Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-01-10
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief IN eDt1On

The national banks have their meetings
to day.
Russell council, Knights of Columbus,
will initiate five new members to night.
The thermometer reached down to 6
above here yesterday morning; in Seymour
to above.
The monthly meeting of the New Haven
branch of the woman's board of missions
will be held to day at p. m.
Owing to the stormy condition yesterday
there were very few turnouts enjoying the
sleighirg on Whalley avenue
Clarence P Bradley and Major Byxbee
of Me1iden will leave on Thursday on six
months pleasure trip to China.
Mrs. Betsy Voesch, aged seventy four,
died at the home of her sister, Mrs. Won
Glahn, at Oyster Point, yesterday.
Shoe men, it's wicked to tell lies. You
sold only at 80 Church street. Save 81 90.
The third annual masquerade of the Mi
antonomoh club was held in Pythian arm
DRY last evening" There vera fifty couples
in the grand march.
Edward Moore, recently arrested for va
grancy, was taken to the insane hospital at
Middletown yesterday from the almshouse
by Major j. H. Keefe.
The funeral of Mrs. Bridget Keelty took
place from her late residence, 439 Congress
avenue, yesterday and later services were
held at St. Johns church.
Tho Hartford Times says: cit seems to
be settled that Governor Morris will nomi,
nate Prof. Simeon E. Baldwin as one of the
judges of the supreme court bench"
Mr. Frost, clerk of the Elliott house, is
in charge of the hotel under the direction
of ex-Postmaster B. R. English, admins
traitor of the estate of the late s. d. Crane.
Mrs. E. Wheeler of Southford, mother
of r. S Wheeler and A S. Wheeler, at
torney, of this city, fell on the ice recently
and broke her hip. Little hopes of her re-
oovery are entertained.
A new map of the railroads of Connecti-
cut has been issued by the railroad COM
missioners to distribute with their report
It is fine piece of map work, with each
railroad in different color.
Mrs. NJ A. Criddle l-ft Birmingham yes
rerday for St. Augustine, Fla, to join her
husband, who has been working there for
some time past. Mr.. and Mrs Criddle will
reside at St. Augustine in the future.
Joseph O. Sesrles, aged thirty six, a
popular citz-n Of Seymour, died Sunday
evening after q months illness with ty-
phoid fever. He leaves wife and two
children. Funeral this afternoon.
Joseph B. Payne died at his home in An
sonia on Sunday, aged eighty nine years,
eleven months and twenty nine days. Mr.
Payne has suffered from shock since early
zen.
The amount contributed by the Center
church to the Grace hospital was $45 in
stead of $3.50 as stated in yesterday morn
ipg's paper. The remaining amount from
the $3.50 contributed goes to the Connecti-
cut Hospital society.
Miss A. Almira Buckingham, formerly
of Shelton, died in Milford Saturday, sged
sixty-three years. The funeral services
will be held at the home of Mrs. Rossell
Hawley in Shelton to day at p. M, Rev.
A. J. Park officiating.
Car 875 of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad is just out of the
shop and is handsome one. 1t Is run
between Ansonia and New Haven. 1t was
formerly No. 175 of the Housatonic road,
but is not recognizable in its new dress.
Rev. w. w. Andrews of Wethers6eld is
working on memorial in honor of the late
Dr.. Porter, president OF Yale university.
Rev. Mr.. Andrews was q member of the
class of 81 with DR.. Porter, and in prepar
ing the memorial a number of reminis-
cences of college life will be used.
The fire commissioners met last evening
and authorized Chief Kennedy to detail
men from each engine and truck house to
attend this afternoon the funeral of Fire
man Rompf, which takes place from his
late residence, No. 81 Greene street, at 2:30
O'Clock. The commissioners will also at
tend.
Smith L. Sargent, the NswHaven brake
man who lost his right leg while switching
cars in East Bridgeport aboui two weeks
ago, lies in critical condition at the
Bridgeport hospital. Since the accident
improvement has been very slow, and the
worst IL looked for by the house physi
clans. His wife goes from New Haven
daily to sse him and is deeply effected by
his condition.