Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-11
LOCAL N E WS.
Brief Mention. |ioh water today at 2:45 D.

Small house wanted-R. E. Baldwin.
 Selectman I. c. Smith of Milford is dan- gerously i'll with inflammation of the bow els.
 Mrs. Virginia Glasgow of this city is vis- iting in the family of her son, H. L. Pidge in Torrington.
 The Pequot Building association met in the Tontine hotel last evening and in- creased their capital stock 50 per cent.
 The outlook for 8 league baseball team in Hartford is still bright. Asubscription list will be placed in circulation soon and the sale of season tickets at $10 each by subscription will be begun also.
 At the semi annual meeting of the Con necticut Universalist club held at the Win throp, Meriden, last evening, Rev. O. W. Riddle, D. D., of Boston, was the chief speaker. A fine banquet was served.
 The coroner's finding in the case of Mrs. Edward Feary of Cottage street, Stamford, who died at her home in that place from taking corrosive sublimste through @ mis- take, is that the drug clerk who sold the packages Is responsible for the mistake made.
 John N. Eckle, popular member of the German-Ameriosn association, is to hold g formal opening of his elegant new restau- rant ct 260 State street this evening. He invites all his old friends and the public in general to call and inspect his new place of business.
 The United Order of Carpenters and Joiners held their annual masquerade in Hsrugari hall last night. The grand march was led by Under Eckert and wife, fol. lowed by 150 couples. Delegates were present from Hartford, Bridgeport and Meriden.
 At a meeting of druggists of New Haven county in this city yesterday officers were elected as follows: President, Charles Fleischner of New Haven; vice presidents, G. L. Elsbree of Meriden and George Smith of Ansonis; secretary and treasurer, H. A. Higby of New Haven. Every drug gist in Meriden has joined the league.
 Washington camp No. 1, P. o. s. of A,
 
 entertainment in their hall in the COURIER building last night. Fred Guilford gave 8 most enjoyable picoolo solo, which was greatly appreciated, and other musical treats were given. Refreshments were served at the close of the entertainment.
 At the First Methodist Episcopal church in Bridgeport last evening a pretty we'd ding took place. one of the largest of the season, when Miss Sarah Elizabeth Louns- bury, daughter of Mrs. William Lounsbury and niece of ex-Governor Lounsbury ,and William Henry Griffith, who is with the well known banking firm of T. L. Watson & Co.,, Bridgeport, were united in matri- mony.
 It is reported that the Hubinger broth CTS have made an offer of $70,000 to Louis Osterwsis for his Church street property, and should they purchase 1t they propose to connect 1t with their new building on Chapel street and make one whole store on the main floor. The work of tearing dewn the Chapel street building is proceeding at lively rate.
 The Fairfield County Medical society held their one hundred and second annual meeting at the Atlantic hotel in Bridgeport yesterday. Various papers were read and addresses were made. Dr. Francis Bacon of New Haven was to have read paper on "Intestinal Surgery" but he was unavoid- ably absent. The most interesting feature of the meeting was the paper read by Dr. J. Reed Topping of Bridgeport on "Ap- pendicitis and It's Treatment"