Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-13
LOCAL N K WS.
Brief Mention.

High water to-day st 4:54 9. m.
 A new house-$1, ,50O-R. E. Baldwin.
 Business in Deep River is improving at all the factories.
 Mary A. Gray, wife of BaIzilla Gray of Ansonis, dis1 yesterday, aged eighty.one. Rev. Dr. Williams of this city will ad- dress the Derby Union Y. P.S C.E on Fri day.
 The next Plainville camp meeting will begin Monday, August 6, and close Satur- day, August il.
 Connecticut pensions have been granted as follows: Original, widows, etc., Mary F. Wheeler, Bethel.
 T. E Murphy is booked to nduct a temperance campaign in Middletown five nights, February 23 to 27, inclusive.
 Rev. Crandall J. North, presiding elder of New Haven district, will preach in the M. E church, South Meriden. this even- ing.
 W. v. Barclay, respected citizen of Winsted, at one time one of the burgesses of the borough, died yesterday, aged sixty two.
 Pastor Koepchen of Meriden will attend a quarterly conference st Holyoke, Mass, today. His church Is to buy chime of bells as soon as the times will permit.
 Botsford station on the Housatonic divi- sion has at last secured what it has long needed, a new station building neat and tasty in design and devoted to nothing but railroad use.
 Abraham Lincoln was born in Lal 8 county, Kentucky, on the 18th day of Feb rusry, 1909, and was sssassinated April 15, 1865. ca January 1, 1868, he issued the emancipation proclamation.
 Superintendent Curtis will deliver an H. lustrsted lecture to the principals and teachers of the public schools in the First Methodist church to morrow evening on "The Worlds Fair and the Lessons Learne There"
 Miss Virginia Doe will spesk in the chapel of Dwight Place church this (rues- dsy) evening. Her suoject will be "Three Years Among the Mormons and Cowboys. ' The public are invited and Q most interest. Ing lecture may DC expected.
 Friends of Ensign Frederick Traut of Hartford learn that he was not on the Kearsarge, which was wrec cked recently, as was reported in Hartford paper. He is now on the New York, which sailed for South Amerios few weeks ago. A msmbers' fellowship meeting was held ct the Y. N. 0. A. rooms last evening and was we'll attended considering the storm. The young ladies of the Humphrey street Congregational church served refreshments and musical exercises were held.
 Edward P. Skinner slipped and fell upon an icy sidewalk yesterday morning while delivering the JOURNAL AND COURIER on his route, striking upon the back of his head with sufficient force to render him almost unconscious. He managed to reach homo in 8 somewhat daEsd condition and has since been confined to the house.
 Mrs. Rosina Hesseberger died in New York city yesterday, aged eighty seven. Mrs. Hesseberger was very estimable lady, former New Haven resident and we'll known here. She leaves one daugh ter, Mrs. EHzA Lyons, residing at No. 12l Meadow street, this city. Mrs. F. Lyons, who died some time ago and who was the wife of MT. F. Lyons, was another daugh. ter. Two of her sons are living and reside in the far west. The funeral will take place this afternoon from the residence o1 her daughter at 121 Meadow street.
 The coming improvements of the Glebe building, Chapel and Church streets, will include the widening of the store front oi Hsuf Bros. about four feet on each eide which will much improve the appearance of the store and building. The fronts o1 all the stores of the building are to be brought out to the building line. The i'm provements will soon be made. Marsder 0. Perry, the fancy goods merchant, who has leased the F. Lyons store, takes pos session. of it on March 1 and will mak, many improvements in the store, occupy ing 1t about April 1. With the new from the store's appearance will be quite hand some. The Forsyth laundry store hal been foored anew, and with its enlarged new front will be much improved.
 Fell on the Ice.
 Mrs. Catharipe O'Keefs of Walnut street fell on the icy sidewalk near her home lss night and broke her right leg. She wal taken to the hospital.
 Branford Notes.
 Georgis M., son of George and Hattie Pond, died Sunday morning of pneumonls at the age of seven months.
 Nellie A., wife of Charles Harrington and sister of Willis Hopson of the New