Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-08
LOCAL NEW s.
Brief MenI10n.

There are thirty cases of measles in Bridgeport. ..'--> E. MT. George Dickerman is executor for the will of Dr. Levi Ives.
 Birney Cochran of Henry street is dan gerously i'll with pneumonia.
 The late Charles Atwster was brother of Mrs. Thomas E1mes of Birmingham.
 W. H. Van Buren of the Hyperion is confined to the house with severe cold. The Rev. Dr. Twitchell sat beside Judge Pickett this morning on the city court bench.
 Professor Chittenden of Yale lectures before the Bridgeport Scientific society this evening.
 Get for a Christmas present singing canary bird and cage at Champions, 1928 Chapel street.
 A meeting of all the division superinten- dents of the Consolidated road was held in New Haven yesterday.
 JohnF. Barnett of Hartford has accepted a position with the Dorman Lithograph company of New Haven.
 Miss Della Walker returned to her home in this city yesterday after avisit of several weeks at Arlington, Mass.
 Peter Larkins, the Ansonia grocer, died yesterday of neuralgia of the heart. He leaves family of nine children.
 The name of Charles Veil for the Sixth ward has been brought forward as candi- date for president of the board of council men.
 John Ross, hotel keeper at Saybrook Point, is very low in consequence of in juries received in being thrown from his carriage.
 George T. Benham of Bridgeport, treas urer of the Benham G. Hawley company, died at his home Monday night of Bright's disease, aged forty.
 The annual meeting of the newly elected board of officers of the Connecticut divi- sion, l.. A. w., will be held in Bridgeport Wednesday evening.
 Colonel White passed another comfort able day yesterday. He is out of imme- diate danger, although the doctors do not expect him to recover.
 Hinman's renowned respirators for the grippe are in great demand at the present trial. Orders are coming in and g large batch came in from the west yesterday.
 A valuable pony owned by Philip Hugo, the Edwards street grocer, died of lockjaw Sunday, caused by injuries received by being struck by wagon shaft in col lision.
 MT. and Mrs. F. H. Penney of 499 How ard avenue were blessed on Sunday morn ing with an addition to their family. It is nine pound boy. Both mother and boy are doing nicely.
 The A. H. Byington residence, Norwalk, Mrs. Byington left town for Washington, D. c. MT. Byington and his son will board during the winter.
 Miss Diana Miles of Milford, who frac- tured her hip while on visit to Hartford during Thanksgiving week, died on Satur- day afternoon at the residence of her brother, Henry Miles of Milford.
 MT. William Pewtress of Fair Haven, who has been confined to his home with a severe cold for the past week, was well enough to attend to his business at the L. Candee & Co.'s factory yesterday.
 The monthly meeting of the New Haven branch of the Woman's Board of Missions will be held in the Center church chapel to-day at o'clock p. m. Mrs. Edward Hume will speak at the meeting.
 Following the abolition of the contract system at the New Haven Clock company'f woodwork department will come the aboi tion of the system in the other depart. ments, which takes effect January 1.
 0. A. Katsch, the jewellers display of holiday goods at his store, 125 Church street, is very fine and includes host o1 exclusive novelties in gold and silver found nowhere else in the city. Open evenings
 Mir. J. D. Rice of this city, the accom-. plished organist of one of the leading churches in New London, has given great satisfaction, and by recent promotion is now in full charge there as musical direo tor.
 Edward Clifford, foreman at Sargent & Co.'s and member of Elm Tree lodge, N E. O. F., is very i'll at his home on Pear street with neuralgia of the heart. and stomach. On Sunday his case was critical but yesterday the symptoms were more favorable. &