Morning journal and courier., 1891-09-21
LOCAL N E w S.
Brief Mention.

Hart D. Munson captured fifty-two fine bluefsh off Milford Saturday.
 The New Haven Schwaben Verein will hold meeting on next Wednesday eve ming in Germania hall.
 Mrs. Mehitable Dayton of Glastonbury, aged 1O3, rode twenty-three miles the other day and enjoyed it very much.
 s. c. Bartram, the Center street jeweler, caught an eight-pound founder off the rocks at Merwin's Point Saturday.
 The ladies are delighted with the change made by Royal Shoe company on Church street, six doors from Chapel. Save $1.
 Jacob O. Poole, proprietor of Ridge field hotel, has decamped, leaving, it is said, many thousand dollars in unpaid bills. Several of his notes have been pro- tested.
 Conductors Clyne, Jacoby and Judge of the Fair Haven and Westville horse rail road have been confined to their respective houses for the past few days on account of illness.
 Conductor Richard Pollard of the Central New England and Western road died Sat urday at Millerton, N. Y., after three weeks illness with typhoid fever, aged thirty-fve.
 Herman F. Waganblast died very sud- denly at his rooms, No. 12 George street, yesterday afternoon, after all illness of only two or three days. He was attended by Dr. Wheeler.
 Elder Ezra Withey, noted Methodist of New London, fell dead at his door step Saturday, aged eighty-three. He was settled as pastor of the church in Bethel for twenty-five years.
 At the Twelfth c. V. reunion in Hart ford, Hiram Edwards was elected president of the association. He carried the colors and was wounded at Georgia Landing. Chief Hendrick presided.
 Charles F. Newman, foreman of Bost- wick's harness shop, gave reception re- gently at his residence to the employees of the shop who, after a fine supper, pre- sented him with silver tea set.
 General Adam Badeau, for a long time General Grants private secretary, will be in New Britain on Wednesday next at the reunion of the Seventh regiment. Sena- tor Hawley will also be present. a:e.
 Thirty uniformed members of the Gari- baldi society, under the compsand of B. M. Vece, have gone to New York to par ticipate in the monster parade of Italian societies to-day in honor of the taking of Rome -,
 The Harugari Singing society had we'll attended rehearsal Saturday evening. The prospects for the coming season are very encouraging. Miss Mary G. Sullivan of St. Mary's choir will sing solo at the opening concert.
 At the Seamen's Bethel last evening Will. liam H. Conklin delivered temperance address. Superintendent Berg presided A special feature of the meeting, ,vassths excellent music by the choir. Next Sunday night Mr. D. P. Candee will speak. l.. .. j
 Rev. L. H. Squires preached yesterday morning in the Universalist church il Bridgeport. His pulpit in the Church o' the Messiah was occupied by Rev.oC. A Whitcomb of this city, who preached ar admirable sermon on Christian Unity"
 At Admiral Foote post meeting Saturda, evening feature was the reading of 2 viz orous and striking. paper by gomrnandef in Chief Wells of the naval veterans ofsthl United States, on the life of Rear Parker, who served the. old flag not onl. in the navy, but later as general in tn army, doing gallant service on both lant and sea. During the course of the even ing Colonel George M. White announced that w. G. Bronsan, M. D., had beer chosen house physician and surgeon at tn Soldiers home.
 MT. Theodore Blackman, the merchan on State street, this city. was united 1, marriage last Tuesday afternoon in Eas Orange, N. J., to Mrs. E. Grace Mum O that place, formerly for years resident O Milford, Conn. Both are highly esteemed and have many friends. MT. Blackman i one of our we'll known townsmen. Fo many years he has been proprietor of harness store and manufactory. The wed ding was celebrated at the residence of the lady's daughter and son-in-law, MT. ant Mrs. Fletcher Page, jr., No. IS 'Glenwooe place, MT. and Mrs. Blackman are on { wedding journey to Philadelphia ana Washington. -....-