Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-06
LOCAL NEWS.

High water to-day at 11:17 a. m.
 Buy 6 new house-R. E. Baldwin. l. A dense fog on tho sound last night.
 The Connecticut river is, open again. The river Is nearly clear of ice.
 Special inducements in Kebabian's fire sale of Oriental rugs, 90 Orange street.
 Attorney Clsavelsnd will install the new ofiee.s of the Meriden Hsptasophs Janu ary 28. +5> sGsfey of the busineas school has is, sued avery cunning and pretty little cal endar.
 : A=sabseriptien has been started in Bridgeport to erect Q monument to the Hon. Nathaniel Wheeler.
 Captain Morris A. Kay, the popular per manent secretary of Aontowese lodge, I. o. o. F.. is+iil with the grip.~
 :. Tho condition of Rev. Dr. Willard of Westville was such last night that he was expected to survive but few hours. Connor; Brothers have besn awarded the contract for the stone aroh bridge and oausewsys to span the Indian river, Mil ford. -':s: = =
 Bradst.eet's reports 'rssumptions of work in industrial lines the past week as very numerous, with cut of wages in most cases.
 In Boston 1t Is believed that the Con- solidated will get the New England road, but that the price will be sufficient to cover the seoond mortpspe honda.
 Ths seventh annual convention of the Connecticut Older and Older Makers as- socistion will be held in the capitol at Hartford, Tuesday, Janusry9 g.
 A good investment Is 8 nice shoulder cape, 30 stylish and useful and now is the time to secure them at marked reduction of prices at Burgess & Burgess. A splen- did stock in variety to select from. Buy now and save money. ~-s
 There was | pretty home wedding at the residence of Walter P. Griffin in South- wick, Mass, Wednesday noon, when his only daughter, Helen, was married to Eugene Hoffman, station agent of the New Haven and Northampton railroad.
 In Branford yesterday Frank Quinley and John Donovan, the two young men who were arrested a few days ago for breaking into John Murphy's saloon there, were tried before Justice Ztnk and bound over to the superior court under $500 bonds each.
 Montowese lodge, No. 15, I. o. o. F., installed its new of6cers last evening. Grand Master Marigold of Bridgeport and Grand Secretary Botsford were among the grand officers present. Mayor Msrigold left for home early, being indisposed ow- ing to the grip.
 An unusually large number of Yale stu dents have returned to this city. although the term does not open until Monday. The cause is found in the large number who were conditioned in the semi-snnual examinations just prior to the recess. The conditional examinations are being held.
 The estate of the late Hon. Nathaniel Wheeler amounts to $l,000, ,000. He leaves all the household furniture, other personal property, and the life interest of the income of one third of the improved real estate to his wife, Mary E. Wheeler, and the rest of the estate is to be divided equally between his four children.
 Major NcGuire, the well known swords man, completed arrangements yesterday by which he has purchased the Eden Nusee of Nr. Poli. He will take charge of the Musee January 15 and will present many surprises that will prove great at- fractions. He was in town yesterday making the necessary concluding arrange ments for the transfer of the property.
 The Connecticut Worlds Fair commis- sionsrs met at the capitol yestsrday and passed resolutions of respect to the mem ory of ths late Chairman Hon. David Y. Read of Bridgeport and discussed in re- gard to the disposition of the Connecticut exhibits 1t the fair. The Connecticut Historical society and tho New Haven Historical society are both anxious to re- ceivs parts .. leastsof the display. There is an idea .that. 1t wonld b. better to make such distribution instead of ceiling the articles that were exhibited.