Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-25
LOCAL NE w 3.
Brief M entlOn.

81 Church street-wonderful Royal shoe.
Mr.. Porter of Sperry & Barnes is in the
Adirondacks.
Mrs. Harriet z. Peck of this city is visiting
Mrs. Child in Litchaeld.
Mrs. WITH Hewitt and son have returned
home from West Cornwall.
The Woman's Relief corps of Neriden pic
nicked at Savin Rock yesterday.
The Rockville Leader says rain Is greatly
needed in that section of the state.
h. Wales Lines of Meriden, who has been
away for his health, has returned.
Mrs. F. W. Robinson of Howe street ia
summering at the Indian Neck house.
Joel A. Sperry of Sperry & Barnes has re-
turned from an extended western trip.
Miss Matte s. Hayes is spending q little
time with friends at Staten Island, N. Y.
@. g. Downs of Bridgeport has tho contract
to build the new Derby freight house in this
city.
Nellie Bly's book, "Around the World in
Seventy-two Days." is for sale at Psase &
Sons.
The annual clambake of the Fat Mems
association will be held at Dorlon's Point
August 4.
The annual reunion of the Judd family
will be held at Seaside park one week from
yesterday.
There was q large burst In the water main
corner of Congress avenue and West street
yesterday morning.
Mrs. ]. D. Candee and tho Misses Candee
of Bridgeport have just returned home from
an extended western trip.
1t il now said that P. T. Barnum's fortune
IL 81, 900, 900, every cent of which he has
accumulated since he reached his fortieth
birthday.
Ludwig Keinnitx, aged sixty-seyeB, q prom
inent German citizen, was found dead in bed
at his home in New Britain yesterday. He
died of heart disease.
At Putnam's pavilion, fine place for shore
dinners at fair rates. Best soda water and
confectionery at the shore. Always popular
resort for ladies and children.
The annual summer outing of the Ccnnecti-
cut Commercial Travellers association takes
place to-day at Branford Point. A large at
tendance is expected at the Publication.
Mrs. Henry e. Barnes, son and daughter
of West Chapel street sailed from Europe
last Wednesday for home. Bayard, the son,
who was ill in Paris, has nearly recovered.
The works of the Durham Hosiery COM
pany, Naugatuck, will be closed for two
weeks, commencing Saturday night of this
week, for the purpose Of repairing machinery
and relaying the hume.
The engagement la announced of Miss Min
ME G. Wilcox, daughter of w. w. Wilcox of
Middletown, to H. O. Whittlesey, Yale 80, of
China. The young man is in the employ of
the Chinese government.
Mrs. N. D. Folsom, the wife of N. D. Fol-
som, the we'll known Church street gunsmith,
has gone to Titusville, Penn, on q visit to
the Rev. M. a. Houghton and wife. She will
remain away about three weeks.
The Bridgeport Standard says: Mr.. A. A.
Gilbert of the New Haven county bar ia viz
iting friends in this city. In few days he
will visit his old home in South Carolina and
will then return to practice his profession in
this state.
The fish commission will send a party of
experts to Connecticut within few days to
cruise along the shores of Long Island sound
and further investigate the starfish destrus-
ton to our oyster beds, and determine upon
the best method for destroying the fatal en-
envy to this succulent bivalve.
Stanley Stoddard of Bridgeport, who 1t was
supposed was drowned Monday night by fall
ing off the Rosedale dock, made his appear
ance at his home Wednesday night. he was
astonished to learn that he was supposed to
be a drowned mau. 1t is now supposed that
the dead body found at the wharf is that Of
farm hand named Hicks.
Mrs. Beach, widow of the late Henry O.
Beach, died yesterday at her home on Howe
street. She was very sstimable wife and
mother and highly esteemed by many friends.
Her husband. who died q few months ago,
was for years street commissioner of New
Haven, and before that for many years a
prominent builder. She WAS the mother Of
b. K. Beach, organist and musical director
ct Howard avenue Congregational church.
Meriden Girl Missing.
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