Morning journal and courier., 1894-05-22
LOCAL N Il " 8.
Brief Mention.
High water to-day at 1908 a. m.

High water to-day at 1908 a. m.
Buy good houss-R. E. Baldwin.
Turing and grading-Connecticut Con-
crete company, 40 Church, room 4.
The rainfall since Friday evening has
amounted to 4 % inches, exceeding the en-
tire rainfall for April by LOG inches-a re-
markable record.
@. R. Knapp, Yale '94, entertained eleven
of his fellow classmen at Heublein's last
evening. An elaborate banquet was served
and most enjoyable evening participated
in by all.
Charles Stormont, with Treat & Shep
ard, New Haven, is temporarily filling the
position of organist at Christ church, An
sonia, and will continue in that capacity
for the present.
A company of jubilee singers from Vir-
Rinia gave a most enjoyable concert at the
Grace NJ. E. church, corner of Howard
avenue and Portsea street, last evening. 1t
was enjoyed by large and appreciative
audience.
The M. A. A. ball team of Milford will
Cross bats with the following teams: May
80, Yale seniors; June Q, Adelphi of Derby;
June 16, Y. N. G. A. of Bridgeport; June
20. Y. NJ. g. A. of Bridgeport; June 80,
Consolidated railroad nine of New Haven.
Mrs. Elizabeth Bradley, an aged widow
who lived alone in the western part of Mil
ford, wa. found dead Sunday afternoon
about $50. Death was caused by spoplexy.
She was seventy eight years of sge and for
q number of years had been almost blind.
Court Stenographer Fred Il. Coggswell
of this city, former graduate of the Con-
necticut Institute, will deliver on Friday
evening next, in the institution chapel at
Sufisld, lecture upon the subject, ellis
torical Romance of the Seventeenth Gen.
tury."
Wilbur E. Good win of Elmwocd has
been elected president and Fred G. Rock
we'll treasurer of the Hartford Brick COM
pany, which has just been organized with
a capital of 100000. One feature of the
new industry will be the making of enam-
e!ed brick and tile.
]. S. Ferris, we'll known resident of
Milford, who has been In failing health for
some time past, died at his home on Cherry
street Saturday morning, from . compiled
ton of diseases. A wife and two daugh-
ters-Mrs. 8. A. Sansone and Mrs. J. 81.
Commemorative him.
Yesterday was the eighty-eixth birthday
of 8. Y. Beach of Seymour, the father of
Superintendent George W. Beach of the
Naugatuck division. Mr.. and Mrs. Beach
were in Seymour yesterday aiding in the
celebration. The senior Mr.. Beach is con-
s!dered quite lively for his years.
Just as the clock struck 10 last night
work was commenced for the erection of
four large poles for the electrical equip
ment of the Fair Haven and Westville road
at the corner of State and Chapel streets.
Each pole will weigh 1 $40 pounds and are
the heaviest in use on any electric street
railroad in the world.
Tomorrow occurs the grand rally and
picnic at the Plainvllls camp ground, the
object of which ia to make needed i'm
provements and to hold social reunion.
An adjourned meeting of the trustees will
be held at the ground. The lots and cot
tage grounds will be cleared up under the
direction of committees.
w. F. Crofut of Norwalk, aged seventy
one, who leaves a number of friends in
this city, died yesterday. He was the
father of q. s. Crofut, who died at Bridge
port hospital recently. At one time he
was a contractor and was one of the prin-
cipsl factors in the building of the Nor
walk section of the Consolid ated railroad.