Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-28
LOCAL NEWS.
Rriar Mantlon.

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 Wooster lodge, F. and A. M., will work the third degree this evening. A
 The Democratic town convention meets Thursday evening at Loomis' Temple of Music -r
 Ex Governor Stanford, wife and maid, of San Francisco, are visiting Professor Marsh of Yale college.
 Toma Diaz, the crippled Japanese sailor, now sells fancy goods from Q stand near the New Haven Opera House.
 Invitations for the wedding of Captain Rod ney Parker and Miss Alice R. Carpenter on Wednesday, June 4th, have been issued.
 The Shore Line express from New York yesterday afternoon broke brake beam on the way here. new one was put in at this city.
 Conductor Williams down train on the Hartford road was delayed a quarter of an hour by hot box The car was left at Wal lingford.
 Kohn Brothers paid $15, 800 for the Flor ence House to Kohn & AAl, who paid G. W. Hughes $13, 300 last Saturday. Hughes got 1t for $12,OOO.
 The first excursion of the season occurs tO-day. A party of ladies and gentlemen VIII 20 on J. E. Bishops steamer Ivernia to Stony Greek. -..-
 Benjamin May, of Bridgeport, died yester- day morning aged 73. He was a manufactu- rer in that city for many years. and was highly esteemed.
 RIG. s. McNeille has been selected as grand marshal for the Memorial day parade in Bridgeport, and Captain Edward W. Marsh as chief of staff. .
 Rev. Dr. Vincent is to lecture at the St. John street M. E. church June 2d; subject, ''School after School" The Chatauqua Glee club will assist.
 Professor Hoppin, of the Yale Art school, has in press work on Pastoral Theology" '" which is intended as companion volume to his ''HomiIetics." -
 Feather weight hats in all the leading styles and colors at Brooks, Chapel, corner State street. Their $25 50 silk umbrellas are real bargains. G. A. R. caps.
 The settlement of the administration &C., count with the estate of the late Francis E. Pomeroy, of Bridgeport, shows that the legacy left to the Bridgeport hospital will be over $21 ,OOo. Prominent members of the Sons of Amer ica of this city will go to Meriden next Tues- day night to explain the objects of the order to men in that city, and to assist in the first preliminary meeting of the charter appli- eants. .
 Miss Mary E. Dwyer will render a solo at the entertainment to be given by the St. Francis Y. M. l.. association atSt. Francis Hall this evening. She is a singer of rare ability, and possesses 8 voice of wonderful sweetness. a.4
 The Rolling Stock case came up before Judge Andrews in Bridgeport yesterday morning, but as Expert Roberts had not fin- ished the auditing the committee could not report and the case was continued to next sThufsday. sEs&
 The annual reception of the Yale Art school will be rendered by the professors and students to their friends next Monday even ing at o'clock. Several new and costly works of art have recently been added to the collections at the school
 The Sunday school convention opened in Waterbury yesterday with a large attend ance. Five hundred delegates were present. Rev. MT. James, of DRnlelsonVllle, IS presl- dent. s. J. Prudden, of this city, read the report for New Haven county.
 The little steamer Beatrice, which will ply between the Thimble Islands and Stony Creek this summer, was owned by Mir. Ulmer, for rnerly of the New Haven Opera House. She is being repaired at Wright's shipyard, Fair Haven. She will commence her trips June 70kh