Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-28
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Brief Mention.

Augur's Art store is open evenings this
week for the Easter trade.
Honest shoes that fit and wear we'll are
what is wanted. Try the Royal.
Spring opening at B. Rogowski's Tues
day and Wednesday, March sS and 80.
Mr.. Randall, salesman at the Star Cloth
ing store, is out after five days illness.
The Workmen's Singing society gave
their annual ball in Harugari hall last even
ing.
The Rev. E. Biddle led the holiness meet
ing last night at the Bethel A. M. E. church,
Bridgeport.
David Tong, aged ffty-two, an old resi-
dent of Bristol was killed by the cars at
that place yesterday.
Grand Easter opening at Mrs. K. R. Null
loy's Wednesday and Thursday, March 90
80, at ITO Orange street.
Beacon lodge, N. E. o. of P, gave a
musicale and banquet in their hall in the
COURIER building last evening.
Principal Thomas of the high school will
devote two or three hours week to drill
ing hill school boys in the art military.
Rev. Henry McCrea, who has been i'll for
three weeks in Philadelphia, will probably
be in his pulpit at All Saints mission on
Sunday.
The first shoot of the Connecticut Trap
Shooters league will be held on the grounds
of the Park City Gun club in Bridgeport
next Friday.
James Gardner Clark, who ia in south
ern California, returns about the middle of
May. His trip Ia one for both recreation
and business.
John D. Wattles, publisher of the Sun
day School Times, who died in Florida re-
Gently, aged forty-four, was son in law
of Rev. Henry Clay Trumbull.
President Cleveland sent to the senate
yesterday the name Of John Swartwout of
the state democratic central committee for
the postmastership of Stamford.
The third grand soiree of the Humboldt
club was held in Turn hall last evening.
The grand march was led by R. O. Hense
and wife, followed by fifty couples.
Rev. DR.. Wyatt, former pastor in New
Haven, will, it is expected, be assigned
next month to the Methodist church in
Norwalk, succeeding Rev. Mr.. Van Alstyne.
r. B. Farren, P. q. M. G., A. o. q. W..
will visit Shelton lodge of Shelton this
evening. The officers and many members
of Sterling lodge will accompany him in
his visitation.
Professor Charles s. Hastings of Yale
will deliver an illustrated lecture before
the Bridgeport Scientific society this even
ing. Subject: "Recent Teleecopio Study
of the Heavens"
David Kelly, deserter from the army,
brought to this city from Waterbury by
Detective Esgan yesterday morning and
locked up, was taken to David's island last
night by Sergeant Woods.
John P. Murphy of Norwich has applied
for the oollectorship of internal revenue;
and Gurdon 8. Colt of Bridgeport has q
friend who recommends him highly for
collector of customs at that port.
Sherwood Cheney OF South Manchester,
now finishing his first year at the Sheffield
Scientific school, New Haven, has passed
his final examination for West Point, where
he has been ordered to report on June Is.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonas Hungerford of Wa
tertown will celebrate their fftieth we'd
ding anniversary Wednesday, April 10,
with the aid of many friends from Pough-
keepsie, N. Y, New Haven, Bridgeport,
Waterbury, and many other cities.
Bessie Duey, the young sister of Mrs.
Dwight P. Wilcox of Meriden, celebrated
her thirteenth birthday by entertaining a
happy party of young people at her home,
238 Crown street, Saturday evening. Many
beautiful souvenirs were received by the
young hostess.
The Middletown National bank yesterday
reoccupied Its own building, which during
the last seven months has been much en-
lareed, modernized and beautifed. Tho
bank Is one Of the Oldest institutions of the
kind in the state. The general assembly
at New Haven granted . charter for the
bank in 1875. but the bank was not organ
lied until 1901.
New Haven Orphan Asylum.
The monthly meeting of the managers
will be held ct the asylum, o1O Elm street,
on Thursday morning of this week at 1915
O'Clock.
Elks of to Hartford.
Eight members of the local lodge of Elks
will to-night witness the entertainment of
the Hartford lodge in the Capitol city.
Thew are Charles and Frank Nc(4iIvarv