Morning journal and courier., 1888-05-29
LOCAL NEWS.
BRIEF Mention.

Physicians ledgers at Dormans.
Congressman Granger left for Washington
yesterday:
Hartford talks strongly of organizing a
board of trade.
The New Haven battalion has full dress
drill at the armory tonight.
Sport Campana started yesterday on a six
days walk at Springfield, Mass.
The steamer Continental, much improved,
will resume her trips in a few days.
The Rev. DIR. Kleeberg has leased the
Rosenberg cottage at Savin Rock for the
summer.
Leader STREET of the Wheeler & Wilson
band is only thirty-one years of age
Bridgeport Standard.
The American Mechanics of Waterbury
have instituted branch of the beneficial ass
ISOLATION of the order.
The muddy state of the roads prevented a
party of New Britain wheelmen from taking
a spin to this city Sunday.
Landrigan's orchestra this summer will
furnish music every afternoon and evening
in the grove at Savin Rock.
Mr.. Thomas Forsyth and wife of Lombard
street, Fair Haven, sailed for Europe on the
fast steamship Umbria last Saturday.
The Young Republican headquarters in
Middletown will be opened June g. A grand
time may be expected and a nice spread
served.
John Calvin, of this city, was fined So and
costs in Ansonia yesterday by Judge Platt
for over indulgence Saturday night in Anso-
mia beer.
The Y. P. sc. E. society of the First
church, Fair Haven, give soeiable at the
church parlors tomorrow night. Refresh
ments free.
Mr.. Bigelow of Healy 6 Bigelow, whose
residence on Orange street was damaged by
fire recently, is expected home from Chicago
in afew days.
Miss Lucy Judson, formerly bookkeeper at
Perry's fancy goods store, Chapel street, will
be united in marriage shortly to Mr.. Frank
Bradley, of this city.
Hon. William 81. Barnum, President Colt
of the New London and Northern railroad
and Rev. Father Sloeum of Norwalk were
among the visitors in town yesterday.
Merritt Lane, one of Waterbury's Oldest
and best known manufacturers, had se-
we're shock Of paralysis last Thursday and
is still in critical condition at his home.
Mrs. Martha Roberts Church, wife of Tim
othy Church of 146 West Main street Water
bury, died at her home Saturday night, May
90, aged eighty-four years and seven months.
The Young Plymouth base bali club de-
feated the Elliotts by score of 10 to 6 yes
terday. The Plymouths have not been de-
feated this season and are to play again on
Memorial day.
In card in the New York Times yester-
day Mr.. Pierpont says there is no foundation
to the statement that Mrs. Pierpont is the
donor of the money for the new building
soon to be erected on Yale's campus.
Rev. Mr.. Meserve oficiated at the burial
Of the late Wilbur F.. Chatfeld, of Chicago,
in the Old cemetery on Sunday. The bear
ers were: F. A. Bowman, John N. Merwin,
Edison S. Beach, E. W. Baldwin, Edward E.
Mix and George A. Root.
The United States ship Yantic, which was
in our harbor on Monument day, was Sun
day ordered from Port Royal, s., C., to Hayti
to protect American property during the up
rising there. A Connecticut boy, Frank w.
Kellogg of Waterbury, is now on the Yantic.
Present at the Congregational church in
Woodbridge on Sunday at the delivery of the
memorial address by II. E. Benton of this
city, beside the Woodbridge veterans, were
the members of Redshaw post, O.. A. R., of
Ansonis and delegation of the Ansonia
Sons of Veterans.
The season is backward, hence give all the
more literally of flowers for the decoration
delivered at the old State House early on
Wednesday morning, before 8 o'clock if pos
sible If those unable to deliver their con-
tributions will leave address at Klock's drug
store to day the floral committee will be glad
to call for them on Wednesday morning early.
; And now Bridgeport, conscious of its ris-
ng and growing Importance, receives with
joy-and approval a suggestion made by the
Stamford News that the next Democratic
State convention ought to be held in Bridge
port. The Farmer seconds the motion and
darkly hints that through the patriotic en-
deavors of Hon. w. Fl. Talmadge "the bomb>
letfor Bridgeport started by our esteemed
Stamford contemporary may evolute into
It is lucky for Hartford that it
settled the State capital question SO effec-
tually few years ago, judging from little
enterprise and aggressiveness.
Mr. Kelsey In Control.
Israel A. Kelsey has purchased all the
stock recently held by Samuel L. Smith in |
the West Haven Shore railroad. By this pur-
chase George R. Kelsey and his sons have
secured the majority of the capital stock in |