Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-05
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.


 The new Royal Oxford, just immense. New Boston derby, at Lyons, ss2 Chapel street Own home-$1O a month-R. E. Baldwin. Lyons doesn't charge high prices for neck wear.
 A new time table for the Consolidated road will be issued May 16
 Tie Ansonia Rod and Gun club has voted to erect a club house on it's range.
 Friendship council, No. 8, Knights and Ladies of Washington, gave a sociable in Elks' hall last evening.
 Assessor c. A. Baldwin of this city delivers the principal address in the Ansonia opera house on Memorial day.
 The stenographer's bill for services during the "Big Four'' trial amounts to $7lO, 70 and has been sent to City Auditor Lake.
 Centennial lodge, No. 92, of Nsw England Or der of Protection, gave musical entertainment in Warner hall last evening.
 The strikers at the plush factory, Bridgeport, again voted yesterday not to return to work ex- cepting at the old scale of wages
 TJ. Shanley agent for the John Hancock Life Insurance company, Ansonia, and Miss Annie O'Neil of this city will be married June 9.
 "The best in New Haven" Child's bright don- gola patent leather tip spring heel, button, sizes 5 to 8. For this week S1 per pair. M. Bristol & Sons. . At the Woodmont church last years officerz have been reelected. Mrs. Bachelor was placed on the music committee and Miss Linnie Bache- Tor chosen organist.
 J. H. Parcell, the prosperous baker at the juno ton of State and Olive streets, has put in service a handsome new business wagon, owing to the constantly increasing demands of his business.
 William Kennedy the town attorney of Nauga tuck, who was accused of obtaining money uu- der false pretenses, was yesterday acquitted in tha Wafa in this city.
 Department Chaplain Miller has detailed P. A. Judge H. Baldwin of Naugatuck to take charge of Memorial day services at Bethany, and Past P. c. R. w. Lewis to perform the same duty at Beacon Falls.
 Mrs. Bigelow, widow of the late ex- Governor Bigelow, returned to the New Haven house yes terday after her prolonged stay in Lakeville. Mrs. Bigelow was apparently much benefited by her visit to New Jersey.
 Charles E. Sherwood, married man of Hart ford, shot himself yesterday morning. Death was instantaneous. Disappointment in love was the cause. He was engaged to marry a girl who refused his attentions on learning that he was married.
 By the will of the late Matthew G. Elliott $500 is given to the Organized Charities, $500 to the theological school of Yale, $500 to the General Hospital society and $500 to the New Haven or phan asylum. The balance Of the property, about S16O,O0O, is given to his immediate rela- tives his widow receiving the larger portion.
 Speaker Crafts of the house of representatives of Illinois Is in town visiting his cousin, Captain s. P. Crafts, the brick manufacturer. Speaker Crafts is of New England descent. One of his ancestors was member of that little Boston tea party of historic fame, and the famous Paul Re were learned his trade of one of Speaker Crafts Boston ancestors. Speaker Crafts is one of the delegates-atlarge to the democratic national convention. In Washington dispatch to the New York Press yesterday he is quoted as saying that Illinois is for Cleveland, but that a growing doubt exists there to the advisability of nomi- hating him.
 Charles D. Mills, ex-city treasurer of Bridge port, who died suddenly of Bright's disease in Hartford Tuesday, was the son of the late John F. Mills of Boston, junior partner in the firm of H. G. Parker & Co.,, who founded and were for twenty-five years the proprietors of the noted Parker house in Boston. On the death of John F. Mills about sixteen years ago 0. D. Mills and his brother Ezra went to Bridgeport to live with their sister, Mrs. Tracy B. Warren. Colonel and Mrs. Warren had become residents of Bridgeport about year previous, removing there from this city. The deceased leaves a widow and one son. His wife is a sister of Superintendent Lyon of the Housatonic road.
 The Mer1den Turn Verein to Visit
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 The juniors of the Meriden Turn Verein will a run to East Rock park they will. have fencing aYRrpiSaa general annarafna