Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-05-08
LOCAL NE w s.
Brief Mention.

Buy lot-$100-R. E. Baldwin.
Turing and grading by the Connecticut
Concrete company, 10 Church street.
The Monticello club will celebrate their
first anniversary with banquet, May IS.
W. q. Ravens fish market, in Groton,
was burned yesterday. Loss less than
$1,000.
A soclable under the auspices of the
Cecilia Singing society, will be held this
evening in dermapia hall.
The propeller New Haven is running on
the Hartford line as an extra boat uztil the
City of Springfield can be repaired.
Don't fail to ees the cantata, ga Garden
of Singing Flowers" this evening at
Dwight Place church, by the Y. P. S. G. E.
The active Turner's will give a musical
and sociable May Is in Turn hall for the
benefit of the members who will participate
in the Milwaukee funniest.
Rev. E. 8. Lines of this city, has been
selected by Bishop Williams to preach the
annual sermon before the diocesan con-
vention in Hartford, June 10.
Roland Reed, the actor, lost satchel
containing $4,000 on Saturday afternoon.
Happily the satchel with it's contents was
found in the train at Stamford.
Theodore Keller, the undertaken, was
surprised by members of Eel lodge,
Knights of Pythias on Saturday evening
and presented with very handsome easy
chair.
Mr.. Franklin Farrell sailed from New
York Saturday for ak weeks sojourn in
Europe. Mr.. Farrell is accompanied by
Mr.. Frederick johnson of Shelton and Mr..
Migeon of Torrington.
General Ballington Booth, commander of
the Salvation Army in America, was taken
i'll last night in Waterbury while deliver
ing an address in the Barracks and was
compelled to leave the stage.
Mrs. Pratt, wife of DR.. Elias Pratt of
Torrington, was severely injured in run
away yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Pratt
was thrown out and struck on her head.
She was also badly cut and bruised about
the body but no serious results are feared.
DR.. Charles d. Smith, the well known
veterinary surgeon of Ansonis, who died
in that town Saturday of Bright's disease,
was in the Office of DR.. Bland of Water
bury as a student and graduated with
honors from the Ontario College of Veter-
mary Surgeons.
The extreme height of the water in the
Connecticut river at Hartford Saturday
was 20 feet and 9-10th of foot. This was
by the guage at-the steamboat dock.
Other measurements showed "a feet 8
inches. The water was higher than at any
time since 1869.
DR.. Rufus W. Matthewson of Durham,
who died Friday, was one of the most
widely known physicians of Middlesex
county. His age was seventy-nine. He
had lived at Durham for many years, and
praoticed all through that section and in
the northeastern part of New Haven coun-
ty for over circuit of twenty miles.
Mamie Thresher, aged fifteen, daughter
of Lawrence Thresher, and Annie Schwarz,
aged sixteen. daughter of Christian sohwarz
of Bridgeport, disappeared from their
homes on Monday last. It was soon after
learned that they had gone to Brooklyn,N.
Y, where the Thresher girl has relatives.
Mr.. Threshsr went to Brooklyn Saturday,
but they had left there and again disap-
peared. 1t is believed that they have run
away with a couple of actors, with whom
they became acquainted.