Morning journal and courier., 1891-10-22
LOCAL N K w s.
Brief Mention.

Weekly drills 1n the Nat1Onal 6uar0 De- gin November 1.
 Mrs. James E. English's sister, Miss Nor ris, will spend the winter in Europe.
 James G. Blaine is expected to pass through this city this noon on his way to Washington.
 Miss Alice Stillson of Hartford sails for Africa October 24 to engage in missionary work among the Zulus.
 Lizzie Wood, a domestic, was arrested yesterday, charged with stealing table linen at the Hotel Monopole.
 Mrs. Deborah Birchard, widow of the late Uriah Birchard, died yesterday morn ing at her residence in East Norwalk, aged eighty years.
 Louis E. Wilcox and Miss Mary Clark were married in the First Baptist church, Meriden, yesterday noon. It was bril- liant wedding.
 The Consolidated road and all of it's branches have never before been in so fine condition as at present-say the railroad commissioners.
 G. B. Deibert, formerly with the Con necticut Clothing company, has accepted a position as collector for Joseph Boenig of 564 State street.
 The forty-eighth annual convention of the grand division, Sons of Temperance, of Connecticut will be held in the Athen- eum, this city, to-day.
 Superintendent Curtis of our public schools will speak on Primary Reading and Spelling" at the teachers meeting in the Springfield institute Thursday, October 29
 Julius Webb died at his residence in Preston Tuesday evening, aged sixty-nine. He was for many years manager of the company.
 The towns of Oxford and Middlebury are disputing in the courts as to which shall pay for the keeping of pauper, R. L. Williams. The case was on in the dis trict court at Waterbury yesterday.
 The damage by the burning of Joseph Graveline's barn in Wallingford CNorth Farms) Tuesday night is $500. His COW kicked over the lantern while he was milk ing her and thus the fire was caused.
 President Harper of Chicago university was in town Tuesday night. He had very pleasant trip in Europe. He leaves for Chicago this week. His family will remain in Berlin for several months yet.
 Popular Conductor Fred Dickerman of the Naugatuck railroad, who won in the voting contest at the conductors fair, has decided to take the lantern. MT. Dicker- man was formerly a conductor on the Hartford road
 The committee on streets meet this even ing. Among the subjects to be considered will be the petition for the top-dressing of Edwards street, which is much needed This is a much-used thoroughfare and the roadway is badly cut up.
 As will be seen in our marriage notice column, Ben B. Ward of Los Angeles, Cal formerly of New Haven, was married in Kansas City yesterday. The bride is charming Kansas City belle. Many New Haven friends wish them joy and happi- ness.
 oAAco SoIASAAOA3 Q SAooA3 uSOA lWSAGt, was accidentally killed while hunting in Wilton, Conn.,, Tuesday. He was stu dent at the Wilton boarding school. He was an orphan and in another year would have come into possession of large for tune.
 P. J.~Whalen writes that when he work ed for Johnson he had SIS week and that Palmer & Bishop had been paying him $21 a week since May 1, 1889, until week ago, which he thinks sufficiently refutes the charge made that he was an incompe- tent workman.
 The Adams Express company will bring no more suits against Clapp Spooner, ex- vice president. There will be no criminal prosecution, neither will his horses and carriages or personal property be levied upon. The value of the property now un- der attachment is estimated at $150, ,000.
 Park Superintendent A. H. Thompson of Fort Hale park, who keeps record of high tides, says the rise of the tide on the 20th inst was the highest within fourteen years. Fourteen years ago the tide came up as high as then and did great damage in the Cove, at which time sixteen boats were broken up. No material damage was done by Tuesdays flood to the new roads which the park commissioners have had made the past year through the United States gov ernment property on Fort Hale park.
 Cantata of Daniel.
 A.. will be given in the auditorium of Trinity M. E. church, under the auspices of the Prayer League and Kings Daughters. The chorus is directed by Professor J. L. En- sign. Several prominent soloists of the city are to take the leading parts. Have your wedding and calling cards engraved at Siyerthau's, 700 Chapel St,