Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-30
LOCAL NE WIS.

Buy q new house-R. X. Baldwin.
Pease & Son have received the Century
for January, 1894.
E. J. Terrell was yesterday appointed
postmaster at Beacon Falls.
The work of constructing the new cleo
trio railroad in Naugatuck is rapidly pro-
crossing.
The mild weather of the last week is
now probably to be succeeded by sharp
cold snap, due to-day.
Rev Mr.. Stsrks, Methodist pastor in
Aiddletown, will leave for Italy soon for
the improvement of his health.
The estate of the late Judge Dwight W.
Pardss Of Hartford foots up to $21S, IT'S,
mostly in good stocks and bonds.
The Young Mems Republican club will
keep open house New Years day from to
II p. m. All friends of the club are cor
daily invited.
Superintendent Fred Shares of the Ber-
lin Brick company will sever his connec-
ton with that company this week, and will
move his family to this city.
The W. e. Haeche's Raft Quartet club,
of this city, played at tho Trowbridge-
Hubbard wedding in Bridgeport, not the
Wheeler & Wilson band. as reported.
George W. Cheney of South Manchester,
one of the original Cheney Brothers, the
famous silk manufacturers, died of Ca
tarrhal pneumonia yesterday, aged sew
enty.
Rev. DR.. Willard of Westville was lit
tie more comfortably yesterday. His ILL
ness is still very serious, but hopes are
now entertained of further improvement
in the case.
Hon. Nathaniel Wheeler of Bridgeport
remains In critical state. His illness is
liver trouble. He is daily growing weak
or, owing to failure to assimilate sufficient
nourishment.
W. Il. Sohilling, who for several years
has been . brakeman on the Berkshire
division, the past year running on Conduc-
tor Beers train is critically Ill at his board
ing place in New Haven.
Now's the time ladies to purchase fur
shoulder capes at the reduced rates at Bur-
CESS 4 Burgess. Don't delay. Buy now
while the assortment ID unbroken. 1t Is
an excellent opportunity.
Aarsdsn ]. Perry, one of the receivers
of the New England road, is director of
tho road and is also president of the Prov
idence and Springfield road. He is
friend of Senator Platt of New York.
Albert Dean, who was sent by Agent
Preston to the hospital on Christmas day
from lodging house on Fair street suf-
fering from alcoholism and double pneu-
monia, died at that institution last even
ing.
A brakeman named Higgins, employed
on the Shore Line road, had his legs and
feet crushed at an early hour this morn
ing, just after leaving Ssybrook. He was
brought to this city and taken to the hos
rltal.
Bradstreeps report an emphasized dull
ness of trade for the week past, and dis
appointing holiday trade ~ the rule. Re-
striction of productions In manufacturing
lines still continues severe. Business fail |
ures were exceptionally numerous for this
week.
At the semi-annual meeting of the direc-
tors of the New Haven savings bank yes
terday only routine business was trans.
acted. The usual semi annual dividend of
per cent. on amounts of $4,000 or less
and of II on amounts over $4,000 was de-
clared.-'
, Mrs. Mary Martin, aged eighty-two, the
oldest Irish woman in Southingtop, died
at her home yesterday. She was the
mother of eight children. the grandmother
of ffty-two and the greatgrsndmother of |
fifteen. She was well known and highly |
respected. e..
The employees of the Salt Textile Manu-
featuring company, Bridgeport, yesterday
accepted the out in wages and the factory |
will start up next Thursday. All mon
earning 50 per week will be cut 12} per
cent. and those earning that amount or
less will suffer reduction of 81 per cent.
Rev. A. P. Miller, pastor of the Dixwell
avenue Congregational church. will preach
tomorrow afternoon on forgiveness.
Y. o. Fadums Of Yals seminary VIII spsak
In the evening on ''Ths Kind OF Leaders
We Need for Work in Africa and in This
Country" A watch meeting will follow.
Circulars were sent out yesterday to
,ach council Of the order of the Knights of
columbus in Massachusetts,, Rhode Island
md Connecticut jurisdictions, calling for
general convention which shall provide
Of returning to the former method Of
cutting down high salaries,