The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-26
Local Weather Report. FOR AUGUST 25, 1893.
Brief Mel on.

Brief Melon.
 High water to-day, 5:54 p. m.
 Two-family house s2. .6o0-R.E.Baldwin Miss Anna Lehr of Grand avenue is spending several days at Far Roclza- way, N. Y.
 s. A. Howe of Howe & Stetson was among others who attended the G. A. R. day at Plainville camp ground yes- terday.
 The postponed moonlight excursion to Pawson park by the West Side club takes place this evening, the weather favoring.
 Mrs. l.. H. Johnson of Congress ave- nue and Mrs. French of Howard ave- nue are spending the week at Ocean Grove, N. J.
 There are now 325 persons at the Jail under Sheriff Spiegel's care. The health of the prisoners is good, very little sickness appearing.
 The late Captain Charles H. Butler, the superintendent of the state capitol, died insolvent and left his accounts very much entangled.
 Miss Lulu Lehr, one of the Iong-dis- tance operators at the Telephone ex- stay at Florida, N. Y.
 A farewell reception will be given by the parishioners of the Swedish Baptist church in Meriden to their retiring pas- tor, Rev. Thorsen Clafford, this even- ing.
 At meeting of the Afro -Methodists in Boston, last evening, essays upon church work, were read by Miss Sarab Bradley and Miss Josephine Scott ot this city.
 Events to-day are the Scottish clans big time at the Rock, preceded by a parade in this city, and the Connecti- cut Commercial Travellers outing at Mansfields Grove.
 Kaufman, one of the old clothes men who frequent the campus, is rejoicing over the fact that his twin girls won the prize at the baby show. He says they are unsurpassed.
 Plymouth church will be closed Sum- day next for repairs. No service nor Sunday school, morning or evening. Services both morning and evening will be resumed on the first Sunday in Sep- tember.
 Secretary Samuel P. Thrasher of the Law and Order league left for West Newton, Mass, yesterday to attend the funeral of his nephew and name- sake, who was drowned while swim ming in lake in that town on We'd nesday.
 Mrs. w. c. Mcintosh and daughter of 19 Sylvan avenue, who spent the month of July in Ottawa, Canada, and have been spending the month of Au- gust in the hills in New Hampshire, are expected home the latter part of next week.
 The Misses Olive and Alice Day of Ferry street, this city, who have been spending some weeks at Judge Gable S summer home near Unionville, have at- tended several services at the Plain ville camp grounds. They rode over on their wheels
 A still alarm was sounded from the Bigelow Foundry company about eight o'clock last night. A hose wagon from No 5's house responded and found that the alarm was caused by the breaking of a cap on the patent fre-alarm in the companys office.
 pr. Benjamin H. Cheney leaves this morning for the Profile house, White Mountains, where he will spend his va cation. He expects to return about September 6. In his absence Dr. Ar thur S. Cheney of 112 College street will have charge of his business.
 A special meeting of the Meriden Li- nuor Dealers association was held at K. of C. hall in that city yesterday af- ternoon. J. J. Hogan of New Haven, state organizer and president of the state association, was present and gave a talk on the work done by the asso- citation in New Haven in regard to the beer tax.
 Professor F. K. Sanders of Yale uni Nersity occupied the pulpit at the Con- eregational church at Lakeville last Sunday in the absence of the pastor. Professor Stillman of Wisconsin, for merIy organist of the church in Lake vile, presided at the organ. Both gentlemen are the guests of Dr. G. H. Knight.