Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-07
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Brief Mention. High water to- day at 800 &. m.


 High water to day at 800 &. m.
 A farm wanted-R. E. Baldwin.
 There were 2s, ,0O0 people at the Danbury fair yesterday.
 Finest stock of carnations in this city; 20c dozen to-day, at Champion's.
 The 21st school year of the Yale Business College begins Monday, September 4.
 Typewriter supplies at S1O Chspsl street. Joseph E. Platt, general dealer for Conn.
 Concrete walks laid and repaired by Conn. Concrete company, 49 Church street.
 The K. O. J. society is considering the plan of giving fair some time this win ter.
 Patrolman Richard-T. Moore leaves for a two weeks trip to the worlds fair Mon day.
 The cup defender vigilaut Is constructed partially of bronze manufactured in An sonia.
 The Union Veterans union department convention will be held in this city Octo- ber 26.
 St. Patrick's Y. M. T. A. B. society will elect officers for the snsuing year to-mor- TOW afternoon.
 The executive committee of the German American Cleveland club will meet to- morrow afternoon.
 General Ravens denies the report that he contemplates soon resigning his com mand of the 0. N. G.
 Call at 810 Chapel street and see new Remington Standard typewriter. Joseph K. Platt, general dealer.
 The Yale Yacht club has chartered the sea going tug Baltic to follow the second raoe for the America's cup to-day.
 It is rumored that John Fl. Starin, the New York steamboat msgnate, is to put on Bridgeport day line to New York.
 The contract for building the bridge on Oak street over West river has been awarded to J., E. Buddington of this city.
 Worlds fair tickets, best routes, $17.00 and $2s.40. Morse, Schroeder 6 Stock, Room 10, 82 Church street. Open even ings.
 Rev. Dr. Twitchell will attend the meet ing of the American board, of which he is . corporate member, at Worcester, Mass., next week.
 At the state convention of the Y. P. s. o. E. to be held in Bridgeport October 31 and November 1, over 5000 delegates are expected to be present.
 A Aspecial meeting of the German-Amer- ican association will bs held tomorrow af- ternoon, when the program for the course of winter entertainments will be arr Dged. The funeral of the late c. P. Merwin will take place from his residence in New Britain this afternoon at 3 o'clock. The interment will be in the family plot in New Britain.
 In Meriden it is claimed that John O. By1bse is out of the race for the collector ship and that the man upon whom the leaders in Meriden have unanimously set tied is ex-Asyor York of this city.
 Many are the buyers of those fine new styles of shoulder capes and fur boas at Burgess & Burgess, the prices being so low that 1t pays to buy now. Don't wait, ladies. Sole agents for the far-famed Knox hats.
 Rev. Harlan Creelman of Worthington. Mass, will speak at the meeting of the Young Mems Christian association at the rooms 713 Chapel street, Sunday afternoon ct 4 o'clock. Song service at 3:45. All men will be welcome.
 Judge F. B. Hall, in the superior court yesterday morning, gave to Charles Mer- sick, receiver of the Henry Killsm com psny, the privilege to borrow $10,000 to bs devoted to the payment of preferred claims against the estate.
 Funeral Directors.
 The following have been elected officers of the Connecticut Funeral Directors asso- ciation:
 .. $. President, G. H. Afford of winsted; cs president, A. R. Lsete of Thompson- Vile; secretary, E. 0. Root of Thonsston; recording secretary, O. A. Caldwell of so1thinEtom; treasurer, H. W. Crawford of Fair Haven; board of managers, 0. W. Hills q Hartford; G. B. Hawlsy of Bridge port, Theodore Keller of New Haven. E. N. Leets of 9uilford, G. H. Weollev of Hartford, J. 8. Mead of Greenwich. ;y.4-. -.st Dancing school. AYMr P Harvard Reillv no.st., x