Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-24
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General News of the Town in All Sections.

General News of the Town in All
 Sections.
 Drs. McGaughey, Wilson and Russell held an autopsy on the body of Charles Lombra yesterday afternoon and decided
 that either of the wounds on the abdomen or side was sufficient to have proved fatal. The abdominal cavity was pierced by the
 knife, and the immediate cause of death was peritonitis, brought about by inf1am- nation. On the side it was found that the knife had glanced and penetrated between the ninth and tenth ribs, and pierced the pleural cavity of the left lung in manner that must actually have caused his death. The funeral will occur this afternoon at 2 o'clock from the house on Cherry street. MT. and Mrs. w. M. Hall are reported as
 improving. The schools will reopen January 4. A 5-cent barber shop in the Belmont is one of the borough's latest industries. The grip is said to be losing it's hold
 here, probably for want of new material. Rev. T. J. Maloney is wrestling with the grip and thinks he has got the best of it. Christmas boxes were one of the pleas
 
 Pierces rooms at the high school yester- day. Every scholar got one or more pres ents.
 The program at the grange this evening will be as follows: Entertainment; subject, "Winter''; committee, MT. and Mrs. E. J. Hough, MT. and Mrs. William E. Hall, MT. and Mrs. I. H. Ives. Ths Rosemary girls scattered to their various homes yesterday for the holidays. Miss Georgie Hubbard is down with the grip, and yesterday her father, Judge Hubbard, succumbed to it's evil effects. Albert Poole has severed his connection with the Metropolitan Rubber company. Christmas services at the Advent church begin this evening, at o'clock. 'sTele- phoning Santa Claus" will be the concert exercise, after which will come the Christ
 mas tree "picking." Mrs. George La Barries and boy will start on Monday for Sing Sing, N. Y., for
 few days visit.
 Edward Turner, of Yalesville, has rented
 Lombra's market.
 James Duck starts on Monday for Bal timore.
 H. F. Hall started yesterday for Geor- gia.
 Emory Morse has sold to c. J. Morse a piece of land 100 feet on Main street with
 building south of Christian street.
 The case of J. L. Harding for assault on
 c. 0. Robinson was put over for two
 weeks owing to the illness of both Judges Hubbard and Bartholomew.
 The "Ship Ahoy" company is booked for the opera house December 31. w. H. Joyce and family have moved to Wakefield, Mass.
 E. M Beaumont of Toledo, O., will spend the holidays here with relatives. J. J. Wrinn is i'll with pneumonia. Miss Jennie Campbell arrived home yes terday from Smiths college for the holi- days.
 Thomas Galligan was picking pansies iii his garden yesterday. The Hall Brothers received an invoice of 1,200 pound of turkeys from New York yesterday and owing to the warm weather the fowls were sour and unfit for use and were shipped back by express. Mrs. Samuel Cook is visiting her daughter, Mrs. S. E. Hopkins in Toledo, O. Miss Edith V. Smith arrived home from New Y York last evening. The communicable and past-command- CTS of A. H. Dutton post, G. A. R., have
 been appointed as installing officers, with dates as follows: Captain w. N. Mix, Dan Canaan January :; L. A. Northrop, Mil ford January 5, Branford January 12; H,
 A. Nettleton, Seymour January 4; Jacob 1 Joab, Naugatuck January 7; W. J. Morse, Henry c. Merwin post, G. A. R., of New Haven January 7; c. A. Harrison, Meriden January ,; William NJ. Whitaker, Middle town January r
 Past Commander H. M. Taintor of Hart | ford will install A. H. Dutton post officers | Mrs. Platt of New Haven the officers of the
 w. R. C., and Captain Campbell of Mid dletown the officers of the Sons of Vet erans at the public installation in Odd Fellows hall on New Years night. Admis ! sion only by ticket. Musician O. H. Dickinson is also mum ! bered with the victims of the grip. Miss Grace Smith is caring for his music rooms.