Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-04-04
LOCAL NE " 8.
Brief Mention.

Look at Carmel street. R. E. Baldwin.
Mending tissue, {no sewing), 10 Center st.
Tulips and daffodils, so cents per dozen
at Champions.
The Arion Singing society held private
sosiable in their hall last evening.
Mrs. William Pierson of Clinton, O. fell
down stairs Friday at her home is recover
ing.
An old shed attached to the North house
on Goat Island near Plantsville was burned
yesterday morning. a-,,.y.
Thomas Burnes, the. old Chicago third
baseman, took charge of the Wesleyan
baseball players yesterday, and will stay
there several weeks as field coach.
Lieutenant Carl Vogt Baker Of the Elm
City Driving school is organizing party
to ride to Hartford and return in the
saddle a week from next Saturday.
Patrick Burns has resigned his position
as night Waterman at the Straw factory,
Milford, which he has held for thirty-seven
years. Mr.. Shute will fill the vacancy.
The Russell council K. of G., No. IS,
held their annual ball in Music hall last
evening, William J. Cronin and wife led
the grand march followed by one hundred
couples.
Mrs. William Grover and daughter of
Brooklyn, N. Y, are spending the Easter
holidays with Mrs. Growers mother, Mrs.
Everle, at the latters residence 104 Hamil-
ton street.
The report that the Oxford crew were
arranging to come to this country Is
denied by q prominent New York Yale
man, who gays 1t looks as If the English
crew isn't coming.
Lyman A. Colt of Ansonia died in San
Francisco, Cal. recently. He had gone
there on account of lung troubles. He
served in the war in Company First Con-
necticut heavy artillery.
The Building and Loan associations held
a meeting at Warner hall last evening, at
which Amos P. Wilder of New York spoke
in behalf of the organizations. Some OK
sellent music was furnished.
The body of the man who was asphixiat-
ed at the Globe hotel Saturday night,
where he registered under the name Of
John Commings of this city, had not up to
late hour last night been identified.
In Rockville yesterday Frank Fagg, the
two-year-old son of Charles Fagg, died
from injuries received by falling into a
tub of boiling water Sunday. He was
terribly scalded about the head and body.
A special meeting of the stockholders of
the Now York, New Haven and Hartford
Railroad company will be held in New Ha-
ven to-day to accept the amendment to
their charter, increasing the capital stock
to 500, 000, ZOO.
The funeral of James P. Welch of
Southington, who died Saturday, took
place yesterday. A number of people
from New Britain attended the funeral.
Henry T. WEIGH, clerk in B. Hoaitt's store
In the latter place, is q son of the deceased.
Rev. Mr.. Luokey, pastor of the Hum
phrey street Congregational church re-
turned from Florida to find that his bag
gage, valued at $500 was among the miss
ing. He has traced the mishap to find that
he was given the wrong baggage check,
and that it will take some time to rectify
the difficulty.
The first reception of the Sons of New
Haven was held in Harmonic hall last
evening. The hall was decorated with
palms and potted plants. The grand
march was led by President Edward Nor
ton Parker and wife, followed by one
hundred couples. The Philharmonic or
chestra furnished music.
Mrs. Francis 81. Fem died suddenly ct
her home in Ansonia yesterday, aged
eighty-one. The was found lying dead
upon the lounge. DR.. Conklin was called
and pronounced her death due to apoplexy.
She was the widow of Leonard Fem Of
Ansonia, where she had lived for the last
thirty years. She leaves two daughters,
one Mrs. Edwin Sparks, residing in New
Haven, and the other Mrs. Morris Bray of
New York city. .-e