Morning journal and courier., 1893-04-25
LOCAL NE w 8.
Brief Mention.

Buy a lot-S10O-R. E. Baldwin.
The estate of the late Mary Ann Beers
foots up to $2s, 600.
Court Qainnipiack, A. o. F. of A., held
dance in Harugari hall last evening.
Neat and tasty Oxfords for the ladies,
new styles; Royal Shoe store. Save 81.
The largest convention of Foresters ever
held in Connecticut will be the one at
Danbury May 8.
A large delegation of New Haven Odd
Fellows will go to the dedication of the
I. O. o. F. home at Fairview to morrow.
Richard Il. Foster, aged fifty six, died
yesterday of paralysis at the home OF
his sister, Mrs Philip 9. Rand, in Meri-
den.
The thirteenth annual banquet and
dance of the st. Patrick's "Lits" takes
place tonight at Harmonic hall. "A de-
Hghtful time is expected.
At the request of members of the local
lodges of the Sons of St. George, the
United States flag was flung to the breeze
from the fagpole on the green yesterday
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Thomas Wallace of Ansonia continues to
improve, the conditions yesterday morning
being slightly more favorable than at any
time since the amputstion of his arm. His
friends feel very much encouraged.
The steamer Lenoir, owned by Mcmahon
& Wren of Bridgeport, was yesterday char
tered by the Y.MC.A. of Orange, N. to
convey the members of the association to
New York to witness the naval parade on
Thursday.
Mr.. George Gillette of the high school,
who has been quite i'll with appendicitis,
was reported last evening by his physi-
clan, DR.. F. W. Wright, to be doing nice
ly, and there Is no present need of an
operation.
William L. Elliott, after q sickness of
six weeks was able to join his family
downstairs yesterday, owing his speedy
recovery to DR.. s. D. Gilbert and the
skillful and genial nursing of MIR. W..
Clock, nurse of Wallingford.
Mr.. O. P. Merwin, the brick manufsc-
turer, has purchased in New Britain for
his abode handsome residence on Court
street. Mr.. Merwin has also purchased
the tract of land in the rear that was
owned by the D. @. Judd company.
The ladies receiving the greatest num-
Der of votes for the diamond ring at
Canton Sassaeus and Naomi lodges fair
are as follows: Mrs. Taylor, 46O; Mrs.
Sherman, $50; Mrs. Hubbard, 1857; Mrs.
Sparks, 1921; Miss Hattie Cornelius,
2,726.
John P. Robinson, formerly foreman of
the New England Manufacturing company
of this city, has entered the employ of R.
E. Hitchcock & Co., of Waterbury. He
received two valuable presents beforeleav-
ing the firm here, one from the employees
and another from the frm.
The Yale sophomores visited Bridgeport
yesterday afternoon and met the Bridge
port high school team on the baseball dia-
mond. The Yale men were outplayed at
every point and went down before the
school boys by score of 16 to 5. Profess
sor Cam of the Y. NJ. O. A. in Bridgeport
was umpire.
The meeting of the board of govern
ment of the Knights of Columbus takes
place tomorrow forenoon In this city.
Two delegates from Brooklyn, one of whom
is William Cronin, and the state officers
and pioneers of the order will be present.
The object of the convention is to elect gu
preme officers and form a national board
for the RAPIDLY growing order.