Morning journal and courier., 1894-03-14
LOCAL NE WIS.
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 A good investment, chesp, E. .E. Baldwin.
 The Hsrugari Singing society of West Haven held an entertainment in their hall last night.
 The formal opening of the new town hall in Hiddlefield, will take place Thursday, March 15, at 2:30 P. m.
 Dr. Augustus B. Smith was in New York yesterday attending the graduating exer- cises of the College of Dentistry.
 The Red Men held social session after their meeting last night, at which feast of baked beans and brown bread was served.
 Mrs. Carrie Bald win, the wife of Henry Baldwin, the oil dealer of West Main street, Milford, died on Monday, mourned by many friends.
 The s. P. K. club held a most enjoyable masquerade in Pythian hall on State street last night. About fifty members and their friends were present.
 Florence Hawley, who is charged with murdering Mrs. Mary Munson of Shelton, is again on trial in Bridgeport. The twelve jurymen were secured yesterday.
 The Bigelow company has contracted to furnish two Manning upright boilers for the power house which the Derby Street Railway company is to erect this spring.
 The third anniversary of the Danish Brotherhood lodge No. 32 was celebrated with . ball in Aurora hall last evening. The grand march was led by N. King and wife.
 Emil Kantrovitz. the Grand avenue shoe dealer, was engaged Sunday evening to Miss Flora Goodman of 2S Lyon street. Miss Goodman is a sister-in-law of MT. N. Frank, the State street jeweler.
 The remains of the late George Bassett of Oswego, N. Y., will be inferred in Mer- iden to-day. He WAS formerly in business in Meriden, having sold out in 1864 to Per kins & Lines, the building firm in late years being known as the H. Wales Lines company.
 Harpin Riggs of Seymour has sold his farm to John J. Smith of Ansonia. The farm, known as the Riggs homestead, has been in the possession of the family for probably 100 years. Hsrpin Riggs was there born and has lived there for seventy odd years.
 A Southport correspondent yesterday says: MT. and Mrs. George B. Bunnell of New Haven were in town yesterday look ing after their farm, which is located on the old homestead here, and were warmly greeted by hosts of old friends in and about the village.
 Mrs. Lavinis D. Augur, widow of the late Julius s. Augur and mother of William Augur of this city, died at her home in leridsn yesterday, seed seventy-eight. She was sister of the lsmented Lieuten- ant Merriam, after whom Merriam post, G. A. R., of Meriden, was named.
 Charles E. Rsese, the we'll known colored barber, who has conducted the shop at 844 Chapel street for the past thirty years, died at his home, 34 Sperry street, yester- day, of Bright's disesse, aged ffty-six. MT. Reese was for many years one of the best known and most popular bsrbers of the city.
 Ano IopuOIlSAu IouutOu III tomorrow (Thursdsy) evening ct sailer's hall will be e grand affair. A large num- ber of tickets have already been taken, and it Is an assured success. Congressman Deliver of Iowa, an orator of wide re nown, and Congressman Russell of Con- necticut will make addresses.
 Says yesterdays Middletown Herald: Alderman John W. Lowe of New Haven is expected to witness the Mansfield Guard drill this evening. He will be the guest of George I. Allen while in this city. MT. Lowe is one of the most hustling young republicans in the state, having been elected six times in 8 strong democratic ward. He is paymaster on Colonel Do- herty's staff of the Second regiment. The boys will give him a regal welcome at drill tonight"