Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-18
LOCAL NEW s.
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 The New Haven conclave of the order of Seven Wise Men celebrate their fifteenth an- niversary at Turn Hall tonight.
 Hon. John P. St. John, ex-Governor of Kansas, will lecture in Lincoln rink, this city, on Tuesday evening, February 9th.
 The Young Mems Republican club meet tomorrow evening at 8'clock in room 12, In surance building. A large attendance is ex- pected.
 The Boston Shoe Manufacturing company $1,0O0 on the stock of L. Putzel, the Grand street shoe dealer.
 A new mission for union Christian work called the Broadway Park mission was opened at 304 Elm street yesterday with ser vices at 3:30 and 7:30 p. m.
 The board of managers of the St. Francis orphan asylum will hold meeting at the residence of Rev. Father Russell, pastor of St. Patrick's church, this evening.
 The January meeting of the State Bar as- sociation will be held January 20th Inter- esting reports are expected, including one from Judge s. w. Adams on the preserva- tion of county records.
 Patrick Kinsella, aged seventy four, died at his home, No. 414 East street, on Satur- day evening, of pneumonia. He had long worked for Smith & Sperry, the builders, and was respected and worthy citizen.
 The three masted schooner J. H. Tingue is now loading in Baltimore with a general cargo for Charleston and Captain H. H.  trip to Charleston and return in the schooner
 A nine-year-old boy named Russell, living on Wooster street, was badly cut about the head Saturday night while taking tow be- hind loaded truck. His sled was over turned and he was dragged some distance before the wagon was stopped.
 The ice in the harbor is breaking up rap- idly under the influence of the mild weather which set in last Saturday morning. With two or three days more of such weather the harbor will be tolerably free from ice and the vessels freed which are now frozen in.
 The New Haven Elks have voted to give $25 for seat at the coming benefit in the Academy of Music to be given to Henry A. Thompson. MT. Thompson is the artist who amused so many people at the Elks' benefit here some months ago by his lightning sketches.
 The young ladies of the Ladies' Catholic Total Abstinence society give a private entertainment and social at the- rooms of the St. Aloysius society on next Thursday even ing, to which their gentlemen friends will be invited. There is great demand for in vitations.
 Mir. Hillman, the ice cream manufacturer on Chapel street, purchased on Saturday from MT. Parmeles for about $4,500 the old wooden house with lot corner of George and York streets, the store in which was a drug store for years formerly and latterly has been occupied as an ice cream saloon.
 Mrs. Philemon Hoadley, mother of Horace P. Hoadley, the real estate dealer of this city is lying very i'll at her home, No. BOA Crown street, this city. She is not expected to re- cover at her advanced age, eighty-six years. She is also the mother of MT. H. B. Plant the southern railroad king, who resides in the summer at his fine place in Branford, Conn.,, and he is now on his way from Savan- nah, Ga., to his mothers bedside and ex- pected to arrive here this morning. He is also the president of the Southern Expr ress company. Mrs. Hoadley has long been member of the United church.