Morning journal and courier., 1891-02-03
LOCAL NEW s.
Brief Mention.

The large fOur-masted schooner, Jonn H. Platt is now at Belle dock.
 Victor H. Case of Meriden was commit ted to the Midd1etown insane asylum yes terday.
 Harry, the ten-year-old son of Ralph Wright of Milford, is seriously ill with pneumonia.
 Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Lothrop of Boston are visiting Mrs. General Logan in Wash ington, D. c.
 E.U. Cobb, father of Mrs. George Bur rell of Birmingham, died in Binghamton, N Y., on Sunday. MT. Cobb was well known ill Birmingham.
 Henry c. Rowe, the well known Fair Haven oyster dealer, who went to Europe for his health few months ago, sailed for home Saturday in much improved con- dition.
 A new private fire alarm box is now To- cated on the university campus and was last night connected with the circuit. It is No. PA and will only be used in case of fire in the college buildings.
 Sixteen persons united with the Wash ington Park M. E. church, Bridgeport, Sunday morning, the outcome of the re- cent revival services held in that church. Nine joined tho First M. E. church there.
 Buy fur goods now at Burgess & Bur gess' and save money. It will pay to buy now. Don't wait until next fall and pay much higher prices. A splendid stock to oa1ao& fro,,o Cbor11ar conou in cyroof rieties.
 A large fish supposed to be sturgeon was seen foundering over sand bar in Housatonic river opposite Clark's, above the dam, Sunday. It got into deep water and escaped while party was starting out to capture it.
 Rev. MT. Irons of Clinton, formerly of New Haven, will occupy the pulpit of the Methodist church, Ansonia, next Sunday, in exchange with Rev. R. s. Putney. Mir. Irons is young man, but an unusually good speaker.
 During the year 1890 there were 55 births in the town of Milford, 19 males and 36 females. The total number of deaths were 60, males 32, females 28. In July there were 12 deaths and in May not one death occurred.
 The Davenport avenue quartette, MT. George Peckham, jr., leader, visited many residences on Orchard street Sunday even ing and last night and rendered some of their choicest selections. The fine music rendered was listened to with much pleas ure.
 The Derby Driving company has elected directors as follows: George E. Lindley, A. F. Sherwood, Patrick German, Benjamin Hubbell, Harrison B. Tolles, N. D. Bald win, w. s. Downs. The damage to the driving park by the flood will reach about $4OO.
 Dr. Lucy Creemer Peckham will read an essay on Elizabeth Barrett Browning, the poetess, at the meeting this evening of the Y. P. M. society of the Church of the Messiah. The meeting will be held in the vestry of the church. The public arc cordially invited.
 Masters George and Edward Skinner, pupils of Webster school, sang in the Episcopal church at Plainfeld, N. J., Sun day They went there at the request of w. H. Minor, recently organist at tho Church of the Ascension, but now of Plsinfeld. MT. Minor is also superintend- ent of a boys club in that place.
 Mrs. T. w. T. Curtis of this city, widow house High school, has been bereaved in the death of her mother, Sarah H., widow of ex-Governor John Hubbard of Maine The deceased lady had attained the good old age of nearly ninety-five years. She died at her home in Hallowell, Me-, Janu- ary 31. She was refined and cultured lady and very highly esteemed.
 As MT. Willis Dickerman of South Ha- ven, father of G. A. Dickerman, the florist of this city, had just hitched his horse in front of his sons flower store yesterday, his carriage was crashed into by runaway team, which proved to be one of H. H. Olds & Co.'S pie wagon teams, and both vehicles were damaged, MT. Dickerman's being now at the repair shop, the iron axle having been snapped in two.
 By Rev. Dr. Phillips.
 Rev. Dr. Watson Lyman Phillips will give very fine lecture on Enthusiasm and Fanaticism' at the Church of the Re- deemer Friday evening, February IS.
 The sale of tickets will begin on Tuesday at MT. .Judd's bookstore, Treat & Shepard's s music store, MT. Kilborn's, 479 State street. Price of tickets, twenty-five cents. Trinity Church, Southport.
 The special committee recently appoint ed at parish meeting of the Southport , Trinity church to notify Rev. Edmund Gilbert of New York city of the action of the society in extending him a call to the rectorship have not yet received any reply from the reverend gentleman. They ex- pect, however, to be able to report on or