Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-28
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.


 Better than ever. Mems $3 Royal shoes. Own home-$10 a month-R E. Baldwin. Camps No. 1 and 4, P o. s. of A., will go on an excursion to Glen Island early in September. Judge Fyler of Winsted, the chicken breeder, says he has lost thus far this season 240 young chickens.
 The $50 offered as a prize by the c. T. A. U. of this city was drawn by Daniel McCabe of 27 Ann street.
 The Derby Corset company this week raised the wages of the hands 10 per cent without solicitation.
 Captain Charles B. Dyer has improved con- siderably since his return home from Atlantic City last Tuesday
 The arrangements for the concert and feast of the Children of Mary of Sacred Heart parish are progressing smoothly.
 The store of s. H. Kirby, the jew eler, will be closed from tonight until Tuesday morning not opening on Monday, Decoration day.
 ExCongressman s. W. Kellogg and wife, who have been seeking health and rest at Hot Springs, N. C., have returned homo much i'm proved.
 The call for the fur shoulder capes for spring and summer wear at Burgess &, Burgess is un- abated and those Knox hats for men and Knox sailor hats for ladies are immensely popular.
 Fidelity council No. g, Knights and Ladies of Washington, gave literary and musical enter tainment at their hall in the COURIER building last evening, their first occupation of their new hall.
 The tassels for the policemen's clubs arrived last night. They are the regulation style, red in color and of a very fine appearance, and will be worn by the whole force on Decoration day for the first time.
 s. H. Street & Co.,, manufacturers of Streets Perfection Foods, made shipment Thursday of of thair o1a tn Antv~ Ra1 1pir via Belgium steamer DeRuyter. These goods ordered by a large house in London.
 The members of the geology class, under Professor Hovey in Waterbury, were examining the formation of the various stones in the Pea bouy museum here yesterday. They spent about two hours at the museum and then took a trip to East Rock. ii5I < The Housatonic railroad will begin running it's limited express to the Berkshire Hills June 6. This train will run between New York and Pitts field. It will be composed of buffet, drawing room cars and elegant coaches, built expressly for the Berkshire Hills route.
 Ground was broken yesterday for the erection of the Yale infirmary on Prospect stre ct near Judge Morris residence. Smith, Sperry & Treat were awarded the contract. The archi- tect is G1r. Cady Of New York. The building will be 125x45 feet and four stories high with basement.
 The spring meeting of the Connecticut Valley Art and Industrial Teachers association will be held in the high school, New Haven, to-day at 10 a. m. Among the speakers viii be Miss Stella Skinner, supervisor of drawing in the New Haven schools who has been heard most enjoyably in Waterbury. Walter s. Perry, direc- tor of the Pratt institute, Brooklyn, is also ex- pected to be present.
 The Naval Veterans met last night to arrange for their part in the Decoration day parade, President Gould in the chair. Admiral Wells was present. All naval veterans in town or vicinity are invited to join in the parade whether members or not, and to assemble at the hall at p. m. Monday. The colors will be carried Monday by two colored naval veterans, Charles Kelly carrying the admrals flag and Solomon Hazelton the national flag.