Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-29
LOCAL N Il w 3.
Brief Mention.

Brief Mention.
Call and look at the new So Royal shoe;
knocks them all out.
Ex-Consul E. D. Bassett is seriously i'll
at his home on Temple street with the
grip.
Sergeant Henry Cowles was out yester-
day after weeks enforced absence in
consequence of the grip.
Officer Hooper of Station No. 4 received
a Christmas present ofA live 'possum from
his sister-in-law in Delaware.
The annual meeting of the State Agri-
cultural society will be held in Mission
hall, Meriden, January 10, at II a. m.
The heirs of Captain Gideon E. Hollo-
way of New Haven, and formerly of New
London, have been granted an original
pension.
The condition of Mr. Baldwin of Dan
bury, who has been hiccoughing for sew
eral days past, is considerably better and
his complete recovery is looked for.
The freight steamer Lenox, one of the
John Fl. Starin boats, is now in Noank I'M
dergoing repairs. Thursday she struck
on some rocks and was badly damaged.
Mis- Kittie Riederich, formerly chief
night operator at the S. N. E. telephone
Office, leaves to- day for Waterbury, where
she will make her home. for the future.
General George H. Ford had charge of
the arrangements for the funeral of ex-
Mayor Lewis. E1-Postmaster Benjamin
R. English was master of ceremonies at the
church. s-,.-
The annual meeting of the First Ecclesi-
astical society was held last evening in the
Center church chapel, at which Mr.. Ma
than H. Sanford was reelected treasurer
for the ensuing year.
Mary Kenney was arrested last evening
by Officer Jarrett, on complaint of her
son-in-law, John Doyle, who states that
she extracted $3.50 from the pockets of his
vest while he was asleep.
Ex-Mayor Holcomb is still confined to
his house in consequence of an attack of
the grip. He was unable to act as one of
the honorary bearers at the funeral of
Henry G. Lewis Saturday.
Manager G. B. Bunnell of the Hyperion
invited the members of the Mystic Shrine,
the highest order of Masonry, to attend
the presentation of the opera of "Said
Pasha," in full dress uniform, at Hartford
last evening. =
Silas e. Cheney, one of the wealthiest
residents of Litchfeld, Conn.,, has been
missing from his boarding house in West
Asbury Park, N. j., for several weeks.
His relatives are now extremely anxious
over his disappearance.
The Rev. George d. Buck, rector of st.
James church, Birmingham, is mentioned
as possible successor to the late Rev. DR..
Beardsley as rector of st. Thomas church.
Mr.. Buck is regarded as one of the most
talented clergymen in the diocese.
The bright, new silver coins, with the
national coat of arms on one side and the
classic head of the goddess Of liberty on
the other, will begin to circulate among
the people early next year. The mints will
begin soon after January 1 to turn them
out.
In London Eng.), November 26, Mr.
Francis G. White of Anerley, S. E., was
married to Elizabeth, only surviving
daughter of the late John Scutt of Pres
ton, Weymouth. The bride is neice of
our well-known artist, Mr.. Gerritt S.
Rice. y.
The condition of Mr.. Eugene Kessel,
who lies critically ill at his home on Or
chard street, was thought to be somewhat
worse laet evening, he having passed
restless day yesterday. Mr.. Kessel is
brother of Mr.. John Kessel, manager of
Healy's drug store, in Fair Haven.