Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-08-23
STATE CORRESPONDENCE.
North Haven.

Aug. 22-Rev. D. N. Griffin will de-
liver lecture on the issues of the day, at
Memorial hall on Wednesday evening,
August "a, at o'clock. Admission free.
Mrs. Esther Doolittle died at the home
of her son, George w. Doolittle, on Sun
day afternoon.
Mr.. Charles Page of North Branford oc-
cupied the pulpit at the Congregational
church on Sunday. Mr.. Reynolds is
absent on his annual vacation.
@. S. Vibbert of Clintonville led the
service at the lecture room on Sunday
evening very acceptably to all present.
Who noticed the vivid lightning out of
light feecy clouds in the south on Sunday
EVENING" People here thought it an un-
usual display.
The Y. P. S. G. E. and friends antici-
pate pleasant outing at Saltonstall lake
on Tuesday, the 23d.
julius Heaton and family arrived home
from Governors Island on Saturday.
Mrs. Bayard Pierpont and sister returned
from their outing last week.
Miss E. L. Tuttle is entertaining her sis
ter from Plantsville.
Mrs. John Hull's sister from Bridgeport
is with her for few days on account of
her illness. Mrs. Hull is considerable bet
ter.
Miss Cynthia Leete is enjoying a home
with her brother, w. P. Leete, in his new
house.
S. F. Linsey, s. B. Thorpe, E. L. Good
year and several more of the veteran SOL
diers expect to visit Washington in Sep
TENDER, just four weeks from the present
time.
North Haven grange will be largely rep
resented with the other. members of the
Pomona grange at Pawson park on Thurs
day, the 25th, and it is expected that fully
as many will attend the Pomona session at
Guilford next week on Thursday, Septem-
Der 1.
Ague, chills and fever and dumb ague
are prevalent; attributed to the weather.
P. G. Moulton and Miss Minnie B. Che
ney were married at St. Johns on Thurs
day, August 1S. Rev. Mr.. Lusk per
formed the ceremony in the presence OF
Mrs Lusk and Halle and Mr.. and Mrs
| John Todd.
Miss Alice Lord of North Haven found
her brother moro comfortable but still
| very weak and requiring care.
No Sunday evening service at st. johns
church during the month of August.
Milford.
| Aug. 22.-The funeral of the infant chile
of A. G. Wheeler was held Sunday at th'
home of n. w. Beecher, Rev. F. I. Para
disc officiating.
The three-months-o old child of Franl
Coughlin died Sunday of cholera infantum
1t was buried this afternoon.
Edward G. Trowbridge returned thi
morning from his vacation, spent in New
York state.
The Misses Anna Baldwin and Sophi
Augur have returned from the Whit
| mountains after pleasant two weeks so
journ.
Several OF our residents went to Bristo
Thursday to attend the funeral of Edward
Ingraham.
This evening the Young Mems Demo
cratic club opened the campaign In earn
est. Speakers from out of town were q
the wigwam and there was music and ret
fire.
The Republican Campaign club meet
for drill Wednesday night. A committe
on name decided on "The William N
Merwin Marines" and 1t will be perma
nent organization.
The public schools will reopen for tn
fall term September 10.
Mr.. Charles Fanshaw aud family viii
shortly remove to Tacoma, Wash, wher
they will reside in the future.
Miss Edna Smith is entertaining he
cousin, Miss Maud A. Smith of Kansa
City, Mo.
l mI ouo "I6s 0u1luu oCoIublcy WILL l6hV
in few days for their new home at Ia
coma, Wash.
Mrs. Kittie Prackett and daughter O
Cleveland, O., are visiting Mrs. Thaddeu
Nettleton.
Mrs. Provost of Dubuque, Ia, is visiting
friends in town.
Mr.. George F. PIatt, ir., of Philadelphi,
is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. David N. CLARK.
Miss Lille Street has returned from
pleasure trip to Bar Harbor, Ne.
Mrs. Henry Feerman and Miss Lotti
Feerman, both of whom have been seri
ously i'll, are convalescent.
Miss Hattie B. Wilson of Milford wa
married to Professor George w. Mitchell
TRANSPORTATION, New York city, at 7:3
o'clock Thursday evening by the Rev. DR.
Houghton. The ceremony was private
only few friends attending. The brid
was the recipient of many valuable pres
ents. After the ceremony the couple lef
for Kingston, where they will reside. Tn
groom. is professor of classics in Victori,
college, Cobury, Ont.
Thursday noon, while Colonel Thoma
Falls and some friends were seated on tn,
veranda of his Burns Point cottage, they
were startled by the report of q rifle, and I
bullet buried itself in the building directly
over the colonel's head. The bullets wer'
followed by others, all coming from thu
same direction, the mud digger at the enc
of the point, and as each successive bulle
became more familiar and nearer the colon
| Ell, his fighting blood was aroused and he
was about to return the fire, when it wst
learned that the shots were not intended
for him but for some rocks in the water in
front of his cottage. The men on the dig.
ger were firing at the rocks and the bullets
glancing off accounted for the lombard,