Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-15
LOCAL NE w s.
Brief Mention.

bQy lOt-$lUU-h. K. T.. DAlO VIII.
 Cooperation with housewives as far as possible. Household Auxiliary, 25 Center st.
 The last meeting of the Ministers associ ation for the summer will be held this morning.
 Midsummer opening at B. Rogowski's Wednesday, May F. The very latest Par isian hats
 MT. Charles Cort of Philadelphia, for merly of this city, is visiting friends in Fair Haven.
 Rsv. MT. DeLarme of Hope Baptist church preached in the Baptist church at Yslesville yesterday.
 Tho Y. P. s 0. E. of the First M. E. church will give concert at the church next Wednesday evening.
 Mrs. E. NJ. Whittemore of New York will speak at Raulah Mission, s05 State street, this evening at 7:45 o'clock, also at 4 o'clock.
 The Yale Divinity colored quartette rer- dered song and praise service under the auspices of the Y. N. c. A. in Ansenia yesterday afternoon.
 The Consolidated railroad is still pur- chasing property in Milford, their latest purchase being the house and lot of Law renee Murphy on West Town street.
 The Yale students will present bur leeque on ''Robin Hood" at the Hyperion this evening. The travesty is said to be a remarkably clever one, and as full of fun as an egg is of meat.
 The Misses Eva Wiley and Fife Kicker son of Meriden were among the out of town guests at the reception recently given by the dancing class of '93 to their teacher, Professor Hoyt, in this oity.
 June 10 the First 0 nnectieut Heavy ar tillery will hold their annual reunion in Putnam. The exercises will be held in the opera house, and it is thought that tents will be pitched on Morse's ball gronnd.
 Edward L. Cahill of the New York Ad- vertiser, formerly the assistant city clerk and reporter of the Morning News, and who was one of the best newspaper men in the state, is visiting friends in New Haven for few days.
 It is reported that complimentary per. formanoe of the "Pirates of. .Penzance" will be given by the company as testimonial and tribute to Mics Ingersoll. Full ar engagements concerning the event will probably be completed to-day.
 In Bridgeport the case against William O. Nichols, the Star Shirt company's bookkeeper, who embedded over $4,0O0, was nolled in the city court. He made complete restitution to the company and they would not press the charge.
 The auction sale of one omnibus, seven carriages (two and four seated), harness, robes and blankets, belonging to the es- tate of the late MT. King, the Hveryman, will be held this forenoon at 10 o'clock. The auction will be by MT. E. 0. Beaoher.
 Reports from South Lyme say shad fish ing has been very fair in the Connecticut river this week. Large catches have been reported and the fish are running well. Nets catch eighty to 100 daily. This is 8 considerable increase over last years catch at this season.
 The new cottage at Merwin's Point of R. T. Merwin, the New Haven real estate dealer, Is we'll advanced toward comple- ton, and MT. Merwin expects to occupy 1t as soon as the hot weather opens. It is situated on one of the most desirable lots close to the shore.
 The Waterbury Democrat says: "Cap- tain F. G. French of Rockland, Me-, the skipper of the four-masted schooner John H. Platt, in which Mayor Webster, Attor- ney Colley and MT. Stannard made their recent trip to Norfolk, Va, is visiting those gentlemen and enjoying the freedom of the city"
 Colonel William H. Stevenson of Bridge port has associated Frederick A. Bartlett with him in partnership in the law busi- ness. It will be known as the law offices of William H. Stevenson and Frederick A. Bartlett. MT. Bartlett was at one time on the JOURNAL AND COURIER staff, and is 8 graduate of Yale law school, class of 'S7.
 At the funeral of the late A. T. Atkins,' who was president of the Bristol Brass and Clock company, in Bristol there was large procession of the employees, In three bodies, each of which bore very beautiful floral pieces. Rev. F. E. Tower of6ciated. A president to succeed MT. Atkins has not >Jznk,l Lrk {e that Tr