Morning journal and courier., 1891-10-03
LOCAL NE w s.
Brief Mention.

The Royal shoe sold only at 92 Church street, six doors from Chapel
 Concrete sidewalks laid by Connecticut Concrete Co.,, 49 Church street, Room 9.
 Several members of the New Britain Wheel clnb will ride to New Haven and return tomorrow.
 The store of Mendel & Freedman will be closed to-day and evening on account of the Jewish New Year.
 Professor Honey of this city is 0 contrib utor of valuable articles to the columns of the American Machinist, widely read New York publication.
 Two passenger coaches of the Consoli- dated road were damaged $70O by fire Thursday in the yard of the Grand Gen. tral station at New York.
 David Dickinson, an ex-captain of Com pany I, Second regiment, died in Middle town yesterday, aged seventy-six. He was prominent Odd Fellow.
 The water in the Connecticut river is so low at Middletown that the ferryboats get aground in making landings. It is dry time everywhere in the state.
 It was the birthday anniversary yester- day of MT. John Adt, the manufacturer, and in token thereof he was presented with beautiful tribute of flowers.
 The monthly meeting of the board of managers of the Ladies' Seamen's Friend society will be held Monday, October 5, at 3 o'clock p. m. in Center church chapel.
 Engineer John Keppy of steamer No. 3. Bridgeport, has resigned after period of faithful service lasting more than twenty six years. Failing health prompted MT. Keppy to make the change.
 The Consolidated road expects to have their four tracking entirely completed be- tween Fairfield and South Norwalk, with the exception of a short strip at Greens Farms, inside of two weeks.
 In Bridgeport William D. Bishop, jr., has given bond of 25,000 for the re- lease of the attachment upon the property of the Bridgeport Steamboat company. All the boats are now running again.
 w. H.. H. Murray will speak at the Del evan opera house, Meriden, Sunday even ing. The subject of the discourse is Christianity: What it is, and What it is Not" A party from this city will attend.
 Superintendent Waterbury has had force of about 600 men at work on mer. The double truck is nearly con- pleted from New London to Leete's Island.
 Cards are out for the marriage of Charles L. Robinson, teller of the Aga wam bank, Springfield, and Miss Ger trude Perry of New Haven in St. Paul's church at o'clock Wednesday, October IA.
 Four freight cars were smashed and the road blocked for hours by @ collision on the N. E. road at Bristol yesterday. A passenger train ran into the freight. The baggagemaster of the passenger train was badly hurt.
 Robert M. Stevens has embarked in the grocery and meat business at the old stand, corner Congress avenue and Cedar street, where will be found we'll stocked store, fine groceries, provisions, meats and vegetables being specialties.
 The deed of the sale by MT. Schroeder of New Milford of his interest in the two Boardman estate buildings on Chapel street, which was made as announced in full in the COURIER week ago, was re- corded at the town clerks office yesterday. Sergeant Orr of the Howard avenue precint will attend the thirteenth reunion of his regiment, the Fifth N. Y. Heavies, ,;ol@ @o1ro s,1N city. The Westi Philadelphia band, H. J. Faukenfeld leader, will furnish the music.
 Brigadier General Charles B. Foster of this city has been appointed major gener- al east first army corps, Patriarch Mili- tant. He has appointed Chevalier Henry s. Cooper of New Haven assistant adju- tant general with rank of lieutenant colonel.
 A famous fur and hat store is that of Burgess & Burgess. Ladies are f1ocking there from all parts of the city and coun- ty to buy those popular shoulder capes, all styles, while with men it is equally famousa for it's big stock of hats, including the world-faraed Knox.
 The tide tables for the Atlantic coast of the United States, together with 206 sta tions on the Atlantic coast of British America for the year 1899, published by the U. s. coast and geodetic survey, are now ready for issue and copies can be ob- tained at the agencies of the survey in this city, or by addressing the office at Washington. Price. twenty-fv cents.
 
 What steam Is to the engine Hoods Sar- saparilla is to the body, producing bodily poWsE and fuxuishing mental foEos.