Morning journal and courier., 1891-10-13
LOCAL FEW s.
Brief Mention. >ouo1 aboaa and oaya e1 00

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 Bishop McMahon is now in Paris and his eyesight is almost completely restored.
 Concrete sidewalks laid by Connecticut Concrete Co.,, 49 Church street, Room 2.
 Timothy Hartigan, aged twenty-two, of Unionville, was badly hurt yesterday by the cars at Pennington.
 An effort is being made to start a. tional bank at Manchester, in this state, with capital of $50,000.
 The First Baptist church of New Bruns- wick, NJ., has extended unanimous call to the Rev. Matthew H. Pogson.
 Rev. James w. Bixler, the new pastor of the Second Congregational church of New London, will be installed on Wednesday, October 28.
 The roof of the coal sheds of L. Sander son, located on Long wharf, caught fire yesterday morning from sparks from a hoisting engine. Damage slight.
 C.J Maher, lineman in the employ of the Electric Light company, Meriden, at tempted unsuccessfully to commit suicide by cutting his throat yesterday noon.
 About $400 was raised yesterday at the Court street temple, after services, toward a fund for aiding persecuted Jews in Rus sia. An appeal was made for the object by Dr. Kleeberg.
 Mayor Sargent will probably call spe- cial meeting of the board of aldermen for this evening to take suitable action upon the death of the late ex-Mayor and ex- Governor Hobart B. Bigelow.
 For the third time in as many years the Glastonbury postoffice and store of Will liam E. Gates has been robbed. The last visit of the burglars occurred during Sun day night Damage about $50.
 Cards are out for the wedding of w. B. Thompson and Miss Fanny Yale Cook at St. Thomas church on Monday, October 26. The groom, who was formerly resi- dent of New Haven, is now superintendent of the Tiffany glass works in New York.
 Danbury is to have new railroad line to New York which will save twenty eight minutes of travelling time to Danburiant and afford a more direct line for freight A new company has been formed, compos ed of local business men, and the capita subscribed for.
 c. w. Blakeslee & Sons, having com pleted large barn 100x60 feet, have issued invitations to calico social to be held il the barn next Friday night. The barn ii in the rear of MT. c. w. Blakeslee's resi- will h. music and dancing and fine time gener ally.
 M. Steinert & Sons will open concer hall with accommodations for three hun dred people in the second story of theil building on Chapel street about Novembe 1. The work of remodelling will soon be gin. The hall will be about seventy fvt feet long and have an entrance from thu street and one from the store.
 J.W. Narramore, student at Wesleyan university, who came to New Haven witt the college football team September 30 has not since been seen. His parents iv in Sing Sing, N. Y. His mother is at tn point of death and his sister is at the Cliff ton Springs sanitarium in delicate health A brother, E. w. Narramore, resides il Ansonia. s~
 Controller Staub refused to act in stat business matters with State Treasure Henry yesterday and recognized Sange instead. But Deputy Sheriff Moore re fused entrance to the office to Sanger Staub and Sanger then held meeting O the door mat and elected E. Moore chic clerk of the equalization board. Thus th state of Connecticut has apparently tw acting treasurers, one in the treasurer office and the other exercising the right and functions of that office elsewhere.