Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-11
NEW RESIDENCES.
Several More Planned or Contracted
 For.

Several More PIanned or Contracted
 For
 Messrs. c. W. Blakeslee 6 Sons will short ly erect handsome block of semi detached houses on the corner of George and Orchard streets. There will be two houses two stories high, with attic, each containing two flats of seven rooms each, conveniently arranged with all the latest improvements. The build ing will be of common brick, laid in black mortar, trimmed with terra cotta and brown stone, 59x50 feet. The foundation will be of rough faced East Haven sandstone. The building will cost about $1O,O0O. Mir. R. G. Russell is the architect.
 Dr. S. L. Bronson is having plans prepared by R. G. Russell for 8 block of houses to be erected next spring on Ashmun street near the factory of the New Haven Wheel compa- ny. It will be 8 block of three houses of brick and stone, two stories high, with attic, 45x40 feet The two outside houses will con- tain eight rooms and the other one six rooms. The building will cost about $7 ,500.
 Mrs. Henrietta Blair will shortly have re- moved the little house on the northeast cor ner of Chapel and Orchard streets. and will erect on the site large block of two houses, 46 feet front by 42 feet deep. The houses will have fancy gabled fronts trimmed with novelty shingles Each house contains ten rooms. R. G. Russell is the architect, and the building will cost about $7, ,000.
 The framework is up for two of the three houses which are being erected on Whitney avenue near the head of Lawrence street. They will cost about $7,000 apiece.
 MT. c. H. Andrews, of Darien, has had g second paralytic shock lately and is seriously ill.
 this week for California, where he will stay all winter.
 Herr Fanaref, quite distinguished vio- linist from Russia, has just arrived in this city and will make his home here.
 Mir. and Mrs. George R. Kelsey, of West Haven, and MT. Kelsey's sister, Mrs. Skeeles, have gone to Florida for the winter. Mr. Eugene Twomey of Milford, Me-, has entered upon one years course of instruc- tion at the Hogarth academy this city. Albert O.. Bill, attorney-at-law, has re- ceived and accepted an appointment as clerk of the Hartford Probate court and enters up- on his duties Jan. 5.
 Dr. I. De Yer Warner, of Bridgeport, com
  yesterday morning near his residence Elm side at Seaside Park.
 Mrs Hattie c. Horsfall, wife of Luke Horsfal1 of the firm of Horsfall & Rothschild, Hartford, died on Thursday after short ill., ness with pneumonia.
 Secretary Gold of the State Board of Agri- culture is said to have mailed within the past two weeks over nine hundred notices of the farmers convention to be held at Tor ! rington Dec. IA, 15 and 16. Walter J. Hall, Bridgeport's promising and successful young pianist, who has ap- peared at recitals in this city, had brilliant | inaugural of his series of subscription con- certs at Hawes' Opera House, Bridgeport, Thursday evening.
 Miss 0. B. Under wood and Miss A. S. Hotehkiss, who recently opened an office at | 153 Church street as stenographers and type l writers. are meeting with unbounded success in their new enterprise. J. F. Gafey, from whose school they recently graduated, speaks very highly of their work.