Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-29
LOCAL NEW 8.
Brief Mention.


 Fine display of northern lights last night.
 Noah Shepard of Cromwell committed suicide yesterday.
 The new store is open, 92 Church street, near Chapel. Royal Shoe Go.
 Another crowd went to Pawson park yesterday on the steamer Margaret.
 The law on rail or reed birds is off in this state next Tuesday, September 1.
 Frank Hooker and his son Clare are ex- pected home from Europe next week.
 Concrete sidewalks laid by Connecticut Concrete company, 49 Church st., Room 9.
 Lyman E. Bradley, special officer at J. B. Sargent's factory, has returned from Saratoga.
 Cooler weather last night. Let us hope that the hot spell of humid weather is done with.
 The annual parade and inspection of the Bridgeport fire department will take place October 15.
 The Meriden horse railroad company have had their capital stock increased from $50, ,O0O to $8O,00O.
 Miss Flora Strong of New Haven has been spending few days at her fathers, Noble Strong's, in Warren.
 Israel Putnam lodge, A. o. U. w., re- ceived visiting members of the Silver City lodge of Meriden last night.
 Letter Carrier George H. Brogan of the east side has resigned his position and will be succeeded by Edward P. Carney.
 Rev. w. A. Atchley of South Thomas ton, Me-, has secured unanimous call from the Baptist church at Chester.
 Trotting entries for the state fair will close to-day, and it is said that already there is good list of starters booked.
 John F. Doran, driver of the patrol wagon at headquarters, has returned from Saratoga, where he has been spending his vacation.
 A broken granite post on the west side of the new green neither adds to the beauty of Academy street or to the glory of the park inspector.
 Yesterday morning the body of John Keegan of Torrington, who disappeared Tuesday, was found in the pond at the woollen mill dam.
 Cards are out announcing the marriage of the Rev. Chaales w. Loomis of Still man Valley, H., and Miss Julia Colt, of Winsted, September 8.
 The Mercantile ind Orange Street teams of the Amateur league will play cham pionship game at the Howard avenue grounds this afternoon.
 Mrs. Kelly and her daughter Maggie of New York, who have been visiting Mrs. O'Keefe, wife of Captain O'Keefe, will re- turn to New York to-day.
 Captain Treadwell Smith of Station No. 3, the next superintendent of police, ar rived home yesterday from the shore, where he has been spending his vacation. The very superior and extensive stock of trunks and bags at Burgess & Burgess makes selection easy and all can find what they want there. Yachting oaps-a full line.
 When the $1OO certificates in the Pro- gressive Benefit order become due the off, cers propose to hire hall and deliver over the cash in the presence of 8 large audi ence.
 Captain Lawrence o'Brien of 70 Beach street has returned from visit to Yer. mont, where he attended the General Stark celebration. He met many G. A. R, acquaintancesthere. ~* &
 County Oommissionsr Paige is improv- ing in health And isnsw at the home of his son, Allan W. Paige, in Huntington, and hopes to be able to attend to his duties at the commissioners office soon.
 Colonel c. B. Erichson forwarded to the adjutant generals office yesterday the nomination of Lieutenant L. B. Norton, quartermaster, of New Britain, for the po- sition of adjutant of the First regiment.
 Mrs. Dr. Paul Skiff, who is critically ill with typhoid fever, shows no improve ment in her condition, though her head is somewhat clearer than it was. Unless a relapse takes place there is yet considera- ble chance for her recovery.
 Mrs. Kinney, widow of Major Kinney, will start this week for an extensive jour ney in the west, largely among the Indians located there. She is president of the Con- necticut Indian association and active in the work of the Mohawk conference, and is deeply interested in what is being done for the Indians by the philanthropic people of the country.