Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-11
LOCAL NE w 3.
Brief IN entlOn.

George w. b. Noble of Bridgeport Is
seriously i'll.
Beware of impostors. They're not genu-
inc unless stamped "Royal Shoe" inside.
Hartford is preparing to receive and
welcome Murphy, the temperance orator,
with open arms.
Michael Grady, aged thirty five, and
Thomas Sweeney, aged fifty, both of
Bridgeport, died yesterday Of pneumonia.
The members of the Harmonic club will
be entertained by an excellent musical and
informal sooiable on Friday evening next.
Stephen Olmstesd, an old and esteemed
resident of Ridgefeld, died at his home
there yesterday, aged seventy eight years.
The Consolidated is having the founds-
tions of the new pier just built under the
Housatonic trestle at Birmingham strength
ened.
The replevin suit Of James q. Waterstone
of Bridgeport against Samuel A. Lewis of
New Haven is on trial in the civil common
pleas court in Bridgeport.
T. E. Murphy, the temperance speaker,
was confined to his room at the Winthrop
in Meriden yesterday in consequence of a
severe attack of neuralgia.
The Consolidated Railroad company has
accepted the resignation sent in January l
by Henry Ryder, superintendent of motive
power of the Berkshire division of the
road.
Mr.. William J. Wilson, the chief electri-
clan of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford railroad, and Miss Mary A. Alcott
were married Monday afternoon in Hart
ford.
Samuel Mclean Of Watertown, who was
struck by q train Monday night at Bridge
port, died at the general hospital last night
from the shock. Mr. Mclean was retired
NewYork business man who spent his time
with his son in Watertown.
Mrs. Mary s. Schmidt, wife of Christian
Sohmidt. died Monday at her home, No.
1,012 State street, aged thirty eight She
will be missed by many friends who mourn
her loss. The funeral will take place from
St. Boniface church to morrow forenoon.
The Naval Veteran association of Con-
neoticut, Francis B. Allen of Hartford
commodore commanding, will hold meet
ing Friday evening in the Bosrdman build
ing in this city. Commodore Allen and
members of the association from Hartford
will attend.
John Tracy. the newly elected chief of
Meriden's fire department, Is about forty
years of age and has lived in Meriden..since
1892. He Is now foreman of the polishing
department at the malleable iron works
Mr.Tracy served in the United States navy
during the '60s.
A recent Consolidated railroad rule re-
curing freight brakemen to remain on the
top of cars constantly causes much dissat-
istaction, owing to the extremely cold
weather. Tower men are required to
count them. Already on one cold night
the rule was suspended.
The Scientific and Historical societies of
Bridgeport have arrived at an agreement
as to the allotment of the space in the new
Barnum Institute of Science and History.
The Scientific society is to have the ground
floor for its collections and the Historical
society the floor above.
The engagement of Arthur Lee Selby of
this city to Susie Viola, of the Viola sis
ters, Spanish and fancy dancers. is an
nounoed. Mr.. Selby is manager of the De
Granville theater, New Haven, and Miss
Viola is prominent in the profession and
comes fsom a good family in Boston
Waterbury American.
Mrs. Rebecca Baldwin of Home place
celebrates her seventy second birthday to-
day. The old lady is in the best of spirits
and Is just as hale and active as she was
twenty years ago. She was born in New
Haven in 1921 and has lived in this city all
her life and has host of friends by whom
she Is justly held in high esteem.
When out to buy rug don't miss ask
ing prices at the famous rug store, No. $40
Chapel street, of Mr.. Enfajian; all the
stock personally selected by him in eastern
lands and imported direct. He mas rug
houses in all parts of the United States,
and his prices are as low as any on the
continent and all the selections are fine,
both laroa and small