Morning journal and courier., 1894-03-20
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

HfleI N1ent1Ons
 High water today at 9:25 a. m.
 Opening, Malley, Neely & Co.,, to-day.
 A good investment, cheap, R E. Baldwin. Augur's will be open evenings this week. Beautiful display of Easter gifts.
 Spring opening at B. Rogowskrs We'd nesday and Thursday, March 21 and 22.
 James 8. Stowe of s1 Ward street, who has been seriously i'll for several days, Is improving.
 Miss Bslden of New Haven will proba- bly, sing as contralto at the First church, New Britain, on Easter Sunday.
 The annual spring millinery opening at R. Ballerstein & Co.'s will occur on Wednesday and Thursday, March 2l and 22.
 William s. Kenny of IT Ward street has been confined to his home for the past three weeks with inhammstory rheuma- item.
 A stag party and entertainment will be given by the Gsrman-Ameriosn association in its rooms in the old Union srmory to- night.
 Cicero Granniss, famous in his section of the state az fox hunter and who was also a prominent resident of Terryville, died Sunday.
 E. E. Cowles and wife of Howe street are receiving congratulations over the ad- vent of ten-pound son, born Sunday night. Mother and child are doing nicely.
 A handsome and valuable St. Bernard dog strolled into the new office building of the Consolidated road yesterday. It Is in the care of one of the employees awaiting an owner.
 Frank Judd of Bristol, who left his home some time ago suffering apparently from alteration of mind, left home again Thurs day under similar circumstances, but turned up all right at his brothers house in this city.
 The plumbing firm of Cannon & Paul at 219 Congress avenue has dissolved, tho senior member withdrawing. MT. Can non, who Is exceedingly popular in this city, will open a new establishment at 225 Congress avenue in few days.
 Abraham Walworth, aged fifteen years, while walking in the woods north of Essex Saturday afternoon had fierce struggle with wildcat, in which the boy, with the fortunate aid of his brave dog, came out victorious, although badly scratched and bitten.
 John Hannon of Derby, veteran of the civil war, received 8 medal from General D. E. Sickles of New York yesterday. The medal is bronze, with streamer of red, white and blue ribbon. It Is given only to soldiers who were in the first engagement at Gettysburg.
 New London is to have another addition to its numerous societies. F. D. Grinnell of New Haven, deputy supreme warden for this state, was in that city yesterday in the interests of the New England Order of Protection, and has the promise of e nu- olsus of twenty-five members.
 Judge James Phelps, who was quite se- riously injured while alighting from an electric car in this city last week and aus- tained eevsral serious bruises, is improv- ing and able to be about the house, but Is still quite lame from the effects of the fall, which gave him bad shaking up.
 A new prizs has been founded in the Yale art school. It was established by Henry F. En1lisL of New Haven and con sists of $100, which will be annually awarded to the student taking the profes- sional course who passes the best examina- ton on the work of the department. It will be known ss the "Alice Kimball Prixe.n
 This weeks grange program in North Haven promises to be of much interest. It is "Housekeepers' Evening"; subject, ''What is the Proper Food for the Farm era" Paper by Mrs. E. 0. Warner, ''Rsls- tive Value of Yeast and Baking Powder Food"; papers, Mrs. J. E. Crockett, Mrs. Miss Fannie Bronson; reading, Mrs. Mat tie Smith.