Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-17
LOCAL NEWS.


Naugatuck boasts of ten lady bicycle
riders.
Concrete sidewalks laid by Connecticut
Concrete Co., 40 Church street.
Ladies if you appreciate comfort try
Royal shoes, 81 Church street only.
The Dickerman Hose company of West
vile will hold strawberry festival on the
green next Tuesday evening.
President Dwight made short congrat-
ulation address to the class of 81 at Os-
born hall yesterday forenoon.
Daniel NJ. Leahy of Little Falls,..N. Y,
and William Lynch of New York city are
visiting relatives at the Seldom house.
College closed yesterday, the juniors be-
ing free at 1870 a. M, the sophomores at
1 p M and the freshmen at 3:45 o'clock.
James Coupe, ten year old boy, was
drowned in the Connecticut river opposite
Middletown, Monday night while bathing.
The trial of Ella Cooke. which was con-
tinued until yesterday, resulted in a SEN
tence of 81 fine and thirty days in jail. An
appeal was taken.
The extension of the Westville end of
the Fair Haven and Westville road is COM
plete and an additional car will be placed
on the line tomorrow.
F. NJ Hotchkiss of Meriden has return
ed home from attending the national con-
vention of the Travellers Protective asso-
citation at Little Rock, Ark.
It was warm all over the state yesterday,
in many places the thermometer recording
from 95 to 100 degrees. Schools and fac
tories closed in several towns.
It is expected that the Fair Haven and
Westville horse railroad will commence to-
day to run their cars regularly through to
the West Rock Paper mill in Westville.
Benjamin Noyes, who has been at the
hospital for several weeks, is being made
as comfortable as possible, but is not i'm
proving as favorably as could be desired.
James H. Ward, the popular agent of
the New Haven Steamboat company, who
is seriously ill, was said to be in about the
same condition yesterday as previously re-
ported.
The junior auxiliary connected with
Christ Episcopal church will hold an oper
air strawberry festival at the residence Of
Mrs. Pemberton, 100 Dwight street, Satur
day afternoon.
Mr.. Charles S. Hyde is recovering from
severe attack of pneumonia and will soor
be around. Mr.. Hyde is connected witt
the motive power department of the Con
solidated road.
Mrs. Kinney, widow of the late Major
Kinney of Hartford, has begun suit fol
$11, 900 held to be due from the govern
ment for services rendered by the deceased
as U. S. marshal.
Mrs. Sally Cannon, the 101 year old lady,
was better yesterday and DR. Gilbert thinks
she will recover. However, because of
the great age of the patient, all danger has
not yet been passed.
Buckingham lodge, K. of H., of Bridge
port will be visited on Friday evening b!
the supreme grand Offices of the order
= Among the speakers is to be General Franl
D. Sloat of New Haven.
Mr.. G.. B. Bunnen of this city has YER.
literally offered the use of his Bridge por
opera house for series of entertainment
for the Barnum pedestal fund and the offe
will probably be accepted.
The wedding of Miss Aida Dickerman
daughter of Burton Dickerman of West
vile, to Mr.. George French of Ansonia
will take place at the Dickerman mansion
in Westvine next Thursday evening.
William S. Hotchkiss, Lizzie Webste
and Catherine Breen were arrested las
evening by Sergeant Bergin and Officer
Cook and Flynn, on the charge of keeping
and residing in disorderly house on Ad
line street. - ....-..t ~.
Among the thirty three new member
elected by tho Sons of the Revolution a
their Lebanon meeting were: Fl. c. Beers
bookkeeper for Smith, sperry & Treat
and George Baldwin of 81 Lafayette'stree
whose grandfather, John Chidsey, wa
during the winter of 1880 imprisoned o
tho pr;aon chin at Nav York harhOr.