Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-09
LOCAL NEW s.
Brief M eRtfOn.

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 The public schools reopen this morning.
 Rev. Dr. Twitchell was in Kansas City yesterday on his way to California.
 The Edward Granniss place in East Ha- ven has baen sold to L. F. Richmond for $4,5OO.
 Two new members were received into the First Presbyterian church yesterday morning.
 Edward J. Minnix was arrested yester day by Officer Lewis charged with breach of the peace.
 Walks and driveways laid by the Con- necticut Concrete Company, 49 Church street Broom 9.
 D. P. Porter, foreman for the New Ha- ven Baking company, is ill with infamma- tory rheumatism.
 Selectman Daskam of Norwalk was among the former pupils at the funeral of MT. Lowell Saturday.
 John Mulligan, the aged Factory street resident who was knocked down by team last week, is very low at the hospital.
 The National New Haven bank contem- plates celebrating it's Tooth anniversary in the near future. The bank was formed in 1792.
 Mrs. William Young of Glastonbury was thrown from her carriage recently near Hockanum and had her thigh broken and shoulder dislocated.
 William Smith and James Bradley of Shelton, who went to Redlands. Cal, a few months ago for the benefit of their health, have returned home greatly i'm proved.
 Rev. w. J. Slocum, pastor of St. Mary's church, Norwalk, sailed Saturday after noon on the steamship Werra for Genoa, Italy. He will be absent nearly two months.
 Emil Klocker and Leonard Hillman were arrested yesterday by Officer Doolittle charged with violating the city ordinance by discharging firearms within the city limits, near the reservoir.
 MT. Edward w. Purcupile and family bade adieu to their friends in the east Fri day evening. They left on the 8:11 train for Chicago. From there they intend talk ing up their residence in Indiana.-Nor- walk Gazette.
 John w. Fowler of Bridgeport, formerly for years an engraver on silver, sold his hotel, the Staffordshire, Bridgeport, few days ago and has since mysteriously disap- peared, leaving about 1000 in unpaid bills for liquors and cigars.
 The democratic state convention will be held in the Hyperion theater tomorrow. This evening district caucuses will be held to nominate delegates to the national con- vention. The New Haven county caucus will be held in Turn hall this evening.
 The New Haven Clock company, the Marlin Firearms company, Foy, Harmon & Go. and the Winchester Repeating Arms company have made application for space at the worlds fair; also the Meriden Brit tannia company, Colts of Hartford and about dozen other Connecticut concerns.
 Mrs. Henrietta w. Wright, a native of Clinton, died at her home in Meriden Sat urday, aged sixty-two. She was married in Clinton in 1850 and the first eighteen years of her married life were spent there. She leaves husband, Charles R. Wright, and an only daughter, Josie, brother, c. c. Watrous of Clinton, and a sister, Mrs. Dayton Stannard of Westbrook.
 It is is announced that the Hon. Will liam Walter Phelps will not be candidate for reelection as a member of the Yale corporation. His term expires this year. The friends of Judge Henry E. Rowland of New York are actively interested to elect that gentleman and it is not yet an nounced who are the other nominees. MT. Phelps was the moving force in secur- ing the alumni representation on the cor poration and was one of the first trustees chosen. Until he went abroad he was an active force in that body.
 Spier & Co.,, the coal dealers, 347 State street, announce great special aale of the best Lehigh and free burning coal at $4. 10 per ton, and this despite the recent ad- vance in the price of coal. The firm is well known as an contemplating one and has ample facilities for it's business, and that it is able to fulfill it's engagement to sell coal at the price named, and will do SO, admits of no reasonable doubt. At any rate the firm engages to do it exactly as they advertise to, and invite the public to come and see them and get the coal, best quality, at the price named.