Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-18
LOCAL NE WS.
Brief Mention.

Oriental rugs. Crampton's, 694 Chapel.
 New styles gave $1. Royal Shoes.
 A new house $1 ,500-R. E. Baldwin.
 Monographs and supplies at Curtiss & Bradley.
 w. B. Curtis has resigned his position in the Christ church choir as solo bass.
 George V. York, 8 we'll known Norwalk man, died very suddenly yesterday, aged sixty.
 H. J. Linehan of this city, we'll known business man, was calling on his Meriden friends yesterday.
 Rev. R. G. s. McNeille of the South Con- gregational church, Bridgeport, is in Texas upon business trip.
 Charles L. Oviatt, the popular young clerk at Higby's drug store, Milford, is seriously Ill at his home.
 Willis S. Oviatt of Milford has returned from Newark, N. J. where he was called to attend the funeral of a relative.
 Patrick McKiernan of Commerce street, who suffered the operation of traob eotomy at the hospital, was little easier yester- day.
 H. E. Smith, the postmaster of Stam- ford, died yesterday morning at 3 o'clock very suddenly from spoplexs, aged forty eight.
 The Rev Dr. Maher of St. Mary's church, Milford, has suffered relapse and his condition is generally thought to be 8 precarious one.
 Charles H. Johnson of St. Louis, for merly of New Britain, has accepted the proposition of the Fourth church, Hart ford, to become it's organist.
 Edmund s. Hawley, president of the First National bank, Bridgeport, eighty years of age, who has been critically i'll at his home, was better yesterday.
 MT. Dickie of New York, who is build ing handsome country house in Guil- ford, is at present stopping in town. MT. Dlckie is a millionaire three times over.
 John L. Billiard of Meriden will shortly leave on southern trip, to recuperate af- ter his recent severe illness with the grip. Several Meriden gentlemen will go with him.
 The young people of Plymouth church, Milford, give on the 2lst Westinghouse birthday social in the church psrlors and call it "An Evening With George Wash ington."
 All the rage-the new style shoulder capes for spring wear-a beautiful line-at Burgess & Burgess fur emporium; fur neck scarf selling fast at the greatly re- duced prices.
 MT. Louis Brody, State street clerk, wore happy face yesterday. The occa- sion was the arrival of 8 bouncing baby boy at his home. Both mother and child are doing well.
 James w. Pendergrass, Bethany far mer, was arrested in Westville last night by Officer Whilliday and locked up at police headquarters, charged with dunk ennees and general breach of the peace.
 The Blues after their meeting last Thurs day evening presented Captain Beach with an elegant G. A. R. badge as a mark of esteem of the company and the apprecia- tion of his indefatigable labors in it's be- half.
 MT. Henry J. Wilson, late superintend- ent of the National Pipe Bending con- pany, formerly with the BiRelow com pany, has accepted position as superin tendent of the New Haven Boiler works of this city.
 Norman W. Brigham, jr., who was one of the victors in the Yale Harvard team race at the B. A. A. games in Mechanics building on Saturday night, has timely article on "Sprinting and Hurdling" in the February Wide Awake.
 President Jonathan Trumbull and Judge Lucius-P P. Deming of this city represented the Connecticut Sons of the Revolution at the conference between their national body and that of the Sons of the American Revolution in New York, Thursday.
 Mrs. Jeremiah Driscoll of Seymour was burned to death Thursday. Her clothes caught fire while she was cooking dough nuts. She died in Q few hours. She leaves husband and six children. Her father is John Mccarthy, coachman and general overseer for ex Congressman Car los French. Her husband is employed in the nail shop in Seymour.
 State Secretary John J. sPhelsn of Bridgeport will decline reelection at the meeting of the Knights of Columbus grand lodge at this city next June and the following axe announced as candidates for the place: James F. Brennan, presi- dent of the State Catholic Total Absti- hence union; David s. Gamble of F. M. Brown & Go /; Assistant Secretary of State Dwyer of Hartford, and James Hayes, school principal of Boston. Savings Banks.
 An act was presented in the legislature yesterday permitting savings banks to loan not exceeding one-half of their deposits and surplus funds on personal notes ss- cured by United States bonds and certain