Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-06
LOCAL NE W 8.
Breff Mention.


Twenty Per cent. discount in Jardin-
niers at Champion's, 1925 Chapel street.
Money to loan. R. e. Baldwin.
Mr.. George Il. Sutton of Springfield.
Mass, was in town Saturday visiting old
friends.
The first evening entertainment Of the
Humoristic Quartette club was held in
Little Germauia hall last evening.
Prohibitionists are reminded that they
will be welcomed at the monthly meeting
of the Peoples club tonight at Trades
Council hall.
The members of New Haven command
cry living in the Naugatuck valley have
presented the commandery with a very
handsome charter case.
The March term of the criminal eide of
the court Of common pleas will convene to-
day, but 1t is not probable that any jury
will be summoned this term.
Professor T. K Sanders of Yale is to
lecture in the South Congregational church
in Manchester next Thursday evening on
"The First Century After the Exile"
The sixth annual sooiab!e of the Veteran
Volunteer Firemsn's Sons Association,
No. 1, will be held at Harugsri hall April
6, and will be very enjoyable affair.
Governor Morris and staff had a long
and tedious journey to the national oapi-
tai, which was the case with Thousands
Of others, owing to the heavy travel
The Teutonis Mannerchor gave concert
In their hail last evening. The soloists
were R. Newbart, Miss Baier and Miss Pitt
ner. Music was furnished by the Philhsr-
monte orchestra.
A very large congregation enjoyed the
praise ssrvics given at Dwight place
church last evening. Miss Cora W. Barn
abee, neics of Joseph Barnabse of the
Bostonians, was the chief soloist.
Daniel Colweli, P. Il. Carrigan and N.
F. Sullivan of New Haven organized new
council of the Knights of Columbus yes
terdsy in Lynn, Mass. and on March Is
will organize another in Natic, R. I.
The funeral of Hannah E. Brooks, who
died in Hartford Friday night, takes place
this afternoon. Her sister, Mrs. G.Weller
Root of that city, died one week previous.
Both ladies were very highly esteemed.
The body of John E. Ward of Bristol,
who died in Durango, CAL, on February
%, was brought to Bristol Saturday and
tho funeral was held yesterday. MIR. Ward
was a member of the Legislature in 1883.
Bids for the contract for the erection of
the Orange town hall at West Haven will
be opened this afternoon. The building
committee will meet at 4 o'clock in the
borough rooms over the West Haven post
Office.
Officers Herman and Donegan of police
headquarters and Jackson of Grand avenue
precinct are sick and unable to work.
Sergeant Mcbride, who has been laid up
for the past three daye, resumed work last
night.
City lodge, I. o. o. F., will entertain
Hartford lodge, No. 80, and Connecticut
lodge, No. 90, Wednesday, April 3, ct the
new Odd Fellows' building. I On the same
afternoon and evening Germania and
Humboldt lodges will take part in the an
niversary of Steuben lodge of Bridgeport.
The German-American Cleveland Demo
cratic club held q meeting in their hall on
Court street yesterday afternoon and
elected the following honorary members:
President Grover Cleveland, Congressman
J. P. Pigott, Governor Morris, Judge s. E.
Baldwin, Senator T. J. Fox and Mayor
Sargent.
II. L. Welch, the well known manufact-
urer of Waterville, died at his home there
at $50 O'Clock Saturday night of Brights
disease and a complication of diseases, aged
about seventy-one years. Mr.. Weloh was
the last Of three brothers, the late Har-
manus WEIGH of this city being one and
E. N. WEIGH of Bristol another.
Mr.. Kendall of E. 8. Kendall 6 Co.,
Hartford, was in town Saturday closing
the last details in connection with the sale
Of the Hub clothing store to Mr.. Moore,
the clothing dealer, late of Ansonia. Mr..
Moore Is making extensive changes prepar-
atory J, opening business. The name of
the store win be changed from the Hub to
the Star, and an immense star will be
erected on top Of the building.
Mrs. Charles F Nerwin, wife of Charles
Nerwin, junior partner Of the firm of Hub
bell, Merwin & Co., has been called to
Brooklyn, N. T., by the serious illness Of
her father, Mr.. Lille, q former New Ha-
ven citizen, who was stricken with SEQ
ond paralytic stroke last week and ia lying
In . precarious condition. Mr.. Lille and
family resided in this city quite number
Of years previous to accepting aattering
position rendered him in Brooklyn mum.
her Of years ago. s
0mcer Tighe Easier.
Last evening Officer William 81. Tiehe.
Who il seriously i'll with peritonitis at his
h home on Cedar street, was reported
y resting somewhat easier, though
but alight hopes were held ont for
his recovery.
For wedding gifts call ct Silverthaus,
no Chapel street. Save 20 per cent.