The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-09
LOCAL NE TYS.
Rriat Mention.


 Buy new house-R. F. Baldwin. Keys fitted, F. F. Andrews. 5 Church. The Consolidated railroad has conn menced work upon the Spring street bridge.
 Mrs. Bassett of westville, mother of Mrs. M. E. Terrel, is very low with pneumonia,
 The South church, Bridgeport, is to have a splendid new organ selected by Professor S. s. Sanford.
 Olivet Baptist church of this city has voted to extend a call to the Rev. Allyn K. Foster of Somerset, Ky.
 Judge Lucius P. Dem;ng went to Bos- ton last evening to attend a meeting of the supreme lodge New England Or der of Protection.
 There w,ll be revival services held in the First M E. church every evening this week with the exception of Friday evening
 Mrs Merwin, wife of MT. W. H. Mer- win of Temple street, is seriously i'll. Ex-Governor Bulkeley will tender the members of his staff banquet at the Hartford club this evening.
 The ministers of the city will unite in a union service of prayer at the Pres byterian chapel on Elm street to-day at 3 o'clock D. m. Rev. B. M. Poteat will have charge of the meeting.
 Richard R. Hepburn assumed the du- lies of town clerk of Milford Monday. Judge John w. Fowler retires after be- ing a, daily occupant of the office for thirty years, twelve years as judge of probate and eighteen years as town clerk
 A most excellent program has been arranged for the opening day of "The Grand Festival of Music in aid of the blind to be held in the Second regiment armory each afternoon and evening of this week. opening this afternoon and continuing till Saturday night. Hun dreds of people will no doubt attend the entertainments.
 A very busy man is MT. James A. Thorpe, contractor and builder, of NO 6o Exchange street He has signed con- tracts for six houses and has just finish ed a fine residence for Mrs. H. W. Stow on George street
 Miss Annie Muldoon of SAP Grand ave- nue. employed at c. Cowles & Co.'S, yes- terday had the end of the second finger on the right hand torn off by being caught in the machinery of button nress on which she was working.
 The state agents of the John Hancock life Insurance company dndustrial branch) will meet in this city to-mor- vow for their sem-annual reunion. Features will include addresses from nroninent officers and an elaborte ban quet.
 yrbe remains of George Stone of An sonia. aged fifty, who died at the New Haven hospital of heart disease, were taken to Ansonia yesterday for Inter n1ent. lie Cdllc to 'iAe AiOSF''''A +Ol +roatment about six months ago. He ,yas for years in the employ of the An sonia. Brass and Copper company.
 rba horse race for S1 ,000 which was 4o have taken place on the Housatonic ,.,ver above the dam at Derby has been nostnoned on account of the present .neII of weather, weakening the ice trhe race was made by two New Haven ,,,an who own fast horses. It will be 4,otted as soon as the condition of the ice will allow
 Tba G4overnor's Foot Guard start from &he Second regiment armory for the de- p,t at about 9:45 this morning. They qo Co Hartford by special train, which ,,iM leave at 10 o'clock. They are to return to this city immediately after +he parade in Hartford The Horse cuard leave Belle dock for Hartford on . snecial train at about 10 q. m. They will return late in the afternoon.
 rriccson Bushnell, the distinguished hosso of this city won great applause a+ the big rendition of the oratorio of .+be Messiah at Carnegie hall, New work Monday night, at which Nordica also sang. He was in splendid voice md was applauded again and again. Tbe day before he won signal tri- ,,r,nb in the Scarlet Letter" Dam-
 
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