Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-22
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

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 Own home-$10 mo.-R. E. Baldwin. Vice President Futile of the Consolida- ted road was in New London yesterday.
 A forest fire has been raging on Talcott mountain, near Unionville, for the last two days.
 President Thomas Forsyth, of the For syth Dye Works and Laundry company, was much better yesterday.
 Wakeman D. Lockwood of Bridgeport, a brother of Judge Lockwood, died yester- day morning, aged sixty-one.
 Otto Kane, young quarryman, was fatally hurt in Thomaston yesterday morn ing by premature explosion.
 Pioneer council No. 1, o. U. A. M., had a very interesting meeting last night and gave the third degree to four men. Brother Eli Manchester gave 8 very able talk.
 Philip Dahl, Yale college student, has been offered the position of principal of the Swedish Lutheran summer school in New Britain. It is thought that he will accept.
 The Lotos club fair at Warner hall was well attended despite the bad weather last evening, and an interesting program was given, after which there was dancing. The fair will close tonight.
 The pallbearers at the funeral of Mrs. George Gridley in New Britain were: Der. nard Judd, Fred Judd, New Haven, broth CTS of the deceased, J. A. Gridley, broth. erin law, and Aaron Sweetland of New Haven.
 At a reception given by Mrs. Annie s. Churchill of New Britain Wednesday even ing Rev. Dr. Burdett Hart and daughter and MT. Samuel Hemingway of New Hs- ven were present. Mrs. Seribner of New York, wife of Charles Scribner, one of the publishers of Scribner's Magazine, was also in the company.
 George L. Perry of Birmingham and Miss Pauline E. Beach were married at noon yesterday by Rev. E. s. Lines at St. Paups church. There were quite nun. Dor of immediate friends and relatives oi the contracting parties present. MT. and Mrs. Perry left on the Washington ex press yesterday afternoon for the nationa capital.
 Cards are out announcing the marriage at o'clock in the afternoon of May 5, ir the Congregational church at Birmingham of William Wetmore Holmes of Water. bury, son of Israel Holmes, and Margaret Griswold Torrance of Birmingham, daugh. ter of Judge David Torrance of the su. preme court. They will reside in Holmes place, Waterbury, and will be at home after June 1.
 Fire in Milford.
 was burned to the ground Wednesday night. Everything in the barn was con stunned, including two horses, two COWS two calves and number of farming i'm plements and carpenters tools. The in surance policy on the barn ran out 8 few days ago and had not been renewed. MT Plumb's loss amounts to about $3,000 The origin of the fire is unknown.
 pr. Townsend Elected Clerk.
 WATERBURY, April 21.-The annual meeting O. the New Haven County Medical association wal held in the Scoville house at 11:3o. this morning President Dr. s. D. Gilbert of New Haven pre- siding. Sixty-fve members were present The principal discussion was on chronic Bright'i disease. Dr. J. H. Townsend of New Haven was elected clerk to succeed Dr. Frank W. Wright The following candidates were admitted: Drs 4. B: Cheney, L. J. Gaylord, H. B. Ferris, Charles Futile, A. Ellcox of New Haven; R. J. Brown Birmingham; A A: ": Morris, Westville; [ J Hammond, Waterbury, and J. M Benedict Seymour.