Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-02
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Own home-$1O mo.-R. B. Baldwin. There will be social and supper at the | Grace M E. church Wednesday evening. All are invited.
 Walks and driveways laid by the Con- necticut Concrete Company, 49 Church street (room 9.
 MT. w. s. Benjamin of New York, 8 prominent United States army man, was in town yesterday.
 President Dwight preached yesterday morning at Battell chapel. Communion services followed.
 The Junior Prohibition club, just formed, will have a meeting for speeches and dis cussion Friday evening.
 The Mercantile Baseball club defeated the Acmes of Waterbury Saturday on their home grounds by score of 10 to g.
 MT. Samuel J. Hoggson, president of the Hoggson & Pettis Manufacturing company, is in Chicago for stay of several days.
 Rev. George E. Riddle continued the dis cussion of "The Southern Problem" at A. M. E. Zion church last evening. A good sized audience was present.
 A letter has been received by lady in this city which positively denies that Rev. John E. Todd, now of southern California, has become an Episcopalian.
 Enfajian, the Oriental rug dealer, 940 Chapel street, offers his entire splendid stock of rugs, of all grades, at special bar gains. Now is the time to buy.
 Rev. MT. Cooper led the communion services at the Epworth church yesterday forenoon, and one new member was added and two children were baptized.
 The members of the Young Mems Re- publican club will turn out in big force for the opening of their handsome new club house Thursday evening next.
 Charles Graves, son of Charles E. Graves, president of the board of educa- tion. who is now practicing law in St. Paul, Minn., is visiting his parents here.
 The forty hours adoration of the blessed sacrament was begun at tho conclusion of the 10:30 services at St. Mary's church, and there were no vespers in consequence.
 MT. Olin Tower, son of Dr. Tower, pres ident of the Montana university, Helena, and MT. William Tower of Worcester are spending their vacation with Dr. A. B. Smith.
 The West Haven Horse Railroad con- pany has awarded the contract for the generators and engines to the Westing- house company, and that for the motor to the Short company.
 The preparations for building the rail road from Tomlinson's bridge to Morris Cove are in full progress. If no unex- pected delay occurs the contractors expect to have the road in operation by the next Fourth of July.
 MT. Hickey of Bishop street has sold his the blacksmith shop proprietor, who re- sides in the house with MT. H., and the latter has begun the erection of new house on the lot next adjoining.
 In Bridgeport Saturday dog belonging to L. 0. Lyon of Harriet street sprang upon a horse owned by D. J. Walters and bit it in the side. The horse reared and fell on it's side, breaking leg. The horse was killed. It was valued at $250.
 A party was given at the residence of Rev. P. H. Birdsall on Vernon street, Sat urday afternoon, for the benefit of the infant class of the Ascension church. The little folks were entertained in a royal manner by the pastors family and highly appreciated it.
 Rev. L. Fl. Squires preached an able sermon yesterday morning in the Church of the Messiah on "The Problem of Evil" The lessons of the discourse were that through labor and suffering mankind is being disciplined and developed and being made wise and good.
 Tonight the annual meeting of the Gen. eral David Humphreys branch of the Con necticut Society of the Sons of the Amer ican Revolution will be held in room M, Insurance building, at 7:30 o'clock. Ger tifcates will be distributed to members, and Rev. A. N. Lewis will read sketch of General Humphrey.
 And now the West End Fishing club is looking over it's piscatorial tackle, invest ing it's long topped rubber boots and get ting ready in general for its annual grand raid upon the finy tribe in the sound just of from the Den Mansfield place, East Haven. It is the 9th day of May when the club has this annual outing, and there are several expert fishermen in the club and A good stock of anecdote is being collected for the excursion. ~-
 The many friends of Captain Charles B. Dyer, formerly for many years prominent in our fire department, will regret to learn that he is not improving at Atlantic City, whither he went short time ago in tho hope of bene6ting his health. The weather has been stormy and chilly most of the time, and Captain Dyer is unable to leave his bed. He is with friends ct the home of relatives of Mr. I. W. Lounsbury, the stove dealer, of this city, who resides DR Nleol Strsst