Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-28
LOCAL NEWS.
RrIaf Mention.

The GrayS QrllleO laSC evening AI tue dTuoTy. Rev. MT. woodcock of Ansonia made s7s par ish calls last year.
 Professor Cappallo's calico ball last night was attended by l50 couples.
 The Yale Colored quartette sing at the skating rink, Ansonia, Saturday evening.
 Miss Bessie White of this city is visiting at Judge Seymours in Ltchfeld
 Frederick Brewer of Middletown is spending a few days with friends in this city.
 Six candidates will be initiated this evening by Santa Maria council, No. 8, Knights of Columbus. John c. Leonard, president of the New London Savings bank, died yesterday of paralysis, aged seventy-three.
 Lawrence Phalen of Naugatuck, who member of Company H, Fifteenth c. ", has re- ceived pension.
 North Haven republican delegates to Hartford are: Theodore Eaton, R. B. Goodyear, l.. P. Futile and Oliver Abel
 Ladies, we lead in Oxford ties this summer, in prettiest designs and lowest prices. Royal Shoe company 92 Church street.
 A Russian relief fund committee has been ap- pointed in Birmingham, consisting of gentlemen in Birmingham, Derby and Shelton.
 The funeral of Hon. John B. Wright in Clinton yesterday was largely attended from all parts Of the state. Rev. Mir. Emerson offciated
 The Woman's Christian Temperance union will hold it's free will offering meeting at the Center Church chapel this afternoon at o'clock. :"
 Nowhere in the United States you buy good Oriental rugs at lower prices than at Enfiajan's, 94O Chapel street. A large and elegant stock, all grades.
 F. w. Thompson, of the firm of Thompson & Belden, has purchased the residence on Orange street of his brother, of the firm of Platt & Thompson.
 Grouni will be broken for the erection of the new I. o. o. F. building next Monday. Aaron Belden, the veteran Odd Fellow, will take up the first spade full of earth.
 Tibbett's oaEum factory at Cobalt was burned yesterday. It was one of the largest oakum fac tories in the country. Loss $10,000; partly in sured. Origin unknown.
 The big forest fire Rockville was finally extingushed yesterday. It covered 300 acres of valuable timber land, and burned 290 cords of wood. Loss over &, 900.
 The committee on sewers will meet in the city hall tomorrow evening, and the special commit tee on resolutions of respect to the late Council man Buckingham next Wednesday evening.
 Lyman W. Case, prominent citizen of Win sted, died suddenly yesterday from a ruptured blood-vessel. He was 8 son of the late Dr. Ly man Case, formerly welknown manufacturer there.
 
 chancellor of the diocese, delivered a lecture to the Yale Catholic union in Old chapel last even- ing His subject was, Seven Years Experience in Rome.''
 The greatest catch of trout up Litchfeld way yet reported, says the Enquirer, has been made in Falls Village, where an old fisherman took eleven fish out of the Housatonic which weighed 1916 pounds
 General and Mrs. s. W. Kellogg of Waterbury leave to-day for Hot Springs, Ark. Mrs. Kellogg has been sufferin g for some time from rheuma- tism and hopes to obtain relief from a stay at the springs.
 The entertainment at the First Presbyterian church last evening was greatly enjoyed by @ good-sized audience. Miss Ingersoll was repeat edly encored, as was also the Yale quartette and the Mandolin club.
 The resolutions passed by San Salvador coun- Gil, No. 1, Knights of Columbus, on the death of the late Thomas Leddy, and engrossed by O. H. Blakeslee, have been elegantly framed and put on exhibition in Rogowskis window.
 The entertainment given by the Ideal Minstrel company under the auspices of the Oppora Benevolent society at Proctor's last night was a great success. There was a very large audience present, and good sum was netted the society.
 At the annual meeting of Canton Golden Rule, Mo- g, P. M. l. o. O. F., last night, officers for the y J. D. Eldridge; lieutenant, William Brewer; en- sign, H. J. McCabe; clerk, G. E.. Beck;, account ant, c. P. Jordan.
 Republican delegates elected to state and con- gressional conventions from Southington are: Charles D. Barnes, H. s. Ceramics, Frank Morse, M. H. Holcomb. W. 0. Doolttle was reelected chairman of town committee, with power to ap- point assistants.
 Royal Angus and Maria Jackson were arrested by Officer Collett yesterday charged with assault ing Frances Dayo, Mrs. Jackson's daughter Angus is white and Mrs. Jackson colored Yes terday afternoon the couple became intoxicated, and when the daughter remonstrated both set upon and beat her.
 Mr. Joseph Jefferson, the celebrated comedian, spoke before a large and select audience last evening on "A Talk on Acting and the Drama" It was a special stipulation of his engagement here that no report be made of his speech. Con- sequently we are unable to present 1t to our readers this morning. Yesterdays Waterbury Democrat says: 'Lieu- tenant Fitzpatrick said to-day upon his return from New Haven that there are no further de- velopments in the filling of the vacant lieutenant colonelcy; Major Burpee will undoubtedly be the choice, while ex-Captain Callahan of New Haven Is the favorite for the majorate. Rev. LIT. Kelley was given a brilliant reception Last night by his congregation at the First Meth odist church. big audience filled the lecture room. Back of ths speakers desk on the wall was floral design reading, "welcome," and there was fine array of flowers about the plat form The address of welcome was admirably given by Principal Thomas of the Hillhouse bieb school. Rev. Dr. Kelley responded in an addres. of rare interest. Rev. Dr. Phillips an old per. sonal friend of Dr. Kelley, followed in a fine off hand speech. Refreshments and a social time