Morning journal and courier., 1888-03-21
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

BflO1 hK0nLAOns
 The best of everything at Dornans.
 Sterling pianos at Catlin's, 643 Chapel st.
 Ex-Railroad Commissioner John w. Bacon and wife left for Florida Monday.
 Prof. M Steinert, wife. daughter and maid sail for four months stay in Germany April 1S.
 Mrs. Henry Stadtmuller has been quite i'll for the past four weeks, hut is improv- ing.
 A forty hours devotion will begin at the Roman Catholic church in Middletown next Sunday.
 The total value of the estate of the late John D. Candee of Bridgeport is estimated at $sO,oOO.
 The New Haven Bicycle club has been att tached by Charles H. Miller for supplies fur nished for their billiard tables.
 Captain F. M. Lovejoy officially visited Van Horn post of Milford last evening and afteryard went to New York on official busi- ness.
 H. R. Hubbard, who was killed by the cars at Clinton Monday, was brother of J. w., Josiah and Eben Hubbard of Middle town.
 MT. E. E. Hall is said to have been in busi ness longer than any other man on Chapel street. Mir. Hall has been in business since 1882
 Prof. DuBois of Yale college delivered his lecture on Science and Miracles" before the Scientific society in Bridgeport last night.
 Mr. Hobart Brinsmade, European agent for the Wheeler & Wilson Manufacturing conn., pany, Bridgeport, sails for England to day on the steamer Aller.
 Mrs. NJ. Ward of RivertoD, mother of the wife of ex-Lieutenant Governor Cooke, died on Sunday. Her husband survives her. They had been married fifty five years.
 Examinations of the pupils of the High school will begin April g. Candidates for admission to the High school from the gram mar schools will be examined April 20, 23 and 24
 Several New Haven manufacturers, among them the Now Haven Clock company, have already made arrangements to send exhibits to the Spanish international exposition at Barcelona.
 As Dean Francis Wayland of the Yale Law school was driving to his home on Whitney avenue Monday evening his sleigh was tipped over by striking a snow bank, and the dean was thrown out, dislocating his arm.
 The Whitlock machine works were on Monday merged into joint stock company with a capital of s75,00O Sturgis Whitlock was elected president, c. Edward Osborne secretary and Julius G. Day treasurer. Rev. Dr. Reed of this city conducted the services at the funeral of Mrs. Carroll, wife of Rev. Mir. Carroll, in Milford Monday. Rev. Mr. Streeter assisted. The remains were taken to New Canaan for interment, in which place Mr. Carroll has twice served as pastor. Mrs. G. Frank Bradley of Wall street after long period of i'll health submitted recently to the performance of difficult surgical op- eration, which was performed by Dr. Bacon, assisted by three other physicians. The op- eration was highly successful and the lady has improved very materially. Mr. w. J. Mills of Bloomfield, but for many years past doing business in New Ha- ven, has purchased the interest of w. L. Grant in the firm of Grant & Besse of Vest field, Mass, the firm name hereafter to be Besse, Mills & Go. The many friends ot MT. Mills congratulate him on his new venture and wish him success and prosperity.-Hart- ford Times