Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-11
LOCAL NEWS.

Pieeadillys and butchers, Royal Shoe Co.
Own home-$10 q NOR. e. Baldwin.
Mr.. John Hopkin of Edwards street is on
q visit to Amesbury, Mass.
The New Haven Turn Verein gave their
evening entertainment last evening.
In Glastonbury the electric railway will
be extended to the Williams road at once.
Walks and driveways laid by the Conn.
Concrete Co., 40 Church street Room 81
DR.. Caulkins of Cambridgeport, Mass,
preached in the college chapel yesterday
morning.
Rev. Mr.. Watkins of Grace church, Nor
walk, is suffering from an attack of neu-
ralgis of the bowels.
Mayor Sargent will be in Boston to-day
at the Office of N W. Harris & Co., sign
ing New Haven bonds.
The Light Guard association will meet
Wednesday night to arrange for memorial
services to be held early in May.
The Hartford County Horticultural soci-
city gives an April show this week of flow
ering bulbs, roses and carnations.
Winsted hopes soon to have bicycle
factory there. An English concern talks
strongly of locating big factory in the
town.
Mrs. Cronkhite, wife of DR.. Henry NJ.
Cronkhite, U. S. A., died at her residence
in Fort Trumbull Saturday. Deceased has
been an invalid for some time.
The fine steamer G. II. Northam has re-
sumed her place on the route between New
Haven and New York, leaving here at ~
p. m. and New York at p. m.
Assistant Postmaster Boyd is still con-
fined to his bed. but is slowly improving.
1t is hoped that he will be fully recovered
and able to return to duty by May 1.
Harry Lacey, who has been starring
during the past season in "Jack Royal of
the 92d," has closed his tour and returned
to his home on Howard avenue, this city.
G. P. Jordan of the Hub clothing store,
this city, has been elected a vice president
of the Connecticut Poultry society. The
society gives an exhibition January % to
80, 1898.
Ex-Chief Engineer Hendrick Of this city
was in Norfolk, Va, last week inspecting
the fire department there. While there
he called upon w. I. Dickerman, the Nor
folk florist. formerly of this city.
James Durant Strond, nephew of ]. n.
G. Durant, the Church street jeweler, who
has been studying for the past three years
"a practical optician, goes to New York
nett week to pass his examination.
The dead body of Fred Seifert, Ger
man, was found Saturday morning in his
room in Bridgeport. He had been dead
since April 2. Seifert was sixty years old
and has divorced wife in Germany.
Mr.. John A. Peckham, who slipped and
fell in w. ]. Atwater's store, Saturday,
while he was investigating the damage
done by an overflow of water from his
electro-plating room overhead, is at the hos
pital and doing as we'll as could be expect
ed. Mr.. Peckham had the misfortune to
break the same leg once before
Judge Townsend of the United States
district court was in Hartford Saturday,
and after passing some orders and making
some assignments returned to his home
here. The regular terms of court will be
held as heretofore-three in this city and
three in Hartford. The judge will have
more chamber hearings in New Haven,
however, than in Hartford.
A few fakes of snow were skurrying
about in the air yesterday. Last weeks
balmy June weather has suddenly made its
exit. Last night heavy overcoats and
warm fires were very useful. In Wood
mont Saturday there was quite furry of
snow for few minutes The many bicy-
Gle riders out yesterday found active exer-
else necessary for warmth. Southern ILL
nois had quite heavy snowfall Satur-
day.