Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-03-29
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief M entiOn.

Walks and driveways laid by the Conn.
Concrete Co., 40 Church street Room 2)
Own home-$10 NOR. E. Baldwin.
Attorney John J. Phelan of Bridgeport
is very ill with severe attack of tonsilitis.
Spring opening at B. Rogowski's March
80 and 81.
Eight hundred quarrymen in Portland
are on strike for 20 cents an hour for
nine hours day instead of ten hours.
There will q social at Academy hall this
evening, being postponement from last
Friday night. The next will be April T..
Terence Casey, Patrick Mckinney and
Charles Herty got into fight last night
which resulted in all three landing in the
lookup.
In Derby yesterday Martha, wife of
Samuel Whitworth, died of lung fever at
her home on lockwood avenue, aged fifty
nine years.
Mr.. ]. w. Miller, late general manager
of the Providence, has been appointed Sec
ond vice president of the New York, New
Haven and Hartford.
Governor. Buckley signed requisition
papers yesterday asking the governor of
New York state for the arrest of F. A.
Thomson for the crime of forgery.
James Morrow, a hack driver, was ar
rested yesterday afternoon for alleged
theft of SIS from Ella v. Flaeg, living at
the Park house on Whslley avenue.
Ex-Judge Dwight LOOMS, who is about
removing to Hartford, yesterday gave the
town of Vernon 500 valuable books Of ref
erence from his private library for free
library.
Tomorrow the L. Candee rubber manu-
factory will close for brief period, dur
ing which time the immense boilers and
ponderous machinery will be duly in
spected.
The funeral of Mrs. A. N. Prindle of
Derby was largely attended yesterday af-
ternoon. Rev. G. e. Woodcock oficiated.
lnterment was made in the old Episcopal
cemetery.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Charles J. Wheeler of Danbury, formerly
of Dayton & Wheeler of Birmingham, and
Miss Mary Hodge of Bethel, on April 6
at Bethel.
Mr.. Hammond, the evangelist, will
speak at Dwight Place church at 4:15 p. m.
and 7:3O p. m. to-day. Great interest is
taken in these meetings and large at
tendance is expected.
w. 81. Blair, with c. w. Blakeslee &
Son, found his house, No. IA Gilbert ave.
nue., invaded last evening by large pro
cession of his friends. A splendid social
time for all followed.
There are two new prospective officers
for Station 2. Both arrived yesterday.
Officer Edward Lawler has q little "cop-
per" at his house, and Officer John Flynn
has another. Both are doing we'll.
The young people of the Davenport
church will give social tomorrow even.
ing, which will be followed by literary
and musical entertainment in which the
Hillhouse High School Glee club and
others will take part.
Thomas e. Corbett of Southington died
Sunday after lingering illness. He was
well-known and popular young man
and the last of six children. The funeral
takes place at st. Thomas church, South
ington. this morning.
Ex-Commsnder Morgan Of Admirs
Foote post is notified by Commander Roo
of R. O. Tyler post of Hartford that TO,
unavoidable reasons it will be necessary tt
postpone the reading of his paper entitled
"Connecticut and the Nineteenth Army
Corps" until Wednesday evening, April 20
Mr.. George Eugene Eager makes hi
first appearance tonight in this city since
his return from study in Germany, in hi
grand concert in Steinert hall, and hi
host of New Haven friends will no doub
be glad of this opportunity to greet him
Mr.. Eager is located in New York, ant
meeting with fine success, both as con
cert pianist and teacher. .ss
Ann Howe, the last surviving daughte
of the late General Hezekiah Howe Of thi
city, died in Columbus, O., March "a, q
the home of her brother, Henry Howe, the
Ohio historian, formerly of New Haven
She was highly esteemed lady
She was sister of Alfred Terry Of thi
city, who was many years ago prominen
New Haven citizen and who was father O
the late General Alfred n. Terry, IF. --