Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-25
LOCAL NE WS.
Brief Mention.


The late Jailer Wells of Bridgeport left
an estate of $4,000 to his wife.
The large griet mill of G. B. Norton in
West Chester was burned yesterday; loss
81 500.
The closing sociable of Crusader castle
No. 3, Knights of the Golden Eagle, was
held last evening in Golden Rule hall.
Professor Dexter of Ysle was reelected
a vice president Of the Connecticut His
torical society at Hartford Tuesday night.
Several operations for the removal of the
vermiform appendix have been successful
" performed in Norwalk within the past
year.
The officials of the Connecticut and First
National banks of Bridgeport do not an
ticipate heavy loss by the suspension of
Ives, Blakesles & Williams company.
There will be society meeting of the
First Univsrsalist church next Wednesday
evening at o'clock. A full attendance Is
desired as business of importance will be
transacted.
At the wedding reception of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Emerson Brown in Meriden Tues
day evening among the out of town guests
were Mr.. and Mrs J. Fl. Post and Free
and Carrie Post and Mrs. Hattie Metcalf
all of this city.
Owing to the absence of a quorum at thu
meetings of the committees on sewers ane
annual reports last evening no meetinga
could be held. Both committees will how
ever, try to secure quorum and hole
meetings this evening.
Charles E. johnson and son of Orlando
Fla, are visiting friends in Ansonia, and
Mrs. johnson and children are expected
Sunday evening next. Mr.. johnson came
north to attend the funeral of his father
which was held in this city Sunday.
President Clark of the Consolidated road
appeared yesterday before John R. Buck.
State Treasurer Sanger and State Comp
troller Staub and explained the proposed
arrangement for the exchange of stock Of
the Consolidated for that of the othel
roads upon the ratios agreed upon.
The quarterly meeting of the Woman
Baptist Foreign Missionary conference vii
of New Haven Thursday, May IS, at II a
m. and p. m. Miss Emma Waldron,
very interesting speaker, will address tn
meeting. A large attendance is urged.
Mrs. Walter Woods, nee Mics Emily Hail
of this city, returned home last evening
having closed her engagement with the
danger Signal" company. She has &C.
cepted an engagement next season with the
"Bownan Hall Dramatic company" She
is the wife of Walter W. Woods, the chief
usher at the Hyperion theater.
Pretty much all Guilford was before the
committee on roads and bridges at Hart
ford yesterday afternoon arguing that the
Consolidated road be compelled to restore
the drswbridge over West river. Mr..
Brooks urged that the state could not I'M
der decision of the United States supreme
court dispose of the peoples rights in nav
igable waters. Edmund Zaoher appeared
for the Consolidated road.
Dredging for the bodies of Messrs. Hol-
comb and Holt, who were drowned in the
sound last Sunday, was carried on yester-
day along the coast from Milford as far
east as the Thimble Islands, under the d.
reotion of James 81. Parish of the yacht
Ceres, but no traces Of the bodies were
found. Considerable time WAS spent at the
eddy near Short Beach, and also in the pas
sage up through the mouth of the hsrbor.
The dredging will be continued to-day.