Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-16
LOCAL NEW ..
Brief Mention.

Brief MsntIon.
 You run no risk in buying Royal shoes. Every pair warranted.
 A. N. Clark and family of Plainville have returned home from Florida.
 Warden Chamberlain of the state prison Is very Ill with kidney affection.
 Margaret Boland's house In Bridgeport was struck by lightning Wednesday night.
 Wall papers at exceedingly low prices at Gilbert & Jsrome's, 100 Orange street.
 Dr. Henry Biekford of Hartford is serious ly i'll owing to hemorrhages of the lungs.
 Mrs. Russell Hall of Msriden was very low yesterday. She ia i'll with nervous prostrs- ton.
 The new Odd Fsllows hall In Greenwich was dedicated Wednesday evening by James Bishop, grand master.
 Burglars robbed tho residences of Consta- bls J. H. Blaokman and L B. Booth in New town Wednesday night.
 The excavation has begun for the founda- ton of the new St. Patricks church on North avenue, Bridgeport.
 Colonel Eriohson of the First regiment has not yet announced the members of his staff and will not for week yet.
 Danbury had another incsndiary fire We'd nesdsy night An old building formerly a brewery was burned. It was occupied by colored family named Anderson.
 Hon. J. D. Plunkett delivers the Memorial day address in Nauga.uck and Major L. F. Burpee of Waterbury delivers the one in New Britain.
 Landlord Freeman is back to Savin Rock from Florida and has had the Sea View house much improved preliminary to reopen ing It June ].
 The journeymen mssons held another meeting last evening with closed doors. They reported no change in the strike. A few of the striking masons have obtained work out of town.
 Jssse Bradley, . wealthy and esteemed citizen of Saugstuck, died at his home Tues. day evening of paralysis. He was born In Eastonsiahty -four years ago.
 Great Junior ssgamore Hatstat of this city attended the great council of Red men in Msriden yesterday. The annual reports were not ready and the council adjourned to May 90. /.
 The marriage ot James A Hadlsy, superin. tsndent of the Msriden Gss Light company, and Miss Marion P. Arnold of kiddlstown, will take place the brides home in Mid dlstown Thursday, May %.
 Rsy.rM. w. Montgomery of Minneapolis ,and Professor William R. Harper of Yale will be tho guests of the Connections Congrs- gationalists at the Hosmsr hall meeting in Hartford next Tuesday afternoon.
 Rev. Dr. Twitchell, pastor of the Dwight Place church, was little improved yester. day. He has been quite seriously i'll again with bronchial diHloulties, but Dr. Judson has hopes that he will be able to be out again in few days.
 The New York fruit store, 735 Chapel, near the bridge, just opened, looks highly attractive. A fine stock of the latest foreign and domestic fruits and cigars, also an ice cream room and choice plants. It is run by two we'll known New Havensrs.
 The famous Allyn house in Stratiord was sold recently at auction. Albert Wisner of Bridgeport purchasing 1t for $5,100. The house was erected by Edgar Allyn Powers of Stratford at cost of $22, ,000 and was fur nishsd at an expense of $12.000.
 To-day Meriden's people begin subscribing to make up fund for giving the Second regiment royal dinner in return for being captured by the regiment May 2S. Judge Coe ia treasurer. Colonel Doherty meets with the Meriden committee today.
 The officers of Ladies' Aid society No. of Nathan Hale camp No. 1, Sons of Veterans, were installed by Captain A. E. Lincoln last evening: President, Miss Alice B. Clarke; vice president, Miss Annie T. Ditter; treas- urer, Miss Lima L. Blakeslee; inner guard, Mics Bertha Chadesyne. ...
 MT. Zenas Bliss, for years past resident of Orange street, corner of Cottage, and one of the most zeslous of the workers of the prohibition party here for years, has re- moved with his family to Cambridge, Mass.. to reside. He was one of the active mem bers of tho Humphrey street Congregations church.
 Owing to sudden and temporarily serious illness MT. Max Dsssausr will be unable te appear at the concert tonight to be given d the United church chapel in aid of the Sea men's Friend society. and the double guar tstte number to have been given by tho Harugari Liedsrtafsl society is also post poned. At the last moment, however, other professional music talent has kindly volun tesred to All the gap.
 Ensersainmens as Firss M. '. Church
 There was large gathering in the parlorl of the First N. E. church last evening te enjoy . most plsasursable entertainment given by the young people of the church There were recitations, songs and instru mental music. Mrs. El(z of the choir san1 charming coniralto solo and Miss Treal finely rendered soprano solo. There wsrt recitations by Miss Reynolds and Mir Brown. Either solos were rendered by Mr. Snyder. The affair was . most enjoyable one.
 TALKING or wRsTRnN PARKS. The Martin street Park e be Lais On,
 According to she Cisy's Plan.
 The small park at the end of Martin street, now Edgswood avenue, has bee, partly laid out for about two years, but tn, work has not been pushed of late. Las night the committee on squares discussed tn matter. It is found that there arc legs difficulties In the way of the city continuin, its work In the layout. These difficulties or of tho sams nature se caused . transfer O thc West river park from the city so the parl commission. The committee decided t