Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-03
LOCAL W E WS
Brief M entt0n. High water today at S:3O .. m.

Small house wanted-R. E. Bald win.
 Mrs. Philip Pond 2d is slowly improv ing, and her recovery is now expected.
 Mrs. Bridget Synnott died at the aims house Sunday night at the ago of seventy.
 Mr. William Hungerford, we'll known baritone, and MT. Ellsdome, both of Water bury, were the guests of MT. Milton Well yesterday.
 MT. and Mrs. Hendee, Mise Dolly Hen dee, Masters Harold and Ned Hendee of New Haven are the guests of MT. and Mrs. W. G. Hendee in South Manchester.
 The State street railroad has presented petition to the court of common council to entend its tracks on State street from its present terminus to the city line.
 George W. Pomroy, aged fifty six, died of paralysis Sunday night. He was pro prietor years ago of the Oakwood hotel at Charter Oak park. He leaves quite for tune.
 Ar. Seymour Spier, the we'll known tenor, has been re-engsged as solo tenor at Christ chn:ch, Ansonia. This will make nine years that Mir. Spier has held this po- sitiop.
 St. Agnes T. A. B. society held their first annual anniversary celebration last even ing in Elks' hall. A large attendance was present, and an enjoyable time was re- ported.
 The eleventh annual soiree of division No. 5, A. o. H., was held in old Union armory last night. The grand march was led by John D. Hogan and Miss Mary Barry followed by 155 couples.
 The Yale & Towne proposition to Bran ford people in regard to the lock works was discussed fast evening by the commit tee of townsmen, and public meeting will be held tonight in the town hall.
 Mrs. Nancy Phelps died in old Saybrook Sunday, April l, at 2 p. m, aged ninety six years, nine months. She had been liv- ing for some time with her daughter, Miss Ellen Phelps. She was the oldest person in the town.
 The county commissioners have set Thursday as . hearing for the protest sgsinst the application for a license of Ed win E. Sanford of Woodmont. There was protest against Sanford last year but 1t did not avail.
 Editor A. E. Burr of Hartford yesterday failed to vcts for the first time at general election for fifty eighty years. Ar. Burr cast his irst ballot in the spring of 1SS6, and hss voted every year since until now, when ill health detained him at hone Nr. Burr was seventy nine years old on the 27th ut.
 John Breed, brother of George Breed and the late Joseph Breed of Ha :tford died yesterday at Vallejo, Cal, where he had been living fer number of years. For merly he was an engineer on the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad. He WAS fifty years old, and was the eldest of three brothers.
 Invitations to the wedding of Miss Mar garet Barrieu Motte of Boston to Russell Sargent of this city were received by lead ing New Haven society people yesterday. Miss Motte is a highly educated and &C., complished young lady, and is the daugh- ter of Ellis Loring Motte of Boston. MT. Sargent is the son of Mayor Sargent of this city, and is very popular among his large circle of scquaintances.
 Mrs. Ellen Strong Bartlett, wife of Su. perintendent of Public Schools Bartlett, died at her home on Hart street Sunday afternoon. She was lady active and useful in Christian and philanthropic work in New Britain. She leaves husband and three children, Miss Ellen s. Bartlett of New Haven, Miss Annie G. Bartlett, a teacher in the Nov Britain high school, and Attorney John P. Bartlett of that city. The funeral will take place this sf- ternoon at o'clock.