Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-05-02
LOCAL NE VS..
Brief Mention

Buy lot-$lO0-R. II. BALDWIN.
Arbor day next Friday, May 5, and tree
planting Is In order.
Eagle-Altair bicycles lead in perfect pro-
portions and workmanship.
Louis Bodwell of this city has been vie
iting relatives in New Britain.
Richard Treat, a well known citizen of
Woodmont, is Ill will paralysis.
Turing and grading by the Connecticut
Concrete company, 40 Church street.
Bryan E. Lynn has resigned as captain
of the local company of Hibernian Rifles.
An interstate convention, Knights of
Columbus, will be held in this city in
June.
J.J. Harmon and wife of New London
came to this city on a visit to friends yes
terday.
George w. L. Benedict of Benedict &
Co., Church street, will leave from Paris
for homo on May 10.
The health of Mr.. P. Ferry, the Church
street baker, continues poor and he is still
confined to the house.
The committee on appropriations failed
to secure quorum last evening and in
consequence no meeting was held.
The property 1877 and 1879 Court street
has been purchased by Max Rosen, the
second hand clothing dealer, for $4,000.
W. F. Mathews of this city was in Meri-
den yesterday visiting friends. This is his
first day out since he broke his leg, early
last January.
The New London high school nine will
play the Morgan school nine, Clinton, May
and the Hillhouss high school nine, this
city, May 10.
Stages were run yesterday to acoommo-
date patrons of the Morris Cove electric
road line. The company's power house
will be completed to-day.
Deacon A. N. Clark and family of Plain
Vile avenue are home from their winter
stay at Rock Ledge, Fla. They have been
gone nearly four months.
Mr.. ]. A. Duncan, the engraver, is still
dangerously i'll with pneumonia, but re-
ports of his case from his physician, DR..
Stetson, yesterday were slightly enooursg-
ing.
It Is reported that the damage done the
oyster beds of W. M. Merwin & Sons of
Milford, is not as much as at first feared
The oysters are working through the
sand.
The thunder storm late last evening
caught the people coming out of the Grand
at the close of the performance, and there
was great scattering for places of shelter.
The down pour of rain was heavy for a
time.
Yesterday afternoon about 8 O'Clock a
horse attached to beach wagon, while
standing on Whiting street became fright
ened at load of hay. It started down
Whiting street to Union, but was checked
on Fair street. But slight damage was
done.
William Nicely recently sold his trotter
Monkey Rollo to Mr.. Hume of Amesbury,
Mass, for about 81, 500. and not having the
time to devote to the sport proposes to sell
his Tom Hamilton, 2:224, which is worth
about 5000, and fine Kentucky prince
mare Leta.
Sergeant Samuel J. Woodruff became
yesterday captain at the Howard avenue
precinct. Captain Woodruff succeeds Cap
tain Hyde, who retires from active duty.
Sergeant Trip, who has been at police
headquarters, will take the place of Ser
geant Woodruff at the Dixwell avenue pre-
cinct.
The Aiddletown Herald announces that
a meeting will be held in that city on May
10 of the directors of the New York and
Boston Inland railroad, and says: This
company proposes to construct a road be-
tween New York and Boston which will
use electricity as motor power. Only
one rail ia to be laid, the Boynton system.
Mr.. John F. Gsffey. Dear Strive take
pleasure In stating that Miss Fannie Miller
whom We secured from your school as
stenographer and typewritist is giving us
good satisfaction. Her thorough knowl-
edge of the art of shorthand writing and
her rapid operation of the typewriting ma
chine, oonvinces US that your school is a
valuable acquisition for the requirements
of the business and legal community. Re-
specially yours, Mayer, Strouse & 90.