Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-09-14
LOCAL NRWs.
Brief Mention.

Attend Childs' business college.
See advertisement of auction sale of res |
idence 176 Olive street.
Examinations for admission to Trinity
college began yesterday.
A good quality linen fringed curtains at
so cents. Champions, 694 Chapel street
D. NJ. WEIGH & Son offer fine line of
plums and peaches Wednesday morning.
Halstead Red6eld of Meriden begins to-
day as representative for Bryant, Minor
& Co. of this city.
Electric cars were run regularly on the
Bean Hill branch of the Norwich street
railway Monday, and will be regularly run
in the future.
The fortieth annual fair of the Tolland
County Agricultural society opened at
Hyde park yesterday, with promise of
very successful meeting.
The Rockville annual fair and horse trot
opened yesterday afternoon to continue
for three days. There are quite number
of Hartford horses entered there.
The Hartford and Wethersf-ld Horse
Railroad company has pstitioned for privi-
lege to try a system of electrical railway,
in which the power is conveyed under
ground.
It is understood that the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad COM
pany has abandoned its original plans for
new depot in Berlin. New plans will be
prepared.
A. Maxoy Hitler was acting mayor of
New Haven nearly all day yesterday, the
mayor being away in Hartford most of the
time, and President Conner of the board
of aldermen being away in Ansonia.
Preparations are being made for Wes-
leyan students who may desire to do 30, to
take practical course in electricity at the
Schuyler Electric company's factory in
Middletown. The course will last q year.
The Springfield Bicycle clubs diamond
tournament, which begins to-day, will be
one of the most interesting meets ever
given, if appearances hold true. There
are about thirty prizes in diamonds given
out, many of them very valuable.
Tomorrow is the day for the big excur-
sion to Pittsfeld and the Berkshire agri.
cultural fair. Special train will leave New
Haven at $50 a. M, Tyler City at 7:04 a.
m, Orange at 7:08 a. M, Ansonia at 6:47
g.. M, Birmingham at 6.51 a. M, Derby al
TIT a. M. Shelton at 7l22 a. M, Steven
son at 1887 q. m. Returning, will leave
Pittsfeld at 7:30 p. m. Fare for the round
trip, $3.50. Tickets at Waltzinger's, 82(
Chapel street; II. G. Collins, 735 Chape
street, New Haven, and all Housatonit
railroad ticket Offices. See advertisement
John N. Verhof, member of Lieuten
ant Peary's Greenland expeditions, who re
Gently persisted in the Arctic regions, wa
well known in this city, where he had nu
merous friends and acquaintance. HI
was member of the class of 80 Sheffield
scientific school, and was also an active as
sociate member of the New Haven Bicycl'
club, in which he leaves many warn
friends. He accompanied on trip t,
Europe Mr.. Henry D. Parmelee of thi
city, and they together had bicycle ru,
from Paris to Rotterdam. A sister of tn
deceased is a graduate of Mrs. Cady'
school.
One Year In Jail.
HARTFORD, Sept. 13.-In the superio
court to-day Judge Carpenter sentence,
William r. Reavall to one year in Jail TO
appropriating funds of the Metropolita
Life Insurance company of New York