Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-27
LOCAL NE VS..
Brief Mention.

Small house wanted-R. E. Baldwin.
school will address the teachers of the pri-
mary grades this afternoon at 4:30 upon
elementary Science"
Rev. William Carr, the new pastor of
st. Andrews NJ. E church, and his wife
were rendered reception last evening by
the Pensioners. A most enjoyable even
ing was passed.
City Auditor John W. Lake is still con-
fined to his home by Illness. He is at
tended by Dr.. Adams and is improving
George 8. Thomas ia acting as auditor in
bis place temporarily.
Bessie McDougali, the nineteen-year-old
daughter of David McDouRall, attempted
suicide at her fathers house, 10 North
Bank street, on Wednesday night. With
prompt remedies her life was saved.
The drum corps connected with the st.
Patrick's Y. N: T. A. B. society, under
the leadership of John Kelley, the Grand
avenue barber, will go to Bridgeport to-
night. There they will be the guests of
the st. Joseph's T. A. B. society.
The class of '91, d. d. s., held its first
triennial reunion in Warner hall last even
Ing. About seventy members of the class
were present. At the banquet speeches
were made by many members of the
class. The banquet was followed by dane
ing.
A grand May festival, with dance by
"Fairies and Flowers" is to be given by
the Kings Daughters and Sons, under the
direction of Mrs. L. B. Hollis, assisted by
the Octo Banjo club and other talent.
The entertainment will take place in the
Masonic hall, Westville, on Tuesday,
May 8.
Theron A. Todd, as trustee of tho in
solvent estate of Benham & Cooper, the
liverymen of Elm street, sold the horses
and carriages at public auction yesterday
morning. The inventory consisted of elk
teen horses, seventeen carriages, several
sets of harness and robes. The property
was put up in lump and was bought by
Frank 8. Andrew for 50, $780,
Mrs. Annie Whitaker, wife of the Rev.
J.. W. Whitaker of New Orleans, who
has been spending the winter in Hartford
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
II. Connover, will leave for her home in
Now Orleans on Tuesday next. Her bus
band is the pastor of the only Congrega-
tional church in New o rleans. Miss Bella
w. Hume of this city, sister of the foreign
missionary, Robert A and Edward 8.
Hume Is the assistant pastor of the
church. working with Mr.. Whitaker, who
IN graduate of the Hartford Theological
seminary.
On May II recital will be given by
Professor o. F. Robins at the town hall,
West Haven. The program will include
selections by Professor Robins, by the
Jerome May Banjo club, the Jocelyn quar-
tet, Rotations by Miss Mile Richards,
tenor solo by T. J. Donnelly, piano duet
by Miss Lizzie Meehsn and Mary Coyle,
vocal duet by Misses Nellie and Zslls
Richards, oornet solo by W. z. Ross, tenor
solo by q. Janswick, piano duet by e. R.
Brooke and Professor Robins, piccolo solo
by William Sutherland and plano solo by
Miss May Hand.
Thomas McGsrry, . quarryman of
Thomaston, got drunk in Bridgeport yes
terdsy after buying fifty pounds of dyna-
mite. He left it In the depot. The bag
gage men threw the dynamite into the car
of Naugatuck train, oblivious that II
was dynamite. Later McGarry was az.
rested while fighting with companion
and then it was learned that the dynamite
had gone. Ststionmaster Hunt tele.
graphed along the line to notify the rail
road men as to the character of the con.
tents of the bag, but the train had almost
reached Thomaston. At that place 1t wal
handled as If 1t was the pet dog of the
president of the road.