Morning journal and courier., 1891-03-16
LOCAL NEW $.

Watertown sends 1000 quarts of mill daily to Waterbury.
 The city battalion is to drill at thF armory this evening.
 Grand Canton Sassacus has renewed it. lease of it's quarters.
 The city hall elevator will be in opera ton in about tel days.
 Ladies' seventeen new spring styles sold at factory prices. Royal Shoe Store.
 Willis E. Miller and family will spend the next six weeks at southern winter re sorts.
 Russell Nichols, who died in Middle6elC Friday, aged sixty-six, will be buried to morrow afternoon.
 Thomas Forsyth, wife and daughter are expected home from the Hot Springs or the latter part of this week.
 Connor Brothers of New Haven are mak ing preparations to resume work on tht new macadam road in Norwalk.
 Bishop Williams confirmed thirty-nin' persons at Trinity church, eleven at St James,, and nine at Christ church, yester day.
 Mrs. A. c. Pote will form new clas in Delsarte this evening at 7:2O, at room 29, Hoadley building. All interested art welcome
 In the bids for plumbing mentioned ir the board of education's report on Satur day, Foskett & Bishops bid should have been $125, instead of $215.
 Boys of fourteen or more, over five feet, wishing to join Company A, Fifteenth regiment, Sherman Cadets, will communi- cate with H. McGaffy, 27 Wolcott street.
 The committee of the park commission visit Edgewood park, tomorrow, with ref erence to the plans proposed by Donald G. Mitchell for beautifying the charming spot.
 Charles soby of Hartford has purchased the fast pacing horse, Lennox. He was a hard horse to beat on the Hartford ave nues this winter. and can pace close to 2:2O.
 delegation of the members of the New Haven Athletic club went to New York, Saturday, and took part in the Manhattan Athletic club games in the Madison Square garden.
 Mrs. Frances H. Ferris of Norwalk is eighty-two years of age and weighs 200 pounds. She does her own house work, and moves about quite lively for one of her age.
 Miss Mary J. Murphy, daughter of Der nard Murphy, 30 Ashmun street, will re- ceive the white veil of the sisterhood at Mount St. Joseph's convent in Hartford on Thursday next.
 W. P. Trowb1idge, jr., son of Professor w. P. Trowbridge of Prospect street, is spending several days in the city. He is connected with the United States survey and is located in the west.
 The Consolidated road directors Satur- day met and adopted resolutions of sympa- thy and respect on the death of Director George N. Miller, who was member of the board for thirty-seven years.
 April will be the twenty fifth anniver- sary of the founding of the Grand Army of the Republic, and in commemoration of that occasion memorial services will be held by sll the posts in the United States. Admiral Foote post will hold memorial service on the evening of that day.
 Although Postmaster Sperry is under the weather, it is said that on Saturday afternoon he delivered an oration in his office on the New Haven breakwater ques- tion, which was perhaps unsurpassed in effective oratory in the history of all that has been said on that interesting question.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Court street temple give charity ball in War ner hall tomorrow evening. It will be a notable event. The proceeds of the ball will be devoted to charitable objects, among which is mentioned that of erecting a chapel at tho Jewish cemetery on Whal- ley avenue.