Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-10-11
LOCAL NE Tvs.
Brief Mention.

LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.
Dorman keeps the latest.
Rents collected promptly at P. Hoadley's
The forty hours devotion was begun at st
Patrick's church yesterday morning at tn
1880 mass.
The New Haven Cecilian society have thei
opening concert and sociable this evening a
Harugari hall.
The class in shorthand in the Y. M. G. A
course will meet at the association rooms a
8 o'clock this evening.
Hereafter public recitation of the rosar.
will take place at St. Mary's church ever!
evening during the year.
At Howard avenue NJ. E. church thi;
evening Rev Edward Cunningham lectures
on 'India and her people"
Mr. Henry Hillman, the ice cream man
and Mr. Wild caught peck basket full Of
weakfsh in the Sound on Friday.
All but one of the companies of the Sec
ond regiment will be represented at the com
ing rifle tournament at Quinnipiac range.
ALI persons desiring to be made voters
must make applications to the registrars OF
their respective wards on or before Thursday,
October 14th.
The annual donation visit to the orphan
asylum takes place on Wednesday. Atten-
ton is called to the card of the management
in another column.
Commander Boudreu of post 8, Bridge
port, and G. A. Keeler,of Bridgeport, visited
Admiral Foote post Saturday evening. Also
Comrade Schwab OF Hoboken, N. J.
1t is now understood that the Warner
Manufacturing company have all the men
they want in their foundry and that they
will not take back any of the strikers.
A running contest will take place next
Saturday between Fred Nottingham, the
Fair Haven sprinter, and Gilbert, of New
Britain, at Charter Oak Park, Hartford.
A prize potato which took the prize at the
Clinton fair as the largest at the fair is on
exhibition in Meigs & Co.'s window and at
tracted much attention Saturday evening.
The double track of the Fair Haven &
Westville horse railroad company will be
completed in about two weeks. The work
at present is going on near the GAINESVILLE
bridge.
Samuel Jenkins, living at 1904 State
street. was thrown from horse and the
horse fell on him Friday morning, injuring
his right knee very seriously. DR.. Jewett,
who attended him, has hopes of saving the
mobility of the joint.
Mr.. William Wait, formerly of this city,
and who achieved considerable reputation in
1884 for fast bicycle riding, is to be married
on Wednesday, the Goth, to Miss Mary,
daughter of Mr.. William H. Rainey of Kin
derhook, at the home of the bride.
An auction sale of high bred horses direct
from Woodford county, Kentucky, will take
place at the stables of Nesbitt Brothers, 101
Crown street, formerly Rufus Smiths sta
bles, at II o'clock Friday morning next. All
desiring good turnout should attend.
The following officers have been discharged
from the Connecticut National Guard: Cap
tain Charles H. Gilbert, Company G, Third
regiment; Second Lieutenant Michael Cooney,
Company G, Second regiment; Second Lieu
tenant John A. Haldid, Company G, Fourth
regiment.
Season tickets for the intercollegiate ten
mis- tournament, which takes place October
18th, 18th and 18th, will be on sale, com
mencing to-day, at Rankin's drug store and
other places. The season tickets are one del
lar, covering the three days. The play COM
mences at 1870 tomorrow.
A prominent New Haven navigator when
asked his opinion Saturday night regarding
the Ancheria, expressed no fears as to her
safety and his opinion regarding the deten-
ton of the steamer was IN exact accordance
with the facts of the case given elsewhere by
the Geographic report concerning her.
Violin Recital In Birmingham
Professor Was of this city gives a violin
recital in the Congregational church in Bir-
mingham next Wednesday evening, assisted
by Mr.. Eager of this city, Mr.. Pearson of
Birmingham and others. 1t will be given
for the benefit of the church.
The Horse Trots at the Park This
Week.
Tomorrow, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday of this week the New Haven Driving
association will hold a four days trotting
meeting at Hamilton Park. The number of
entries is very large and includes many fast
horses, and large crowds will probably wit
ness the trotting and with favorable weather
good sport is anticipated.
Readings BY Charles Dudley Warner.
Charles Dudley Warner will read selections
from his writings for the benefit of the Board
of Associated Charities at the residence of
Mrs. Henry Farnam, No. 43 Hillhouse ave-
nue., Thursday evening, October IA, at 8
o'clock.
Tickets ($1) may be purchased of Mrs. E.
S. Wheeler, No 80 Hill house avenue; Mrs.
81. B. Bigelow, No. 27S Orange street, or
Mrs. Francis Wayland, No. 81 Whitney ave
nue..
Gentlemen wearing ancient hats can ex-
change them at Brooks & Co.'s, Chapel cor.
State. Extra Inducements to early fur buy
ers. Seal sacques and fur trimmings.
New Haven District Ministerial Assoc
The next meeting of the New Haven Dis
triet Ministerial association will be held at
the M. E. church, Seymour, on Tuesday and
Wednesday, October 18th and 18th, COM
mencing Tuesday at a. m. The programme
is as follows:
"Greek Roots of the New Testament"