Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-03-23
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.


The best of everything at Dorman's
Gall and see pianos, Catlin's, 643 Chapel St.
Harpers for April is received and for sale
by T. b. Pease & Son.
The grand list of the towns in Hartford
county has increased $500, 900 since the re-
ports of q year ago.
P. 7. Barnum has presented the Boston
Press club with an elegantly framed crayon
portrait of himself.
Mrs b. c. Spencer. wife of the boot and
shoe dealer on Main street, Ansonia, died
Wednesday of consumption.
The steamer NoaoWantuc suffered no
damage and lies at her dock at Port Jefferson
ready to make her regular trips to-day.
The water in the Naugatuck river was
high yesterday, but up to midnight last night
no damage had been done of any impor-
tance.
Mr. B. Shoninger, the piano and organ
manufacturer of this city, recently took out
insurance upon his life to the amount OF
$125, 1000 in different companies.
Il. G. Dockum, for many years resident
of Ansonia, Wednesday removed his family
to New Haven, he having entered the employ
of the Winchester Arms company.
Colonel S. E. Austin recently presented
Mr.. Thomas NJ. Kenna, the landlord of the
Selden House, with an expensive gold headed
cane which has the inscription, M. K.
James P. Bree of this city, president of the
G. T. A. U. of this State, will make the chief
address at big Catholic temperance rally to
be held in Bridgeport next Sunday evening.
There is a movement on foot to consolidate
Victoria division No. AZ, s. of T., with Crys-
tai Wave division No. z, s. of T., which will
one of the largest in the State.
Out of the twentY-eight important en-
ployes who have left the service of the New
York and New England road within COM
paratively recent time, twenty-five have gone
into the service of the Consolidated road.
Frisbie & Co. of New Haven are engaged
in putting new elevator into tbs shop of G..
Brewster & Co., Birmingham, which is to be
the best elevator in use in the town. The new
shop is to be ready for occupancy next week.
DIR. E. c. knight, sixty-eight, for several
years well known and at one time very
successful homeopathic physician in Water
bury, died in Woodbury. Wednesday after
noon frem paralysis, with which he was
stricken last Sunday.
The annual public meeting of the Organized
Charities association, postponed on account
of the storm, will be held Monday evening,
March 26th, at 8 o'clock in Center church
chapel Chapel street, opposite Trinity
church.) There will be brief addresses by
members of the association. The public are
invited.
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Burwell, who
was the oldest resident of Milford, took place
yesterday in this city. The casket had to be
carried over the snow a mile by twelve men
before it could be placed on a sled and
transported to the depot at Woodmont. The
old lady was 80 years of age and the grand
mother of Mrs. @. D. Kinney of this city.
1t is not expected that the Meriden and
Waterbury railroad will carry passengers be-
fore July 1. Ten iron bridges have been
placed in position and about the same num-
Der are to be built. The depot in Meriden
will be built on land north of the West Main
street bridge. There is room for twenty
tracks with loading capacity of 500 cars.
Mr.. A. Coronati begs leave to inform those
who may be interested in the study of French
that he will give free trial lessons at his room
mo. 10 Hoadley building, Church street) to
day and tomorrow at $50 a. M, $50 and
7:3O p. m. 1t is very essential that the class
should be thoroughly organized before the
course is advanced, as it is DESTROYS to avoid
Interruptions.
Stratford people are taking great interest
in the big fair which is to be given the first
week in April for the benefit of the monu-
Inent fund. Governor Lounsbury end staff
will attend on the opening night, the Mil
ford quartette will sing on Wednesday night
and it is designed to have g. A. R. posts,
representing New Haven, Bridgeport, Mil
ford and ether towns, present ON Friday
night. Mrs. Asa T. Curtis of Stratford has
patched quilt of 1872 blocks for the fair.
At Mr.. F. A. Bowman's may be seen in the
very elegant display of gems of Photographic
work some choice photos of noted citizens.
One is of President Dwight of Yale, one of
Hiram Camp, Esq, and one of States Attor-
ney Doolittle. The great excellence of his
work brings him orders from all parts of the
Union and from the old world. More orders
came in this week from Europe, one from
Rome, another from London, etc. Mr.. Bow
man personally attends to all sittings, and
there could be no more convenient gallery
for ladies and children. His superb crayon
work is in great demand, and he has just
filed orders from New London, Norwalk,
Meriden, Washington, D. c., aad other
places and has just made a fine one of the
late F. w. Anthony, son of Mr.. F.. G.. An-
thony of the tax Office
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