Morning journal and courier., 1892-03-08
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Brief Mention.
 Own home-$1O mo.-R. E. Baldwin. Postmaster Sperry and wife and Miss Frances Ives left for Washington, D. O., yesterday.
 The Harugaris had a jolly private mas querade last night. The floor committee led the march.
 There were 100 couples in the grand march at the barbers' bali last night at Germania hall
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph T. Beard of Mil ford, who have both been Fl with rheuma- tism, are recovering.
 The Arion society had fine private masquerade ball last night. The costumes were very handsome.
 Mrs. Henry L. Hotchkiss of Hillhouse avenue left yesterday afternoon for her annual stay at Aiken, Georgia.
 Assistant Postmaster Boyd is still con fined to the house, but hopes to be at the postofice in the latter part of the week.
 Revs E. w. Husted, G. W. Fennell and lJ. H. Myers of Meriden attended the Min isters association meeting here yesterday.
 The schooner Dreadnaught of this city lost her foremast and headgear yesterday in collision with another schooner in Vineyard sound.
 Paderewski, who gives farewell con- cert in New Haven on Wednesday after noon, March 23, appears in Hartford on the same evening.
 Mrs. Dr. Creemer Peckham will read an essay on "Walt Whitman" this evening in the vestry of the Church of the Messiah. The public invited.
 A permit has been issued to Mrs. Beecher to repair the old frame building on Chapel street, near Brewery, which was much damaged by fire few weeks ago.
 There were 100 couple in the grand march at the masquerade ball of Deborah lodge at Turn hall last night. The march was led by Adolph Gosch and Mrs. B. Gilch.
 MT. Adna H. Neal died yesterday at his home in Southington after long illness. He was eighty years of age, native of Southingtou, and has spent most of his life there.
 Many ladies are now buying shoulder capes at Burgess & Burgess famous fur store at the greatly reduced prices, and the garments being so useful in all times of the year.
 In Forestville late Sunday afternoon the body of Robert Dutton, an elderly man, was found in ditch by searching party -c l.:z IL hryo dental drowning.
 A collision occurred at Canaan yesterday between Housatonic and Central New Eng land cars. Several cars were damaged and brakeman was hurled about twenty feet, but escaped serious injuries.
 Mr. Willis E. Miller and family leave to- day for Camden, s. O., where they will stay for two months. MT. Miller expects to return home in about month for a brief time and then rejoin his family at Camden.
 George F. Ravens, organist of Christ church, Hartford, has accepted a position as organist of Christ church, this city. He will come here May 1. He will keep up his training of the choir of Christ church of Springfield.
 Philip Higgins of 50 Liberty street wants it distinctly understood that he is not the Philip Higgins who was in the city court for drunkenness yesterday. So far as he knows MT. Higgins is the only Philip in this city and he doesn't want his name misused.
 At the session of the senate special com mittee on the constitutional convention at Hartford yesterday speeches on the sub ject were made by Hon. J. J. Phelan of Bridgeport, Hon. N. Stevens of Winsted, Senators Holden, Thayer, Clark and oth, CTS, including Controller Staub. Nearly all favored the convention. No result was reached.
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