Morning journal and courier., 1891-10-19
LOCAL NE w s.
 Brief Mention.

Rev. l.. ii. Squlres preached Ill the Onl- versalist church, Meriden, yesterday.
 The upper part of the Benedict building will probably be remodelled soon for of fees.
 A party of members of the Republican League dined Saturday afternoon at Hills Homestead.
 Captain W. G. Dickinson addressed the temperance meeting at the Seamen's bethel last evening.
 The death of Walker, who was killed by the cars at Webster street crossing, will be investigated,
 A beautiful waterspout in the sound was seen by many people in Clinton and Vest brook Saturday.
 The Housatonio railroad has just pur chased three powerful engines. They are of the best make.
 The recently organized Lotus club will hold meeting in the parlors of the Selden house at o'clock this evening.
 The Masters Workers of Humphrey street church had fine time Saturday in chestnutting in North Haven woods.
 Patrick Gerarghty, aged thirty, of Wa terbury, died Saturday evening from the effects of potash taken by mistake for salts.
 Thomas Cahill, the veteran brakeman on the Shore Line road, who has been in the employ of the company continuously since 1851, is as active and alert as ever.
 The many friends of MT. and Mrs. CIV. L. Benedict will be pleased to know of their safe arrival at Havre Sunday, Oeto- Der IS. They sailed on La Touraine Sat urday, the 10th.
 The case against Dr. Dominick Sullivan, who is charged with manslaughter in caus- ing the death of John 0. Kusler, which was partially tried in the city court Saturday, will be resumed tomorrow morning.
 Just the place to pick out wedding or birthday presents is Kirby's old reliable jewelry store, the popularity of which is greater than ever and the stock never finer. Call and inspect the beautiful dis play.
 An attachment has been made as result of civil suit instituted by the Adams Express company against the property of Clapp Spooner of Bridgeport for $75O, ,0OO damages. MT. Spooner is ill at his resi- dence.
 Undoubtedly the most unique and strik ing event of the season for gentlemen will be the opening of the new Hyperion club rooms, 1928 Chapel street, Monday, as the srf al EofN be there.
 If by chance or oversight any. who de- sired to give to the orphans Thursday were overlooked or their contribution not called for, the contribution may be sent to George H. Ford, treasurer, or to Professor Chandler.
 Shelf. juniors struggled from early in the morning Saturday until 10 o'clock try ing to haul down '94's flag that had been hung to the flagstaff on the green by the freshmen It was then taken down by a professional lineman.
 William Hough, the seventeen-year-old boy who was dipped head foremost into vat of vitriol in Bristol by Engineer LA. Bradshaw at the Eagle lock works, is not seriously hurt. The engineer paid the boys parents $25 to settle the case. ....
 Mrs. F. Sales, who was buried at the Oneco cemetery at Voluntown recently, was probably the heaviest woman in the state. She weighed four hundred pounds at the time of her death and it took eight men to carry and lower the coffin into the grave. .-. s.x.
 In the tennis tournament Wrenn and Hovey of Harvard got the first prize in the doubles and Parker and Rowland of Yale the second. In the singles the first prize was won by Hovey of Harvard, the second by Lee of the University of Pennsylvania and the consolation prize by Jones of Brown.