The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-19
OF LOCAL INTEREST.


 late Francis Taylor, is lying dangerous ly ill at her residence, AT Davenport avenue, from complicated stomach troubles. pr. E. l.. R. Thompson is at tending her.
 At the baseball game at Pawson park Wednesday at the Branford Congre- gational church picnic, between the married and single men the former won 12 to 8.
 The School of Methods under the aus pices of the Connecticut w. c. T. U. was held yesterday at Willimantic Methodist church. Mrs. c. B. Forbes of Hartford, president of the state w. c. T. U,, presided, and there were about 125 ladies from various parts of the to the reading of essays by Mrs. Forbes and others.
 The children of the St. Francis or- phan asylum spent the day yesterday at Cosey Beach on their annual outing. The directors of the New Haven Street Railway company placed five trolley cars at the disposal of Father Corco- ran at 10:3O, and the little folks were given a most enjoyable treat at the shore. They returned to this city at about @ quarter of happy throng indeed A number of the Sisters of Mercy were with them. They were waving handkerchiefs and singing as if this world were jolly place after all
 The civil service examinations for ap- pointment in the United tates postal service as clerks and carriers will be held in this city October 15. All appli- cants must fill out and file their blanks with Postmaster Howarth before Sep tember 1. The examination for railway mail clerk appointments will take place in Hartford.
 The thirteenth reunion of the Twen- ty-seventh Connecticut Volunteers of the war of the rebellion will be held on September at Lighthouse Point. City Controller B. E. Brown is president of the regimental society. Cars will leave the green for the shore at 10 o'clock in the morning.
 Five privates absent without leave from Mantle since last Saturday, and who were taken into custody in this city by the police, were returned to the post yesterday afternoon. Policeman Marlowe of the Howard avenue station discovered five others in a lot in the rear of Russell's lumber yard on Co., lumbus avenue, and the patrol wagon and three officers were sent down to bring them in, but before the police ar rived the soldiers had escaped.
 An entertaining cake walk will be given at Taylor's hotel at Lighthouse Point next Monday evening, August P, at o'clock, under the auspices of the walters at the Pequot club. The com- mittee in charge of the entertainment is composed of H. Peters, G. A. Alex ander and o. C. Cannon.
 The Winchester Camping association have gone on their third annual en- campment to Cosey Beach, They are situated in a pleasant cottage near the grove. The party consists of the fol- lowing: William Dow, William F. Sar- gent, c. Noblock, R. Roberts, F. Bunk, G. Stirling, T. Boerirg, William Cox, F. Bishop and several others. They in tend to stay about a fortnight.
 At St. Patrick's church, Norwich, Tuesday forenoon John Francis Kelly, a prosperous merchant of San Francis co, Cal, was married to Miss Annie NJ. Tarrant, daughter of MT. and Mr. Nicholas Tarrant of 29 Boswell avenue, Norwich by Rev Hugh Treanor, recr tor of the church, The bride entered the edifce on the arm of her father. They were presented by the ushers, Royal c. Holmes, William T. Buckley and J. Edward Driscoll, and the brides maids, Mrs. Royal c. Holmes, Miss Rose M. Cassidy and Miss Nanie A. Tarrant. At the altar the party was met by the groom and his best man, John Washington Flynn of San Fran cisco After the ceremony a low mass was read by Father Treanor. The oth CT clergymen on the altar were Revs. P. M. Kennedy of Fair Haven, Felix ONeil of Baltic, John Synnott of Taft vile and Fathers Neale and Bellerose of Norwich Prof Farrell presided at the organ. A canopy extended from the street to the church. The brides dress was of mousselaine de soie over satin, trimmed with profusion of Duchess lace-a creation of Paquin of Paris. She carried beautiful prayer book, a gift from the groom's mother. The bride has many friends in this city, Davenport furnished wedding break fast at the home of the brides parents. The brides gift to her maids were rings set with diamonds, saphires and emer- aids. The groom's token to the ushers were diamond scarf pins.