Morning journal and courier., 1888-05-18
LOCAL NEWS.
RrlaR Mention.


 Wedding invitations speciality at Dor mans.
 Children's carriages at Malletts.
 The letter carriers donned their new hell nets yesterday.
 The Yale Glee club sing in the City Hall, Northampton, tonight.
 Bishop Williams is expected to visit Christ church, Ansonia, this evening.
 Ex.Selectman Julius Tyler, who has been in Florida, has returned home.
 The Sars6eld Guard will enlist eleven new members on Tuesday evening next.
 There was quite severe frost in towns in the northern part of the State yesterday morning.
 Golden Rule will install its new officers on Wednesday, May 23d, at their hall in Ex- change building.
 Mrs. DibbIe, of New Haven, is at H. H. Morehouse's in Washington very sick with hemorrhage of the lungs.
 Rector Griffith of Kent, who has accepted call to Meriden, has resigned his charge in Kent, to take effect June 1st.
 The debt on the Catholic church at Nau- gatuck has been reduced from $17, ,O00 to S1,UUO Tn the past three years.
 The police were notified yesterday that the team which was stolen from Webb Scranton had been found in Woodbridge.
 There were about twenty five Ansonia vis- itors at the meeting of Harmony division, s. of T., last evening They returned by stage.
 Senator Ingalls, family left Washington for Stonington, Ct., Wednesday They will probably spend most if not all oftne sum- mer there.
 At the session of the Baptist mission con- vention at Washington Wednesday Professor Francis Wayland, of this city, was elected second vice president.
 w. H. Tallmadge of Stamford, Conn has been appointed special Indian agent vice William Parsons, resigned. Mir. Parsons was formerly an editor of this city.
 George Streit, formerly of this city and now leader of Wheeler & Wilson's band of Bridgeport, has written march and dedica- ted it to Colonel Watson of the Fourth reg iment.
 H. J. Augur, the art store proprietor, made an assignment yesterday in the Pro- bate court, nominating George K. Cooley as trustee Sheriff Higgins is in legal charge at the store.
 Mir. Fred Beecher, the Bethany farmer who was 80 badly injured in the stomach and bowels by bull recently which he was lead ing to pasture, is very low and his recovery is doubtful.
 Colonel Leavenworth of the Second regi- ment was in Waterbury yesterday to give GI,o 1f fha aikU hat fkoI. ion who haven't paid their fine for non-at- tendance at the last parade and inspection. John E. Healey returned yesterday from Montreal, where he completed his purchase of the steam yacht Nautilus, which is to be added to the New Haven Yacht club. It is sixty-five feet long and can steam thirteen miles an hour.
 Noticeable among those registered at the Oak Tree House, Southbury, yesterday were H. S. Prudden, firm of Bowditch & Co.,, Lawyer A. N. Wheeler, E. P. Trowbridge and Mir. Bennett of New Haven, and o. B. Preston of Boston.
 Miss Lizzie Dayton of State street, this city, leaves for a stay of number of months at St. Paul, Minn., where she will join her mother, Mrs. Dayton, who has been for the last six months in St. Paul visiting her sons Frank and E. M. Dayton, who are 10. cated in St. Paul and expect to permanently reside there, being much pleased with the country.
 The heafng in the Danbury murder case closed yesterday afternoon, McNif being found probably guilty of manslaughter and he was bound over to the next term of the Superior court under $5, ,000 bonds. It is the prevailing opinion that when the case reaches the Superior court evidence will be introduced to show that others were impli- catsd in the assault.
 There was a very pretty wedding at the Westville Congregational church at p. m. yesterday. A throng of friends attended. Rev. Mir. Willard ofieiated. Robert Grant of Peck Brothers factory, this city, was united to Miss Hattie Goodsell. They both live in Westvi1le. The church was charmingly decorated They left on wedding trip for Philadelphia.
 George D. Bristol, heir-at-law to the es- tate of the late J. D. Bristol, whose widow resides in this city, will get an additional sum of several thousand dollars from the estate by an arrangement whereby the New Haven orphan asylum and the town of South ington may have direct control of the re- spective portions willed to each. Under the will there was to be trust fund, but the trustees named all declined to serve.
 MT. Thomas Forsyth, head of the Forsyth Dyeing, Laundry and Bleaching O., sails for Europe May 26th on the fast Cunard steamer Umbria. He goes kevisit his native land, Scotland. He is 6 native of Paisley, which is also the birthplace of his wife, who will accompany him on the trip. After sojourn in Scotland they will prob ably make a tour of the continent. They ex- pect to be absent from three to six months. Mr. Forsyth has made satisfactory arrange ments for the maintenance of the efficient work for which his establishment is noted during his absence. His large circle of friends and the public in general will wish MT. and Mrs. Forsyth g pleasant and eDjoy- able journey and trip.
 A New Position.
 MT. Edward G. Bourne, who has been an instructor at Yale, has accepted the posi- ton of instructor ot history in Adelbert