Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-13
LOCAL NE WS.
Hrief Mention.

DAoNAoy S'
 A new house $1 ,5OO-R. E. Bald win.
 Oriental rugs. Crampton's, 694 Chapel
 Frank M. Dooley is confined to his home, 13 Bishop street, by illness.
 It is rumored that T. E. Murphy Blue Ribbon club is to be formed soon.
 The New Haven Turn Verein held an evening entertainment in their hall last evening.
 In Stamford yesterday Mrs. James Wes- son, aged forty, dropped dead of heart disease.
 Mrs. Gus;ayus Eliot, wife of Dr. Gus tavus Eliot. is quite i'll at her residence, 2O9 Church street.
 The Ar,on Singing society gave con- cert last evening. very interesting pro- gram was rendered.
 Ex-Lieutenant Governor and Mrs. Mer- win and Miss Dudley leave tomorrow on their trip to Colorado.
 Dr. Csrmalt has not, 1t is au uthoritatively reported, resigned from the state hospital prudential committee.
 William R, Whiting, formerly janitor of the custom house here, has been appointed armorer at the armory in Bridgeport.
 Rev. MT. Lines in his discourse yester- day made further beautiful sllusion to the late Bishop Brooks and his career.
 Mrs. August Ahlberg's house in Middle town was robbed by thieves yesterday. The thieves are believed to be New Haven toughs.
 MT. Reilly of steamer No. 8, who lost a child recently by scarlet fever, has three children all seriously i'll with the game disease.
 MT. 0. B. North, the manufacturer. has nearly recovered from his recent illness and Is able to ride out in pleasant weather.
 Mrs. Annie Besant will give her very in- teresting lecture, subject: "Theosophy and Recent Science" at Warner hall, Feb ruary 1S
 The Daughters' of the American Revolu- tion will hold congress at Washington, D. O., the society headquarters, February 21 to 25.
 The German Dramatic association, com posed of local and Meriden talent, gave three act comedy in Gsrman,a hall last evening.
 Levi Smith of 12 Forbes place, aged sixty years, died Saturday morning from the accident which befell him on Thurday at Belle dock.
 The next lecture in the West End Insti- tute course will be given this afternoon at 8 o'clock by Professor Mclaughlin at No. 56 Hillhouse avenue.
 An epidemic of diphtheria has broken out in Norwalk and vicinity. In Wilton the house of Dr. John Wilton is quaran- tined. His wife and three children are sick.
 Frank s. Schspps, who has been an in mate of the almshouse since 1879, died at the institution Saturday night. He was sixty-five years old and had been chronic invalid for years.
 Henry B. Hammond, president of the New York and Boston Air Line railroad, is very low with paralysis. MT. Hammond is 8 cousin of the Hon John M. Douglas, and is quite wealthy.
 The United German Singing societies of l New Haven will give their first COT cert at | Harugsri hall on Sunday, February 26. ! Tickets can be had in advance Friday night ! and Sunday afternoon at Arion hall. The Mechanics' lecture course will be | opened tomorrow evening in North Shef- field hall. MT. J. Stanley Brown will de- liver the opening addsess. Subject: "Fur Seals and Seal Islands of Behring Sea-"
 A musicale and literary entertainment and bazar will be given by St. Luke's church at Professor Loomis' hall to-mor- TOW evening. The proceeds will go toward the object of extinguishing a church debt of $500.
 Sergeants Dunn and T-ipp were pre- sented by their brother officers at police headquarters Saturday afternoon each with sergesnt's cap, belt, club and tassel. The presentation speech was made by Officer w. G. Wiser.
 Arthur Root of Linsley, Root & Co.,, the Broadway hardware dealers, has gone
  health. He will spend the time in the mountains in this region. MT. Linsley went with him, but will return this week. Colonel John G. Hesly Is in Washing ton to make arrangements for the visit there of Governor Morris and staff and tho other members of the Connecticut party who will go to see MT. Cleveland inaugur- ated. The Connecticut delegation will stop at the Hotel Cockran.
 Positively the greatest opportunity to buy we'll made furniture that close buyers have ever had offered them will occur this week only. The old reliable house, the Bowditch & Prudden Co.,, Orange street, will make reduction on their entire stock of furniture from 10 to 25 per cent. dis ,ount.
 Pearl fans repaired ct SilveTthaus', the Iiamond exports, headquarters for gifts.