The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-25
OF LOCAL INTEREST.

bebIlNly <A 9 lilNil anu hdtlNAS O S N~~NN at the armory in this city are expect ing to get paid off and mustered out by Saturday. The paymaster is expected to arrive there to-day and begin his labors. There are 113 men of battery on duty at the armory out of 190 men. Seventy three of the company are sick, some of them very i'll.
 The Daughters of the King of St. Johns Episcopal church will hold their annual reception in honor of Rev. and MT. Means in the guild room of the church this evening. Members of the congregation and friends are expected to be present.
 The public much regrets to hear that Thomas R. TroWbridge of this city, widely known as one of the most es- timable and prominent citizens, is very i'll at his summer residence in Litchfield and it is feared he cannot long survive. He has been in for several months. He has heart trouble, complicated with dropsy and other ailments.
 The Harmonic club will meet Thurs day evening to open the social festivi- ties for the season. There will be progressive whist party, with music and refreshments.
 The twenty-eighth annual sociable of the Emmet club will be held in Har- monie hall on October S1.
 The dates for the New Haven sym phony orchestra concerts are announce ed as follows: November IT, December 15, January 26 February 29 and March 23.
 Attorney Martin Conlan of this city to begin two weeks stumping tour Of Kings and Queens counties in behalf of Augustus Van Wyck, the democrat ic candidate for governor. He was to make his first speech at Long Island l City last night.
 Complaint has been made to the po- lice of the loss of two diamond rings and gold watch with S20O in cash, all the property of George B. Bailey, 3 salesman, residing in this city. The robbery was committed one day last week, and in a local cafe, it is said George MacGowan has returned from a fourteen months absence spent in the Klondike region. He will remain in New Haven a few days and will prob ably resume business in New York, un- less he makes another trip to Alaska, which is not improbable, as the con- {, pany he represents is negotiating with him to return in the spring.
 Some of the members of the New l Haven Fox club will start on a fox hunting expedition to-day, going to Or ange in the Grassy Hill region. Among those who will probably go are John B. Robertson of 13S Temple street, An tonetto R. Andrews of 66 High street, Robert H. Meachen of Forbes avenue and J. J. Merwin, the veteran fox hunt CT of Orange. They will be accom- panied by some very fine dogs-dogs that know how to 'do Reynard up"
 The amateur pool tournament for the ! amateur championship of New Haven will begin at Mann's cafe next Thurs day night. Each player will play 125 balls with each of the others until all have played. Elegant and expensive prizes will be given. The list was op- ened last night for those who wished to enter. All New Haven players are invited.
 The Middietown Street Railway com pany, of which Israel A. Kelsey has just been elected president, is a thriv- ing corporation, controlling about fif- teen miles of track through the best portions of Middletown. It is capital. ized at $135,O00.
 The city committee on claims expect to appoint a stenographer tonight te take notes at their hearings.
 Mrs. Pompanio, the Italian woman who stabbed and instantly killed Mrs Angelina Rose in Naugatuc on Thurs. day last, is to be brought before the grand jury to-day in Waterbury on 2 bench warrant, to be indicted. She will probably be tried at this term o. the superior court. Anthony Spinell( has been engaged as interpreter.
 Health Officer Wright y ylsterday madt complaints to the city attorney agains the following milk vendors, claiming that their milk had not come up to tn. requirements of the pure milk laws Conrad A. Lang of S1 Ward street Frank Pallman of Orange, William A Grannis of 459 Quinnipiac avenue, J. E Wetmore of S3 Townsend avenue, A. D filling of 122 Dwight street, A. B. Mile of North Haven. Samples of the mill from the cans of each one of the ped dlers were anaylzed by Dr. Archibald McNeil, the city bacteriologist.
 Frank B. Beckley, representing tht extensive tobacco house of Wilson McCally of Middletown, O., is in tow1 introducing the following brands of to bacco: Kingbolt, Gold Rope, Five Cen Jim and No Tax Mir. Beckley reports business booming.