Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-01
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.


is sick with cholera morbus.
Captain James Wrinn of the police and
his wife will leave to-day for Saratoga.
Concrete sidewalks laid by Connecticut
Concrete company, 40 Church st., Room 2.
Professor E. A. Parsons, the we'll known
pianist, is in Rochester, N. Y, visiting his
sister,
G. G. Benham, the artist, of New York,
formerly of New Haven, is rusticating at
Richfeld Springs.
Mr.. Frederick G. Puffer. popular
young man from Detroit, Mich, is visit
ing friends in this city.
Miss George Hardie, the popular young
school mistress, ia spending her vacation
with friends in Saratoga.
Rev. E. NJ. Poteat and wife of 1888
George street have gone to New Hampton,
N. H., to spend the summer.
Councilman Charles D. Nicon of the
First ward, who has been confined to the
house for two weeks, is out again.
The funeral of Donnetta Hine, son of
Mr.. George Hine of Naugatuck, who died
Thursday, aged "a years. takes place this
afternoon.
There will in all probability be wheel
mans day at the park during the coming
state fair in Meriden, and if SO it will be
the first day.
Huntington Center had a great celebra-
ton last night over the. triumph of the
boys who rang the church bells on the
Fourth of July last
Rev. DR.. Miles G.. Bullock died suddenly
in Chicago Tuesday last, aged ffty-si3.
He formerly preached in Ansonia, resign
ing there year ago.
Mrs. J. S. Gilman and Mrs. Darcy Paul
of Baltimore are paying short visit to
this city while on a pleasure tour through
the New England states.
Deputy Collector G. w. Pickett has gone
to Lake Wauremaug for few days rest.
His injured foot is slowly recovering and
his family are at the lake.
Captain William II. Stratton of Provi-
dence, formerly an aide on the staff of
General S. R. Smith, and who resided here
many years, visited the city yesterday.
The great variety of trunks and bags at
Burgess & Burgess attracts the tourists
from all this part of the state, and they
are having great sale of those yachting
caps.
]. w. Harding, police headquarters re-
porter Of the New York Morning Adver-
tiser, spent the day with friends here.
Mr.. Harding was for several years on the
Union.
Mrs. S. M. Lightbourn, mother of Cecil
Lightbourn of Linsley, Root & Co., and
her daughter, Mrs. Evans of Marion, Sc,
are spending the summer in this city and
vicinity.
The Amateur league game between the
Orange Streets and Sagwas which was to
have been played this afternoon has been
postponed. It will probably be played
next week.
The Charles W. Scranton Co. have open
ed an Office at "a Center street, directly
opposite the Security Insurance company's
building, and will there conduct general
brokerage business.
G. W. Stoddard, janitor of North Shelf
field hall, has recovered from the serious
disease with which he has been afflicted
for the past two months and is now gain
ing fast his usual health.
\, The funeral of Hon. 81. G. Hubbard took
place in Middletown yesterday. Rev. Drs.
Townsend and Parks oficiated. The Mid
dletown Plate company and the W. & B.
Douglass company closed their works dur
ing the afternoon.
A recent importation working for Mr.
Ley, the farmer on Townsend avenue, was
set to work hoeing corn, between the rows
of which, as is the custom, were planted
pumpkins. The workman, having never
seen pumpkin vine, hoed them all up.
supposing them to be weeds. The loss by
this, Mr.. Ley says, is at least $50.
A. o. U. W.-Received $4,000.
The beneficiary Of the late William Hol-
land, who was fatally injured near Madi-
son few days ago, has received the sum
of 81, 200 from the A. O. u. W. Mr.. Hol-
land was q charter member of East Rock
lodge, No. 80, A. o. U. W., of this city.
Choice Beef, Mutton. Veal, Lamb,
Etc.
One of the best places in the city to