Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-09
For other Local Matters see Sd and 4th pageal
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

bFlo1 NAOnLAOHs
 Grace church Fair Haven, will picnic at High Rock Grove the coming summer.
 Mrs. Deshon, of Meriden, had an attack of paralysis yesterday at the breakfast table.
 The Rt Rev. Bishop Williams will visit St. Johns church Sunday evening to administer the rite of confirmation.
 The monthly meeting of the Board of As sociated Charities will be held at 47 Court street this afternoon at o'clock.
 J. Sugenheimer & Go. yesterday (Friday) bought at auction the stock of the bankrupt firm of F. & L. Lyons for $3, 565.
 Mir Joseph BulIus, of Meriden, a young man of 25, died yesterday morning from con- cussion of the brain caused by runaway &C., cident.
 There were several large receptions last evening at private residences, managed by the young people, one of them on Whitney avenue, another on Orange street.
 Patrick Lannon was killed by the cars at Hartford Thursday afternoon. To avoid one train he stepped directly in front of another. He was killed instantly. He was railroad employe.
 Tomorrow is Palm Sunday and will be ob- served in the Catholic and Episcopal church. es in commemoration of the entry of Christ into Jerusalem, when the people strewed the streets with branches of palm.
 We learn that Mir. John Radcliffe has taken lease of the famous Americus Club House, Greenwich, an elegant summer resort, for a term of years, and has force of twenty men at work upon the premises. The house &C., commodities 25O boarders.
 Messrs. BunneI < Scranton, bankers, of this city, have bought all of the balance of the N. H. & Northampton Co's-Jo per cent. first mortgage extension bonds remaining un- sold, and now offer $7O,OO for sale, which probably will be quickly taken.
 On St. Roman street, between Whitney ave nue and Prospect street, a new and tasteful residence has been erected by John P. Phil lips, Esq. who has completed and moved into it. The location is one very rural and TO- mantle and yet very close to the city, and the section is destined to be still more attractive.
 The New Haven Tenants Union at it's meeting this Saturday evening at o'clock at room II, Insurance building, will talk on the question whether wages should rise with rent AAOSO0oOAAOo on ways and means will report and the or: ganization be perfected by the election of permanent officers.
 Emeline Cook, of Fair Haven, receives $1,. 900, and Luman Cook, of Fair Haven, $1 ,OOO by the will of the late Joel Fl. Guy, of Meri- den. Rev. Dr. Deshon, of Meriden, gets $1,- 900, and several other relatives receive like sum. The widow receives $2O, 900, and the residue after deducting the various smaller bequests is left in trust for the daughter, Miss Sarah Guy. The will was drawn few years ago by Senator O. H. Platt.
 Fox Skins for Russia.
 The sight of about 200 fox skins hanging outside the store of Burgess & Burgess yes terday attracted the attention of many eyes. They came from Maine, Vermont and New Hampshire and are a part of large stock which the firm has bough to be sent to Rus sia where thousands of the red American fox skins go every season to be used in lining costly garments worn in that country of cold climate, Nihilism and bombs
 TOntine Association.
 The Tontine Benefit association elected of icers Thursday evening as follows: Presi- dent, James M. Payne vice president, A. c. Raymond; secretary, R. c. Loveridge; treasurer, Charles P. Augur; general mana ger, H. A. Finch physician, Dr. F. o. White: directors, Charles P. Augur, James M. Payne, John I. Jacobus, R. C. Loveridge, F. O. White, H. A. Finch, J. H. G. Durant, William N. Gessner, William M. Barber, A. c. Raymond.