Morning journal and courier., 1892-01-06
LOCAL NEW 3.
Brief Mention.
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Mr.. Charles R. Chaplain continues seri-
ously i'll.
Kebabian has just received full line of
antique rugs, and offers for sale at very
low prices, 900 Chapel street.
Bills were introduced in the house yes
terday for the erection of public buildings
at Waterbury and Bridgeport.
There are indications that the ice will
be strong enough for skating at Heming-
ways at Fair Haven by this morning.
Commencing this week Mendel & Freed
mans store closes every evening at 6
o'clock, excepting Monday and Saturday.
Clara Louise Kellogg was not present at
Miss Ingersolrs concert last night as an
nounced, but will be here for the "Mika-
do"
One of the noticeable facts Monday night
was that there was not dance in the city.
This is remarkable for Monday night in
January.
The Bridgeport Post is inclined to the
opinion that the new depot in that city
will after all be located just below the ele-
vator there.
John T. Smith, well-to do farmer, re-
siding in the western part of Milford, died
very suddenly on Monday while out team
ing of heart failure.
One of the events this season in the line
of fairs and festivals will be the festival in
aid of the St. Louis French church at
Music hall January 9 to 20.
Ezra B. Dibble, well known and high
ly respected resident of Trumbull, died
Monday night from the affects of injuries
received by being kicked by horse. .
The regular monthly meeting of the
managers of the Home for the Friendless
will be held at Mrs. Justus S. Hotchkiss,
23s Church street, Wednesday, January 8,
at 3p.m.
DR.. J. W. Cummings of this city has
been beresved by the death of his father,
Willard Cummings, who passed away in
Worcester, Mass, January 1, in his eighty
ninth year.
Mrs Henry L. Hotchkiss of HilIhouse
avenue gave reception last evening from
8 to z o'clock to the young ''Fortnightly
club" Many were present and were de-
Ightfully entertained.
Directors of the Consolidated road deny
the newly coined report that a deal is i'm
pending between that and the New Eng
land road, and say that the report ema-
mates. as usual, from the New York stock
market.
Coroner Mix found that Whitney B.
Blakeslee of Hamden Plains, who died
Monday, came to his death from injuries
received from blow on the head deliv-
cred by Albert Hine. Hins was yesterday
bound over to the superior court.
d. E. Nettleton, the West Haven grocer,
presented the conductors and drivers of
the New Haven and West Haven horse
railroad with two fine cigars each on New
Years day. They were handsomely done
up in small envelopes bearing the super
scripture "a Happy New Year"
About fifty years ago, our old people
say, there was a remarkably warm winter,
grass remained green, flowers and trees
blossomed, farmers continued blowing and
scarcely half inch of ice formed before
the middle of February. At that time
Jack Frost woke up and sent the thsr.
mometer down to 10 degrees below zero,
and not few people were badly frozen,
some fatally. and in few days the ice wai
16 inches thick.
Mr.. Ericsson F. Bushnell, the noted
basso, became . member, January 1, Of
the firm of Clark, Chaplin & Bushnell
wholesale grocers in New York city, sue
cessors to Clark, Holly & Ketcham, fol
whom Mr.. Bushnell has been a travelling
salesman for the last five years. Mr.. Bush
nell's large circle of friends will be pleased
his engagement in the choir of DR.. Pax
toms church, New York.