Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1883-06-04

Smith & Kelsey, the marketmen on the
east side, hung out beautiful new sign
on Saturday, Daniels, the artist, doing the
work.
The planking of the city part of the ORA
gon bridge is progressing, but very slowly.
The horse cars run only as far rs the post
Office.
Mr.. H. A. Stevens, the coal dealer, made
short business trip to Baltimore the latter
part of last week.
Philip Borst, the barber with Warner No
BILE; went to Quonepaug lake one day last
week for days sport. They returned In
the evening having caught about fifty good
sized pickerel
During Saturday night some miscreants
haggled the Chamberlin & Co. block with an
axe or some implement of that kind.
Mr.. and Mrs Albert Jones, of Meriden'
visited over the Sabbath with Mrs. Jones'
father, at Police Officer William Merwin's
Some of the residents on North Quinnipiac
stree who do not favor the Improvements
in the way the grade and line have been es-
tablished, will not build a sidewalk, and if the
town attempts to do the work say that they
will put on an Injunction.
The oyster seed trade is getting quietod
down and about over for this season, there
being only three vessels in the harbor on
Saturday that were buying seed All those
who have had seed to sell have done exceed
ingly we'll the past few weeks.
/ Annual meeting of the borough at the en-
CINE house this evening when the treasurer's
report will be read. A tax for expenses of
the borough will be laid.
| Mrs. Wells T. Bray of Eufaula, Ala, ar
| rived here last week and will visit through
H. xuffI y hos nnvo1o in
vicinity.
There have been several parties to look at
| the hardware and crockery, store but no buyers
as yet. This is good chance for some ener-
| getic business man and the citizens in this
| part of New Haven hope that some enterpris-
| ing parties will hire the store and keep a
first-class hardware and crockery establish,
ment.
Some of the Baltimore people who have
been here on a visit returned to their homes
last week. Mr.. and Mrs. David E. Foot left
on Friday night, and Mrs. Charles Chase
Hemingway accompanying Mrs Chase to the
Monumental city, where she will visit for
short season.
On Saturday afternoon Mr. Ruel Thomson,
of Foxen, left his team for a moment in
front of Salisbury'S drug store, when the
horse became frightened at the rafting of
wagon around the corner and went over he
| bridge at a rapid rate. When on the east
\ side it collided with Henry Lancrafts wagon
standing there. The runaway horse cleared
| himself, overturned the wagon and went up
North Quinnipiac street where he was stop
| ped by the young lads and brought back.
The wagon was soon right side up, the har-
| ness mended and Mr.. Thomson was all right
| again. The axle to Lancraft's wagon was.
however, badly sprung.
There was an unusually large attendance at
the Second church yesterday afternoon. In
the absence of the pastor, Rev. b. c. Hovey,
Deacon II. W. Loomis who is the
superintendent of the Sunday school,
(who is duly qualified to preach) oficiated.
This was Deacon LOOMS maiden effort in
sermonizing. It was well written, well de-
hvered and kept the listeners with strictest
attention throughout the entire discourse.
The text was taken from the Second CORN
thians, 8th chapter 9th Verse-'tFor ye know
the grave of our Lord Jesus Christ, that,
though he was sick, yet for your sakes he be-
came poor that ye through his poverty
might be made rich"