Morning journal and courier., 1888-08-17
LOCAL NEWS.


BF10R mS0t1OMs
Cloth finished plotting at Dorman's.
Jonas Erickson ia to build $500 house
on Cedar street.
The little village of Shelton has open air
brass band concerts one evening week.
The Tariff Reformers will have Roger @.
Mills here to address them at the Hyperion
Sept. LIST.
Miss Cora Smith, of Ansonia, is spending a
few days at Merwin's Point, the guest of Mrs.
George g. Stark.
Busy times prevailed at the Union armory
every evening and the boys are enthusiastic
over going to camp.
At Democratic flag raising in Waterbury
last evening Joel A. Sperry, of this city, was
one of the speakers.
A carload of fine driving and draft horses
received by Smedley Bros yesterday. Among
the number are many of exceptionally hand
some appearance.
Miss Belle Praeger, formerly of this city,
now of New York, is spending two weeks'
vacation in this city with her cousin, Miss
Annie Cohn of Hill street.
Miss Mamie Darling of Bridgeport, daugh-
ter of Mr.. Darling, builder, who has been
summering in this cito and vicinity visiting
at the residence of John Hopkins, returned
home yesterday.
Thomas w. Bryant, superintendent and
treasurer of the Electrical Supply company,
Ansoris, has resigned his position to accept
the general management of the Union Hard
ware company of Torringtor.
John Ryan has bought land of the Mary
Ward estate on the corner of Water and
Brewery streets, on which he will build a
three-ftory brick building, with store on the
first floor and two tenements above.
The body of Col. Ledgard Colburn, an
nouncement of whose death with sketch of
his life was given in yesterdays COURIER, is
expected to arrive in Birmingham to-mor-
cemetery. -
George G.. Bishop, who died recently in
Norwalk and was buried this week, Yves q
man of wealthand prominence in business
circles, having been principal stakeholder in
the Union Manufacturing Co. for many years.
He was Mason of long standing.
The steamer Lucy of this city was left am
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house off Bridgeport Wednesday night, that
when the tide went out she lay over on her
SIDE When the tide again rose she failed to
right and the sea now washes into her.
Rev F. L. Thorpe, of West Haven, off,
ciated in the Second n. E. church in Nor.'
walk last Sunday in the absence of DR.. Van
Alstyne. Next Sunday, the second of the
pastors vacation, his place will be filed by
Rev. A. q. Goodenough, of New Haven.
Miss Josie McGann, Misses Sadie and Fam
ME Kinsella, Miss w. Russell, Miss Mamie
McGann and Miss Elizabeth PARCEL, all of
this city, were among the donors of wedding
gifts to Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Gasheen, OF Meri-
den, who held large wedding reception
Wednesday night.
Allen g. Tyler have made plans Tor altera-
tons in the building on Church street, known
as the American Theater, for Healy & Bige-
low. On the ground floor new ash store
fronts will be put in, with plate glass win
dows. Shannon & Jones, carpenters, and
Elizur Sperry, mason, have the contracts at
about 81 500. The alterations of the upper
floors have not yet been decided on.
Captain J. Belcher on Wednesday morning
captured at Morris Cove q man eating shark
which weighed 500 pounds. This is one of
the largest ever captured in New Haven har-
Dor within good many years. Constable s.
8. Hyde of West Haven, brother of Captain
Hyde of our police force, saw large man
eating shark recently near the mouth of West
river, only 100 feet away from the West Ha-
ven dock near Sutton's shipyard.
Pennington has voted to erect fine town
hall. It is to have large hall for lectures,
etc., and provision for library. Among the
large contributors d. N. Barney gave 1000;
and will furnish the library; Mrs. Barney
gave s., 600 and the plan of the building, Mics
Porter $500 and several 500 and $3.50, max
ing in all, including the town appropriation
of a, 200, about So, zoo, and it is expected
enough will be given to swell the amount to
10000.