Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-16
LOCAL N Z W 3.
Brief NJ en- ton.

Second to none-new Royal Shoes.
The supreme court meets in this city
next Tuesday.
Owing to the severe storm the funeral of
Mr.. J. G. Peck is postponed.
New Haven commandery, No. 2, Knights
Templar, installed its recently-elected Off
GERS last evening.
Mr.. Charles L. Chaplain continues in a
very feeble condition, owing to prostration
resulting from an attack of the grip.
Mrs. Hosley of Clark street left for Wal
lingford last evening, news having been
received that her brother was critically i'll.
Trowbridge Allen and ]. Parker Trow-
bridge left at noon yesterday for Boston.
They will sail from there to-day in the ship
Sarah for the Azores.
The railroad, bank, school fund, and in
surance commissioners will all soon bring
suits againet Comptroller Staub for the
q, recovery of their salaries.
Patrick Leary, trackman, of Bridge
port, for twenty years faithful employs
of the Consolidated road, was killed by
the cars at Black Rock Thursday.
George M. Grant, accompanied by Mrs.
Grant and their daughter, ARE on their way
to the Pacific slope. After San Francisco,
Southern California will be visited.
The officers of the Waterbury Brass COM
pany, upon full investigation, estimate
their loss by the recent fire at their works
at $685., 900. The insurance is $187 200.
Hon. J. D. Plunkett will lecture at Proc
tors opera house January 10, on ''Ireland
as Saw It." The lecture is in aid of st.
Vincent de Paul society of St. Patrick's
church.
Arthur Gibbons, the noted champion
lightweight boxer, who appears with the
Vaidis sisters at the Grand the first three
nights Of next week, will spar four rounds
at each performance.
E1-Chief Justice John D. Park of Nor
vich has been confined to his room with
the prevailing disease, the grip, since the
first of last December, but he is much
better now and out of the DOCTORS care.
The old bonded warehouse on Commerce
street, Hartford, corner of Kilbourn
street, has been bought by the Consoli-
dated road, who will tear down the old
building to make room for their freight
yard at that point.
A pair of horses broke from Shelton
avenue car on Elm street yesterday. They
were stopped on Grand avenue by a man
named Bunnell and Officer Schroeder.
They were taken to a blacksmith shop
near by and afterward to the stables of
the road.
The alarm of fire last evening from box
So was for fire at the residence of Mr..
William H. Conklin, No. SOL State street,
and was caused by the explosion of kerr
osene lamp. The services of the fremen,
who replied with their usual promptitude,
were not needed. The damage Vas trifiing.
Mr.. Thomas g. Pitman of the JOURNAL
AND COURIER has been sadly bereaved in
the death of his only brother, Robert H.
Pitman, who died yesterday at his home in
Albany, N. Y, after short illness with
the grip. He was an old and esteemed
resident of Albany. He leaves wife. His
age was ssventy-four.
The people of New Haven and several
other places were surprised and pleased
last winter by the excellent presentation
of 'sPinafore'' by New Haven company.
They will be still more surprised and
pleased with the "Mikado," which is now
in active preparation. 1t will unquestion-
ably be q shining success.