Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-17
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.


 Small house wsnted-R. E. Baldwin.
 The closing dance of the New Haven Turner's was held in their hall last night.
 Born in Grand Rapids, Mich, April 15, 1894, daughter to George 8. Boltwood, Yale 'S2.
 Francis J. Taylor has been unanimously elected chairman of the board of governors of St. Johns club.
 Fifty members of Puritan ladge, I. o. o. F., of Stamford, will visit Harmony lodge of this city tonight.
 A case of smallpox was discovered at 252 Crescent strest, Bridgeport, yesterday. The victim is P. Mccarthy, a laborer, twenty-si1 years old.
 The Catholic state parochial school board will start today to examine the schools about the state. Hartford, New Haven and New Britain will be visited this week.
 It was learned yesterday that Duncan Mcfarland, aged eighty, of East Haven, died last Friday from the effects of dose of laudanum taken by mistake for whis- key.
 Postmaster Francis G. Beach will leave for Washington to-day or tomorrow to perfect arrangements for the enlargement of the present quarters of the stamp de- partment.
 N. Steinert's lecture upon ''The Evolu- ton of the Pianoforte," which was an- nounced to be given to morrow evening at North Sheffield hall, has been postponed until the following evening.
 Clerk Bassett of the board of public works has notified the plumbers of the city that their licenses will expire May 1. There are fifty five plumbers who take out licenses at fifty cents 8 head.
 A letter was received in Meriden yester- day from Governor Mckinley of Ohio stating that he would be unable to deliver the Memorial day oration in that city and consequently respectfully declined the invi- tation.
 The marriage of Misa Kate Elizabeth Lawrence to Winfield P. Damn ia sn- nounced te take place on Thursday even ing, April 26. at 8 o'clock, at the residence of the brides father, 143 Humphrey street.
 Canton Golden Rule, P. M., will hold special meeting on Friday evening for the purpose of eleoting officers and also to vote for major for the battalion com. posed of Aurora, Sassacus and Golden Rule csntons.
 Mrs. Ell Mix, wife of Coroner Mix, who has been dangerously i'll at her home on George street for @ week past suffering from a serious attack of malarial fever is slowly recovering and is now thought by her physician, Dr. Talmadge, to be out of danger.
 At the meeting of the Memorial day committee in the city hall, last evening, 1t was decided that the committee should appear before the eelectmen to night and ascertain, if possible, who were thu proper authorities to look after the repairs to the East Rock park soldisrs' monument.
 Mrs. G. E. Howe and MT. and Mrs. G. Worth Howe and daughter, Miss Grace Howe, and Mrs. s. B. Lockwood, the H. brarian, left the reform school, Meriden, yesterday, the new superintendent, Dr. Thaeher, having arrived and taken charge. Mrs. Howe has gone to Milford for the summer and MT. Howe and family and Mrs. Lockwood have gone to Woodmont, where they both have cottages.
 The fourth annual sociable of the em- ployes of Peck Brothers & Co.'s Mutual Aid association was held in Harugari hall last night. The grand march was led by William Miller and the floor committee. Among those present were ex Mayor Peck, Charles Downes, Mr. and Mrs. John R. Curren, Mr. and Mrs. James K. Daley, MT. and Mrs. Thomas P. Flood, Ar. and Mrs. Michael Turbert, MT. and Mrs. Charles Tyler, MT. and Mrs. Theodore Fl. Suoher, Ar. and Mrs. John J. Hesley, MT. and Mrs. Richard Barrett.
 The Aftieth birthday of Ar. W. H. Van Buren, manager of the Hyperion theater, occurred yesterday and was most pleasant ly celebrated last evening ct Ar. Van Buren's rssidence. About twenty-iivs guests were present and many beautiful gifts in testimony of the personal esteem in which tho genial manager is held, graced the occasion. sumptuous supper was served, Deibel catering. Among those p1essnt were Hsssrs. George B. Bnnnell, George Peterson, Jack Daniels, Norris Cohn, c. I. Hendricks, F. Flchtl. Robert Endsr, Walter whitlock, Charles Pease, Master Press Eldrfdge, Harry Jones.
 Stsrling silver for wedding gifts, reduced xices st Hlvsrthsus', 700 Ohspsl strsst.