Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-05
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Buy a new house. R. E Baldwin.
The place to buy furniture is at Booths.
The N. E. o. P. gives a concert at the
Hyperion theater December 20.
Edward Coe is the newly elected COM
mander of Admiral Foote post. 81. S.
Peck is senior vice commander.
Officer Kober killed a mad dog last even
ing at the corner of Ashmun and Gregory
streets. One shot did the work.
Typewriter copying, Gaffey's, AZ Center.
Gaffey's night school, 40 Church, is the
place to learn shorthand and typewriting
Forty members of the Arion Singing
society went 20 New York Saturday even
ing ss the guests of the Arions of New
York.
Members of Columbia council, O. U. A.
M, of Meriden will go to North Haven to-
night to help institute new council at
that place.
the usual meeting of the Woman's
Church Missionary association will be held
to-day at 8 p. m. in Trinity parish build
ing, Temple street.
There are five cases of scarlet fever at
the house of William Freeman, 80 Hudson
street. The father, mother and three chill
dren are down with It,
W. H. Barnes of the Thimble Island
house at Pot island will leave in few days
for Jensen, Brevard county, Fla, to open
the new Al Fresco hotel, of which he will
have charge this winter.
The late Francis B. Kelsey, who died in
Clinton Friday night, leaves wife and five
Oak, CAL, Edward A. Kelsey of Clinton,
DR.. W. F. Kelsey of Marseilles, France,
B. F. Kelsey of Boston, and S. O. Kelsey
of Meriden.
Mrs. M. L. Wilcoxson died at her home
in Oxford Thursday. She was the widow
of Judge Wilcoxson, and had been suffer
ing for long time with Bright's disease,
undergoing several operations at the New
Haven hospital. She was about sixty
years of age, and had relatives in Sey-
mour.
William b. Cooper, jr., formerly of this
city, whose father resides at 322 Orchard
street, was accidentally killed by acompan-
ion while out hunting in Georgia recently.
For the last three years deceased had been
in business at Thomasville. Ga, as chemist
for the Townsville Manufacturing COM
pany. He was twenty eight years old and
unmarried.
The most superb and extensive display
of Oriental rugs ever made in the state
and sold at prices lower than in New York
Is that adjoining the fine rug store of Mr.
Enfsjiau, $40 Chapel street, all selected
and imported by himself direct for the
Christmas trade. The elegant great carpet
rugs hanging upon the walls attract grea,
attention. There are also many fine rugs
of small size.
Rev. DR.. Munger delivered very forci-
BILE discourse yesterday forenoon at the
United church, in which he spoke OF
needed reforms. One, startling one, was
the need of reforms in the municipal gov.
ernments of this country. This is diff.
cult problem to deal with, but the bette,
elements should unite to take some prac-
tical action to bring about the reforms &c
imperatively needed. Another reform
needed is the suppression of gambling.
Mr.. Thomas Forsyth, head of the For
syth Dyeing and Laundry company, was a
little more comfortable yesterday. His
left leg and arm are slightly paralyzed
His health has for several years been i'm
paired. but last summer after a stay of a
number of weeks on Ltchfield Hills he
returned materially benefited. Of late,
however, his health has been preoarioue
again, but it is hoped that he will be able
to be out again in a week or two.