Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-05-29
LOCAL NE WIS.
Brief Mention.

Buy lOt@$lUU-H. Il. balOW1u.
Senator o. 81. Plat will deliver the Me-
mortal day address in Danbury.
A gang of counterfeiters is flooding
Bridgeport with counterfeit s. bills.
Turing and grading by the Connecticut
Concrete company, 40 Church street.
A number of fakirs following the circus
were arrested in Bridgeport yesterday.
Thomas H. Lloyd of Naugatuck was
Admiral Foote post will attend memorial
exercises in Ansonia Congregational church
June Q.
Mansfield post, G.. A. R., decorated the
soldiers graves in Middle Haddam and
Maromas yesterday.
Reception of new members into the soci
cites of the Children of Mary were held in
all the Catholic churches yesterday.
A marriage license was issued in Hart
ford Saturday to John N. Dow of New
Britain and Emma Risbeck of West Ha-
ven.
Edward Cahill of the New York Adver-
tiser will return to the metropolis to-day
after two weeks' visit to his old home in
this city.
Miss Emma B. Davis, wife of DR.. Henry
Davis of Wallingford, died early yesterday
morning. The funeral will be held Tues
day morning at II o'clock.
The marriage of Senator George D..
Chapman to Miss Elsie Becker of Hoboken,
N. j., is announced to occur at the home
of the bride on Thursday, June s.
The fair in Wallingford closed Saturday
evening. The first prize, 500 in gold was
won by N. a. Luby, the $65 table was won
by g. E. Parker, and Oscar Bailey won the
$50 silver service.
In Danbury yesterday collision between
freight train and two cars on the main
track near the Maple avenue crossing at 4
O'Clock wrecked the cars. and slightly dam
aged the freight locomotive.
Miss Sadie v. Willett will be united In
marriage to P. Albert Gosttel this morning
at II O'Clock at the residence of Thomas
Hooker, 1888 Church street. The ceremony
will be performed by Rev. E. S. Lines.
A bad break In the water main on Con
gress avenue near Redfield street occurred
last night. The street WAS flooded with
water for some distance. The Water COM
pany was notified and gang of men set
to work repairing the break.
Three pleasing entertainments are soon
to be given at the Howard avenue Congre-
gational church to raise 5000 for parish
purposes. DR.. F. A. Cargill, s. 2. Thrasher
and Rev. Charles Il. Mcintosh are secured
for the respective evenings.
Many sympathizing friends attended yes
terday afternoon the funeral services of the
little son of Mr.. and MRS. James Hooking
of Bishop street. Rev. Mr.. Luckey offci'
ated. There were many beautiful floral
tributes. Mr.. and Mrs. Hooking were get.
ting ready to sail for trip to England
when their child was taken i'll.
A raid was made yesterday afternoon OF
the premises of Mrs. Doyle at No. Is Coils
street by Officers Lannigsn and jackson
and Constable Joseph Warren. They
found number of men and botsles In the
building and Arthur Donohue tried to put
the officers out, but was arrested for re.
ststance. A warrant will be issued to-day
for the arrest of Mrs. Doyle.
Temperance Orator T. E. Murphy closed
q brilliant campaign in Middletown last
evening. Hon. o. v. Coffin presided at
the meeting and John N. Douglan, g. 81.
Hurlburt, Mayor Briggs and Attorney
Dempsey of that city spoke, also Hon. L.
N. Hubbard and Rev. 9. q. Judd of Wal.
lingford. In all, Mr.. Murphy has obtained
three thousand signatures to the pledge in
Liddletown.
The annual meeting of the Connecticut
Council of Education will be held in o.
born hall, this city, next Saturday morning
at 10 O'Clock. Editor Winship of the Bos-
ton Journal of Education speaks on "scheol
Supervision" The subject will be discuss
ed by Superintendent Curtis of this city,
J. A. Graves of Hartford, Superintendent
F. j. Heavens of Wallingford, J. g. Lewis
of this city and others.
Miss Lottie Reynolds, the well known
elocutionist Of this city, who appeared IN
the recent production of ''The Frogs OF
Windham" as the Windhsm Pet, q part
specially prepared for her, did some most
excellent work. Nh. G. II. Mann in the
double role of the Indian chief and the
doctor, also won good deal Of applause.
This same company will produce another
ODera nv Mr. TAavifk ra~t fall