Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-11-19
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Going like hot cakes, Royal shoes.

0UluS ike uOt Cakob, nOydl SuOos.
Own home-$1, 500. R. E. Baldwin.
st. Aloysius T. A. B. society of Meriden
visits the fair of St. Ignatius society in
this city to night.
The Cecilia Singing society will celebrate
their ninth anniversary on next Wednes-
day evening in Aurora hall.
To-day the general treasurer of the
Knights of Columbus will pay SIC, 200 in
benefits to the heirs of deceased members.
Notice was given to the employees of w.
& b. Douglass, Middlstown, on Thursday
that the shop would run only eight hours
day hereafter.
st. Aloysius T. A. B. society will hold a
musical entertainment in their club room
in the old Register building on Chapel
street Sunday evening.
The Shelton company, Shelton, has no.
tilted the mon in the tack cutting depart
ment that their working hours will be cut
down to eight hours per day.
The S. N. E. Telephone company will
display bulletins of the result of the Yale
and Harvard football game this afternoon
from their building on Court street for
the benefit of the public.
It has been decided by the executive
committee of the Connecticut Press asso-
citation to postpone the ssmi-annual ban
quet set for New Haven next Saturday
week, to Saturday, December 10.
The superb stock in great variety of
furs, fur shoulder capes 80 fashionable in
all lengths, fur neck boas, attracts the la
dies from far and near to Burgess & Bur-
gesses' noted fur emporium; also fur robes
for the baby carriages are selling rapidly.
Emory Parker, for eighteen years prior
to 1878 superintendent of the Russell &
Erwin Manufacturing company and since
then superintendent of the Nashua" look
factory, Nashua, N. H.. died on Thursday,
aged si1ty-seven, at his home in New
Britain.
Mr.. R. M. Sherman opened the lecture
course at Childs' business college by de-
nvering an admirable address yesterday
morning before the students of that we'll
known and popular place of learning. Mr..
Sherman's theme was, "Topics of the
Times"
Articles of incorporation were filed yes
terday at the secretary of states Office, in
cooperating the League Cycle company of
Hartford. The capital stock is 500, 900 in
shares of 500 each, SO per cent. of which
is paid in. The majority of the stock is
held in Hartford.
The 601st anniversary of Swiss indie
pendence was celebrated by the Naugatuok
Grueth society at Conoordia hall, Nauga-
tuck, Thursday night in an interesting
manner. An address was made by DAN
lei Engeler. Patriotic Swiss songs were
sung and tableaux given.
Mrs. Sarah Byington, mother of Hon.
A. b. Byington, editor of the Norwalk
Gazstte, died at her home in Washington,
D. G., yesterday morning, aged eighty-six
years. The funeral SO rvices will be held
in Washington, after which the remain g
will be brought to Norwalk and on Sun
day afternoon will be inferred in Union
cemetery.
The ladies' board of managers for the
worlds fair met yesterday afternoon in the
lieutenant governors room at the capitol
for the transaction of routine business.
Mrs. Morgan g. Buckley presided and six
teen members were present. The meeting
was given up entirely to hearing the re-
ports of the secretary and treasurer, and
reports on the various departments of wo-
mems work.
There are six candidates for the post
Office in Middletown, says the Post, viz:
Gerald e. King, John Gri6n, E. T. Jack
son, Fred P. Burr, D. W. Northrop and @.
g. Bacon. e. T. Jackson is in oonsulta-
tion with Mr.. Cleveland and has been on
still hunt since the election. Northrop
has secured many signatures from party
men. Griffin and Burr, King and Bacon
all look to Pigott.
The junior members of NJ. Steinert &
Sons company rendered banquet to Pro-
lessor NJ. Steinert at the Harmonic club
yesterday afternoon at which twenty mem
beers OF the family sat down. Tho banquet
was complimentary one to Mr.. Steinert
on account of his safe arrival home from a
six months stay in the old world, tt was
q delightful family gathering. ALI of the
seven sons of Professor Steinert were pres
emit.