Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-01-22
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

PAPER by the pound at Dorman's.
Coasting with double rippers is forbid
den by law in Meriden.
Miss Ullie Akerstrom, the actress, who
is ill in Meriden, is improving.
O. B. Arnold was yesterday elected pres
ident of the Meriden national bank.
The electric cara in Meriden resumed
business yesterday after vacation since
Saturday night.
D. M. Bassett of Birmingham has bought
the debts of the Birmingham Plane COM
pany for 80 cents on the dollar.
The Wallingforn farmers report much
damage to the peach and other fruit trees
in the town by the recent ice storm.
Theodore H. Mcdonald, deputy collector
U. S. internal revenue says, Royal shoes
are the most comfortable and durable
made.
The late John G. Cunneen of 38 Beach
street, who died of pneumonia, aged
twenty-five, was connected with the A. O.
of Foresters.
Charles Tyler, better known in this
state as ''Steeple Charley" is at work re-
pairing the spire on the highest steeple of
St. Patrick's church.
Only one person appearing at the eau
Gus of the prohibitionists called for last
evening, the caucus was postponed until
next Monday evening.
Miss MarcellA Walsh, the well known
vocalist, now lies at her home in Bridge
port, in precarious condition, the result
of fall on the treacherous ice.
The Derby Turner's have issued the in
vitations for their ninth annual masquer-
ade ball and promenade concert which oc-
ours on Monday evening, February 8.
Christopher Smith, the young man who
attempted suicide by throwing himself in
front of locomotive at the Bridgeport
depot Tuesday, will :,e sent to Middletown
J. W. Manning of Putnam is the new
president of the Connecticut Temperance
union and Rev. J. II. James of Rockville
secretary. Rev. G. H. Bucky of Stamford
is one of the vice presidents.
Several of the musicians who played at
the Junior promenade concert are mem
bers of Dorscht lodge, No. l, of New York
They were Hospitality entertained by mem,
bers of Doscht lodge, No. Q, of this city.
DR.. Jonas Jacobs, coroner of Elmira, N
Y, is in this city on visit TO his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Marks Jacobs of II Day
street. DR.. Jacobs is also member of the
civil service examining board at Elmira.
Detective Brewer returned yesterday
from Providence, R. l., but was unable to
obtain the necessary search warrant papers
for the recovery of the valuable bantams
stolen at the recent chicken show in this
city.
The funeral of James H. Dunlap, an
agent of the Brooklyn Dye works, who
died in the Office, while reading, of the
Dayton hotel, Ansonia, Tuesday, will take
place from the Methodist church in Anso.
mia to-day.
Tomorrow evening an entertainment
will be given at the almshouse by the
Kings Daughters of Westville, superin.
tendent Sanford will be glad at almost any
time to furnish transportation for people
willing to entertain inmates of the institu
ton.
DIR. Chelsey is ill at his home on Wash
ington street. Superintendent Preston
and Superintendent Sanford visited him
yesterday to see if he needed help, but the
doctor declined and asked to be let alone,
adding that he would soon be all right
again.
Mr.. Thomas White, prominent citizen
of St. Johns, New Brunswick, arrived in
town yesterday and is the guest of his rel
atives, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Forsyth of
Lombard street. Mr.. White reports the
recent ice storm was fully as severe at St.
Johns as it was in this city.
Among the officials at the Terry memoir
ial meeting last night were: Department
Commander Broatch of Middletown and
staff, ex-Congressman Kellogg of Water
bury, Hon. James M. Townsend, an ex-
captain of the Grays, who came from New
York to attend and others who came from
out of town.
Out of the 1000 telephones in the city
all but seventy-6ve are now in use again,
wires being nearly repaired. The tele-
phone poles blown down in North Haven
have been replaced by new ones. Those
blown down at Four Corners will be re-
placed by new poles to-day. The long
distance service to Hartford is now work
ing again by way of Middletown.
French Fair.
The French church people are making