Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-15
LOCAL N E WIS.
 Brief Mention.

Oriental rugs. Crampton's, 694 Chapel.
 So very dressy-new Royal Shoe.
 A new house $1 ,500-R. E. Baldwin.
 Monographs and supplies at Curtiss & Bradley's.
 Harry R, vane of sandusky, O., is wis iting here.
 Miss Gertrude Prescott of New York is spending few days in this city.
 Miss Maude V. Bradley of Philadelphia. Penn, is visiting friends in this city.
 The Connecticut river is clear of ice as far as Broadway Ferry, about a mile above Essex.
 James 0. Tyler of Elmi7a, N. Y., who has spent few weeks in this city, has re- turned home.
 The Renaissance club of Yale to the number of fifteen enjoyed an elaborate banquet at Heublein's last night.
 Seventeen men said last week after pur- chasing Royal Shoes they wore the old ones year. 92 Church street.
 In another column will bs found the an nual statement of the Etna Life Insur- auce company. J. G. & J. O. North, agents.
 Isaac Levy, formerly with N. B. Peck of Ansonia, has accepted position wit h B. L. Washburne & Go. of this city and will commence his duties about March 1.
 The fire yesterday afternoon was caused by the overheating of rolling machine in George Ringler's brewery at the corner of Chapel and East streets. Damage slight
 For the fret tims in the history of the school, the Connecticut Literary institu tion closed Monday on account of sickness Miss Stark of Lyme is sick with scarlet fever.
 The subject of the debate at the Young Mems Republican club Friday night will be "The City Charter" Councilman A. Moo. Matthewson will be master of cere monies.
 Last evening in the Sunday school room of St. Paul's church "Ls Chocolatiere'' was given by Miss Grace North's class for the benefit of the tower fund, at which quite a neat sum was realized.
 Rev. A. D. Vail, D. D., pastor of Trin- ity M. E. church, delivered an address on "A Pledge Essential to Perpetuity" at the Methodist Young Peoples union of the New Haven district yesterday at Hart ford.
 Yesterday was Valentines day, and many were the hearts that were made happy and miserable by the missives re- oeived. At the postofioe the clerks re- ported that the mails were unusually large.
 Miss Jennie I. Park, daughter of Rev. A. J. Park of Birmingham, who is attend ing school at Mt. Holyoke seminary, fell on the ice at South Hadley, Mass, while skating, Thursday, and fractured her thigh.
 The Recreation Whist club met at Dr. E. A. Bonds last evening and the prizes were distributed. The leading prizes were awarded to MT. E. A. Bond and Nr. E. 0. Post. The booby prizes were won by Mrs. Carrie Little and MT. Frank Shu- bert.
 Miss Jennie Veil, pianist; Mics Della Zunder, reader; MT. Joe Johnson, man. dolinist; Master Reginald Zunder, violin ist; MT. Charles Veil, futist; MT. Sey- mour Spier, tenor aud NIT. Milton Veil, accompanist, will give a concert at Spring side farm to night for the benefit of the inmates.
 Judge and Mrs. Lynde Harrison were entertained at dinner by MT. and Mrs. Sidney Bishop of Bridgeport last evening. The dinner party adjourned to the Bunnell and occupied lower box. Miss Bessie Bishop, Miss Dunhsm, MT. and Mrs. John M. Hawley and the soprano, Miss Wooster, were of the party.
 Miss Lydia Scranton, the daughter of Congressman J. A. Scranton, was last night in Scranton, Pa., welded to Lieu tenant D. L. Tate of West Point. The marriage was one of the most fashionable social affairs of the season, many guests being present from New York, Boston and Washington. Miss Mabel Welsh of this city was one of the bridesmaids.
 The ladies of Saint Ann's guild, of whom Father Bray is president, Miss An nie Smith vice president, Miss Kate Lynch treasurer and Miss Mollie Fay geo. retary, gave tea in the parlors of St. Johns church last evening. The church was crowded and the tea was certainly @ grand success. Over 300 tickets were sold. After tea was over, dancing was in order until 12 o'clock, when the company broke up.