Morning journal and courier., 1890-11-18
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Mer1den Bapust cnurcn.
Rubber goods sold at very small margin.
Royal shoe store, 81 Church street.
Bonsilene roses 40 cents dozen and car
nations 90 cents at Dickerman's to-day.
Fine singing canaries only 50 each, all
male birds, at F. S. Platt's, 374 State
street.
Rev. George S. Goodspeed of New Haven
preached in the Baptist church, Tariffville,
on Sunday.
The Crowley association gave benefit
dance to William Brennan at the Quinni-
piac rink last night
Over $4,000 more for the new Y.M.C.A.
building in Waterbury has been pledged
in the last few days.
The ladies of St. Paul's guild will hold a
cake sale at the parish house tomorrow
from II until o'clock.
P. 7. Barnum is seriously ill at his home
in Bridgeport with influenza. DR.. Robert
Hubbard is attending him.
Hundreds went to the Evergreen ceme-
terry Sunday to see the beautiful floral
tributes on the grave of the late George
Elliott.
Charles Dudley Warner is to sail for
Europe within few weeks, accompanied
by Mrs. Warner, intending to be away
about a year.
Rev. H. M. Gallaher of Essex, formerly
pastor of Calvary Baptist church, New Ha-
ven, is to lecture at the First Baptist church,
Hartford, this evening On ttAmerica and
the Americans"
Lawrence E. Ref of this city in soon to
make an extended teur to- Seattle, Wash
ington territory. He intends to be absent
from New Haven either six months or a
year, and may go to California.
At the Z o'clock service in the Second
Advent church, Waterbury, Sunday even
ing the pastor, the Rev. L. F. Baker,
preached his farewell sermon. Mr.. Baker
has accepted call as pastor at Winsted.
Miss Emma Allen, contralto, is supply
ing in Dwight Place church choir the place
vacated by Miss Wilson, who resigned re-
Gently on account of i'll health Miss Allen
formerly sang in the quartette at st. Paul'e
church.
William H. Russell, ticket agent at the
Consolidated depot in Meriden, and Miss
Lizzie Pagan, daughter of John Pagan coal
and wood merchant of Birmingham, will
be married in that place Tuesday, Novem-
Der 25.
Torrington is to have a new four-story
hotel and the land has been purchased cor
ner of Main street and Meadow lane by
Frank Conley, proprietor of the Allen
house, who proposes to have the hotel done
by May next.
Safety section No. 9, Junior Temple Of
Honor and Temperance, will give an enter
tainment at their lodge room in the Insur-
ance building next Saturday evening, after
which the regular installment of officers
will take place.
Henry Lord, a Warehouse Point man,
aged ffty-seven, is missing. When last
seen he had q, 900 with him. He was q
wholesale dealer in potatoes. A party OF
twenty men secured the woods in search
of him yesterday, but in vain.
E. B. Andrews, ESQ.,, of George street, a
well known and highly esteemed citizen,
celebrated his eightieth birthday on Thurs
day last with dinner. Mr.. Andrews il
able to attend to his business daily, laying
brick, as we'll as to eat, pray and sleep, all
of which he enjoys.
William Whitney of Torrington, who
died at New Haven hospital Saturday, was
much esteemed by Torrington people. He
had Q severe attack of the grip last winter
which left him with cough, finally result
ing in consumption. He has been at thu
hospital for severa. months.
Deputy G. E. Embler of Salem and F. H
Chat6eld of this city organized lodge o
thirty charter member of the Order of tn
Aegis in Portland, Conn, on November
There is one lodge with 200 members i,
this city and there are 5000 members o
the entire order. Connecticut has to,
lodges.
Wallingford's newly elected officers are
Warden, w. H. Newton; burgesses, D
Witt G. Porter, William Luby, jr., Franco
@. Bartholomew; clerk, George T. Jones
collector, Roger s. Austin; treasurer, Leon
ard B. Bishop; assessor, Russell D. Perkins
bailiff, Daniel O'Reilly; water commission
or, William M. Hall; treasurer of waite
fund, Leonard B. Bishop.
Mrs. Susan Lord Clark, mother of Presi
dent Clark Of the Consolidated road an
the Rev. Edward D. Clark of New Yorl
died Saturday at the residence Of the LAT
ter, No. 90 West One Hundred and Thi1
tieth street, aged seventy seven years. TIL
reception Of President and Mrs. Clark
which was to have been given Wednesda
evening, has been given up.
Winchester Lodge.
Winchester lodge, Order Of the Shield
held meeting last evening and the officer
were installed for the ensuing term. Fiv
new members signed the roll book.
Eymcneal.
The announcement is made OF the en-
gagement of Miss Clara Mason, daughter Q
Colonel r. A. Mason, to Mr.. John P. Kel
logg of Waterbury, son Of ex- Congressma
Stephen w. Kellogg. Miss Mason is on
Of the most popular young ladies /
Bridgeport and possesses q warm regard Q
wide circle of friends. The prospectiv
groom is of Yale 'S2, and practices law i
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