Morning journal and courier., 1890-04-21
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief N eMtiOn.

8xlOx A0muAVMs
The work Of improving the Grays' arnory
Is In progress.
To-day forty hours' dsvotions open OF ST.
Frsnoia' church.
Hundreds of people visited Evergreen
cemetery yesterday afternoon.
D. B. Crittenden, the State street. feed
dealer, Is Ill at his homo ON Howe street.
The Dominican mission at 81. Hsry's closed
yesterday afternoon. II has been very suc-
cessful.
Furniture packed for shipping by expert
enced men. J. O. Peck & Son. 755 and 763
Chapel street.
Captain B. B. futile of Portland, Ore.,
who served in the old First Connecticut cav
airy, is in town Waiting his brother, Lsnd.
lord futile of the Arlington house.
One of the letter carriers was suspended
for one day Saturday by Superintendent But
Ter, for having been discourtsous to . man
who requested him to take q letter to the
postofice.
Mrs. Cooley, wife of Linus B. Cooley Of
Bishop street, has been seriously Ill, but ia
now slowly improving. She was Ill with the
grip last winter, since which time her health
has been quite poor.
Mrs. NJ. A. Osborn of this city arrived In
San Franoisoo Saturday, and will remain
there ak months, returning to New Haven in
the fall. She has Just completed . siz
month"; visit to friends in Oregon.
DR.. NJ. r. Brinkmsn, the dentist at 22I
Grown street, has given up his practice II
this city, and on Monday goes to New York
where he will enter upon . mercantile life
His practice here has been very sueosssful.
Mr.. J. P. R!ohards, the meat market PRO
prietor on State street, 10 out again after {
two weeks confinement to the house BY Ill
ness. He has not been we'll since having tn
grip In the winter, but IL now gaining II
health.
The grocery and meat market Of Georg
M. Coombs, No. 1875 whalley avenue, Is yer,
popular In all that section and deservedly 20
The prices are low, tho stock we'll kept ny
and attractive, and customers are always vel
served.
The members of the British-American and
st. George's societies, together with friendl
Of those organisations met in st. Georges
hall, Insurance building, at o'clock last
evening, and attended divine service In Trim
ity church.
A suspicious looking character was seer
providing about the residence Of Mr.. @. Fl
Farnham, on Hillhouss avenue, Saturday
evening. Word was tslsphonsd to the police
Office, but before the police arrived the mar
was among the missing.
Next Thursday evening concert will b
given at the United church chapel, for thu
benefit of Mr.. Charles Northrop, the blind
young man who has been the organ blower d
that church for the past several years. HI
Is very worthy young man. A large audi
snes will undoubtedly be present. An.
nouncement of the concert was made at tn
services at the church yesterday.
Rev. DR.. Gordon, of the old South church
Boston, preached at Center church yesterda.
forenoon, In the absence Of Rev. DR.. Smyth
who returns homo to-day or tomorrow. DR.
Gordon is very able and scholarly clergy
man, and his discourse yesterday was full O
interest and power, and closely commanded
the attention Of the large congregation pres
emit.
A public accommodation which will b,
much appreciated by the patrons of that lint
has just been made. The last car leaves tn,
green Saturday nights hereafter At II O'Clock
instead of 1896 as heretofore, while on Sun.
day nights the last car will leave the greer
ct 10 p. M, instead of 0 - formerly. Thu
company will also put on extra cars Satur
day evenings hereafter, in further scoommo'
dalton of the public.