Morning journal and courier., 1892-11-16

Kan, where he has been since March.
John O'Keefe, son of Tailor O'Keefe, a
student at Georgetown university, is visit
ing his father.
William French, now with Howe & Stet-
son, has accepted position with leading
New York house.
Major John A. Tibbits left New London
for New York yesterday en- route to Brad
ford, England. He is to sail on the White
Star steamer Majestic to day.
Joe Elley, the proprietor and manager of
the Crown street menagerie, has acquired
q chicken hawk, which recompen SEES him
| somewhat for the loss of his famous coon.
Edward Balek, the we'll known violinist,
| started on the steamer Rotterdam from
| Amsterdam for New York Monday. Herr
Balck has been making tour of Europe
since July.
John Pardee, who for a number of years
has been one of the clerical force at the
local freight Office on Water street, has
| been transferred to lucrative position In
the paymaster's Office in the depot.
Professor J. q Waud has returned
home from Ashville, N G., and has re-
sumed his lessons in this city and Bridge
port. He has also accepted the position of
organist at st. Thomas church, New
Haven.
| Charles n. Webb has bought the
property on the southeast corner of Woos-
ter and Olive streets with 76 feet on Woos-
ter street and 60 feet on Olive street. 1t
was jointly owned by Edward Ryan,
Ralph J. Miner and Samuel Read.
The wedding of Elliott Howell Wright
and Miss Louisa Countryman, daughter of
Nicholas Countryman, will take place at
the residence of the BRIDES parents, 352
Howard avenue, at o'clock on the after
noon of Thursday, November "a, Thanks
giving day.
James E. PurnelJ, who died in Brooklyn
Saturday. was partner of Theodore Hag-
aman of Edwards street, this city. The
street, this city, but later removed to New
York. The funeral will occur at Jamaica,
L. l., to-day.
| s. G. Doty and T. B. Dowden of Hart
ford will prepare a historical record of
the memorable trip of the Foot Guard to
Chicago. Both of them are members of
the battalion and both are newspaper
men. Mr.. Dowden was formerly of the
COURIER staff.
Professor Morris Steinert, senior member
of the firm of NJ. Steinert & Sons, the
Chapel street music dealers, who has been
travelling in Europe for: the past six
|
Vienna this evening. He comes on the
City of France.
Bridgeport Farmer-"A brilliant ma
zurka characteristique for violin has been
composed by W. E. Haesche of New Haven
and dedicated to his pupil, Julian Sterling,
jr., of this city. The composition is
named Souvenir de Wieniawski," and is
of great artistic merit, evincing the wide
scope and versatility of the author"
Congressman R. E. DeForest will not re-
sign his seat in the United States house of
representatives to accept an appointment to
the bench of the superior court in this
state, even if it is offered to him. This he
has emphatically stated to those near
enough to him to claim his confidence, and
the announcement may be accepted as
official.
@. w. B. Edwards of Hartford has sold
the bay gelding Baxter to William E..
Morgan, freight agent of the Consolidated
road Of this city, formerly of Hartford,
on private terms. Baxter was one of the
contingent, q high-headed genteel fellow,
always carrying himself proudly, and is q
fine animal generally.
past very successfully engaged in news
paper work in New York on several of the
leading papers, is in town in charge of the
play now being produced at the Grand
opera house, Of which he is associate
author. Mr.. Mar is also manager of the
company producing the play. The COM
pany is on large tour. Its route is
through Massachusetts,, then through
many of the western states. Mr.. Mar be-
gan his first journalistic work on the
COURIER.