Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-06
LOCAL N RWS.
Brief Mention.

Hieh water today at 10:46 q. m.
 A new house-$1, ,500-R E. Baldwin.
 Five children of Selectman L. Ford Of Milford are on the sick list.
 Tho Wesleyan football team elected A. V. Pomeroy captain yesterday.
 Attorney H. c. Baldwin of Naugatuck leaves in a few days for visit to Florida. Rev. Father Leo of Winsted has recev- cred from his attack of varioloid, but is still under quarantine regulations.
 Mrs. Mary E Davidson of Milford, mother of Mrs. John Wilcox, died in Brooklyn on Saturday, aged seventy eight years.
 The annual session of the grand castle of the Knights of the Golden Eagle of Con- necticus will be held in this city to-day.
 The following Connecticut pensions have been granted: Original. Amos M. Loudon, Norwalk; Charles H. West, Bridgeport.
 The new compound consolidated locomo- tives on the New York and Now England road are now being run as far west as HawIeyville.
 Two quite large sleighing parties started out from West Haven early last evening on pleasure bent. It was nice night for sleighride.
 My Lady Betty, Winsome Winnie and Dolly Delight have arrived at Augur's and are capturing the hearts of the young peo- pie in their unique costumes.
 The Milford selectmen have done a wise thing in deciding to have the streets of Milford systematically numbered with view of establishing the free postal deliv- cry system there.
 Miss Mollie Newatt of Winsted has been Stficken with smallpox in Philadelphia, where she Is visiting friends. She left Winsted about three weeks ago when the smallpox epidemic was at It's height.
 The notorious disorderly house on the Compounce road, Southington. known as the "red house," was raided by Southing' ton officers Sunday night. One man and si1 women were arrested and all were fined yeaterday.
 The annual reception of the Rovers Wheel club will bs held this evening in Harmonic hall The committee in charge of the reception have spared no pains or money to make 1t the most successful one ever given by this club.
 Miss Virginia Dox, who was announced to lecture in Dwight Place church this evening, is not able to be present. A tel egram announcing the fact was received last evening. Due announcement of the date of her lecture will be given.
 Assistant City Attorney J. J. Buchanan has given up practicing law in Aeridsn and will go to-day to Hartford and after the work of revising the index to the stat utes Is completed he will have law office with Senator T. J. Fox in this city.
 At the vesper service at Center church, Hartford, Sunday afternoon there was very large audience, the galleries being crowded with young people. Rev. 0. H. Williams, formerly New Haven pastor, who has been acting pastor for the last year and half, based his remarks upon the book of Eeclesisstes, with the anal words, "This Is the conclusion of the whole rnstter. Fear God and keep His command ments. This is the whole duty of man."
 The lectures to be delivered by Professor Lounsbury at the United church chapel are eagerly awaited by those who know what their quality is likely to be. There will be seven of them, and the first one will be given Thursday evening of this week. The dates of the others are Febru- ary 15, February g. March 1, March 8, March 15, and March 22. The tickets for this valuable course which have not been disposed of by private sale can be had at Judd's.
 Raymond M. Trowbridge, third son of Hr. and Mrs. Charles H. Trowbridge, died Saturday night at the home of his parents in Milford, after an illness of two years, aged sixteen years. Despite the best that skilled physicians could do for him, the terrible Bright's disesse baflsd all their efforts to save. The greatly bereaved household, in which he was Q constant source of joy and comfort, have the heart felt sympathy of their many friends in Milford and this city and other parts of the state. The funeral will take place this afternoon.
 Rev. Dr. McLane presided at the minis ters' meeting yesterday. Rev. E. s. Lines from the nominating committee reported list of officers, which were elected. ss fol, lows: President, Rev. John H. Mason; sea- rotary, Rev. Henry B. Hatohins; executive eommi tee, the president, secretary and Rev. Dr. Brown and Rev. 0. B. Ford. R. W. Mason of New York was present and explained the phonetic system of spelling he has just brought ont for use in the mis- sion work in that city. The subject elecit- cd considerable discussion. Next week Rev. pr. HcLsne will read paper on ''Horality and Taxation"
 A NICE sum RAISED
 For Ut. JOhn's P. E. church Building
 Fund.
 A most enjoyable entertainment was given recently in Pyramid hall under the auspices of the mems guild of St. Johns F. E. church. It proved very successful, xr>