Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-09
LOCAL N E WS.
Brief Mention.

LOCAL NEWS.
 Brief Mention.
 The grip is raging in Groton.
 High water today Ae 12: 38 .. n.
 A new house-$1, ,5O0-R. E. Baldwin. Rev. Dr. Hull of Chester is suffering from blood poisoning.
 Winthrop castle, K. of G. E initiated sixty new members this week.
 Many young people have enjoyed the excellent coasting on Broad street.
 Childs' business college gave 8 very suc- cessfu1 reception in their rooms, corner of Church and Grown streets, last night.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Fl. Andrews, daughter of the late Nelson Taylor of South Norwalk, died suddenly in New York city Wednes- day.
 An excellent worlds fair stereopticon exhibition will be given by the Rev. w. J. Mutch this evening in the Dixwell avenue Congregational church.
 First of the lectures in the Mechanics course this season at North Sheffield hall this evening. Herbert Walsh will speak on "Ad dministrative Reform"
 The ladies of the Arion Singing society will give 8 masquerade on Tuesday, Febru ary IS, at the society hall to raise the nec- essary funds for society banner.
 Louis Won Fits of 151 Bradley street, instructor in the French department in Yale university, who has been i'll for week past, is again attending recitatlons. In Portland yesterday fifteen men who were employed ip the riveting department in the Eastern xFinware factory went out on strike in eshsequence of sharp reduo- tion- wages.
 Rsv. Calvin Ford of this city preache d Tuesday evening at revival services in Mil ford M. E. church, and Rev. MT. Tolles of Summerfield church, this city, preached there last evening.
 Clinton B. Davls, chairman of the dem ocratic state central committee, is still confined to his residence in Hsddam. Mr. Davis suffered relapse in his illness, but Is slowly recovering.
 Miss Bertha Waltzlnger of the famous Bostonians will sing at grand entertain ment in aid of the unemployed to be given by the theatrical managers of the city of New York at the Broadway theater this afternoon.
 The thirtieth anniversary of the orgsni- sation of the Knights of Pythias in this country will be celebrated by Ezsl lodge in their room in LOOP. hall on Tuesday, February 90. A banquet will be served during the evening.
 The funeral of Mrs. Clark Ford of Mil years, was held Wednesday afternoon from the residence of Thaddeus Plumb at West End. Mrs. Ford was native of Milford and was highly esteemed.
 Last evening a company of people from Trinity N. E. church who were willing to admit that they were twen ty- five years old went of on @ sleighride. They took along Q number of young people for spicing. They had Davis four-horss sls igh had had 6 most enjoyable ride.
 Rev. Dr. Frank Russell, who has been pastor of tho South Congregational church, Bridgeport, resides at Woodlswn and is al present secretary of the Evangelical ali. ance. He is an eloquent preacher and fin. ished scholar. Dr. Russell assisted in the preparation of the statistics in the "NsW Era"
 Alfred H. Terry council No. I'll, Home Circle, met in their rooms in the CoUR1EF building last evening and installed tw, officers, F. s. Hamilton. jr., as guide, and G. l. Hamilton as sentinel. They were installed by the deputy, John Msorille controller of the Consolidated road.
 The funeral of Mrs. Ayra 0. Stebbini was held at her late residence. 106 Frank street, yesterday. Rsv. Dr. Twitchell off ciated The bearers were ex-Judge Pick cit, L. K. Hendee, Charles Humphrey and Ar. Davis. The interment was in Maple dale cemetery. Theo. Keller had charge of the funeral.
 There are no signs of settlement of tho troubles at the Stony Greek and Leete'l Island quarries. A committee of the Ma tionsl Stone Cutters association from Con cord, N. H., were there yesterday, !, but they failed to come to any satisfactory agree ment with the quarry owners, and they left again in the afternoon.
 One of the largest funerals that has beer held in Bethany in many years was that O Mrs. Flora Downs, wife of Jerome H Downs, held yesterday. The funeral wa held from her late residence and was at tended by great number of friends. The deceased was member of the grange soci ety and the members attended in c body Rev. Mr. Johnson and Rev. MT. Jones off ciated. The burial was in the Bethany cemetery. The funeral was in charge od Theo. Keiler.
 Many friends gathered ct the home o1 MT. and Mrs. Charles Fl. Trowbridgs in Milford Tuesday afternoon to attend the funeral service of their son, Raymond. Ar. Morse conducted the services. A quartet composed of Misses Banett and Tibbals and Nessrs. II. G. Clark and Theo, Smith sang finely "Asleep in Jesus" and Eternal Light" The floral tokens were very beautiful and In great profusion. The pallbearers were Ray stoddard, Ed ward French, Charles Coy and Theodore Smith. 2J - @