Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-28
LOCAL NE WS.
Brief m eHt1On.
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Buy q new house. R. E. Baldwin.
Thomas Barry has been reinstated as
first mate on the Richard Peck.
The legislative committee on humane
institutions will visit the state reform
school Thursday next.
An oyster boat, the property of Smith
Brothers of this city, has just been
launched in Bridgeport.
John Burke of 1880 State street was ar
rested last evening on warrant charging
him with keeping house of assignation.
On Wednesday next the matter of
state normal school for this city will come
up before the committee of the legislature
at Hartford.
Rev. Mr.. Phelps will preach at the Sea-
mems bethel tomorrow afternoon. The
evening temperance meeting will be In
charge of the W. G. T. U.
The Yale divinity oolored quartette will
be at the Waterbury opera house Sunday
of the Y. NJ. @. A. of that city.
The reduced rates at Burgess & Burgess
old renowned fur store are very popular
with the ladies, judging from the activity
in the sales Of fur garments, wraps, NUTS,
etc.
Engineer Osborne of the Consolidated
road was in Shelton yesterday examining
and looking after the work of putting up
the new railroad spans ACROSS the Housa-
tonic.
Joseph P. Gilligan of Birmingham came
near ending his life in Ansonia late Thurs
day evening. While showing off pistol
It went off and the bullet gave him a bad
scalp wound.
The Consolidated road has just COM
pleted the exchange of its stock for the
stock of It's leased line, the New York,
Providence and Boston road. There were
$4,000 shares of the leased line.
Judge Deming represented the New
Haven branches of the Iron Hall ct the
hearing in Bridgeport yesterday in the
case of Receiver John Fawcett against the
supreme sitting of the Iron Hall.
William Ball, barber In Stony Creek,
was accidentally shot by John Carter,
friend, who was exhibiting a new revolver.
1t is thought that he will not recover. Drs.
Robinson and link are In attendance.
Mrs. Libbls A., wife Of George q. Mar
vim of Ansonia, died yesterday after a
severe sickness extending over period of
several months. Her remains will be
taken to Plattsburg, N. Y, for burial.
Her age WAS thirty eight.
The first Lesson in the course of gymnas-
tics to be given by DR.. Anderson OF the
Yale gymnasium in Waterbury began yea
terday afternoon in the high school room.
Over ninety of the teachers of the Center
district have signifed their wish to take
the course.
At the gospel temperance rooms on Or
ange street there will be the usual Satur
day evening meeting. On Sunday evening
there will be a union temperance service
In the Methodist church in West Haven.
It will be conducted by the Gospel Tenn
perance society.
The late Mrs. John Martin of Shelton,
who died Tuesday and was buried in
Woodbridge cemetery Thursday, was q
sister of Mrs. George Denny of this city,
and WAS much respected. She was seventy
nine years old, and leaves an aged husband
and three children to mourn her death.
The Hotchkiss preparatory school for
Yale at Lskeville has been closed and the
students sent home because of an outbreak
of scarlet fever. One of the patients is
Robert McNeille, son OF Rev. R G.. s.
McNeille, who Is said to be suffering with
q severe attack. Three other young men
are also i'll.
When the legislature has disposed of the
New Haven oity court matter the next
thing to be considered In that direction
will be the bill to establish q borough
court in West Haven. Attorney Charles
K. Bush is mentioned as the first judge of
the proposed court and Attorney George
w. Adams as the prosecutor.
The musicale at st. Paul's next Monday
evening, under the auspices of the paro
chial society. promises to be quite an event
in musical circles. The program includes
Mrs. E. A. Parsons, Miss Kate Osborn, Mr..
Frank Osborn, and the we'll known New
York fsvorite, Miss Anna Warren Storey.
The latter will be remembered as the elo-
cutionist whose careful and thorough
teaching did 30 much to make Antigone a
noticeable success one year sgo.
A Pleasant Visit.
About twsnty-h i've friends of Mrs. g. G.
Bsrtram, members of the Christian En-
deavor society connected with Beers' street
mission, of which Mrs. Bartram is presi-
dent, assembled at her home on Orchard
street last evening. the occasion being q
surprise visit to Mr.. and Mrs. Bartrsm, A
fne time was enjoyed by all present, and
Il was late hour last evening before tho
friends took their departure.