The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-17
Local Weather Report. FOR DECEMBER Is, 1898.
Brief Mention.
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 Mrs. John Gunderman of Grand ave- nue, who has been seriously i'll for the past two months, is slowly recovering. Among the many friends in attend ance at the funeral of Mrs. Mallett in Union City Thursday was Mrs. Andrew Hills of this city.
 Bishop Wells, formerly of Trinity chapel of this city, now missionary bishop of Spokane, breaches at St. Paups school tomorrow evening.
 Commander E. V. Reynolds of this city was elected a member of the coun- cil of the Connecticut commandery of the military order. of Foreign Wars at Hartford Thursday night.
 Cromwell lodge. No. 39, I. o. o. F., last night worked the second degree on one candidate and the third degree on two candidates last night. They. will elect officers next Friday night.
 A great call at the Burgess Fur & Hat companys well known store for those fur scarfs and fur collarettes also for those Alaska and Arctic fur sacques which this firm makes to order without extra charge.
 Daniel H. Manwarring, a prominent farmer seventy years old, living on Prospect Hill, was instantly killed yes terday morning. While yoking his oxen he slipped and fell and his neck was broken by the fall.
 William Everett of this city who has for dozen years covered yeast route in Derby, is sick at his home. He was employed by the Vienna Yeast com pany and the firm has now decided to abandon the Derby field.
 William Toles, twenty two years old a school teacher in Northfeld, was killed yesterday while driving home from attending the church dedication in Watertown. His horse took fright and he was thrown out and killed. His father is the Rev. s. w. Toles pastor of the Methodist church in Bethlehem and we'll known in this city.
 Henry Fletcher of Southington, who died at a Stamford sanitarium Thurs day, where he went to be treated fol mental troubles, was prominent 1T church work and at one time was dea- con of the Plantsville Baptist church In Biblical studies he was well advanc- ed and several times conducted services in the Cheshire Baptist church.
 Aurora Encampment, No. 27 I. o. o F.. last night elected officers for the en- suing year. They are: c. F., Johr Schurk; H. F., L. Reisfelder; s. w. John Yost: J. w., John Sinkel: secre tary, William Fricke; treasurer, Jacot Rimler; trustees, H. Buchtel, Franl Meyer and John Freisinger. These of ficers will be publicly installed on tn; third Friday evening in January. On' candidate was initiated last night.
 In selecting Christmas gifts, however trivial the article, confidence on tht part of the giver as to its genuinenes! should be thoughtfully considered ant reliable places should be visited. Th old established house of the George H Ford company, which began it's exist ence in 1881, and is now on the las quarter of full century, has alWay maintained a high reputation for tast and quality, and their prices are con sistent. Their stock was never fulle nor of greater range and includes 9 features of the immense array am variety of selections, watches, clocks bronzes, silverware, recent production in china and glassware, antique furni ture, etc., etc.