The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-23
OF LOCAL INTEREST.


 the sea wall at Water street park, and to pass upon the question of repairs and extension, will meet at city hall, This afternoon at o'clock a carriage ride around the park will be taken. The Sea wall is in bad shape and needs re- pairs badly. An extension would also produce good results.
 s. P, Thrasher secretary of the Law and Order league, will deliver an ad- dress at the Plainville camp ground | Friday, August 26, taking for his sub ject, Law Enforcement as Related to | Reform" Other speakers on that day will be Rev J. c. Goddard of Salisbury and the Rev. MT. Mcintyre of Hazard vile.
 A bright day yesterday, but with warm and humid weather. Possibly some Of the shoWery weather now pre- Vailing in Dakota may reach here, | Thunder showers for to-day are expect | ed. followed by clearing weather. The indications are that the eXcursion i of the St. Patrick's T. A. B. society and St. Aloysius society of MiddletoWn to- day to New York and Coney Island will be the most successful in the history of these popular societies
 William Geer of this city broke the knee cap of his left leg on Elm street, Meriden, Sunday, while riding his wheel. He ran against the rear tire of Charles Knowles bicycle ana was thrown off. Dr. Griswold was called and attended him. He was brought home on the 7:37 p. m. train.
 The date of the state convention of the Catholic Total Abstinence union has been changed from September to September 5, Labor day, It will be held In Wallingford. The change was made to accommodate the Rt. Rev. Bishop Tierney and other clericals who wish to attend and could not on September because that is the date of the diocesan quarterly convention.
 Yesterday noon the Parrot Varnish works on North Washington avenue, Bridgeport, were damaged $500 by fire. No insurance. Three fire engines soon had the blaze under control. James Gilmore, who has been in the employ of the company for the past twenty years, l was burned severely on one of his arms. Benjamin Reilly, member of the fire department, was run into while on his way to the fire by a cyclist and se- riously injured.
 The Governors Foot guard have abandoned the idea of holding a picnic at one of the nearby short resorts, and later may visit the Hartford company,
 The question as to admitting into the G. A. R. the soldiers of the Spanish war, northern and southern both, will come up at the coming national en- campment Of the G. A. R. to be held in Savannah, September G. The sentiment prevails of making no distinction be- tween north and south.
 At the funeral at the German Bap- tist church on Sunday of Walter F. Eichmann, who was a bookkeeper for Chamberlin & Co.,, and who was drown I ed at Cosey Beach, Rev. MT. Meyer, pastor of the church, officiated, and in his remarks paid a touching tribute to the worth of character of the deceased. There were many lovely floral tributes. Among the beautiful floral tributes was an immense broken column surmount- ed by wreath from George B. Cham berlin and William Parsons, a cross and crown from the German Baptist Sunday school, an exquisite anchor from the Young Peoples society of 1 Christian Endeavor Among the other beautiful designs were exquisite pieces from the bearers, also from Mrs. Emory | J. Walker, MT and Mrs D. A. Doolt- tie, MT and Mrs w. J. Parsons, MT. and Mrs Elliott Meyer, Edwin J. Smith and children, James G. and C. Munro, John Fischer and family, Mrs. Pis- torius, Miss l.. M Dickinson, G. c. Fritz and family, G. Aman, Miss Flor ence T. Bitterlicll. MT. and Mrs. G. H. Bartholomew, George and William Schuessler, Mrs. R. J. Riggs, Miss Liz zie Smith, the Misses Marie and Amelia Haigis, Frank Westville, Mrs. Oetel, F. Buchter and Miss Annie Buh- les and Miss Unger of Meriden.
 The music was by choir consisting of the Misses P. Meyer L. Willer, c, Lowenstein and Messrs Ingold and w. } and E. Rungee. The selections had been MT. Eichmann's favorites. The , first was "A Parting" the second was Life is Like a Summer Day" and the last and greatest favorite was Going Home"
 The interment was In the family lot in Evergreen cemtery. The bearers !, were William F. Schuessler, George Schuessler, George Ksskalt, Frank Beck, George w. Aman and Philip F. !, Aman. The ushers at the church were , Messrs. w. Rungee F. Rungee, D. Der ger and H. Fritz. The flower bearers were Messrs. Edward Rungee, William Rungee, B. Berger and MT. Dietrich sen.
 It is expected that the entire naval militia of Connecticut, stationed at Charleston will be home in few days. Nearly all of the Second division and some of the First division have arrived. . James Mahoney, employed on the re- 7 pairs now being made at the public library, was struck on the head by portion of the derrick yesterday after noon. Dr. Eliot dressed the wound :, which proved to be a deep cut in the scalp.
 The thirty-sixth annual meeting of the American Social Science association will be held at Saratoga Springs, begin , ming Monday, August 29, and continu- ing for five days. The annual address will be made by the president, Judge Simeon F. Baldwin of the supreme court of this state. His subject will be ''The History of American Morals" Dot t11x,e. q I 1