Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-04-05
LOCAL NEWS.


The Continental is expected to resume run
ming to-day.
The Tomlinson draw bridge is in working
order again.
The Mozart Quartette club give concert,
Gustave Bolze director, at Carll's Opera
House shortly.
Rev. John Lyon, of Bridgeport, is steadi-
" but slowly improving in health and clear
ness of mind.
The directors of the Masonic Protective So
ciety meet on the 4th Monday of this month
to consider applications for membership.
Lieutenant Wrinn resumed his duties at
the central police station last evening after
an absence of several days due to illness.
The monthly meeting of the Musical Pro-
tective union takes place Sunday afternoon
at-2 O'Clock, at their headquarters in Board
man building.
Tomorrow forenoon Rt. Rev. Bishop Will
liams will administer confirmation at st.
Paul's church, in the afternoon at the Church
of the Ascension and in the evening at st.
Johns church.
Kate Donnelly, an insane woman, was
lodged in the police station during the after
noon yesterday, being taken from the street
by Detective Reilly. Later she was taken to
the almshousa.
The flag on Union Armory, Bridgeport,
Aoated at half mast yesterday out of respect
to the memory of the late Colonel George g.
Orofut. The interior of the armory is
o>sped in mourning.
There is always a certain inimitsble style
about first-class hat. Brooks & Co. make
fine goods specially, while their medium
and lower grades are best possible values.
Chapel corner State streets.
The Friday evening meeting at the North
church last night was especially interesting,
it being the first evening meeting under the
union of the North and Third churches
There was large attendance.
Post Adjutant Charles e. Moore, of
Bridgeport, has received telegram from
Colonel j. w. Knowlton. stating that he has
secured Senator Joseph R. HaIley as orator
for Memorial day in that city.
Miss Fanny Curtis, of Stratford, has open.
ed her house as ''faith cure" She was in
duced to do this by the number of people
who by letter expressed desire to come to
Stratford to seek the relief that she has
found.
Mayer Lewis decided the patchwork prizes
for the Ruffle company yesterday after three
days examination. The company will now
give attention to sales of their speciality
again. To-day will be oriental laces, over a
thousand varieties.
Rev. DIR. Meredith, of Boston, who was 70
have delivered two lectures before the Yale
Theological seminary early in this month
has been obliged to defer them a week or two
owing to illness in his family, followed by
his own indisposition.
The contractors for the work are busy
making ready for paving that portion of
State street between Humphrey street and
Middletown avenue. Huge piles of Belgian
blocks have been got out and are piled on
the Atwater lot on State street above
Humphrey.
New Haven knights of the Photographic
camera aver that never in thirty years has
there been such a season of cloudy and rainy
weather as that of the past three months.
There has not been in that time on an aver
age two days per week of weather suitable
for the business Yesterdays Hartford
Times calculates as follows on the subject:
'Dismal, dark and sposhy weather. No sun
yet, Old Probs in his morning prediction to
the contrary Notwithstanding. Nine consec-
utiye weeks of almost unbroken gloom in the
weRther''