Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-08
LOCAL NEWS.


Brief Mention.
Hand made and easy-Royal Shoes.
william A. Slater of Norwich IL cruising
about the West Indies In his $500, 200
yacht.
Tonight the Arions have their closing
grand ball of the season. A 6ne affair 10 ex-
peoted.
Middletown stone masons are on strike,
owing to % Per cent. per day reduction OF
their wages.
B. w. Latten of Birmingham, Joiner,
was probably fatally hurt yesterday by fall
from staging.
At the Baptist ministers meeting In this
city yesterday paper was read was by Rev.
J. R. Cow Of Bridgeport, the subject being
"Christ Our Exsmplar."
W. 8. Sanford, the auotionser, will sell the
buildings at town farm, Market street, April
o, 1890, at 10 a. m, rain or shine Ito be re.
moved) see I'D.
w. H. Savory, formerly city editor of the
Meriden Republican, has bought the Pough-
ksepsie Star from John Baguall, the man
who established II last April.
Mr.. Evarts Cutter has nearly completed
his settlement with his creditors, having
been very successful and meeting with many
most cordial and friendly ovsrturss.
The schooner Robert Morgan got aground
in the hsrbor yesterday morning and with
six feet of water In her hold. She was
pumped out and tewed to Canal dock.
We call attention to the "At Home" adj
vertisement of the Atkinson House Furnish
Ing company found in another column. II
will be found valuable reading; look for it.
Fifty-two new members were added to the
Univsrsalist church, Meriden, last Sunday,
and at the Sunday school 217 were present,
school.
Judge Sanford opens the April term Of the
superior court In Waterbury to-day, with q
large docket Of cases, among them that Of
Dan Webster, who 80 brutally assaulted Misa
Cowan, of Middlebury.
]. w. watrous Of Msriden received tsls-
gram yesterday announcing the death Of his
father, Spencer Watrous. Of Clinton. Mrs.
Charles Wright Of herlden 10 daughter
of the deceased, who was sixty-sight years
old.
Warren Boole of Los Angeles, CAL, csle-
brated his 101st birthday, Saturday, by get
ting uproariously drunk. He went TO Los
Angeles from Connecticut In 1884. He has
used intoxicating liquors and tobacco for
eighty years.
DR.. Fitch reported late last evening that
Paul Roessler's condition was favorable and
that he was comfortably holding his own.
He has been suffering more or less from
rheumatism, which he had for some time be.
fore the shock Of paralysis.
The ladies of St. Johns Episcopal church
: will hold their Easter sale Of aprons and
fancy articles at tho home Of Mrs. Charles
Bostwiok, IA Olive street, corner of Grand
avenue, Tuesday. April 8, afternoon and eve
ming. Toe cream and cake served.
The Rev. DR.. L. w. Bacon Of Norwich
told his people Sunday morning that he hai
received letter Saturday In the hand of hi
son, the Rev. Benjamin Bacon Of oswego, N
Y, who had steadily and rapidly gained II
health almost from the moment Of the opera
tion performed some days since.
The very beautiful large cross 30 much ad
mired at Calvary Baptist church last Sun
day among the principal Easter horal dscora'
tions, was yesterday placed rs tribute upon
the grave Of the late beloved Deacon Miller.
The GROSS was four feet in height and made
of csllas and Easter lilies. Il was the gift Of
q few friends. The arrangement Of the
floral decorations at Calvary church was by
II T. Au0nr