Morning journal and courier., 1894-06-08
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

High water to-day at 1:68 a. n.
 Buy a good house-R. E. Baldwin.
 The annual reception at Mrs. Cady's school on Hillhouse avenue occurs June Is
 Concreting and artificial stone. Con- necticut Concrete Co.,, 42 Church, room
 MT. Campbell of West Haven has pur- chased the Blakeslee place in Prospect and moved in there.
 Frank E. Jacobs of Fair Haven died at the hospital yesterday of consumption, aged forty years. He was brother ot U. N. Jacobs of the annex.
 The class of '94 at the Lewis high school, southington, is making preparations for graduation day, which comes next week Friday at the town hall.
 Henry l. Hill of this city has been ap- pointed general manager for New England of the Commercial Building and Loan as- sociation of Richmond, Va.
 MT. B. F. Guyer was royalty entertained in Baltimore recently by Supreme Vice Chief Councillor Jacob H. Aull, promi nent and wealthy Bsltimorean.
 The Yachtman's Guide and Nautical calendar for '94 is for gale at Pease's. It is admirably and profusely illustratsd, and Ia the finest number in all respects ever iseued in this country.
 Carney, who was injured by the tug Rambler explosion and who Is in the hos pital, was reported last night as being in an extremely critical condition, and his recovery is considered extremely doubtful.
 Winthrop castle, K G E has jast been presented wi:h beautiful bound copy of the Bible by Mir. W. c. Foote, ore of its leading active men members, who has frequently remembered the lodge with handsome gifts.
 The Baxter Wrecking company of New York is making preparations to raise the hull of the steamer Rambler, that was wrecked by an explosion while lying in Pocket dock. No trace of the body of the cook, Mir. Weller, has yet been found.
 Charles E. Hart of this city will repre- sent the State Butchers association at the national convention to be held in Wheel ing, W. Va, next week. The New Eng land, Brooklyn aud New York delegation will leave on 8 special train on Sunday night.
 Superintendent of Fire Alarm Smith To- cated yesterday the trouble with the wires, which caused the ringing of the bella. He found wire severed in No. 2's engine house, and every time train went by 8 vibration was caused the ends of the wires striking together causing the alarms.
 Dr. Dahl will deliver the last lecture in the course on Scandinavian literature in Warner hall tomorrow evening. The sub- ject of this lecture Is "Essiss Teguer, the Swedish Poet" known to Americans chief ]y through Lonqfellow's translation of his poem "The Children of the Lords Sup per-"
 The honors for Yale commencement are as follows: Valediotorisn, Frank H. Chase of Haverhill; salutatorian. William E, Thoms of Waterbury; Townsend speakers, Edward B. Reed of Holyoke, Robert H. Nichols of BiDghamton, N. Y., John s. Hall of New Haven, Ralph D. Paine of St. Augustine, Fla, G. F. Van sylck of New York and Charles D. Kyle of Cayuga, NY.
 This evening the "Cantata of the Garden of Singing Flowers" Is to be sung in the Dwight place church parlors for the bsne- fit of the Seventeenth company of the Boys brigade. There Is also to be an ex- hibition of club swinging by Miss Werden, 8 member of the senier normal class under Dr. Anderson; vocal solo by Miss Bertha Raymond; selections on the violin by Miss Durgy, ,and combined harmonica and banjo playing by Harry Stock.