Morning journal and courier., 1893-07-24
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Brief Mention.
High water to-day at 500 p. m.
Euy on Carmel street. R. E. Baldwin.
Concrete walks laid and repaired by
Conn. Concrete company, 40 Church ct.
Joseph a. Greenleaf of ED street is
confined to his home by badly sprained
ankle.
The family of F. W. Canada of Brooks &
Co., the matters, are stopping at Indian
Neck for few weeks.
John 81. Slator, sewer inspector, of No.
4 Hedge street, is the happy father of
boy, born yesterday.
Worlds fair excursion tickets $500.
Morse, Schroeder & Stock, Room 10, Bene-
dict building. Open evenings.
This evening the new building Of the St.
Ignstius, T. A. B. & L. society, on Ferry
street, will be open for public inspection
from to II p. m.
Ex-Secretary Whitney Is said to have
purchased tract of land consisting of 500
acres on Cotton hill, Litch6eld, and con-
templates erecting summer home.
The members of the New York Lieder-
kranz Singing society will be the guests of
the Harugari Singing society of this city
next Saturday, Sunday and Monday.
In Hartford it is believed that Chief of
Police Woodbridge of that city ia to be the
next warden of the.state prison. To-day
the board meets to make the appointment.
Rev. E. P. Root preached at Humphrey
street Congregational church yesterday
forenoon. The pastor, Rev. Mr.. Luokey,
who is in the Adirondacks, returns Aug
ust 20.
Medical Examiner White decided in the
case of Mrs. Mary Ann Emerson of Day
street, who was found dead in her bed Sat-
urdsy morning, that her death was due
to dropsy.
On account of q rush in the work and the
necessities of the case. the corps of bridge
carpenters of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad worked yesterday at
the bridge in Noank.
Major Callahan has appointed the follow
Miner, adjutant of the First battalion, with
the rank Of first Lieutenant; w. R. Taylor,
Company B., sergeant.
Frederick Easterbrook, son of Nathan
two years transitman on the Hartford d.
vision, has been appointed assistant civil
engineer on the Hartford division.
DR.. Arthur s. Cheney, Yale $685., and a
graduate of the medical school this year,
sails tomorrow by the North German
Lloyd steamer Trave for Germany, where
he goes for further professional study.
Don S. Thompson and wife are at ''The
Linwood," Saratoga Springs, N. Y. They
have been having very pleasant stay
there of week or more and are not ex-
pected home until about the middle of
August.
In the absence of the pastor, Rev. DR..
Brown, the pulpit of the First Presbyte-
rian church was yesterday occupied by the
Rev. George Bushnell, D. D., in the morn
ing, and in the evening by Rev. W. W. Nc
Lane, D. D.
Alfred G. Thompson, Yale '92, principal
of Hopkins academy, Hadley, Mass, and
the Misses Lillian and Jennie Merwin of
Temple street, this city, are the guests of
Mr.. John Merwin and sister, Mrs. J.. R.
johnson of Woodmont.
The many friends of our genial and pop
ular townsman, Mr.. A. G.. Smith of the
New Haven Window Shade company,
whose health has been impaired for more
than year past, will be pleased to hear
that he is now rapidly improving.
A valued contributor wishes to call the
attention of the proper authorities in the
the case to the unnecessary ittering of the
Wooster square green With papers and
other refuse matter and hopes that the park
will be kept cleaner hereafter by the city's
men.
The Bridgeport police were looking yes
terday for James Tuttle, known about that
city as "Texas Jim," who early yesterday
morning fred several shots at some young
tough for flirting with his wife on Wash
ington avenue, and all of whom have been
arrested.
Fred P. Latimer of the academy class of
1913, Norwich, will train for the Yale attn
/letic team this year, and expects to wear
the "Y. A. A." initials. He was promi-
nent in the academy field games for three
years, winning nine prizes in that length
of time.
DR.. Wedding, assistant of Professor
Salby of the German Imperial Polytechnic,
has been sent by the government from
Berlin, Prussia, to gather statistics con-
corning the progress of electrical studies in
this country. Yale will claim his attention
first. He Is guest of Fritz L, Roessler.
An oil stove exploded in q house near
North Bank and Foster streets yesterday
morning and in consequence the FIRE de-
partment was called out in response to an
alarm sent in from box $50. The fire was
extinguished with practically NO damage
before the arrival of the department.
Quite lively meeting was held by the
italian Marino society yesterday afternoon
In the Bosrdmsn building. The discussion
arose in regard to.a sick benefit to be paid
one of its members. The discussion be-
came 90 warm that the members arranged
themselves on opposite sides of the room
In belligerent attitudes, and the police
were notified. Sergeants Driscoll and
Reilly and Eve officers appeared on the
scene and tho meeting broke up.
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