Morning journal and courier., 1891-10-24
LOCAL N E W $.
Brief N enIiOn.

More than satisfied. Royal shoes.
 Scribner's for November at T. H. Pease & Sons.
 Miss Laura Perkins of Winsted is the guest of her cousin, E. B. Baker of this city.
 United States cautionary signals are to be displayed at Seaside park, Bridgeport, hereafter.
 The New York Yacht club will not make Morris Cove the eastern rendezvous of the club, as was projected.
 A postal card has been received by Elder Beach at Middletown presumed to be from the missing student, Naramore.
 The "Glit Edge" due here at 905 last evening was two hours late in consequence of broken fange on the baggage car.
 George w. Welton, aged thirty-four, of Woodbury, is missing, and his friends be- lieve that he has become insane.
 The class in geology at the high school will visit the Portland quarries and the Wesleyan university museum to-day.
 Mrs. A. Heaton Robertson continues to gain in strength and her physician thinks she will be able to be out again in week or two.
 Loper has handsomely reftted the floor over his store and is prepared to provide there banquets for parties, lodges, etc., at short notice.
 The injunction of Nathan I. Nathan on the Old Colony Distilleries company was withdrawn yesterday, settlement having been effected.
 Parties who were at Fort Hale park said it was a fine sight to see the waves dash against the rocks at the unusual high tide on Monday last.
 Andrew Gates, jr., is building house on Townsend avenue on land recently pur- chased of the Granniss Brothers opposite the charming residence of H. H. Benedict, Esq.
 The Derby Rubber company have made mill with s. E. Gesner. The mill is to cost about $12,OOO. Work will be commenced at once.
 The Rev. Reuben H. Loomis of Bloom field, Methodist pastor we'll known in Fair Haven, was stricken with paralysis Thursday morning and is in very critical condition.
 Conductor Dickerman not only won the conductors prize, but he also holds the ticket which calls for the copper wash boil CT which was one of the prizes to season ticket holders.
 Wallace W.Ward, superintendent of the West Haven Horse Railroad company, who has been very ill with pneumonia for the past few days, was much better yesterday. Dr. Barnett is attending him.
 Miss Alice F. Stillson started yesterday from Naugatuck for Umjumbie, Natal, South Africa, where she is to engage in mission work under the auspices of the American board of foreign missions.
 The Arion Singing society have begun preparations for their masquerade ball to be held February 1, 1899, at the Hyperion. Mahlon's orchestra and the Second regi- ment band have been engaged for the occa- sion.
 A wind storm ragged in this city and on the sound yesterday, shaking down the re-  maining chestnuts and breaking off many decayed limbs of the trees. Notwithstand ing the rough condition of the sound the New York boats arrived last evening on time.
 Features of Burgess & Burgess great fall display of furs are wraps and shoulder capes in all the new styles; also seal saeques and sealskins; and patrons come from near and far, as the prices are so low, the firm being manufacturers. Also fur mats, and fur rugs for the baby carriage.
 Clinton B. Davis denies the story of his probable retirement from the chairmanship of the democratic state central committee. He had had no misunderstanding with the other members of the committee and laughed at the report that the democrats thought he betrayed state secrets to his business partner, MT. Clark.
 The State Street Horse Railroad company through ex-Judge Henry Stoddard has brought suit against Judge Sheldon, Israel A. Kelsey, president of the Winchester Avenue Railroad company, and all others connected with the syndicate, for the re- covery of the charter to build a railroad over the Winchester avenue route.
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