The damage by the fire to Bishop McMa- hons house in Hartford on Wednesday is about S6,0O0.
 Mrs. William B. Hall of Bridgeport, mother of MT. Hall the pianist, is very ill with pneumonia.
 A party of twelve Seymour people at tended the Stoddard lecture yesterday afternoon in this city.
 "The Decline and Fall of the British Empire" new novel in the Minerva series, at Pease & Sons.
 Torrington celebrates it's two hundred and fftieth anniversary by grand public reception and ball tonight.
 Professor R. O. Loveridge of Yale business college is expected to lecture in Seymour next week on penmanship.
 About half of the $40,000 required to build Y. M. O. A. building at Middle town has been subscribed.
 There was . meeting last evening of the Masonic Mutual Benefit association of Westville in the rooms of Olive Branch lodge.
 Bridgeporters are speculating consider ably as to where the coming new depot of the Consolidated road in that city is to be located.
 Superintendent Bollmann has revoked license 337, held by Aaron Oitsch, rag buyer, because of his failure to keep record of articles purchased.
 Very fine for Christmas gifts are the an tique embroideries, scarfs, table covers,, altar of roses and other Turkish goods at Enfajian's, $40 Chapel street.
 Mr. Henry Smith and Miss Hattie Tay- Tor were united in marriage at 57 Reade street Wednesday evening. Rev. l.. K. Long performed the ceremony.
 Kirby's stock of goods abounds in choice jewelry, silverware, clocks, fine watches and other articles for Christmas. Crowds of buyers at this standard store.
 Miss. M. A. Platt has had plans made for a $4 ,000 twofamily house to be built on Sherman avenue, to be two stories, 26x50, and contain twelve rooms.
 The old Hoadley mansion on Water street, just west of Sargent's factory, which was built before the revolution, is being torn down by Contractor W. J. Montgom- cry.
 The Lincoln murder trial at Middletown was postponed yesterday owing to the ill., ness of States Attorney Elmer. Judge Blydenburg of this city is counsel for Lin coln.
 The police have been notified of the theft of oatboat from Greenport, L. I. The boat was seen heading for this city. It is twenty-seven feet long and painted white.
 A fine lot of holly, with bright red ber- ries, just received at F. S. Platt's, 374 State street. Leave your orders for holly and evergreens early and you will not be dis appointed.
 The invitations are out announcing the annual meeting of the Connecticut Com mercial Travellers association, which will be held at the Atlantic hotel, Bridgeport, on December 31.
 The six-year-old son of John Rily of Blatchley avenue, Fair Haven, died We'd nesday afternoon with pneumonia. Three other children in the family are reported sick with the disease.
 Victor H. Case, formerly proprietor oi the hotel on Bank street in that city, which had notorious reputation, is hopelessly insane at his home n ear Meriden and to be placed in the Middletown retreat.
 The headquarters of the Order of St Dominic, which since last April have beer located in this city in St. Mary's parish has been transferred to New York city, 1T the Church of St. Vincent-Ferrars.
 T. E. Brooks has the plans for erecting $6,0OO residence on Whitney avenue It will be two stories, 38x53, finished 1T hard wood, and will have slate roof stained glass, fre-places, mantels, etc.
 The fair given this week at the Grand avenue Congregational church, Fair Ha ven, netted about $500, good showing and refecting credit upon the successful and untiring work of the ladies who had i in charge.
 The Milford Congregational ohurcl holds another meeting Sunday with refer ence to the deposing of the two deacons A special notice announcing it has bee1 sent tho deacons and it is thought by som that the end of the controversy is near.
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