The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-12
Local Weather Report. FOR AUGUST II, 1898.
Brief Mention,

High water to-day, TAP a. m.
 Two-family house $26OO-R. E.Baldwin
 Owing to repairs no session of the Dwight P1aee Congregational church Sunday school will be held for the next two Sundays.
 Miss Grace Smith of Rockaway, L. T., is visiting relatives in this city. Miss Smith is an expert wheelwoman and in- tends to sample the roads in this vicin- ity.
 The Knights of St. Patrick will have an outing at Pawson park August 24 afternoon and evening. It will be cele- brated as ladies' day and large num- Der will attend There will be concert music and dancing.
 At meeting of Elizabeth conclave, Order of Seven Wise Men, last night, five applications for membership were received. This lodge has been institute ed only little over two years, but has over one thousand dollars in the treas ury.
 Miss Charlotte c. Damn of 280 Ferry street has gone to Plainville, where she will be the guest for a few days of Miss Cady. Later Miss Damn will go to the -Plainville camp grounds where her fa- ther is building a new cottage which he expects to complete very shortly.
 William Sault, brakeman on Con- ductor Booths Shore Line freight train, east-bound, was struck in the head by a post near Guilford yesterday morn ing. He was swinging off the car when struck. He was brought to the hospi- tai in this city. His injuries are not considered serious.
 Professor George P. Fisher of the theological school has an interesting re- view of Dodd, Mead & Co.'S new Poly chrome edition of the Holy Bible in the current number of "The Book Buyer" In the same number Richard Burton of Hartford reviews Mrs. Wards new novel, "Helbeck of Bannisdale."
 Lieutenant Colonel Callahan of the Second regiment was at the state capi- tol yesterday afternoon to consult with Governor Cooke in regard to the prob- able date of the state military encamp- ment. The governor was in Winsted and Colonel Callahan conversed with him by telephone It is probable that the date will be decided on within short time. Many members of the Sec ond regiment are in the employ of va rious offices and corporations and wish to take their vacations in such a way as to include the week of the encamp- ment. Colonel Callahan is to see the governor personally at the capitol in a few days, when it is probable the date will be determined.
 Captain Charles H. Townshend has gone to Europe to join his son, Henry Hotchkiss Townshend, Yale graduate, who has been taking a course of study at Oxford university, England and is now travelling extensively in Europe. They are now in France and will re- turn about the first of September when Henry will enter the Yale law school Mrs. Charles H. Townshend and her sister, Miss Susan V. Hotchkiss and Miss Brintnall are at the Profile house, White mountains, where they will re- main through this month. They will make their annual stay at Poland Springs next month. E. Hayes Trow- bridge and family are also at the Pro- file house, White mountains. The weather in the mountains is cool and delightful and devoid of humidity.
 The Ninth regiment, c. ", held its thirty-third annual reunion at Pleasure Beach, Bridgeport, yesterday. about fifty being in attendance. At the busi- ness meeting these officers were elected: President, Captain William O'Keefe of this city; vice president, George W. Ly- ons of Coney Island; secretary and treasurer, M. P. Coon of Naugatuck; chaplain, C. Collard Adams of Water bury. The report of the secretary for the past year showed that the death roll numbered eight, among them Ad- jutant General William Wright of Lou isiana and Rev. Father Leo, regimental chaplain, of Winsted. Captain Law renee O'Brien of this city read an inter esting paper on the heroic work done by the members of the regiment at Louisiana, and he also reported prog ress on the matter of a monument which the regiment contemplates erect ing in honor of it's dead.