Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-03
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Brief Mention.
Band concert at Wooster Square to-mor-
row evening.
Walter B. Law and Grace E. Law of this
city are at Merwin's Point.
The Century for August, midsummer
holiday number, at Pease & Sons.
Mr.. Oscar P. Fowler, the teacher of
piano music, is summering in Moodus.
Mr.. B. M. Allison of Boston is in the
city and is stopping at the New Haven
house.
Mr.. w. P. Donaldson, night clerk at the
New Haven house, has returned from his
vacation.
Bridgetender Powers of Tomlinson
bridge saw shark six feet long near the
bridge recently.
Contractor Beverforden and Mrs. Bever-
forden of Kansas City were visiting in
town yesterday.
Miss Lille White of Meadow street
passed pleasant Sabbath at Hamden
Plains yesterday.
The Zion German Lutheran church ex-
cursion to Pawson Park will take place
Thursday, August IL.
The new Sunday night train to leave
this city at 1915 on the Consolidated road
was started last night.
Mr.. J. H. Mcdonald of Is Garden street
has gone to Saratoga Springs. He will
stop at the Continental hotel.
Henry Osborne, the man who was taken
to the almshouse violently insane few
nights ago, is now fully recovered.
Mr.. j. Parker Trowbridge has returned
to his home at the New Haven house after
having made short visit to Black Rock.
Mr.. G. B. Bolmer, who is establishing an
Office for Prince & Whitley in this city.
makes his home at the New Haven house.
Mayor Dwight of Hartford and quite a
company of Grand Army men left for De-
troit yesterday afternoon on a special
train.
Miss M. A. J. O'Keefe left yesterday for
Saratoga, where she will spend her vaca-
ton. She will probably visit Niagara
Falls.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace B. Fem have re-
turned to the New Haven house after hav-
ing spent few weeks on the Long Island
shore.
The fourth annual excursion of Israel
Putnam lodge, A. o. U. will take place
Thursday, August 20, by steamer Margaret,
to Pawson Park.
The Rev. John Davenport of Hartford,
relatives of ex-President Woolsey of Yale
college, are stopping at the Turner house,
Colebrook, Conn.
master George B. Cook, died Saturday.
One daughter, the late Mrs. Thompson,
resided in this city.
Miss Lizzie Nichols of III Rosette street
left for Detroit and Chicago last night. At
the latter city she will spend several days
visiting her brother.
At the meeting of the Trade Council No.
2 in their hall on Chapel street yesterday
Labor Commissioner Hotchkiss was present
and delivered an address.
M. F. Grifing, contractor at Sargent &
Co.'s, and Miss Ellen M. Geelan of New
York, will be married at the Church of the
Sacred Heart, August 5, at II a. m.
Rev. William Koepchen of Meriden
preached at the Zion German Lutheran
church in this city yesterday morning and
evening. The pastor of the church is away
on his wedding trip.
Yesterday the largest number of visitors
ever seen at Fort Hale park congregated at
that attractive spot. In the very near
future this historic spot bids fair to be-
come one of the most popular of the
various shore resorts.
The suit brought by Maria II. P. Wright,
the widow of the late Colonel Dexter R.
Wright of this city, against Thomas B.
Sexton and others, claiming to recover q
large estate at Bay Shore, Long Island, has
been decided by the New York courts in
favor of the defendants.
At the Methodist tabernacle (old st.
John street church, last evening Mr.
George Barnes, delegate of the New Haven
unions to the National Christian Endeavo,
convention recently held in Minneapolis
gave very interesting and graphic sketcl
of his trip and of the proceedings of the
convention. ....,,
William Feeney, jr., of Hartford, aged
eighteen years, was drowned while in bath
ing in the river yesterday afternoon. HI
jumped from a boat into hole over TWEEN
ty feet deep. He could not swim. FeeneJ
WAS employed as a machinist by the Cen
trail New England and Western railroad
The body has not been found. '
Bommos & Biltz, of Bridgeport, are te
have charge of the cooking arrangements
for the barbecue which the New Haven Re.
tall Butchers association will hold August
81 at Scheutzen park. II is expected thai
8,OOO people viii be present. There will
be provided an OK roastsd WHOLE also TWEEN.