Morning journal and courier., 1893-06-09

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LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.
Buy lot-$1OO-R E. Baldwin.
Every thing perfect in Royal shoes.
Shelton is busily preparing for it's 4th OF |
July celebration.
Turing and grading by the Connecticut
Concrete company, 40 Church street.
A week from next Sunday the Sarsfeld
decorate the graves of deceased comrades. |
Meriden will probably have a fine public |
display of fireworks on the night of the |
glorious Fourth.
The Yale Glee club sings in Pennington
tomorrow evening. A party from New
Britain will drive over to hear 1t.
Bryan F. Mahan of New London and ex-
Collector Byxbee of Meriden were in the
city last evening, guests of the Monticello
club.
Mr.. Morley and family of the New Ha-
ven house have taken for the summer
the same cottage at Norfolk they occupied
last year.
Mrs. J. 1. Doolittle and children left
Ansonia yesterday for Woodmont, and will
spend some time at their cottage at Mer-
wins Point.
Trout fishermen are beginning to report
good catches with the advent of warm
&c Abo eah
tured were of large size.
The board of finance yesterday approved
the weekly payroll al follows: Police,
5000 90; fire, $1,56215; health, $114;
public works, 81, 108 20.
Hon. John A. Tibbits left Bradford,
Wednesday. 1t is said that his health does
not improve and that he will return a very
sick man.
Invitation cards are out, issued by the
Misses Eldridge of Norfolk for reception
in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Henry H. Bridg-
man on Wednesday, the 18th inst, from 4
to o'clock p. m.
Members of General George A. Custer
camp, Sons of Veterans, of Middletown,
will give an excursion to New London to
witness the Yale Harvard boat race on
Friday, June 80, on the steamer Sunshine.
A large rattlesnake was captured and
killed in Great Darlington yesterday. The
reptile measured fifty eight inches in length
and eight inches around its body. Its head
is now in the possession of DR.. Brown of
Winsted.
T. E. Peck, who conducted the Niagara
Falls and Saratoga excursions from this
city and Bridgeport, has just returned
from Chicago and has about perfected
plans by which he can take 10000 people
week to the worlds fair.
B. R. English was yesterday elected
treasurer of the trust fund of Evergreen
Cemetery association, vice John P. Tuttle,
deceased. This 1t the fund devoted to the
care of lots in the cemetery.
The New Haven headquarters Of the
Kelley league of West Haven will be opened
tonight with banquet provided by the
ladies of the Woman's auxiliary. From
Indications the room, No. II Chapel street,
will be crowded with friends.
The annual spring regatta of the New
Haven Yacht club will be held on June 20
over the regular club course. The regatta
committee will probably charter a steamer
to follow the yachts for the benefit of club
members, their families and friends.
Abraham GlickAtein of u York street
was arrested last evening by Sergeant De-
tective Cowles on a warrant charging him
with buying junk from minors. Click
stein is accused of buying some ingram
carpet from a boy who, 1t is alleged, had
stolen 1t from house on Winthrop avenue.
The claims of the plaintiffs in the Bun
nell vs. Scranton case amount to between
100000 and $1OO,O There is $4,000
left from the wreck with which to meet
these claims. The depositors in the de-
funct bank, who will get not a cent, had
$3.50, 900 on deposit. The total liabilities
of the wrecked concern are $3.50, 900.
Colonel Doherty is about to issue an
order to the companies of the Second regi-
ment for the continuance of weekly guard
mount, beginning the first week in July,
until after the annual encampment. The
drill season usually closes with the last
week in May, but Colonel Doherty desires
the companies of his command to made an
exceptionally fine showing at camp.
States Attorney Doolittle was a little
amused over an article from a state paper
which announced that he was soon to re-
sign and be succeeded by Attorney Will
Jams of Wooster, Williams & eager, Birm-
ingham. Mr.. Doolittle said: '.The court
rsappointed me- states attorney only day
OF two ago and. in view of that fact. it is
hardly likely that would consider resign
ing at such time as this"
The Hon. Charles II. Hoyt, the author
of"A Texas Steer" accompanied by his
general manager, Frank Mckee, will per-
sonally attend the performance at the
Grand this evening. Senator Hoyt has
just been elected state senator in MasisA-
chusetts, chosen from democratic district
by . very large majority. He is ON tbe
way to New Kork to attend to the produc-
ton of his new play, "a Milk White Flag"
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