Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-04-01
LOCAL NEWS.



Mr.. William T. Redfeld, of Hartford, was
salem, February Goth.
The First Universalist society hold their
annual meeting this evening at the church
for election of officers.
DR.. c. H. French, of Waterbury, has had
his resignation as assistant surgeon on Colo
mel Leavenworth's staff returned unapproved.
In anticipation of Easter trade in spring
hats Brooks & Co., Chapel, corner State,
will open their store evenings until further
notice.
Coroner Holt has found that the origin of
the fire in Bridgeport which caused the death
of Jerome Barnum and Mrs. NOLAN was &C.
cidental
Charles Dickinson succeeds the late Cor
don w. Burnham as president of the Bene-
dict & Burnham Manufacturing company, of
Waterbury.
Professor Wayland, of the Yale Law
school, sails from Honolulu for San Francisco
to-day and will arrive home in the latter
part Of May.
Patrick Cronin, aged thirty-four, died at
the hospital yesterday of complication of
diseases. He belonged in Waterbury and
was unmarried.
Charles F. Andersen, Swede forty-three
years of age, died at the hospital late Monday
night of Bright's disease. He had no rela-
tives in this country.
The board of city missions and the board
of associated charities, it sh ould be remem-
bered, are distinct boards, but both have
their headquarters at % Church street.
The monthly meeting of the managers of
the Home for the Friendless will be held at
tho house of Mrs. Bishop, 215 Church street,
Wednesday, April LIST, at 8 o'clock p. m.
William H. Farnham, for the past ten
years proprietor of the American House,
Torrington, will retire to-day. G.. W.
Thompson, of Winsted, will succeed him.
A boy in Birmingham employed by ]. R.
johnson, the liveryman. was severely kicked
in the head and body yesterday morning by
one of the horses which he was Harvesting.
Mrs. William Smedley, mother of the
Smedley Brothers, residing on Whalley ave-
nue.. was little more comfortable yesterday
and hopes of her recovery are now enter
tanned.
John B. Thorn, a sailor on the schooner
James Bayles, from Port jefferson, was taken
to the hospital yesterday to have his broken
leg reset. The member was broken six
weeks ago.
E. R. Jeffcott, the well known and popu-
lar dealer in wall papers and decorations,
has opened the store No. $50 Chapel street
and stocked it with a full line of paperings
and decorations.
Walter H johnson was arrested yesterday
morning for breach of the peace. He had
been thrashing his wife and breaking things
in his house, corner of Division street and
Dixwen avenue.
Ira L. Twiss of 553 Broad street, Meriden,
is agent for the manufacture of the popular
name breastpins. Also society and mechan-
ics' pins of any required design. His prices |
are very reasonable.
In the United States Circuit court at Bos-
ton yesterday Captain Gilman c. Parker of
the brig Mary Celeste was held in $780, 900 |
for his appearance at the May term of the |
court on a charge of wrecking his vessel.
The will of Mr. Bristol, of Southingten,
leaving benefit to the New Haven orphan |
asylum, will be the subject of litigation. The
widow, who is the executrix, asks the courts |
for construction of the will and adjudica-
ton.
Messrs. Kibbe and Chaffee, of Kibbe,
Chaffee, Shrever & Co., prominent dry |
goods merchants of New York and Philadel- |
phia, were in the city yesterday visiting |
friends and purchased a number of carriages |
from the Brockett & Tuttle Co.
Mrs. Eliza Moore, of Boston, has located at |
100 Church street, near Chapel. Advice |
given on all affairs of life. All who would |
like to consult reliable clairvoyant should /
cut this out. One thousand dollar challenge |
to any medium who can excel her.
Professor George Brush, professor of min
eralogy in the Scientific school, expects to
leave for years absence with his family in
Europe next July. This is the first long va
cation Professor Brush has taken in the
thirty years he has been connected with the
institution.
The children's annual missionary meeting
will be held in Center church on Friday,
April Sd, at 2:30 p. m. The exercises will
include sketch of the Morning Star" and
of it's missions and an illustrated lecture on
India and Ceylon from Mr.. Fitch. Rev
Erastus Blakeslee will preside. All mem
bers of Sunday school mission circles are cor
daily invited to attend.
Free Public Exhfhftfon