Morning journal and courier., 1891-04-04
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Brief Mention.
 Senator o. H. Platt left for Washington yesterday.
 Highland lake, Winsted, is still covered by two feet of ice.
 A large flock of wild geese were seen yesterday flying northward.
 Concrete sidewalks laid by Conn. Con- crete Co.,, room 3, 49 Church street.
 The Elm City Juvenile Templars meet every Sunday in room 27, Insurance build ing, at o'clock in the afternoon. -
 Miss Anna Hart of Farmington, this state, died March 2S, in Kissimmee. Fla, where her remains were inferred.
 The eighth and last of the fortnightly socials fer this season will be held at Academy hall next Friday evening.
 William S. Bunnell, forty years of Cole brook and for the last fifteen years of Winstead, died Thursday aged seventy six.
 Superintendent Ostrander of the Air Line division of tho Consolidated road has been laid up with the grip for the past few days.
 MT. G. B. Bunnell was at the Hyperion last evening and was besieged by friends congratulating him upon his recovery from his illness.
 A large new steam barge will be launch ed to-day at Rocky Hill. It will at once be put into service in carrying stone for the New Haven breakwater.
 Bradley 6 Damn are manufacturers agents for Mapes, Bakers and Quinnipiac Co.'S. fertilizers, Acme harrows, Gale blows and AspinwaL potato planters
 Hon. Samuel Simpson of Wallingford, who has been ill with the grip for week past, was a little easier yesterday. Dr.. Sanford of this city is attending him.
 There will be public temperance meet ing at the Seamen's Bethel Sunday even- ing at which A.W. Judd of Chester, Conn.,, will make the address. All are invited.
 Messrs. Leigh and Gessner of this city and others have bought up the right to fish in the lower end of Muddy river in Clin- tonville and posted their portion of the stream.
 MT. 0. w. Huntington recalls an April snow storm in the year 1S42 which piled up two feet of snow at New London where he then was. It came on the night of April 11-12.
 Miss Abbie Page, another pupil of the Hogarth Business University, has just taken a situation as copyist in the office of the Grilley Co.,, corner State and Chapel streets, this city
 The Connecticut Register of 1891 will be issued in a few days. The list of post offices in the state is revised to March 1. The official figures of the census for 1890 by towns will be given.
 Preparations for the fair to be held in the Church of the Redeemer on April and 10 are being pushed vigorously. Everything will be done to mako the oc. casion delightful one. Do not forget the date.
 Hats, all the new spring styles, at Bur gess & Burgess. A splendid and com plete line, prices and grades to suit all, also many orders for their nice fur shoul- der capes still coming in owing to the low prices
 Rev. Dr. Twitchen and daughter have returned from their southern trip. They went as far as St. Augustine and spent some time in the Indian river region. On their journey home they visited the Luray caverns. s='' -''
 The John E. Lowell banquet at Warner hall, April 23, promises to be fine suc- cess. It is now expected from MT. Loyelrs improving health that he will be able to attend. He will be ninety-six years old on that day.
 A very pleasant surprise was given MT. Thomas O'Brien at his residence on York street Thursday evening by many of his friends. Games, music and dancing were indulged in and there was excellent sing- ing by the quartette, Messrs. May, Kelly, Ritchie and Monk.
 Some of our local piscatorial friends, who have tried salmon fishing on the Pe- nobscot, will be interested to know that the fly fishing season for salmon on tho river has opened with the breaking of all previous records, twelve pounder hay ing been landed April 1. It was taken by l E. A. Buck, . Bangor sportsman. The earliest previous date at which salmon were l known to rise to fly was April TO-. g. silvsrthau's Sons, jewellers, 780 Chap ', o&Ag real bargains in fine diamonds.