Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-23
LOCAL NB WIS.
LOCAL NEWS.
 Brief Mention. Royal shoes only at 4i Church street. I. W. Stiles, dentist, c46 Chapel street. Harna,,s "a for lima is for sala hx n H. Passf


 w. Stiles, dentist, r48 Chapel street.
 Harpel's for June is for sale by T.H. Pease & Son.
 Hundreds visit East Rock park these fine days. The park was never looking finer or more attractive.
 Several of the mason builders have ob- tained few workmen from out of town and placed them ct work.
 Mrs. Catharins Chandler died in Middle- town yesterday, aged ninety. She was the mother of Henry D. White of that place.
 Mrs. Lsthrop weaver's house in WindhAm was burned to the ground Wednesday even- ing. Loss $2, ,0oo; insured. The Are started from defective hus.
 T. H. Kinney was whirled around shaft at the Spencer gun works in Windsor yester- day and hi, arm was nearly pulled of, but the doctors have hope of his recovery.
 The Waterbury. Naugatuck directory for 1890, issued by Price, Lee & Go. of New Ha- ven, just completed, credits Waterbury with population of 1000. Good for little Wa terbury.
 The Ladies' Ssamen's Friend association have purchased from CT Mayor Holoomb and sx Governor Bigelow land ct the corner of Hamilton and Water streets. The plot is 46 by 100 feet.
 The Housatonio railroad company has put on monster new mogul engine, No. 6S, too big to pass through the tunnel at Hswley vile. A force of masons will blast out the rock overhead and enlarge the tunnel.
 Charles H. Ball, for thirteen years past in charge ot shooting gallery on Church street, died yesterday of fatty degeneration of the heart. His health had been poor for year. A wife. two brothers and a sister survive him. ,/
 Deacon Tertius D. Potter of Thomaston, aged ninety. .six, is visiting in Stamford with his son Edward, aged seventy.four. Mir. Potter had ninety first cousins, none of them now living. He taught school In winsted ssventy-six years ago.
 Lewis Bradley, son of ex-Cashisr John O. Bradley. while playing ball on the Orange street grounds yesterday was run into by . fellow player and had his collar bone broken. Dr. winohell attended him. Mr. Bradley was good amateur player and his absence will be sorely felt by the Norris Cove nine. of which he was Q member.
 Mrs. G. M. Allen extends her thanks to those of her pupils who worked SO untiringly for the success of the recital last Wednesday evening; to the artists who contributed tc the pleasure of those present; the ushsrs; ts l.. B. Clark and Evsrts Cutler for decora tions, and to the Treat & Shepard company for tho Mathushek piano which they kindly furnished for the occasion.
 Among the many aussts at the Squire Curtis wedding in Meriden yesterday vert Rev. MT. Twichell and two daughters, Misses Parker, Misses Wells, Mrs. Csperon. and daughter, all of Hartford; Rev. s. H. Wat. kins and wife, Mrs. Prentice, Mrs. Fleetwood and family, all of New Haven; Rev. and Mrs. K. W. Babcock, Mrs. c. H. Deshon of New York. The groom's best man wac F. N. Squire of this city.
 The fine crayon portrait by Bowman of the late OK. Governor English, which was in Gut ler's window this week, attracted universal public attention as magnificent portrait of our late distinguished townsman. It is from the last photograph made of him. It meets with the utmost appreciation of tho family, and Mir. Bowman Is executing several more for others of the family. He is also sxecut- ing one of Mrs. l.. D. Warner of Naugatuok and numerous others for people here and elsewhere. This fine weather brings out the little folks, and Mr. Bowman took photos of twelve babies yesterday, all in his unrivaled akvIn