The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-07-06
LOCAL NEVIS.
Brief Mention.

Buy good house-R. E. Baldwin.
 High water to day at 12:39 a. m. and 1:14 p. m.
 Concreting and artificial stone. Con- necticut Concrete Co.,, 42 Church, room 4.
 The damage to the Ford building, owned by George H. Ford, by the City market fire was about $500; insured.
 The Dwight Athletic club and the Edgewoods will cross bats in Westville Saturday. Game called at 4:15 p. m.
 In Shelton yesterday George A. Hoyt, father of Mrs. J. B. Gooding, died of Bright's disease. He was seventy-five years of age.
 John B. Judson has bought out the Rentz fruit store, on Chapel street, near Mix's drug store, and will open busi- ness there this morning. See adv.
 District Deputy Bradley, of Golden Rule encampment of New Haven, will Install the officers of Friendship en- campment I. O. o. F. of Meriden this evening.
 The Right Rev. John Williams, D. D., LL.D., bishop of Connecticut, will ad- minister the rite of confirmation in Christ church, Watertown, Sunday morning.
 The July meeting of the woman's de- partment of the City Missionary asso- citation will be held at o'clock this afternoon at Mrs. O. A. Dorman's, No. 223 Orange street. All interested are invited.
 After dispute of fully years dura- don the owners of the Thompson prop erty in Stratford and the Consolidated road have come to terms and yesterday m agreement was made under which the road will immediately take possess sion of the land, paying about 5000.
 The family of Fayette S. Curtis, chief engineer of the Consolidated railroad. of C7 York Square, have gone to their summer home at Owego, N. Y., for the season. MT. Wallace Curtis of the St. Paul church choir, will spend the sum- mer in this city persuing his musical studies.
 J. H. Lee, of Lee & Hoyt, was asked Last evening in regard to the supply of meat in this city, and he said: 'T am in hopes to have the cars here this morning but am not sure. The price. '' he said, ''remains about the same, there having been no further increase" As far as he knew no meat supplies from the west had reached the city up to last evening
 Mrs. DIV. Cowles, aged IS years, died at her home in Huntsville early 4th o1 July morning. Mrs. COwles was all es. l'-oable old lady and a lifelong resident of the town. She leaves seven children Mrs. R. C. Mix, Mrs. Parmlee, Mis-. Fannie Cowles, Mrs. Stephen Ball and Walter Cowles of Hartford, William an6 Charles B. of Huntsville. The funeral will be held this afternoon.
 The New London Day says: The American Mechanics from New Haven who came here on the 4th, were me, Rt tho wharf by Councillor Josiah N Reeney and ex-Councilor Thomas L. Miller and escorted to F. F. Smith council hall in the Cronin block on Btate street, where a collation. was served by Smith council. They left for home at o'clock, well pleased with the reception.
 The annual reunion of the Sons of St. George, all over the state was held at Pleasure beach, Bridgeport, yester- day. Members with their families were present in large numbers. Many wore badges and from nearly all there dan gled wooden nutmeg. Among the cfties represented were Hartford, New 8Aven, Waterbury, Meriden, New Brit lkh and all the cities and towns along tks Naugatuck valley.