Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-24
Local Weather Report.
 FOR SEPTEMBER g. 1891.
LOCAL NEWS
Brief MeRI10n.

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 Gentlemen! Royal Shoes; better than ever
 There was big attendance at the Wa tertown fair yesterday.
 Over 10000 people attended the New London County fair at Norwich yesterday.
 Concrete sidewalks laid by Connecticut Concrete company, 49 Church st., Room 9.
 R. Ballerstein & Go. commence their fall opening to-day and continue Friday and Saturday.
 Mrs. G. M. Allen wishes to announce that she will receive applications for pupils in elocution on and after October 12, 1891.
 The Hon. William E. Simonds, commits sioner of patents, has accepted professor ship in the Columbian university Law school, New York.
 Miss Lottie Gorham, one of the most popular and efficient teachers in Webster school, is seriously i'll with spinal neuralgia at her home on Gilbert avenue.
 Rev. Mr. Watkins of Norwalk expects to take his vacation next week, going to Sara toga, Lake Champlain, and ending up in the old Green Mountain state of Yer mont.
 MT. J. N. Cook, who has had shoe store at 255 Church street for the past nine years, has removed to 84 York street, where he will be pleased to see all his old customers.
 Yesterdays Norwalk Gazette says: The Aborn Opera company expect to go to New Haven on the train in the morning and sail back in MT. Thomas Pratts yacht. In ex- pectation of meeting rough weather they were rehearsing for it this morning.
 Secretary Hine of the state board of edu- cation has arranged for the following teachers meetings: At Andover, October 2; at Prospect, October 2; at Beacon Falls, October 8; at North Haven, October g; at at Berlin, October IS; at Mapping, Octo- .ber IA: at Thompson, October 23; at Pom fret, October 30.
 The funeral of Mrs. Ellen G. Welch, wife of Henry G. Welch, was held from her late residence, 46 Chestnut street, yesterday afternoon. The services were at the house, the Rev. Frank R. Luckey officiating There were many fine floral offerings The bearers were E. Downs, James D. Ander- son, G. Hedges, John Bates, N. Jones and James Brown. The interment was in Mapledale cemetery.
 much surprised person yesterday was Conductor Dickerman of the Naugatuek road, formerly of New Haven, when he was presented with a check for $l90 for the benefit of the conductors exhibit and fair to open in New Haven October 12. The check was gift of a wealthy resident of the Naugatuck valley, who gave it un- solicited as a thank offering to the conduc- tors for courtesies extendad.
 Sidney Peck, an old and respected citi- zen of Morriss, died at his home Sunday afternoon at the age of eighty-six years He leaves a wife and son and daughter,a Joseph 0. Peck of New Haven and Mrs. D. B. Randall of Morriss, who were faithful in care of their father through bis long ill., ness. The funeral took place from the Congregational church Tuesday afternoon. A very large circle of relatives and ftiends were present to pay their tribute of love and regard.
 Twenty.second Regiment Reu nion.
 THoMpsoNv1LLE, Sept. 23.-The annual reunion of the Twenty-second regiment, 0. v., was held to-day. There was an at tendance of over 200. It was zvotedzto hold the next annual reunion at Rock September 20, 1899. s2