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

6Sr1eG M0nIIOus
All kinds of printing at Dorman's.
Call and see pianos at 643 Chapel street. i.
Rents collected promptly at II. P. Hoadley's.
Framed pictures. Low prices at Northrop's.
Wilimantic has decided to have electric
lights and at an early date.
]. NJ. Whitlock, of Ansonia, left for Flor
ida yesterday to stay until April.
March weather thus far has been well up
to its annual record for unpleasantness.
The New York East conference meets in
MiddIetown April 4, Bishop Foss presiding.
James David, of Ansonia, and family are
en- route for Los Angeles, Cal, their future
home.
Mr.. T. w T. Curtis principal of the
High school, is seriously sick with pneu-
monia.
Alderman James E. McGann of the Third
ward, who has been ill with neuralgia, is
improving.
Mrs Franz Milcke, soprano at the Baptist
church, Wallingford, has had an offer from
New Haven.
Charles o. Davis, of the Consolidated
shops of this city, has been promoted to
night foreman.
S. T. Palmer has been chosen president of
the Republican Protective club, vice the late
D. F. Chadeayne.
Harlow Brockett of Meriden, long an en-
ploye of the Breckenridge Manufacturing
company, died yesterday.
G. w. Barker & Co., the Bridgeport clio
thiers, have sold out to Mr.. Meigs, of New
Haven.-BIidgeport Farmer.
Mr.. w. D. Bissell of this city has engaged
to sing in Washington Park church, Bridge
port, for one year from April 1.
David Bartholomew of Ansonia and Miss
Isabel Fl. Warner of Springfield, Mass, will
be married March Is at the Massasoit House
in the latter place.
1t does not speak we'll for the guardians of
New Ravens finances that $195, 900 of her
funds have been lying idle for some months.
Springfield Republican.
New Haven lodge of Elks give social ses-
sion tomorrow evening in honor of the Muir
ray & Murphy company who appear at the
Hyperion Monday evening.
Rev. Fl. C. Hovey, of Bridgeport, deliv-
cred lecture on the sfvibratory Law of
Progress in Waterbury Thursday night.
There was large attendance, including
many influential Waterbury people.
Next Tuesday evening in Wallingford, in
addition to Maltby, the bicycle rider, there
will be game of polo between a team from
Simpson, Hall, Miller & Co.'s and one from
Maltby, Stevens & Curtiss' at Bulls Opera
House.
The New Howe Manufacturing company,
of Bridgeport, has just shipped $500 sets of
iron work for school desks for Buenos Ayres,
S. A, the same being the first half of ninety
three tons of iron in that form for that
country.
Firebugs tried to burn the Paddock build>
ing, corner of State and Main streets, Meri-
den, Thursday night. A fortunate discovery
of the flames saved the place from damage.
a handkerchief dipped in kerosene was
found where the fire started.
Mr.. George Beach was married on Thurs
day in Christ church, New York, the ofici-
asing clergyman being Rev. DR.. Shipman.
The bride is a daughter of the late G. w.
Curtiss of New Haven and sister of Mrs.
Franklin G. Whitmore OF Hartford.
Members of the New Haven division of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers are
to meet in Bridgeport Sunday night, March
II, and have banquet at Sterling restau-
rant and receive into the Brotherhood num-
Der OF engineers on the Housatonic system.