The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-08
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Reception to Supreme Warden Demins- Married at Brides Home-Joseph stnr- Gess Dead-Many Personal Itoms.
 The committee of arrangements which is preparing a reception to ex- Judge L. P. Deming of the annex, who was recently elected supreme warden of the New England Order of Protec- ton, held another meeting last evening and forwarded the plans considerably. The reception will be held in Warner hall on the evening of June 24. Su- prerne Treasurer Sanborn of Rhode 1s- evening will present to Supreme War den Deming, in behalf of the grand lodge, past warden's jewel. An or chestra will furnish music and speech es will be made by several of the grand officers and other well known represen- tatives of the order. The degree team of Electric lodge No 50 of Meriden will be present and eXemplify the work. There will be in attendance 0 large rep resentation from the several lodges of the city.
 Bauer & Dietz, bakers at 26 Grand avenue, have removed to handsomely furnished apartments at 17 Grand ave- nue, second floor.
 D. B. Brown, the fish dealer, has purchased the safe which was in the law office of the late Curtis S. Bushnell and had 1t removed yesterday.
 The Jefferson company has twenty men at work papering and repainting the interior of the Tontine hotel. The contract will amount to about $1,000. They have just finished painting the house of Dr. Sage on Howe street.
 B. S. Bradley's Blue Light will trot in the 2:4O class at Elm City park to- morrow This trotter is a flyer and ought to secure first money.
 Fifteen new members were added to the roll of membership of the Grand avenue Congregational church at the communion service Sunday afternoon, making total of about 750.
 Robert Lucius Rowe and Eleanor Ethelyn Smith were married at the brides home in Stony Creek yesterday. The groom is son of Mrs. Albert Rowe of the annex. MT. and Mrs. Rowe will be at home, 192 Second avenue, West Haven, after July 15.
 Mrs. Eliza Shipman of the annex is visiting relatives in Hartford.
 T. G. W. Jefferson and W. T. Jeffer- son will remove to their cottages al Short Beach next week to remain all summer.
 George W. Mallory, the oyster dealer is very i'll at his home in the annex, He is attended by Dr. Hawkes..
 Grace Episcopal church will be repre- scented at the diocesan convention which meets to-day in Waterbury by Rev. Percy Barnes. Warden William c. Rowe and Sylvester Gilbert.
 Joseph Sturgess died yesterday morn ing at the home of his son, Joseph R. sturgess, BPS Exchange street. MT Sturgess and wife came here from West Troy, N. Y. several weeks ago, st the time of the illness and death of his sons wife. During his stay he was taken i'll and gradually grew worse death taking place yesterday, as stat ed above. Mir. Sturgess was sixty-sev. en years of age and was born at Old. bury, England. For several years pas he had resided at West Troy, N. Y. where the interment will take place to- morrow. Funeral services will be helt from the home of his son this evenins at 6:30 o'clock. The deceased leaves nine children. Three of the sons re side here-George superintendent O the rolling mill; Joseph R. and Harry Sturgess. Another son is a clergyman in England. A daughter resides fl West Troy and came here with her par ents on their recent visit.