Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-11
LOCAL W E w s.
Brief Mention.

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 High water to day at 12:32 a. m.
 Money wanted on mortgage. K Bald win.
 The stores begin to shine with the dis plays for Christmas buyers.
 Signal Officer Began is confined to his house, seriously i'll with the grip.
 Next Monday, Forefarhers' day, the Con- gregational club will hold it's monthly meet ing in the Davenport church parlors.
 Punch Wheeler, in advance of tThe Power of Gold," is in town arranging for a date at the Grand in the near future.
 The condition of Mrs. Mary E Sperry of Westville, who lies dangerously sick with bronchial pneumonia and grip, is unim- proved.
 MT. Preston, who fell down an elevator able to walk across the room, and his event. ual re ,overy is hoped for.
 Frank Merritt, member of the senior class in the Yale law school, Is dangerously ill with appendicitis at the Yale in6rmary. He hss been i'll 8 week. His home is in Danbury.
 The people of the German Lutheran church on Humphrey street and many friends are interested over sale of fancy articles which is to be given next Wednes- day evening at the residence of Adam Sat- tig, the grocer, on Nicoll street.
 John Mccarthy, W. S.Wells and Simeon E. Fox went to Chicopee, Mass., to inspect the tablets being made there for the eol- diers' monument in this city. The com mittee is pleased with the work. The tab lets will probably arrive in this city about Christmas day.
 Miss Clara Bsrnum of Humphrey street, daughter of the late Rev. s. w. Barnum, has been critically Ill with pneumonia, but is slowly improving Her sister, Miss Charlotte, who was unremitting in her de- vot!on to her sister, is now dangerously i'll with brain fever.
 The Edgewood Avenue Railroad company Is rapidly pushing the laying of it's tracks. During the past week men have been kept at work all night keeping fires burning and thawing out the ground, and all day yes- terday and last night large force were kept at work laying tracks.
 Rev. Ar. Cooper at the Epworth M. E. church yesterday morning preached dis course upon "Reasons for Thanksgiving" Next Thursday evening MT. Cooper will lecture at his church on "A Yankee Pas tors First Visit to Dixie Land" Preced- ing the lecture the Earnest Workers of the church will serve supper. Rev. MT. Goodell is to lecture on Wednesday night of the following week.
 Reuben E. Perkins of this city, who was badly injured in Waterbury in horse and carriage runaway. was carried to Dr. Don ahue's office, where a deep scalp wound was found in his right temple. The tenn porsl artery was also severed, and the in jured man bled profusely. His wounds were dressed and he was removed to the home of kis brother, c. F. Perkins, in that city. His sister has been sent for to take care of him.
 The incorporators of the West Shore Electric railroad held meeting on Satur- day and made arrangements to build line from the terminus of the Winchester ave- nue road 8. Ssvin Rock to Merwin's Point, distance of about three and one-half miles. The incorporators are James D. Dewell, Henry Sutton, Israel A. Kelsey, O. K. Bush and Wallace W. Ward. The cap- ital is $50, ,00O. Another meeting is to be held this week.