Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-05-09
LOCAL NE w 8.
Brief Mention.
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The mission service at st. Mary's church
has been attended by large throngs of
people.
Professor Il. P Wright, dean of the
academic faculty, is confined to his home
by illness.
Mr.. W. h. Spear of this city, the tenn
perance evangelist, Is now conducting a
campaign at Mechanicsville, N. Y.
The annual meeting of the Quinnipiack
club takes place this evening. lunch
will be served and there will be good music.
The railroad commissioners will hold
further hearing on the elimination of
crossings in Strstford at the town hall to-
day.
Michael McKenna of Westville was ar
rested In Westville last evening and locked
up charged with Drunkenness and breach
of the peace.
The many friends of States Attorney
grieved to hear of the serious illness, at
his home in Stamford, Of his youngest
daughter.
The Consolidated road purchased yester-
day for $4,000 of Mrs. Maud Mckee two
pieces of property on Union street, both
of which have frontage of SO feet and a
depth of IA feet.
Michael Wheelahan, aged sixty five, an
old resident of Waterbury, was struck by
a switch engine on the Me1iden branch of
the New York and New England railroad,
shortly after o'clock yesterday afternoon
and instantly killed.
Articles of incorporation have been filed
at the secretary of states Office by the
Waring Electric company of Wethersfeld,
capital 81, 600; and by the Frisbie Elevator
and Manufacturing company of New Ha-
ven, capital $4,000.
The fourth annual athletic feld-day of
the Connecticut Young Mems Christian
association will be held at the Park ascot
alton grounds in New Britain, June 8. If
the day Is stormy, the contests will be de-
ferred until Tuesday, Juns 6.
Beacon lodge, N. E. O. P, initiated one
more member last matchmaking sixteen
new members admitted in the last few
weeks. The order is rapidly growing in
this city, six new lodges having been
formed in few years with another soon to
be started.
Grand Senior Sycamore J. P. HARRISON
of Hartford, and Deputy Great sachem
Mrs. Ed. Lloyd of Hartford, paid an official
visit to Pocahontas council, No. 8, of this
city, last evening and worked the degrees
on ten candidates. After the degree work
refreshments were served.
General L. A. Dickinson is chairman of
Hartford's general committee on Me-
mortal day and Rev. F. Stanley Root, pas
tor of the Park church, formerly of this
city, breaches the sermon to be delivered
May 20, under the auspices of Hartford's
posts, Relief Corps and Sons of Veterans.
The rising water in the Connecticut river
reached its maximum point Saturday night
about o'clock, which was 10 feet and
inches above low water mark. It immedi-
ately began to recede, and at 8 o'clock yes
terday morning had fallen forty inches.
Business along the river has been re-
sumed.
The Barnum, Richardson company of
Lime Rock. Litchfeld county, has con-
tracted with the Consolidated railroad to
cast all the car wheels of that road, the
contract to take effect the first of May,
1898. This will necessitate the company
putting in considerable new machinery
and employing larger force.
To-day the annual meeting Of the New
Haven branch of the Woman's Board of
Missions will be held in the Congregation
alist church at Saybrook Tuesday, May ..
Speakers at the morning session: Mrs. M.
L Gordon of Japan and Miss E. H. Stan
wood of Boston; at the afternoon session,
Miss Dency Root of Madeira, India. All
ladies are cordially invited to be present.