Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-27
LOCAL NEWS s.

Brief Mention.
 The burial of Mrs. Henry Clay Trumbull took place in Hartford yesterday.
 Concrete sidewalks laid by Connecticut Concrete company, 49 Church st., Room 9.
 The corner stone of St. Johns German church in Meriden will be laid next Sun day.
 Mrs. Jerome B. Fuller and son of Nauga- tuck are at the West Haven shore for the week.
 Miss Etta Johnson of Meriden was among the new arrivals as Short Beach yesterday.
 Fine score cards are furnished at the Hartfort races by MT. O. H. Adams of Hartford.
 MT. and Mrs. w. F. Lockwood of New Haven are visiting Mrs. E. Gorham, East Norwalk.
 The State Peace society's convention opened at Mystic yesterday. It continues three days.
 A special train is announced to leave Charter Oak park for New Haven at the close of the races this afternoon.
 The work on the new Lake Whitney bridge has commenced, the covering of the old structure having been removed.
 w. A. Croffut, formerly of Danbury, and Mrs. c. M. Wheelock of that city, sailed Saturday for trip to Palestine.
 Belva Lockwood was unable to lecture at the Spiritualists' meeting at Crescent Beach. The camp broke up yesterday.
 Lucius H. Cross, aged seventy one, an esteemed citizen of the town, was killed by the cars at Willimantic, Tuesday night.
 Miss Agnes Wethersby of Congress ave. nue, New Haven, who has been visiting in Bridgeport, left yesterday for Stony Greek.
 Mrs. John A. Hurley and the Misses Gretta and Grace Hurley of Meriden are weeks.
 Father Martin Smith of Montville cele- brated his 107th birthday Tuesday. He has over two hundred descendants in this country.
 Mrs. George Silvernail and sister and Mrs. l. T. Gibbud and Miss Annie Gibbud of Naugatuck are spending the week at Savin Rock.
 Oscar Johnson, the Swede who was drowned, was buried in single grave in the Westville cemetery, his friends paying the expense.
 The deputy she1iffs of New Haven county intend giving complimentary dinner to High Sheriff Tomlinson at Milford on Sep tember 4. The dinner will be given at 6 o'clock and large attendance is expected.
 D. M. Welch & Son will close their stores on Congress avenue and Grand ave- nue at 9 a. m. to-day and will remain closed during the day, on account of the parade and the barbecue at Schuetzen park.
 The Meriden Bronze company has just increased it's stock from $45, 900 to $66, ,00O.' The late Heman B. Allen, formerly of New Haven, was president of this com pany His successor has not yet been chosen.
 A meeting will be held this evening in the lecture room of the Church of the Mes siah to perfect arrangements for the pro duction of Longfellow's Dream. MT. Henry Reddington Browne of Boston, the author, will be present.
 Colonel Keys, the new manager, has just placed in Proctor's Opera house one of those beautiful Kreger sc Sons upright pianos which are having so wonderful 8 sale and success. Piano buyers can see them at 16s Orange street at the music store of Socin & Geary, who are sole agents for the state and city for these pianos.
 Norman Muzzy & Co.,, the popular deal CTS in pictures and frames in Atwater block, Grand avenue, has added also to his business, dealing in bicycles and bicycle sundries.& They are agents for Ramblers, Tourists, Belmonts and other varieties, and have all kinds of bicycle goods and also make first-class repairing speciality at reasonable prices.
 Mrs. w. J. Turner of 266 Blatchley ave- nue, Fair Haven, who is suffering from a severe nervous shock resulting from acci- dentally falling from the stoop of her house last week, is very slowly recovering. At first it was thought that she could not be restored, but yesterday the family physician, Dr. Skiff, assured the family that she was beyond any danger, and it is hoped she will be about in few days.
 Ed P. Merwin of New Haven was one of the chief aids of the grand marshal at the White Mountain coaching parade. The parade, the White Mountain Echo says, was "viewed by teeming thousands" MT. Merwin is at the Sinclair house. At the Highland house were MT. E. I. Foote, MT. A. E. Foote, and Mir. John Sargent and George Totten McMaster, all of New Ha- ven. At the Sinclair were Miss Grace Mer- win and Miss Parmalee of New Haven. At the Uplands were Bertha K. Bradley and May 0. filling of New Haven. At the Hotel Look Of was L. Warren of New Haven. All the houses had coaches in the big parade. The Echo gives fine picture of the gay scene, arches, deorations, ps-,