The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-18
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A dramatic and musical entertain ment will be given in the opera house on Thursday evening, February 21, by local talent with a program as follows:
 A Comedy in One Act.
 Jacob........ ..............C. c. Carroll | WiLlam....,... ...........C. II. Ilbpitts l Gertrude, their aunt. Mrs. L. M Hubbard Louise, her neice. .... Miss Mae Barnes
 Comic operetta in one act, Penelope, or the Milkmans Bride.
 Cast of Characters. | Pitcher, in the police.. w. A. Goodrich Tosser, in the Grenadiens. e. H. Ttbbitts Chalk, a milkman.. c. Carroll Mrs. Croaker, "The Missus'' ..........
 e. ........ Miss Georgia Whitaker Penelope, the servant. Mrs. J. T.Barker Owing to the large number of invited guests who have signified their inten- tion of being present at the banquet and sociaible of Pinta council, K. of C., | on Monday evening, February 25, the committee has decided to hold the same in the armory instead of the town hall, as was intended.
 Charles Goodwill of Ivy street had narrow escape from serious injury if not death, near the south crossing at the depot Saturday morning. He was walking upon the switch track as the 7:05 train was coming in, and did not notice where the track turned to join the main track, and was struck on the arm by the cylinder head of the engine and thrown against the post of the crossing gates. As the train was slow fy,rr h., A,.a, The ibystanders who saw the occurrence thought at first that he was badly hurt. Goodwill is a commuter and works at c. Rogers & Brothers in Meriden.
 There is more economy in the use of Paugh pond water at the depot since the meter rates went into force than when the ten years contract for $25 year was in operation.
 Andrew Ennis, jr., is reported as crit ically i'll with a severe attack of the grip, which has developed into brain fever.
 P. M. Twitchell entertained number of his G. A. R. comrade Saturday even ing at his home on North Elm street, it being a celebra tion of his sixty-second birthday.
 pr. Couderts horse run away on Elm street Saturday, but arrived safe at its stable without serious damage.
 The condition of William N. Foster Saturday evening was extremely crit ical, with but little chance of recovery.
 Sam Hubbard expects to return to his studies at Wilbraham, Mass, on Tues day.
 William Hodglinson and bride ar rived home on Saturday
 Captain M. D. Munson writes from St. Augustine, Fla, that the weather there has been the coldest on record, and that much damage has been done by the frost in ether states in that section
 William Clack's place on the west side has been visited by chicDan thieves, and sad havoc has been made at his poultry
 Matthew Murray, who works at Hall & Elton & Co.'S factory has fallen heir to one-fourth of an estate of $50,000 l left by an aunt who recently died in | Brooklyn.
 The horse owned by Turner the l market man, on Hall avenue, ran away | Saturday afternoon, but was stopped l by the driver of an oil wagon, who | showed great courage and skill in his | action. No great damage was done.
 There was a big delegation from Mer- 1 fden and other places at the entertain ment of the White Rose Social club in 1 the armory Saturday evening,
 Judge Hubbard returned home Satur- | day from a two days trip in New 1 York.
 Compass lodge, No g, F. and A. M., will work the third degree this even ing. The room in the Masonic home that has been assigned to Compass lodge is on the southeast corner on the second floor, and will be furnished jointly by the lodge and 5=zpah chap ter O. E. S., at a cost of about $50 which is the limit allowed to be ex- by any lodge for the purpose.
 Ferdinand Cast of William street died Friday night of peritonitis, aged years. The body will be taken to Meriden to-day for burial. Services at the house at Il o'clock.
 Charles G. Pomeroy will this week sever his connection with Simpson, Hall, Miller & Go. after a service of twenty-two years as bool1keeper. He now resides in Suffield.
 Mrs. Julia Wrinn, the teacher at the street school, who has been quite i'll and was on the improve, has lad relapse and yesterday was very Il.
 Miss Beatrice Sherman of Washing on street is ill with the grip.
 Seventy-one tickets from here to Mer- den were taken on the 1:43 train Sun lay morning by Conductor Barrett.
 DIED LAST EVENING.
 Alice, wife of Elmer Allen of Wash ngton street, died Sunday evening at o'clock, aged thirty-two years, after lingering illness of thirteen weeks with typhoid fever, which developed nto peritonitis, causing death.