The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-10
LOCAL NEHs JoTrINGS.

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 OOO-At tho Historical soclety's Rooms.
 The ladies of the Humphrey street Congregational church will have sup per and sale of fancy articles in the parlors of the church on Wednesday evening, October 21.
 There Is new boy at MT. Horace P. Shares house on Eld street, week old. The little fellow was born to hi- daughter, Mrs Treadway, who is on a. visit from her home In Rockledge, Fla
 William Curran Q sWitchman, had his hand crushed whiIe coupling cars in the Consolidated railroad yard yester- day. His wounds were dressed by Dr. F. F. Metz.
 A literary and musical entertainment was given at Epworth church Thurs day evening, after which a number of the church people engaged in spelling match. Miss Hull of Fair Haven gave several recitations and Mrs. Gertrude filling sang, accompanied by MT. El- mer Dibble on the violin. The spelling contest was very amusing. MT. Bun- nell took the firts prize, a book en- titled "On the State House Steps, and MT. William B. Hall received the booby prize, a. paper weight with Bryan's head on 1t.
 The sale which was held at Mr. John Henderson's residence on Cottage street by Inasmuch circle of Kings Daughters of Epworth church netted SIP. This amount is intended for a fund toward the erection of a cottage on the lot of the Plainville camp meet ing grounds. which has been given to the church by the Methodist confer- ence, on condition that they build a cottage before next summer.
 A very pleasing entertainment was given by the Davis family Thursday evening to a large number of invited guests in the cosy parlors of their resi- dence at 10S Bradley street Their en- tertainment is entitled Music, Mystery and Mirth," and was given by the five members of the family; Mrs Davis, piano; Mona Davis, second mandolin and vocal; Elsie Davis, banjo and vocal; Arnold Davis, first mandolin, and Magic and MT. T. H. Davis, guitar and manager. The first part of the en- tertainment consisted of three selec- tions of instrumental music byS the family, after which Miss Mona and Miss Elsie Davis, two pretty young misses of thirteen and sixteen, respec- lively, sang some popular songs, which were ehartily encored, especially Wont You Come to My Tea Party" by the younger girl The entertain ment concluded with feats of legerde- main by Arnold Davis, who showed himself an adept in the art The audi ence was much pleased with the en- tertainment, to which they had been invited. Mir. Davis came here from Canada two years ago and is superin- tendent of the Kickapoo Medicine works, where he is very popular. He has beeen quite successful in giving en- tertainments in the provinces.
 Miss Nellie Foley, daughter of John and Mary Foley, died yesterday morn- ing at the home of her parents in Mt Carmel. She was for some time a member of the choir of St. Mary's R. c. church there, and was h general fa- vorite among her associates. Miss Foley was we'll known in this city where she had many friends who will regret her early demise The funeral
 will take place from her parents resi-
 dence Monday morning at S:30, and from a requiem high mass at St Mary's
 R. C. church, Mt. Carmel at g o'clock. The Boston Asphalt company has ex-
 cavated Orange street preparatory to laylng asphalt for about three eighths
 Of the total length of the portion to be
 paved, or nearly 5000 feet They be- gan at Gamer street and have the
 concrete foundation laid ready for the asphalt as far down as Edwards street. six blocks. This amounts to
 2,10O feet. They are working on two blocks more, preparing them for the concrete foundation.
 The new cabinet recently purchased by the committee representing the Mary Clap Wooster chapter. D. A. R.,
 Mrs. George F. Newcomb, Mrs. N. D. Sperry and Mrs Harriet Miller, has | just been placed in the Colony Histori- cal society building. The cabinet, which will hold the smaller relics of the chap | ter, stands at the left of the door of | the main roon1 in a niche between the | door and the window. It is beautiful | ly carved and is made of Flemish oak | The engraving on the brass plates is by the George H. Ford company On the | top of the cabinet, fastened in the mid- | dle by iron braces, is the charter of the chapter, framed by oak taken from the General Wooster home and ornamented 1 with design of acorns, carved from l bits of the Charter Oak by Mrs Shel- | Tillinghast Among the relics which have already been placed in the | cabinet are the cabinet photographs | and autographs of Miss Emily Louise | Gerry, first regent of the chapter an l engraving of Elbridge Gerry; a light | blue soup tureen and platter; also q | Gerry relic; a sugar bowl in dark blue 1 and white ware, depicting McDon- | ough's victory, which has been donated | by an Essex woman interested in the
 chapter; an autograph letter from
 Gladstone and letters from Queen Vic- | toria and President Cleveland, &C.,
 knowledging the receipts of Mrs Cham- | pion's book, Our Flag" and a bit of | blue brocade which covered the walls 1 of the Connecticut building at the At
 lanta exposition, and given by Mrs | Kinney Over the cabinet hangs a | large picture of Miss Ann Gerry. A
 swift for winding yarn formerly used
 by Miss Gerry is placed on top of the l case.
 it's neglect of