Morning journal and courier., 1893-08-09
LOCAL NE WIS.
Brief Mention.

High water to-day at o:oS p. m. Fifth 0. V. reunion in Willimantic to- day.
 Invest money in New Havsn.-R. E. Baldwin.
 Sergeant Mcbride ia now fast recovering from his illness.
 R. E. Rice is staying for a few weeks at winthrop, Conn.
 Mrs. John J. Osborn Is summering at Watch Hill, Holland, Conn.
 August Brown, the smallpox patient at the pest house, is nearly well.
 Many of the little blue fish are now be- ing caught along the West Haven wharves. City lots exchanged for savings banks' books. Clark, 121 Church street, Room IS. An enjoyable lawn party was held at the residence of MT. Louis Cowles On Chapel street last evening.
 The Middletown G. A. R. will attend in a body the funeral of Chief of Police Chap man this afternoon.
 The piano key factory of Pratt, Read & Go. in Deep River shut down yesterday, which throws 300 men out of work.
 Ray Earl, the octogensrian pedestrian of New London, who is making his way to Chicago. has now reached Pennsylvania.
 The following young men are camping out at the Cove: Fred Bradley, Charles Emmerson of Boston, Walter Cowles and George Edwards.
 Miss Julia L. Kelly, school teacher in {a o kxryo e%axy {,o% city. She Is visiting her cousin, Miss Julia Quinn of Dow street.
 Excursion tickets to Chicago SIT %, and $26.4O with stop-ovsr privileges. Morse, Schroeder & Stock, Room 10, Benedict building. Open evenings.
 Paugasset council, K. of O of Birming- ham has voted It's approval of the action of the supreme officials in the Duke of versgua reception and presentation.
 Edward, the eight months old son of MT. and Mrs. Blackmsn, died at Il o'clock yesterday morning. Mrs. Blsckman is the sister of Officer Dippold of station 8.
 Grand Chancellor Norton of this city was a guest Tuesday evening of Apollo lodge, K. of in Middleto~n, which gave banquet at the MoDonough house.
 The managers of the Bath (Me.) Iron Works have taken Q contract to build a magnificent steel steam yacht for William A. Slater of Norwich. It will cost, when finished, $3O0,OOO.
 L. J. Russell of 75 Whalley avenue sails for Europe on the 9th on the steamer New York, with D. Frank Lloyd of New Yorl and Dr. George Lloyd of Rome, N. Y They will spend 8 week in London ant then go to Paris.
 Thomas Gillen and Peter Lee, two six teen-year-old boys, was arrested last nigh on @ warrant charging them with breaking into and stealing from the candy store O Elizabeth Shingle on Edgar street on thu evening of July 29.
 The game of baseball for the champion ship of the city, which was to have beer played at the Cottagers' grounds, Savir Rock, Friday afternoon between teams representing Ewen Mcintyre & Go. and F M. Brown & Go. has been declared off.
 George Treat of this city has purchased fast Vermont roadster that ie credited with speed of less than 2:30 for the mile He is trotting bred on both sides and is { Wilkes, his sire being Allen Wilkes by Alb dallah Wilkes, by the noted George Wilke' 2:2O.
 The "yellows" have caused $10,O0O los at the orchard of the Connecticut Valle, Orchard company at Deep River this sea son. More than 4,s00 peach trees hav been cut down and burned at that plac within the last month. Some of the tree had as many as seven bushels of fruit o1 them.
 The fire st the Star Clothing house, 11( Church street, was in the basement and fl found to have been more serious than a first supposed inasmuch as the dense smoke has caused great damage to theil stock of clothing. It Is in such bad shape that the company have concluded to claim heavy smoke damage. It will be adjusted at once and after getting their stock agair placed in position for business, the com pany will open at "a. m. Saturday. Angus 12, with sale for the people of the city that will show surprising results, because of the surprising prices.