Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-08-07
LOCAL NEWS.


Cloth finished blotting paper at Dormans.
Rents collected promptly at H. P. Hoad-
Iey's.
80 female prisoners.
Streit's band gave another very enjoyable
band concert at Savin Rock last night.
The house and lot No. 343 Portsea street,
which were sold at auction, realized 81, 1885,
The St. Lawrence's church fair opened at
West Haven last night. A large crowd was
in attendance.
The Light Guard base ball nine play the
Co. team from Meriden at Hamilton Park
this afternoon.
Captain w. G. Dickinson will speak at
Temperance Hall, West Haven, Sunday after
noon at o'clock.
Gessner & Mari, of West Haven, are build
ing yacht for H. P. Kingsland of the New
York Yacht club.
Mr.. A. E. Platts, the Church street cigar
dealer, is slowly improving, but is not as yet
considered out of danger
The K. o. J. club are fitting out rooms
over Mendel & Freedman's store on Chapel
street for their club rooms.
The following named fourth-class postmas-
tiers were appointed yesterday: g. R. Cryer,
Yantic; P. F. Bray, Greenville.
The broken cable at the Connecticut river
bridge was repaired yesterday and the trains
are now running regularly over it.
Rev. DR.. Gunsaulus, of Baltimore, will
preach at the United church tomorrow morn
ing. There will be no service in the even
ing.
A couple of the white-hooded female
Shakers from Enfield attracted attention on
Chapel street yesterday. They are visiting
friends here.
John J. Mcmahon was arrested last night
by precinct officers for beating his wife.
McMahon resides on Wallace street near Sar-
gents factory.
The Rev. Charles w. Millen, pastor of the
Washington street church, Brooklyn, will
preach at Trinity, N. E. church tomorrow
morning and evening.
John g. Chapman gives an exhibition of
his patent fire e1tinguishers at 4 o'clock this
afternoon on the lot on State street, below
Water near the depot.
Herbert W. Royden, of Milford, was the |
lucky young man who passed the examina- |
pointment to West Point.
Rev. Father McKenna, of this city. will |
preach at the corner stone laying of the new |
Catholic church in Poquonneck, which takes |
place a week from next Sunday.
The Rev. George P Terrence of Bethel, |
Conn, will conduct the services at ST. |
Thomas church tomorrow Morning SER
vice with sermon at 1890. Evening prayer |
at o'clock
st. PauI's church will be closed one Sun |
day in August, tomorrow, on account of |
work going on and not yet completed Ser
vices resumed the following Sunday at 1890 |
q. m. and p. m.
Those attending the services morning and
evening at the George street NJ E. church
will have rare treat in hearing the Rev.
James Coote, the popular presiding elder of |
the Wstertown district northern New York |
conference.
John G. Collins will speak at an open air |
meeting on the State House steps on Sunday |
evening at 6 o'clock. His subject will be |
"Another Murder" with special reference to |
the recent death of the Fair Haven carpenter,
Willard Pierce.
Secretary Daniel Manning, of the U. S.
treasury, with his wife passed through this
city yesterday afternoon on their way from
Watch Hill to attend the funeral of Samuel
J. Tilden. Hon. E. S. Cleveland, of this
State, will also attend the funeral.