Morning journal and courier., 1892-06-07
LOCAL NEWS.
 Brief M entIOn.


 Just too sweet-new Royal Oxfords.
 Own a home-$1O 8 month-R. E. Baldwin. The Birmingham Feresters decorate the graves of their deceased comrades next Sunday.
 Walks and driveways laid by the Connecticut Concrete company, 4s Church street CRoom 9. Next Saturday Rev. and Mrs. Watkins of Nor walk leave New York for Europe with Dr. and Mrs. Paige.
 Mrs. Margaret O. Sawyer was yesterday ap- pointed administratrix on the estate of Mrs. Annie Lukey of Meriden.
 The Middletown Herald, in view Of Sunday nights fire in that city, urges upon the city au- thorities the need of a fire steamer.
 Boseski, who stabbed his rival, John Clapko in Bridgeport, was held under $10, coo bonds yester- day to await the result of Clapko's injuries.
 Investigations were made yesterday regarding the Holcomb shop fire. It Is now thought it was Of incendiary origin, but nothing definite is yet known.
 The executors of the estate of Mrs. Jane North of New Britain have submitted their account of expenses to the probate court. In the items there appear the sums of $2.5OO to Lynde liar rison of Now Haven, and of $5, coo to Mitchell & Hungerford, for legal fees
 By the new running of trains on the Derby road Conductor Bradley does not run to Bots- ford, as formerly, but makes all his runs be- tween ADSonla ana NoW 16Veu COnuuCCOr Beers takes the run to Botsford. The other con. ductors make their usual runs.
 E. E. Gessner, captain of Unity commandery, No. 9, L. L. 0. U. A. M., has been in a very happy frame of mind since Sunday, notwithstanding the intense heat. On Sunday morning his wife presented him with 8 handsome eleven-pound boy. Mother and son ara doing well.
 Miss Van Hosen, aged sixty six, and Mrs. Ellen Smith, sixty four, who were 80 villainously assaulted by three rufflans in Blue Hills, Berlin, Saturday night, and outraged are very i'll and their lives despaired of. Their assailants are held under $5, 600 bonds each. They are Herbert Saunder John Dillon and Walter Abbott, and the last two have served time in jail for burglary and vagrancy respectively.
 DEATH OF YALE STUDENT. Died From Perito nitis Caused by an Accident in a Society Initiation His Parents Arrived too Late to See Him Alive.
 Last night at II 20 o'clock Wilkins Rus- tin, of the class of '94, died from portion its superinduced by an accident which occurred recently on the night he was in itiated into a junior society. The injury was received Thursday night last and since then he has declined rapidly. His parents in Omaha were sent for, but will not be able to arrive here before tonight.
 Rustin entered the class of '93, but was taken ill early in the first term and ob- lged to stay out year, entering '94. He played on the freshman nine and cap- tained the present sophomore class team. He was very promising athlete, but above all he was whole-souled, generous, noble fellow, one of the most popular men in his class.
 He has brother in '94 S., who plays third base on the Varsity nine. His in juries resulted from his running while blindfolded into team as he was turning corner. The pole of the team struck him, producing contusions which resulted in peritonitis. His death produces much sadness in college. Action will be taken by his class to-day.
 Coroner Mix will investigate the matter to-day.
 TWENTY-TWO YEARS OLD. Arthur F. Cowell Celebrates the Twenty-second Anniversary of His
 Birth.
 At the residence of MT. and Mrs. J. H. Platt, Orange street, last evening, Arthur F. Cowell, vice president of the Batche- 1ors' club, rendered to members and friends complimentary banquet, the oc- casion being the celebration of his twenty second birthday. About twenty-five yonng gentlemen enjoyed the hospitality of MT. Cowell. After singing and various games all adjourned to 8 sumptuous repast. Merry making continued until late hour. Speeches were the order, and every one responded to 8 toast. Wade Platt responded to the "Batchelors" toast; J. F. Sullivan to Vice Presidents Birthday" J. F. Roche to the toast "Our Friends" and George Wat rous to 'Our Bicycle Friends" The off cers are: President, J. H. Sullivan; vice president, F. A. Cowell; secretary, J. F. Roche; treasurer, G. H. Watrous.
 Among those present were Charles Muzzy, William Fossard, Charles Clark, Professor J. H. w. Platt, Howard Doug lass, Samuel Murdock, Edward Cowell and many others.