Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1891-07-30
Brief Mention.


Gentlemen, an elegant.calf shoe 50 at the
Royal, 81 Church street.
Concrete sidewalks laid by Connecticut
Concrete company, 40 Church ST., Room 2.
William Liking of NewHaven has taken
position as bookkeeper with M. E. Kelley
of Waterbury.
Mrs. Julia A. Barnes and Mrs. Homer
Peck will attend the Mortified conference
which commences to-day.
Arthur Rowe, of Klock & Mix's, and his
wife leave to-day for trip up the Hudson
and as far west as Syracuse. They will be
absent two weeks.
A Bridgeport party goes to Glen Island
to-day from that city on the steamer Ny
dert starin. They take Wheeler & Will
sons orchestra along
The estate Of the late Erastus S. Gilbert
of Hartford, who was for many years in
the grocery business in that city, has been
inventoried at $751;, 863.49.
The twentyffth annual reunion Of the
Nineteenth Connecticut infantry and Sec
ond Connecticut heavy artillery will be
held at Savin Rock on Friday, September
18th.
Lawyer F. A. Bartlett, formerly of the
COURIER staff, will bring out the Morning
Union in Bridgeport next Saturday, fur
nishing Bridgeport with still another news
paper.
: A committee from the Church of the
Sacred Heart called upon the Rev. Father
Mulcahy in Waterbury this week for the
purpose of arranging an illustrated lecture
on the Passion play in New Haven.
The twenty-fourth annual reunion of the
Sixth g. V. will be held in Bridgeport on
August 49, Alfred B. Beers is president
and William F. Smith secretary. The lat
ler's postofice address is Whitneyville,
New Haven.
The automatic fire extinguisher at Gov
ernor Bigelow's boiler shop accidentally
"went off" last evening, thus striking an
alarm at SIS engine house. No. SIS men
responded in double quick time, but there
was no fire.
Miss Edith D. Kingsbury and Miss Will
merding of Waterbury sailed yesterday
from Liverpool on the Majestic. They re-
turn with Professor and Mrs. Farnam of
New Haven. Miss Kingsbury has been
gone something over six months.
Senator J. R. Hawley, after spending
some weeks at the Pembroke and learning
of the beauties and attractions of Wood
mont, has concluded to make it his sum-
mer resting place and has bought lot of
John w. Merwin, intending to build a cot
tage.
Two cars of the construction train at
work on the Shore Line near Guilford
were derailed at about half-past three yes
terday afternoon. The wrecking train
from this city soon set things to rights.
Traffic was slightly delayed. Nobody was
hurt. -,
Mrs. Adeline L. Augur, widow of the
late Sherman Warner of Westville, died
Tuesday, aged seventy-one. The funeral
will take place from the residence of her
brother, Mr. G. P. Augur of Whitneyville,
this afternoon. The interment will be in
Westville.
Colonel Theron a. Todd met with quite
a painful accident yesterday morning.
While walking ON the street he ran into
man who was carrying an umbrella under
his arm. The end of the umbrella struck
Mr. Todd in the eye, injuring the member
quite painfully.
On account of the storm the meeting Of
the New Haven Christian Endeavor union,
which was to have been held in Branford
last evening, has been postponed until
Wednesday evening, August 5. The same
tickets can be used at that time, when a
special train will be run.
John 81. G.. Durant, the jeweler of
Church street, sailed yesterday morning
for Europe on the steamship Teutonic.
His intentions are to make this business
and pleasure trip combined. He antici-
pates returning about the beginning of
September. Meanwhile the business here
will be continued as usual, his sister hav-
ing charge.
We understand the seats for the board
of trade banquet have all been taken or re-
served for the invited guests. Among
those from out of town who have accepted
are Hon. N. D. Sperry, postmaster of New
Haven; James D. Dewell of the NewHaven
board of trade and P. d. Woodward of
the Hartford board of trade.