The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-02-12
Local Weather Report. FOR FEB RUARY Il. 1900.
Brief Men ton,

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 Bargains in shoes at Howarth Bros.
 Miss Mamie Kelly of this city spent Sunday at her home in Middletown.
 Rev. MT. Robertson of this city preached in the M. E. church in Union vile yesterday.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles D. Stevens of Clinton are visiting friends in Hartford Westfield and New Haven.
 The monthly meeting of the Women's board of Grace hospital will be held at the hospital to-day at o'clock.
 The Rev. Father Heffernan of this city delivered lecture last evening in the Church of the Sacred Heart, Water- bury.
 Miss Emile Schroeder of Meriden, who has been visiting friends in this city the past few days, has returned to Meriden after a pleasant stay.
 D. E. Andrew, now employed in this city, visited his family in West Spring field Saturday. He contemplates re- moving his family to New Haven.
 Word was received Saturday of the death of Colonel Friedman, father of H. c. Friedman, of the firm of H. c. Friedman & Co., He commanded a Pennsylvania regiment during the civil { war.
 Miss Rosa Woodward and sister of Bethany have gone on a trip to Florida.
 Mr. and Mrs E. o. Pardee of Betha- ny, who have been i'll for the past few months, are both much improved in health
 The eighteenth annual meeting of the Union ex-Prisoners of War association of the state of Connecticut will be held at the Grand Army hall, Cheney build- ing. Hartford, February 22 at 10:30 a. m. The Woman's Relief corps of Rob- ert o. Tyler post will furnish the usual fine dinner.
 Jeremiah Farrell, for the past five years night operator at the depot in Thompsonville, has been promoted to the position of night operator at the new tower recently built in the railroad cut at Fair street, this city. Mr. Far rell was formerly operator at Windsor Locks.
 Halsey Post of Cleveland, O., accom- panied by his daughter, Mrs. Leggett, widow of the late General Leggett, U. s. A., was visiting relatives and old friends about Westbrook last week. AL though eightyseven years of age, MT Post is remarkably active and vigorous. He is now in New York on visit.
 The property of the Yale Brick com pany, located opposite the Berlin pas senger station, has been sold to the c. P. Merwin Brick company. This property, which because of its location has been considered of value, was re- gently foreclosed upon and the sale was necessary to satisfy the judgment.
 Horace Johnson says that there will be a storm between the 18th and 18th of this month that will be severe. If rain, heavy storm, if snow from to Il inches. Then will come a cold wave. From the 18th to the 4th of March there will be great disturbance and mariners had better keep in port. There will be a slight storm from the 21st to the 23d of this month.
 A committee consisting of A. H. Rob- by, secretary of the Nashua (N. H.) Y. M. C. A., w. G. Lotze, secretary of the New Haven association, and w. K. Cooper, w. B. Abbot and Dr. L. l.. Dag gett, met at the Y. M. c. A. building in Springfield Friday to arrange for the twelfth annual conference of New Eng land secretaries to be held March 20-22 at the International Young Mems Chris tian association training school.