Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-02-23
LOCAL N EWS.
Brief Mention.

High water to-day At 1884 p. m.
A new house-$1 ,5O0-R. E. Baldwin.
Mrs. Bassett, the nurse, has removed to
400 George street.
Strawberry ice cream soda with fresh
strawberries at Hauff Brothers.
Rev. DR.. Plumley, prominent and well
known Yale graduate, died yesterday.
John Collins of this city sang a solo at
the conservation of Bishop Tierney at St.
Joseph's cathedral at Hartford yesterday.
Columbia lodge, D. of R., held their an
nual masquerade in Haruaari hall last even
Ing. A large number of merry maskers
were present.
Mrs. William A. Timpson of New York
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Alfred Nc
Carthy, at her residence at the corner of
Olive and Court streets.
A private socisble was held by the z. o.
J. society in Harmonic hall last evening.
The grand march, In which 100 couples
took part, was led by Mr.. Jules N. Com
pertz with Miss Rose Gompertz.
The many friends of Mrs. Eugene A.
past three weeks, will be glad to learn that
she is convalescing. Her daughter, Miss
Mabel Beecher, was homo from Smith COL
lege, but returned Tuesday.
Washington camp. P. o. 8. of A., had
q fine masq uerade soiree last night at Gold
en- Rule hall, which was beautifully decor
ated. J. Lutz WAS floor manager and ]. j.
Morgan, J. E. Harrison, N. B. Harris, 81.
L. Aerwin, E. L. Hayden we're floor COM
mittee Guests from East Haven and
West Haven were present.
Rev. DR.. Munger oficiated yesterday at
the funeral of Mrs. Abigail A. Lse, mother
of the wife of our old and esteemed towns
man, Lewis Mix. The deceased WAS the
grandmother of Mr.. Willis Mix, the drug
gist, and E. E. Mix of the New Haven
bank. Her age was eighty-seven. She
was the widow of Edward Lee, who was
many years prominent carriage manu-
facturer on York street.
The New Haven Y. P. s. @. e. gathered
church last evening. About fifty pretty
young ladies charmingly attired in COS
tunes of colonial times served the refresh
ments, and there was fine solo singing by
Mrs. Bonney. The music by the Yale
Sophomore Mandolin club was applauded
again and again and delighted all. The
affair was a great success.
At the banquet at Hartford last evening
to Bishop Tiernsy he was presented with
purse containing $40, 800, the gift of priests
and friends of the diocese. Over $50 priests
were present. Archbishop Williams re-
sponded to the toast, "The Pope" Bishop
Heaven to "Amsrioa." Bishop Hsrkins to
"The Priests of New England" and the
new bishop was toasted by Father F. de
Bruycker of Willimantic. The Rev. Pat
rick Mulholland of Fair Haven read an ad-
dress from the priests of the diocese to
Bishop Tierney, preceding the presenta-
ton of the purse.
The Yale sophomores donned silk hats
yesterday and few timid freshmen went
abroad carrying canes. A party of juniors
and seniors INDUCED in top spinning on
the campus and throwing snowballs at the
sophs. A crowd of fifty students, all
wearing high hats, fell IN and marched in
procession behind the Blues and their
guests, and there was a snow-balling time
on the green between students and town
boys, which was quite lively. The annual
Yale afternoon tea was held at Heublein's,
with about seventy Eve upper classmen
present.
The Lttchfeld Enquirer in acknowledg-
ing the receipt from our townsman, Thomas
R. Trowbridge, of copy of the "English
Memorial" just issued by the New Haven
Colony Historical society, and after giving
an appropriate allusion to the beautiful
work, adds: 1--WE notice on the roll of the
society q number of names familiar to
Litohasld people, in addition to that of
Mr.. Trowbridge, among others: President
Dwight of Yale uuiversity, Professor Hop
pin, Clarence DsminR, D. Cady Eaton, J..
Mason Hoppin, Judge W. K. Townsend,
George D. Watrous, F. B. TIowbridge,
William Trumbull and Francis G. Beach. j"
Polar Star Lodge.