Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-03-20
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Chase pianos at Catllns, 64o Chapel street.
Prof w, K Townsend's child is seriously
i'll with scarlet fever.
1t is estimated that the blizzard cost the
Consolidated road $3.50, 900.
Prof. Mixers children, who have been Sc
riously ill with scarlet fever, are slowly re-
covering.
The loss by the burglary at Gates store
and at the postofice in Glastonbury foots up
about $500.
A musicale will be given at the Atheneum
about the second week in April by Martin I.
Reynolds, assisted by his pupils.
Cards are out for the marriage of G. A.
Hart and Miss Adah B. Bristol, which will
occur next Thursday evening, March %.
Mr.. William E. Downes, of Birmingham,
ney avenue, near the corner of Edwards
street.
Mr.. Emanuel Kern, formerly with II. Lam
bert of Chapel street, has gone to New York
to accept position with large Wholesale
hat house.
The funeral of Mrs. Carroll of Milford,
wife of Rev Mr.. Carroll of the Milford NJ. E.
church, takes place this morning. Interment
in New Canaan.
A special business meeting of the Good
Samaritans' Temperance society will be held
next Thursday evening in Samaritans' hall /,
rs Orange street.
DR.. A. A. Smith of this city, for many
years residing in the Exchange building, is
very low at his sisters residence in Milford
and sinking rapidly.
George Hotchkiss has sold to the Consoli-
dated railroad a triangular strip of land
bounded by the extension of Union avenue,
Spring and South Water streets.
Another dollar has been added to the fund
for the relief of Mrs. Catherine Corbitt, a
kind-hearted person having given Officer
Kennedy that amount at the depot yester-
day.
William II. Dennis was arrested last night
fer violations of the Sunday liquor law, Off
GERS Byxbee and Hyde having caught crowd
of men drinking beer in his place on Sun
day.
Thomas Cahill, of Goshen, died last week
at the advanced age of one hundred years.
He came to this country twenty eight years
ago from Ireland, where he was a school
teacher.
An apron and necktie festival was given at
Arion Hall last evening by the New Haven
circle No. %, G. of F. The grand march was
led by Mr.. 1. Hayes and lady, followed by
fifty couples.
Otto Schiebel, a saloon keeper on George
street, violated the liquor law by selling
without a license. He was arrested last
.s.lk LIT, H.
Joseph Weibel.
Mrs. Bessie Starr Kiefer, B. A, (Hans
GrebeD of the Toronto Globe, is stopping in
this city for few days. She is en- route for
Washington D. c., and is delegate to the
Woman Congress.
At the annual of the Connecticut Congre-
gational club in Hartford to-day addresses
will be made by Rev. DR.. Grifis, of Boston,
on Japan and 1890. Ex-President Porter
will be the guest of the club.
Mrs. Sarah Burwell. the Oldest person in
Milford, died Saturday in her ninety ninth
year. Burial in New Haven to-day. By
reason of great snow drifts the body will
have to be drawn to Woodmont station in
sleigh by men.
A surprise party was rendered Miss Annie
Reinwald at Harugari hall last evening. The
grand march was led by Mr.. Charles Rein
valid and Miss Annie Reinwald, followed by
fifty couples. The music was furnished by
Haines' orchestra.
DR.. Heady, of Milford, was called yester-
day to attend a sick child in Orange in the
family of a Mr.. Newton. The state of the
roads, owing to the snow drifts, necessitated
his coming to this city and going by railroad
instead of driving over.
Mr.. B. J. Stone of Fair Haven East, for
several years in the gents furnishing goods
business on Chapel street, was on Chapel
street yesterday for the first time since Janu-
AIRY l, having been confined to the house
since that time by bronchitis and pleurisy. 9
Michael L. Laughton, brake man on Con-
ductor Simon's extra freight train, caught
his hand between the hunters of two cars
last night. ALI the fingers were badly
crushed. He was taken to Dr. G. P Linds-
1ey's Office, where the wounds were dressed.
The following were the persons injured by
the accident on the Canal road at Farming
ton Saturday: Clifford Cross, who is hurt
internally; George Rathburn, who has scalp
wound; Roadmaster Baxton, who is hurt in
ternally and has scalp wound; and Richard
Welqh, bruised about the head. It is not
thought that the injuries will prove serious.
Missionary work.
The monthly meeting Of the New Haven
branch of the Woman's Board of Missions,
which was deferred by the storm Of last week,
will be held in Center church chapel this af-
ternoon at 3 O'Clock.
His Foot was Crushed.
John Healy Of Pratt street, Meridsn, one
of the snow shovelsrs at Meriden, Sunday
tried to board the snow train at the depot
after it had started. He slipped and his
right foot was crushed. DR.. Pierce found
no bones broken and does not think amputa-
ton of the foot will be necessary. He was
brought to the hospital in this city.