Morning journal and courier., 1892-02-09
LOCAL N K W 5.
Brief Mention.

Hr1e1 Mont1OHs
 Nelson Barker of Chattanooga is visiting old friends here.
 James Gallagher, jr., left yesterday for trip to Florida for the improvement of his health.
 Christian Schlencke of 132 Adeline street was arrested last night for violation of the liquor law.
 Just. thirty years ago yesterday the battle of Roanoke island was fought, in which many New Haven men participated.
 Conductor Phillips of the Derby road is at the home of his mother, who resides in Cromwell, on account of her sickness.
 About twenty five round trip tickets were sold in Waterbury for New Haven to people who attended the Psderewski con- cert here.
 The wedding of Miss Theresa Metzger of New Haven, daughter of MT. and Mrs. 0. J. Metzger, and Michael Bamberger, takes place February 22.
 The burial of the late Mrs. Mary J., wife of Hon. William Cothren of Woodbury, took place yesterday, the interment being in the family vault in Woodbury cemetery. The ranks of the newspaper workers in Bridgeport have been Increased in the per son of Harry, son of Colonel w. H. Steven son. The new reporter began "hustling' yesterday for the Post.
 The ice on Lake Whitney was slightly softened by the touch of mild weather which visited this city yesterday, but if it soon freezes up solid again the skating will doubtless be improved rather than inn paired.
 Next Monday evening Rev. MT. Miller of New Haven will address 6 meeting in the A. M. E. Zion church, Birmingham, which has for it's motive the establishing of a colored division of the Sons of Temperance in that place.
 Baggagemaster Crane of Conductor Phillips train on the Derby road is nurs- ing thumb that was smashed Saturday between two cars which he was coupling. Brakeman Shilling is now acting baggage master in his place.
 The Charles A. Tomlinson association, composed of the sheriff, deputy sherifff and the court attaches of New Haven county, will hold their semi-annual dinner at the Wallingford hotel in Wallingford next Monday evening.
 At meeting of the executive commit. tee of the Connecticut Press association in Meriden Saturday Hartford was selected as the place of the next annual meeting, Saturday evening, April 23. The meeting and banquet at the Hotel Heublein.
 The last entertainment of the Y. M. O A. course will take place at the College street church tomorrow evening, given by Shipp Brothers, the famous English hand bell ringers There will be solos, duets and quartets on the bells, banjos an6 Lithers.
 Over $5, 900 has been pledged voluntarily for the projected athletic club building Charles Bigelow, of Bigelow & Healy, and Charles D. Kinney & Son, the builders oi the Yale gymnasium, are the prime movers in the project, and their efforts are meet ing with encouragement and success on al sides.
 NCAVAoA AOSA "00 SAPAS5cSA " ASsSNAAaS New Haven republicans yesterday at thu condition of the health of MT. Blaine which dictated his deolinstion to be 8 can didate for the presidency. .It~is general. considered that Mir. Harrison and MT Morton now have a clear field for renomi nation.
 Grand President Shepherd of the Son of St. George, New Haven, and the grand president of the Daughters of St. George Mrs. Clark of Providence, R. l., will b. present and formally open the fair of tn local societies of St. George in Shelton 1 which commences on Monday evening February %.
 Of ex-Judge W. c. Robinson of this cit, yesterdays New London Day says: "Prio to moving to New Haven, about twent,, years ago, Judge Robinson and family re sided in this city for few years, and a one time the judge served as managin editor of the Daily Chronicle, then lead ing New London journal. >.
 The New Haven County Baptist Clergy mems convention met in the First Baptis church yesterday. It was an unusuall large meeting. : The speakers were tn Rev. H. M. Thompson of Hartford, tn NRev. F. E. Marble of Wsllingford an Evangelist Davidson. The principal cd dress was made by the Rev. w. D. McKin ney of Ansonia.
 Miss Carrie B. Sparks and MT. Henr Brewer, both of this city, will wed to morrow afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. Tn nuptial knot will be tied by Rev. MI Luckey, of whose church the bride is member. The ceremony will take place a the home of the brides mother, 54 Clsrl street. attended by the family circles o the happy pair. After wedding tour the. will reside at 54 Clark street. Four gener asions of the family of the bride will b reprssentsd at the wedding, including tn brides slater, Mrs. Jessie, wife of Joh1 Norton of Brooklyn, N. Y., who is in thi 4s cskv visstino frfAnds