Morning journal and courier., 1892-02-20
LOCAL N E " ..
 Brief Mention.


 Own home-$10 8 mo.-R. E. Baldwin. Violets, 25 cents bunch at Champions.
 We can and will save you $1 on new styles-Royl Shoe Go.
 Flames Bros. of this city are preparing to open 8 store in Bridgeport.
 Court Clerk E. Burr, jr., of Bridgeport: is recovering from an attack of the grip.
 A delegation of the Horse Guards, this city, attended the ball of Watson Guard of Stratford.
 The senate has passed bill for beacon light on the government breakwater at Bridgeport.
 The steam barge, John Long, was sunk yesterday in collision off Greenwich Poiut with it's consort.
 F. M. Miner of Woodbury, member of Company I, Second Heavy Artillery, died and was buried this week. The Birmingham Tennis club gave val entine party at the residence of Rev. CIV. Shelton Thursday evening.
 Leader Carl Hein of the Arion Singing society was presented with gold watch Oy the s0cletv laSt evening.
 Greenleaf Woodwork of Ansonia died at the New Haven hospital yesterday morning of erysipelas, aged twenty-four years.
 John F. Callaghan, Ansonia's veteran truck and expressman, died yesterday morning at the home of his sister, Mrs. Connor.
 The Dessauer Opera company will appear in Birmingham on either the evening of March il, or on the following evening the 18th inst.
 Housatonic grange, Stratford, served the New Haven County Pomona grange with fine dinner in the Stratford town hall Thursday.
 The Housatonic Railway company is erecting a new passenger and freight sta tion ot Sanford's, to take the place of the one demolished by train some time ago.
 Charles H. Lindgren of New Britain and Miss Hilda Anderson of New Haven led the grand march at the Vega society's an- niversary concert and ball in New Britain.
 R. E. Wyant, superintendent of the cleo trio light department of the Derby Gas company, was married Wednesday to Miss Reevely, at the brides home in Cornwall on-the-Hudson.
 Captain Hartwell of Yale has returned from Troy, N. Y., where he has contracted with Water for racing shell for this years varsity race. The boat will be made up on a new model
 James Quinn, the ten year old son of Bridgeport, died yesterday morning from the effects of fall upon the ice while skating last Sunday.
 The many friends of Robert Dyas, the confectioner, will regret to hear that he is lying very ill with dropsy at his home on Grand avenue. He has been ill for five or six weeks, but hopes are yet entertained of his recovery.
 Oscar Moore in his reception at the Ton tine yesterday astonished his many callers by the manner in which he answered the most difficult questions, made long calcula- tions in figures and played on four differ ent musical instruments.
 Just arrived, a splendid new importation of Turkish rugs and portleres, both of large and small sizes. Some splendid antiques and to be sold at low prices, at Eniajian's, $40 Chapel street. A special invitation to all our friends and the public to call. This is rare opportunity. Don't delay but make early selections. Five deaths occurred in Milford Thurs day as follows: Mrs. Mary Ann Beard, mother of Joseph T. Beard, aged ninety two years; Miss Nellie Oviatt, daughter of Edward Oviatt, aged thirty three years; Jonah Platt, father of Mrs. Henry c. Platt, aged eighty-four years; Josiah P. Isbell, aged seventy years, and Robert Razee of BurWell's Farms, aged fifty years.