Morning journal and courier., 1890-10-22
LOCAL NEWS.

We are now making Royal shoes for
$2.3S on our So last.
Make application for the night school at
Yale Business college.
Sons of Veterans division field day in
Birmingham to-day.
Mr.. Hubbard, republican candidate for
congress, was in town yesterday.
West Haven people want less locomo-
tive whistling in their borough limits.
The ninetieth birthday Of Amos Fowler
of Guilford was celebrated yesterday.
A large variety of cut roses and carna-
lions to-day at Champions, 1850 Chapel
street.
Martins gun shop is driven with bust
ness, and the hands are working day time
and evenings.
Hon. B. Douglas of Middletown yester-
day gave $1,000 to the Middletown Y. M.
G. A. building fund.
Arthur T. Hoadley is critically i'll in
Milford. DR.. Blodgett of Ansonia was
summoned yesterday.
Mr. e. S. Barber has recovered from a
weeks illness and resumed his duties as
steward of the G. II. Northam.
Judge Robertson of the probate court
has appointed Lawyer E. P. Arvine q COM
missioner on the estate of the late Mrs.
Farren of East Haven.
The celebration at the German Lutheran
church on George street was closed last
evening with joyous social gathering,
which was largely attended.
The ladies of the Humphrey street Con-
gregational church have q social time and
supper at the church this evening, togeth-
or with literary and musical exercises
cultural society earnestly advocates that
the state should own the fair ground
whereon the state fairs are held.
Rev. Father Rogers of Bridgeport will
not arrive homo from Europe for some
time yet; hence the demonstration in his
honor arranged for tonight is postponed
The Ladies' Aid society of the First Con-
gregational church, Fair Haven, have de-
cided to hold grand bazaar about Christ
mas time, and have begun to prepare
for it.
The New Haven Clock company have
just completed and are packing up to send
to London, England complete Office plant
and ten boxes of the Brewer & Smith Wis
ual signal.
Bridgeport had another gala day yester-
day. The occasion was the annual parade
of the city's fire department. The pro-
cession was fine one and thousands OF
people were out.
James Cunning, an employee of the L.
Candee Rubber company, had the index
finger of his right hand cut off by sole
cutting machine yesterday morning. The
accident happened while handling the
dyes
John L. Smith of Wyemer, Tex, is in
this city to get manufactured patent cot
ton gin sharpener. Mr.. Smith was a form
or resident of this city, and ran with old
No. in the days of the volunteer fire de-
partment.
The tenth annual meeting of the Young
Women's Christian association is held to-
morrow CThursday afternoon at 3 o'clock,
in the parish home of st. Paul's church.
Ladies' and gentlemen interested in the
work are invited.
Bowman, the photographer, is taking
many orders now for photographs, crayons
and water colors to be delivered at Christ
mas time. Send in your orders for Christ
mas work early, and don't forget that
Bowman's is famous place for unexcelled
work.
At the state dairy convention in Gull
ford yesterday addresses were made by
DIR. E. n. Jenkins of the Connecticut ex-
detrimental station of New Haven, and DR.
G. w. Woods of Middletown of the schoo
experiment station. Many practical dairy
men were present.
Engineer Thomas Maher has been dis
charged from the employ of the Consoli
dated road. Last Tuesday night he raj
for about five miles on the wrong track O.
the Harlem branch. The presence Of mint
of an operator in the tower at Port Morris
who saw the train prevented disastrou
collision. ..s ...
When the 100-foot high chimney of tn
electric light works on Grand avenue wa
completed yesterday and topped with
lightning rod, the last lightning rod NAL
to descend spurned the use of the ladder
inside the chimney and came down tn
lightning rod. His perilous feat attraete,
great attention. The lightning rod wa
only three-eighths of an inch thick, an
happened to be securely fastened at tn