Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1886-06-01
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Coin purses (the latest) at Dorman's.
Memorial day does not come on Sunday
again until 1897.
Mrs. James Radcliffe of Birmingham, dice
on Saturday evening.
Mrs h Lee Mallory, of Winsted, who hai
been very i'll, is much Improved.
The Naugatuok Valley association hold
their annual reunion at Quussapaug Pond to-
day.
A salmon weighing ten and ee-quarte1
pounds was caught in the Connecticut river
at Lyme, Friday.
Major William H., Stowe lost on Sunday by
death his Oldest son, bright and promising
lad of ten years.
The steamer Rosedale made a Memorial
day excursion yesterday from Bridgeport
There were 400 people on board.
Lightning struck John Walkers house, ~
Meadow Lane, Waterbury, Sunday night,
entering the chimney. Damage $25.
Forepaugh's show was in Waterbury yes
terday, attended by multitude of people.
About 300 Naugatuck people attended.
Samuel Atwater, of Waterbury, has pur-
chased fine piece of horsefesh of NJ J.
GriIley, of Thomaston; price paid, 81 900.
A delegation of Isben post, G. A. R., of
Naugatuck. attended Memorial day exercises
in Millville Congregational church on Sun
day.
Kellogg post, G. A. R., of Birmingham,
attended church in Shelton Sunday evening
and listened to discourse by Rev. James
Bassett
The next monthly meeting of the Home for
the Friendless takes place tomorrow after
noon, June 2, at o'clock, at the home in
Fair Haven
Two New Haven gentlemen caught TWEEN
ty-eight fine trout in North Madison yester-
day forenoon, twelve of which weighed half
pound each.
Condordia Singing society, of Waterbury,
gave picnic yesterday at which singers were
present from this city, Southington, Meriden
and Bridgeport.
General Hawley delivered the Memorial day
Grafton in Hartford yesterday and Colonel
Geo. P. Bissell, of Hartford, made the adj
dress at Amherst, Mass.
Mrs. Mary F. Tucker of Seymour, who
was thrown from a wagon in New Haven
few days ago and quite seriously injured, is
The regular monthly meeting of the Wo-
mans Church Missionary association will
be held this Tuesday, afternoon at O'Clock
at Trinity building, Temple street.
Peter Keegan, who died at the hospital in
this city Sunday, aged forty-six, was buried
in Birmingham yesterday. Storm Hose COM
pany No. 2 had charge of the funeral.
Another beautiful window has been placed
in St. Thomas church. It is the work of ].
G. Spense & Sons, of Montreal, the chief fig
ure being Christ, while at his feet are angels
with instruments of music.
The foundation walls for the new planning
mill which is to be erected at the corner of
Iranistan and Railroad avenues are about
completed. 1t is said that the business will
be conducted by a company from New Ha-
ven.-Bridgeport Farmer.
Two large excursion parties from New
York visited Bridgeport Sunday. One of 1,
700 came on the iron steamer Sirius, the
other 8, 900 strong came on the Grand Re
public The Republic will run several Sun
day excursions to Bridgeport in June.
The Rev. A. N. Lewis, rector of Trinity
church. and we'll known in this city, while
out in his birch canoe on the Saugatuck
river Saturday, was upset and had narrow
escape from drowning. He managed wien
nearly exhausted to get to his boat and hung
on until help came from the shore.
The Boston & Providence, New York,
Providence & Boston and New York, New
Haven & Hartford companies have definitely
decided to run day train each way on Sun
day between New York and Boston. 1t will
leave either terminus at 10 a. m. The run
ming time has not been determined, but is
likely to be about six and half or seven
hours. The service will begin June -.