Morning journal and courier., 1888-04-06
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Best letter press made at Dorman's.
 Bargains in pianos atCatlin's, ,64S Chapel st..
 The funeral of Mrs. Harry Upton, a bliz- gard victim, took place in Danbury yester- day.
 The Republican State convention will be held at the Hyperion either on May 15, l6 or F.
 Five thousand dollars is to be expended this year on the Congregational church, West Haven.
 Three thousand dollars has in the last year been paid on the debt of St. Francis asylum.
 MT. and Mrs. J. w. Dick, of Newtewn, have returned from a three weeks' trip to Florida.
 Charles Beckwith, Grown street hostler, was arrested yesterday afternoon for non- support of his wife.
 Gauger James H. Peck arrived home from California yesterday afternoon. He has been absent two months.
 The New Haven Gun club will hold a prize e.shoot on Memorial day and Bridgeport marksmen will participate.
 Richard Colgan of 80 Church street, Bridge port, relative of Drawbridge Tender Col gan, died very suddenly yesterday of apo plexy.
 hospital building is to be erected on the grounds of the Soldiers Home, Noroton, to accommodate persons who need to be treated surgically for specific diseases.
 Mr. A. A. Baldwin, of Milford, has leased the Bristol place on Cherry street in that town and will occupy it while his residence on Golden Hill is being renodelled.
 The funeral of Mrs. Mary Hogan will take place this morning from her late residence, 444 East street. A high mass will be cele- brated at St. Patrick's church at g o'clock.
 The Heublein Brothers, the well known restaurateurs of Hartford, have leased for five years the City Hall dining rooms, now under the proprietorship of Charles Downs, whose lease expires on May 1.
 McCafferty Bros. have @ number of fine gentlemen's driving and saddle animals in the shipment of Kentucky horses to be sold at auction at Bristops stables on George street Wednesday, the 11th inst.
 Julius Twiss, as executor on the estate or William J. Root, has sold to Robert E Baldwin the interest of that estate 1T nine parcels of land, having about $50 fec front on Admiral, Gregory and Ashmur streets.
 The signal towers on the line of the Con solidated road between Bridgeport and New Haven will be in full working order in about ten days. This will complete the whole ljps from New Haven to New York. The ex pense of the telegraph service in the signal towers will be about $4S, ,000 per year.
 Cards have beepissued for the marriage on "Wednesday, April IS, of Miss Lucy, daughter of MT. and Mrs. s. F. Jones, and Edward Franklin Meeker of Bridgeport. The ceremony will take place at the residence of the brides parents on Pennington avenue. Hartford Telegram.
 Cards out for the marriage of MT. James P. Bogart of this city and Miss Helen, daughter of MT. and Mrs. Warren H. Day of Bridgeport. Mir. Bogart is the well known civil engineer in the service of the shell fish commission of this State. The bride is ar accomplished young society lady of Bridge. port, and both have a very large circle o1 friends. The ceremony takes place -Wednes day afternoon, April IS, at o'clock, at St. Johns church, Bridgeport.
 The wedding of Lewis B. Mix, formerly oi the City bank, but now connected with the Telephone company, and Miss Agnes, daugh. ter of Mrs. Marshall Brown of Lawrence street, was celebrated yesterday morning al 10 o'clock. The Rev. Stewart Means. rector of St. Johns Episcopal church, performed the ceremony. Mf. and Mrs. Mix left soon after the ceremony for trip including the prominent cities of New England.