The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-13
LOCAL NEnS yorrINGs.

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 There was still alarm of fire yester- day at 11:15 a. m,, given for a blaze at the house owned by ex-Alderman Thomas F. MoGrail, at sos Grand ave nue. No. went to the scene. The fire was in some papers on chair near the window, into which lighted match had fallen. Damage slight.
 Miss M. K. Fitzgerald of Bridgeport, sister of the Rev, Dr, Robert Fitzgerald of Norwich, is visiting her cousin, R. E. O'Brien, on Park street. Mss Fitzger- aid has just returned from a three months tour of Europe.
 At special meeting of the St. Ce- celia Young Ladies' T. A. B. society held last night in its hall on Wallace street action was taken on the death of Miss Margaret McMahon, who died yesterday morning at her home, corner of Wallace and Beach streets. Mrs. Walter Nichols of Orange street, with her sister, Miss Wabbatt, has been visiting in Norwich, The work of laying asphalt on Or ange street was to have begun yester- day morning, but on account of the weather it was decided to wait until to-day or tomorrow.
 Charles Seymour. prominent law yer of Knoxville, Tenn, is visiting his brother, Professor Thomas D. Sey- mour.
 William Welch, aged thirty-two, who died at the New Haven hospital Sat urday, was a son of the we'll known liveryman and leaves widow and one son. The funeral was held yesterday morning from the residence of his brother-in-law, B. Eckert. A requiem high mass was celebrated at St. Johns R. c. church The pail and flower bear CTS were from Israel Putnam lodge, A. o. U. w.
 Police Commissioner John A. Doolit- tle who has been confined to the house for a day or two by a malarial attack, is better, and was out again yester day.
 Arthur L. Donovan of 397 Elm street, who has been travelling through the south and west for the past six months, Is visiting his friends in this city for a few days.
 General E. S. Greeley has been suf- fering from severe cold for several days. but has not been confined to the house. He was about town yesterday.
 Harry Reed. organist in the Wash ington, D. C., church, where Rev. Clar- ence Bispham. now of Trinity F. E. church of this city, was curate, has been appointed organist of Trinity church in this city He will succeed Frank H. Goodale, the present organist of Trinity church. Mir Reed will as sume his new duties In . few weeks.
 This evening MT and Mrs Raymond Baldwin of 299 Whalley avenue give a reception in honor of the fifteenth an niversary of their marriage The hours are from to ii. Mir and Mrs Bald win are members of the Pequot club and among the guests will be many of their club Friends.
 Last evening the Mckinley, Palmer and Bryan debating societies of the sophomore class of Yale met at 176 Ly- ceum and set forth the platforms of their respective parties Joint debates will follow at later dates. October IT members of the Mckinley and Palmer clubs will debate on the tariff question; October "A a debate will be held be- tween the Bryan and Palmer clubs on the silver question, and October 31 the Mckinley and Bryan clubs will dis cuss the silver question. Where these debates will be held has not been de- cided as yet
 The engagement Is announced of MT. ing medicine at Yale, to Miss Nellie Bolter of Hartford a prominent society girl and a daughter of MT. James Bol- ter. president of the Hartford National bank
 The committee on ordinances and the board of health will meet this afternoon at o'clock to discuss the contagious disease hospital, which the board pro- poses to build in Fair Haven and to which residents of that section object.
 Wilfred W. Savage, Yale '94, was in town Saturday. MT. Savage was one of the honor men of his class. Since his graduation he has been secretary of the Hartford Chemical Co.,, of Hart ford.
 Sheriff Spiegel took to Wethersfield yesterday Henry Stafford, who was found guilty of stealing diamond ring from the hand of Harry Billings while in the lookup in this city. Judge Thay- CT sentenced him to a year in state prison, and because of a serious dis ease with which Stafford is said to be suffering, he was taken from the Jail to the state prison, where he can receive hospital care and regular medical at tendance.
 The funeral services of Catherine Mo- ran were held yesterday from the resi- dsnce of her uncle, James McDermott of 251 Hamilton street, and high mass of requiem was celebrated at St. Pat ricks church by Rev. Father O'Con- nell. The interment was in St. Law renee cemetery. The pallbearers were James Gallagher, John Daly, Frank Landy, Adam Curran, Patrick Me Queeny and David Mahon. The flower bearers were Patrick Curran and Fran cis McMorrow.
 An informal coffee was given by Mrs. Williams Saturday afternoon to a few of her friends, to meet Mrs. Moses Colt Tyler, wife of Dr. Tyler, professor of American history at Cornell. Mrs. Tyler is stopping with her sister, Mrs. J. G. Farrell of Grove Hall.
 William M Futile, a travelling sales