Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-02
LOCAL N e w 8.
Brief Mention.

\ Mrs. Julia M. Trowbridge of 253 Shell
ton avenue, one of our older residents, is
seriously i'll with the grip.
The I. O. o. F. Mutual Aid association
now numbers $50 members. The annual
meeting takes place January 10.
Charles B. Wakeley, postmaster at Fair
+ Geld, died at his home in that town Thurs
1 lay night at the age of seventy-si1 years.
The Kelley institute for the cure of in
ebriation for this state, to which reference
has been made before, will be located in
West Haven.
The police Of the city yesterday made
their FIRST appearance in the service stripes
attached to their uniforms recently adopted
by the department.
Principal E. o. Hovey of the Waterbury
High school, and wife were in town yester-
day, spending New Years at Mr.. Henry
Lancroft's, in Fair Haven.
The members of the police force were
remembered yesterday by the gift Of a
large bag of apples from ex-County Com
missioner Marcus E. Baldwin of Wood
bridge.
A 6ve-gallon can of kerosene became ig-
nited Thursday from lamp in the cellar
of I. Billings' grocery stare, 361 Congress
avenue, and caused a slight fire, which was
quickly extinguished without calling in
the aid of the department.
Mr.. s. B. Shoningsr, the piano manu-
facturer, is at Lakewood, at the Lakewood
hotel, where he will remain for several
/ weeks. His wife and his daughter, Miss
Shoninger, will join him on Monday for a
stay there also of several weeks.
The funeral of Charles Blackman, who
{ died Thursday, aged eighty-one years, takes
place from his late residence on Green,
wich avenue this forenoon. Deceased was
the Oldest carriage manufacturer of this
city and was native of Oxford.
In valuable paper in the American
Machinist, under the title of Charitable
Pitch" Professor Frederick R. Honey Of
this city suggests method of constructing
q helix with variable or continually in
creasing pitch by consideration of thu
law of accelerated motion.
The excellent music furnished by At
waters orchestra which has been a feature
of the season at Proctor's Opera house wal
considerably improved at the last thre'
entertainments by the appearance in thu
orchestra of Isador Troostwyk, violinist
as leader, and Professor Max Dessauer al
Autist.
The following members of Howard ave
nue Congregational church have beer
! ADDED to the sick list this week: R. G.
Dickerman, II. II. Palmer, Hettie Leggett
Mrs. Gagel and daughter, Howard Beau
/ mont, Mrs. @. A. Smith, Charles Hoyt, E
J II. Carrington-a broken arm, Mrs. Greg
ory, @. B. Foster, Eloise Blakeslee.
The grass about the Shore Line bridge
y at Center and Brown streets, Fair Haven
east, shows decided tendency to catct
fire frequently of late. Yesterday aftel
noon sparks from a passing train ignited
Z the grass and the fire threatening to burr
the bridge caused a visitation to the spot
Of one of the neighboring residents, who
with q liberal application of water extin
guished the incipient confagration.
mr.. waddineham,s Son and Heir.
Mr.. Wilson Waddingham's face wears {
perpetual smile. The cause thereof is thu
/ arrival of fine boy at his home, $40 Wa
bash avenue, yesterday morning. Bott
mother and child are doing well.-Kansal
City Times, Dec. 30, 1891. ~f' "'
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