Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-18
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General News From All Part of the TOKu.


 Court Windermere, A. o. F., has elected officers as follows: Chief ranger, Henry Norton; sub chief ranger, J. A. Downey; financial secretary, J. B. Gavin; recording secretary, J. L. Merchant; treasurer, P. F. Gaherty; senior woodward, Frederick Grasser; junior woodward, W. F. Riley; senior beadle, T. E. Mcclure; junior beadle, J. F. McNulty; trustee, James Gaffney; physician, Dr. W. s. Russell, | druggist, G. A. Smith. Won Steinwehr lodge, D. o. H., elected officers are: Fred Gronau, o. B.; J. Kan nengiesser, U. B.; Edward Toelle, secre- try; Joseph Fitz, treasurer. The public installation of Compass lodge ! officers will occur in the lodge room this evening. Admission only by card. | August Tisma, German employed as fireman in the boiler room at the wheel shop, was quite seriously burned about the face, hands and arms by the flash from some sawdust and shavings he was putting on the fire under the boilers. The neglect 1 of closing the blower at the time was the cause of the accident. Dr. Russell at | tended.
 w. J. Morse is considering an offer of ] lucrative position to take charge of the | making department at c. Rogers & Broth ers' spoon shop in Meriden. Dr. Bacon was up from New Haven again yesterday morning and reports Charles Lombra's condition unchanged, practically, but seemingly trife more fav- orable.
 J.H Mccormack tried to board the 11:19 train for New Haven after it had started out of the depot yesterday morn ing. By some mishap his foot slipped on the car steps and he fell on his knee and was drawn several rods beside the wheels, but managed to free himself, keeping out from the wheels. His trousers were badly torn and the flesh on his knees bruised.
 Joel Lombra of West Springfield, in re- sponse to an expressed wish, will assume charge of his brother Charles meat business on Cherry street for the present.
 The merchants are happy. The cold | weather is furnishing boom in business. Department Commander Fanton, of the G. A. R. of Danbury, was in town yester- | day for a short time.
 There was whist party at Harry Gu | lees last evening. Billy" Taylor was in New Britain last evening furnishing music for a dancing class.
 l A child of John Nolan was buried yes terday.
 M. J. Redmond & Go. will put hot water heater into J. P. Stevenson's new | house.
 This weeks work will complete all the pipe laying except through the tunnel and into the pond. The disbanded "Hooks'' will have a ban quet st the Wallingford hotel Saturday evening.
 Rosemary hall school will close next Tuesday for the holidays.
 The mercury registered 15 degrees above | zero early last evening.
 Mrs. A. J. Smith of Curtis avenue is se- riously ill with the grip.
 Mrs. Caleb Aliens condition yesterday afternoon was extremely critical Dr. Wilson of Meriden, who is attending her, had but little hopes of her recovery.
 O. B. Lane is getting along as well as could be expected.
 Selectman Jones' reports show over 100 persons who are being assisted by the town.
 Williams orchestra went to Cheshire last evening to furnish music for socia- ble.
 Dr. George Andrews slipped and fell on his own steps yesterday and quite seriously injured his knee.
 Judge Hall of the superior court has de- cided that the $100 reward for capturing Cooke, the horse thief, shall be divided as follows: w. J. Morse, $50; R. s. Austin, $25, and w. R. Sawyer of New Haven, ,$25.
 The town clock was out of kilter yester- day morning and it necessitated services of o. G. Hull, who soon had the machinery working again.
 The G. A. R. and K. of P. hold meetings this evening.
 Department Commander Fanton will be I %los A,11o Aso oc oe the G. A. R., w. R. 0. and s. V. on New | Years evening.