Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-06-06
LOCAL N u VS..


Brief Mention.
Cure your oorns by wearing Royal Shoes.
The Wheeler & Wilson band gave con-
csrt last night At Seaside park, Bridgeport.
Fishermen Of Lake Saltonstall report.
promise Of large increase Of bass for the
coming seasons.
The annual Memorial day In Charter Oak
lodge Of Odd Fellows of Hartford will be OBJ
served next Sunday.
William Gillette, the actor and author, is
Ill at his home at Hartford, but not danger
ously 90, as the New York papers have re.
ported.
Companies I, B, and the band Of the First
Connecticut Heavy ARTILLERY are to hold their
annual reunion In Ansonia in the latter part
of August.
The nne farm on Riggs Hill, Derby, lately
sold by Linson DsForest to Franklin Finney,
has been In possession of Mr.. DeForsst's
wifss family 225 years.
The whitney house at Winchester, near
winsted, was struck by lightning yesterday.
Loss, 81 600; insurance. 1,0oe. A number
Of trees were also shattered.
About 1876 men have entered In the New
Haven Bicycle clubs tournament which
takes place at Elm City park next Monday.
The entries include large number of east
srn flyers.
The regular Friday evening temperance
meeting, corner COTE and Sperry streets,
will b. addressed by Miss E. e. Niles. These
who fail to attend will miss treat. II
opens at 1880 sharp.
Sidney A. Downs of Birmingham, who
died Wednesday evening, was sighty.two
years Of age and long an active and prom.
inent Citizen of the place, filing many re-
sponsible positions.
The nercest and heaviest thunder storm Of
the season started In at 10 O'Clock last night.
II soon cleared the streets of people md
drenched the open horse cars. The lightning
flashed and the thunder roared for several
hours.
About 200 delegates were present at the
A. o. H. state convention In Waterbury yes
tsrdsy. The order 10 Aourishing. Three
state officers were elected % follows: John
P. Murphy, state delegate, Norwich; j.. D.
Cunningham, state secretary, New Haven;
p. D. Ryan, state<ireisurer, Hartford.
Rollin Bssss, young lawyer Of Brooklyn,
Ny, the son of prominent Long Hill man.
IL missing and IL reported to be an smbezzler.
The Bridgepors Standard says Rev. O. G.
Adams of Southport IL one of the victims,
and says his entertainments amount, It IL
thought, to $50 1000, though some think less
than half that sum IL the figure.
w. r. Mattison of Waterbury Wa usher Of
the wedding of Alfred Colt, Yale 's7, and
Miss Gertrude Barker at Dwight Place
church. Tho other ushers were A. A. Stsgg.
w. L. Phelps, II. 7. Fowler, A. O. Colt Of
Amherst and O. G. Andrew. The grooms-
man was Sanford Cobb Of New York and
the bridesmaid Miss Pratt Of Brooklyn.
Mr.. Porter Of spsrry & Barnes. has pur.
chased an island In the Adirondacks, famous
a. camping out place, whore quite q num-
Der Of New Havensrs have tasted the svnets
of life Ia the wilderness and wild woods. and
from whence they have had many hunting
and fishing excursion full Of pleasant mem.
cries. The island IL one of pretty group.
As Conductor Foote's car of the Fair Ha.
ven line was passing through Broadway dur
ing the thunder storm last evening, lightning
suddenly struck the telegraph wires and H.
Illuminated the scene for some time. The
lightning raced along the wires. twisted
itself Into all sorts of shapes, and emitted
myrisds Of sparks, sending them In oil d.
rections.