Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-20
LOCAL NE w 5.
Brief M Ment1On.

Good quality floor o1lclotn, zoe per yaro. Home Drspery Co.,, 694 Chapel street.
 Rev. F. Stanley Root and family are at Ocean Bluff hotel, Kennebunkport, Me. Concrete walks laid and repaired by Conn., Concrete company, 49 Church st. Another warm day yesterday. The highest record at the signal office was S4. The Baptist Sunday school of Clinton had their picnic yesterday at Grove Beach Several members of the fifth battalion were measured for new uniforms last even ing.
 Phoenix Temple of Honor No. 19 of New Britain will be at Savin Rock on Friday, August II.
 s.. Johns Catholic club will give an ex- cursion to Glen Island July 27 by the steamer John II. Starin.
 The Summerfield Methodist church Sun day school of this city will hold picnic at High Rock Grove to day.
 Worlds fair excursion tickets s26.4O. Morse, Schroeder & Stock, Room 10, Bene- dict building. Open eveninga.
 Rev. 0. G. Bristol of Danielsonville, Conn.,, has been called to the pastorate of the Church of the Good Shepard of Hart ford.
 A baseball team composed entirely of Plantsville players will go to Cheshire Sat urday afternoon to defeat the team of that place.
 M. J. Bohen, who has been in the New Haven hospital, was removed to Meriden yesterday and taken to the hospital there. He Is very low.
 By smash-up between freight trains on the Boston and Albany railroad at South Birmingham early yesterday morning 6 locomotive and several cars were smashed up and passenger trains were delayed.
 James H. Swift, the old soldier who wal found brutally murdered on the Little Falls road, near Washington, D. O., or Thursday, was painter by trade and for merly lived on the corner of North an6 Front streets in Hartford.
 The First Baptist Sunday school had their annual picnic yesterday, going te High Rock Grove. The day was greatly enjoyed by the large throng. The Daven port church picnic takes place there July 26. and All Saints missions picnic at th' same place July 29.
 The remains of Mre. Sarah Jane Post who died Monday in this city, were tsker to Waterbury on the 11:12 train yesterday morning and the funeral was held, the burial being in Riverside cemetery. Mrs Post was the wife of O. 0. Post, who was formerly of Waterbury.
 Collector John l. Hutchinson, in reply to an interviewer yesterday ss to who his successor was likely to be, gave it as his opinion, based on the indications that John 0. Byxbee would be the man. He complimented MT. Byxbee, saying that he was an admirable man for the place.
 Rev. W. A. Beardsley of St. Thomas church, New Haven, conducted the serv. ices in Trinity church in Newtown on Sun day. The people were we'll pleased witt his discourse, which was very able. He spoke in strong terms of unity among Christians as very essentisl.-Danbury News.
 The annual excursion of the Crescen club of Middletown was held yesterday Among the party were several hundred from Colchester, East Hampton and Port land. The Continental took the party tt New York and Fort Lee. Including those from this city there were over 1 200 or board.
 Captain Richard Peck was able yesterday to be removed to another room. His phy sicisn says that his improvement has beer such as to warrant strong hopes of his re covery. Mrs. Peck, wife of Captain Peck was able to preside at the dinner table yes terday for tho srst time since she was taker i'll, two months ago.
 Mrs. Franklin Fsrrel and family, Mrs Alton Farrel and family and Thomas Wal lace, jr., and family this week went tt their summer home, ''Rose Ridge," il Woodbridge, where they will remain dur ing the heated term. The place is nor beautiful than ever and will be the seen, of many pleasant events this season.
 The Middletown Herald remarks: 'Th friends of John I. Hutchinson are hustlin, around trying to elect him as warden o tho state prison at Wethers6eld. MT Hutchinson would make a most excellent warden. His many years' experience a sheriff of this county especially fits him fo this ofics. Hr. Hutchinson's election would please his many friends"
 Professor Isidore Troostwyk of this cit, will give concert in the chapel of th Congregational church, Southington, to morrow evening; also a pupils recital The following students will play the vio lin; Misses Florence Cummings, Juli, Gridley, Anita Lewis, Messrs. Andrews Bonney and Bailey. Mr. Lee of this c!ty will aing and Mir. Dessauer of this cit, preside at the piano.
 Jumped the Track.
 TWISTED, July 19.-A vestbound freieh train of the Philadelphia and Reading and New England road jumped the track a, New Hartford about o'clock tonight