Morning journal and courier., 1892-01-14
LOCAL NEW 8.
Brief Mention,

The Y. NJ. G. A. gives fine reception at
its rooms this evening to hardware men.
Ex-President Porter of Yale was more
comfortable yesterday and last evening.
The s. N. E. Telephone company has
dividend.
Rev. DE-. vsif of Trinity II. E. church
preached in Grace NJ. E. church, Bridge
port, last evening.
Levi Rowe of L. Gum & Co., oyster
dealers, has been very ill for the past week
with nervous prostration.
The condemned murderer, Flanagan, in
the county Jail, is sinking fast and is e1-
pected to survive but few days.
At Boston tomorrow there will be a
political debate between Yale and Harvard
students, Yale taking the democratic side.
Health Officer Wright is unable to find
any case of leprosy or supposed leprosy,
as was reported to the police, on Union
street.
Rev. DR.. Vail of this city will be one of
the speakers at meeting Of the New
Britain Christian Endeavor union this
evening. 49,. 81. - -
The tenth annual exhibition. of the Con-
necticut Poultry society will be held next
week at the Foot Guard armory, Hartford,
on big scale.
Nine Sara Bernhardt had four special
cars on the south bound Washington ex-
press yesterday morning. She was bound
for Philadelphia. -
Mr.. Louis A. Parsons, son of Professor
Parsons, sails to-day for South America
and the West Indies. He will be absent
about three months. *
Leader Charles P. Hatch of Pope's mill
tary band, Hartford, will probably be sue
ceeded by John Stack, the former efficient
leader of the Second regiment band,
The Y. P. s. G. E. of the Ferry street
Congregational church will give literary
and musical entertainment in the Sunday
school room this evening at. 7:45 o'clock.
Owing to the result of Medical Exam
liner Whites autopsy on the body of James
Gray, rigid investigation will be made
into the cause and manner Of his death.
Stephen Gray and David w. Hoffman
were arrested yesterday by Officer Denne-
hey of station 2, charged with the theft of
lot of cable, the property of the Electric
Light company.
The funeral yesterday of the late Thomas
Keegan, who was locomotive engineer,
was largely attended at the Sacred Heart
church. The B. of L. E. sent magnif-
cent floral tribute.
The annual meeting of the New Haven
Building and Loan association will be held
this evening at 400 State street, for the
other business proper to come before said
meeting.
The fog WAS very thick about town late
last evening. The steamer Elm City was
delayed by the fog yesterday morning five
hours, not arriving hele until noon. The
Northam came in only half an hour late
last evening.
A man who gave his name as Michael
Mcdonald fell off Fair Haven and West
vile car yesterday afternoon on Grand av-
enue near jefferson street. Mcdonald was
under the influence of liquor. He was but
slightly injured. :s.-.t.
George Hopkins, for number.of years
Waterman of the oyster beds in the vicin-
ity of Long Beach owned by Smith & Son
of this city, died yesterday morning after a
few days illness with the grip HI, leaves
wife and two children. :. T.
Franz Hoffman, eighteen years old, re-
siding at 113 Adeline street, was hit in the
face and breast by an emery wheel burst
ing at Sehollhorn's shop yesterday after
noon and severely injured. He was taken
home in the police ambulance. =,
The speakers for the Yale-Harvard joint
debate left for Cambridge at 1850 yester-
day. The debate occurs tonight, and a
reception will be given, at which large
number of Wellesley girls with delegations
from several surrounding colleges will be
present. zss7'-47l- :
City Editor A. B. Underwood of the
Bridgeport Standard is to be married at 8
p. m. on Wednesday, january 27,to Miss
Mary Alice, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. !.
n. Cook of New Haven. The cershony il
to be performed at Trinity Episcopal
church in this city.
The taxpayers Of Blatchley avenue, Fill
more and Poplar streets will hold meet
ing next Sunday at Q p. m. to draw up q
petition asking that fagman be stationed
ct the Blatchley avenue crossing, as the
railroad has not complied with the order
Of the common council.
Mr.. William 8. Pardee has just Published
an essay on "The Power Of the General
Assembly of Connecticut to Call Consti-
4 tutional Convention" IT, presents the
subject, which is of 30 much interest just
st present, in clear and forcible manner,
and Il worthy Of perusal. g
The twenty-seventh anniversary of the
capture Of Fort Fisher will be celebrated
Fridsy night by Gideon Welles watch of
naval veterans of New Haven Rear Ad-
mirsl, Wells Of the national association
win read 8 paper on this battle, and Com
modors oSborn Of New York win speak.