Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-10
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention. High water to-day at 2:35 .. m.

d1&Q W8boI to-Oby Ae 1.oo .. hs Buy . new house-R. E. Baldwin. Extremely low prices in Oriental rugs at Ksbabian's Fire Sale, 90 Orange Street.
 A new mail box will soon be located at the corner of Pleasant and Clark streets.
 Father sheffrey council, 0. B. L. of this city, will visit the Middletown council this evening.
 Tho new. rubber factory in Middlesown will start up next Monday with large force of hands.
 Mrs. William Taylor of this oity, mother of Mrs. 0. R Just of Derby, is dangerous ly i'll at her homo here.
 MT. Charles Bishop of this city has re- turned from . visit to Dr. c. H. Hubbard and wife of Middletown.
 The funeral of Sergeant Jennings of the Bridgeport police force was hsld yesterday. The force sent an elegant floral tribute.
 A brick block on Pacific street, Stam- ford, occupied by Fred sohenioh as dwell ing and saloon was burned yesterday; loss ss,00O.
 Mrs. Martha Johnson, life prisoner at the state prison, died yesterday, aged for ty-six. She was convicted of murdering her husband.
 Mrs. Milton Andrews, tho oldest member of the Baptist church, in New Britain. and ono of the oldest ladies in that city, died yesterday, aged eighty-seven.
 The Connecticut Tobacco Growers asso- citation met in Hartford yesterday and passed vote protesting against any reduc ton of duty on leaf tobacco.
 Rev. James W. Denton has been called to Everett, Mass, on account of tho criti- cal illness of Mrs. Denton st the home of her daughter. This morning the news came that she was sinking fast.
 The revival meetings ct Epworth M. E. church are largely attended nightly and there Is much religious interest. Eloquent addresses are made by the evangelist, Rev. Nr. Johnson. His wife leads the singing.
 At the Civil Engineers and Surveyors association meeting in Hartford yesterday officers were elected as follows: President, E. P. Augur, Middletown; secretary and treasurer, A. D. Wadsworth, Pennington.
 At the communion services at the Taylor Memorial N. E. church, Ai1ord. Sunday morning Miss Martha Burwell, from Trin- fly N. E. church, New Haven, and Mics Carrie Wheeler from tho Y. E. church ct Bethel were received into membership.
 Judge N. B. Beardslsy of Bridgeport has lent to the Library Art exhibit of that city two pictures by the late Calvin Curtis --a Stamford landscape, and the portrait of the late J. B. Fsyerwether which will Do presented in few weeks to Yale uni vernity.
 Rev. E. o. Bolles, D. D. pastor of the Church of the Eternal Hope, New York oity, preached most impressive sermon at the revival service in the Church of the Messiah last evening from the text in Col. 8.3, Your life is hid with Christ in God. The meetings are largely attended.
 The winter term in the academic depart ment and the Sheffield scientific school at Yale opened yesterday for the winter term. There js slight change in tho psrsonsl of tho faculty, Professor Edward B. Clapp having resigned to 90 to California and his place has been filled by Rev. Cornelius Kitchell, who has hitherto been an in- stuctor in Greek. The law and medical schools open tomorrow.
 Especial interest is being shown in the meetings to be held evenings during this week at the Grand avenue Congregational church. The standing committee volun- tarily communicated with every member of tho church and large and regular at- tendance ct the meetings is thereby insured The subjects are: For Tuesday, ''The Prayer of David's Thankfulress;" Wednes- day, ''The Prayer of solomon," oonsecra- ton; Thursday, "The Prayer of Daniels Oonfesaion;" Friday, "The Prayer of Jssus," . absnediction.
 The relief committee of the Organized Charities held prolonged session Monday afternoon and considered in detail all ap- plications for help reported to them. The committse urgsntly invites all persons knowing of destitute cases to report the same promptly. Meanwhile It is most dc. sirabls that orders for kindling wood should be greatly increased during tho month of Jauuary. The yard is sneum. bored by the accumulation of unsold wood, and there is not room for the many who want b work. s.