Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1884-05-07
LOCAL NEWS.


The Elm City Boat club will locate their
new boat house at the foot of Saltonstall ave-
nue..
A fine monument is to be erected to the
memory of the late Colonel Blinn, of New
Milford.
There are 500 pupils in the High school
and 400 in the WEIGH school. The other
schools are very full.
A student German was given in the Yale
boat house last evening, which was attended
by brilliant party.
sale of FOG shares of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford railroad company was
made recently at 1872 5-8.
1t is rumored that Father Sheridan, of Col
insville, will be appointed pastor of st. Au-
gastine church, Bridgeport.
To-day the Hartford Board of Police Com
missioners will inspect the workings of our
new police telephone system.
Alfred N. Wildman has been elected presi
dent of the National Pahquioque bank, of
Danbury, vice Seeley, deceased.
The funeral of the Hon. Truman Smith
takes place at 2:3O this afternoon at the First
Presbyterian church, Stamford.
Whether the late Rev. Father Synnott, of
Bridgeport, left will or not is not known,
but the presumption is that he did.
The First Baptist church society will pur.
chase the lot in the rear of the church which
fronts on Greene street and is $50 feet deep.
Mr.. Hosmer, the electric light man who
was in this city last fall, is in Meriden. A
project is on foot there for having the elee-
trio light.
Henry L. Goodwin, the East Hartford rail-
road agitator, has been in Washington for
several days in the interest of the free de-
livery letter system.
Harmony division, Sons of Temperance
viii receive visit Thursday evening from T.
n. Bradley, of Washington, D. c., the P. M
W. P. of the order.
The New Haven schooner Nathan Easter
brook, jr., Captain Vesper, arrived in Boston
Sunday afternoon from Sagus, Cuba, will
1,O52 hogsheads of sugar
A number of the members of the Winste
company, who acted aisgracefulIy in Dan
bury on the day of Colonel Crofut's funeral
have been expelled from the company.
With the exception Of the meeting in tn
SslOctmen's Office last evening, the rooms il
the City Hall were Clark. There were n
municipal meetings and quiet rsignsd in tn
corridors.
Rev. Phoebe A. Hanaford has been GALE
TO the passionate of the Second Universalis
church on Davenport Avenue. She has
large circle of friends here who will weleom
her return.
A New Haven gentleman recently in Tor
rington conversed with one of three broth
ers who are triplets, all of whom are pros
porous farmers and in good health, sixty-tw
years of age.
The pharmacy commission held a session
in this city yesterday. DR.. Gallagher, tn
new member of the board, was present TO
the first time. Six candidates were exam
ined as to their qualifications for the dru
business
Drs. Cremin and O'Gonnor left Monday t
attend the national medical convention i
Washington, D. @. DR.. Dibble leaves fo
Washington to-day. DIR. Carmalt >returne
recently from attending the national CONVEX
ton of surgeons at Washington.
The Grand Pacific Hotel, Chicago, will b
the headquarters of the Connecticut dele
gates to the Republican national convention
A special car will convey the delegates and
few of their friends, who go along to see tn
fun, from Springfield on the night of Ma
30:
The steamer Continental is running agai
and looking like u new boat with the over
hauling and improvements it has received
The Elm City is now to receive similar in
provements. The Northsm is making bette
time than ever with her new boilers and ms
ehinery.