Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-02
LOCAL NE WIS.
Brief Mention.


 A large audience enjoyed John L. Stod dard's lecture at the Hyperion last evening the last of the season here.
 The Scsndia Singing society and Elm City band opened their grand fair at Ha- rugari hall last evening.
 The property of the Foxon Chapel society iu East Haven has been transferred to the Foxon Congregational church.
 A Bridgeport dispatch says it is estimst- ed that about $400 Is collected daily in that city and brought here to be played on policy.~
 The eleventh department convention of Connecticut, W. R O., has been called for February 20 and 21 at Memorial building, Rockville.
 The train despatchers of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad moved into their new office in the new building yesterday.
 Mrs. Morphey, wife of Manager Morphey of the Bassett house, Derby, is recovering from an attack of the grip. She is at the Milford hotel.
 A certificate of organization of the Chamberlain Furniture and Mantel com papy of New Haven was filed with the state secretary yesterday:
 Pensions for Connecticut have been granted as follows: Minors of Thomas Coleman, Birmingham; Mary Michaux, Wa terbury; Sarah Temlinson, Waterbury.
 MT. Duncklee, the man found with his leg cut off under the Canal railroad bridge on State street and who was taken to the hospital, was 8 little more comfortable last evening.
 Mrs. Bradley, wife of C. A. Bradley, the we'll known caterer. has been dangerously i'll with erysipelas in the head, but is new daily improving. She has been i'll about four weeks.
 Danbury is happy once more, the labo, question being settled and the unions hay ing voted to let the men go to work. About one-third of the locked out hatters will b. taken back.
 Theodora circle, Daughters of the Forest enjoyed banquet last evening in thei, rooms in the COURIER building. The circle cleared $1OO from their recent maeq uerade ball in Harugsri hall.
 Congress will probably appropriate $120,- for the further building of New Haven'e breakwster; for the river at Hartford, ,$20,. GOO; for improving Housatonic river, $20.- 900, and the same for the Thames.
 Deputy Coroner Pond of this city went to Derby yesterday and took the statement of the family and the attending physiciani regarding the death of Mrs. Bridget Ma loney, wife of Mark Msloney, who died very suddenly yesterday.
 George 0. Allis of Derby received let. ter yesterday from his daughter, Miss Genevive Allis, who is now at Rock Ledge Fla in which she says that Louis Powe formerly of Ansonis, picked an orange ir his grove which weighed two pounds.
 A requiem macs was celebrated at the Sacred Heart church yesterday morning al the funeral services of Mrs. Ellen Stack pole, after service had been held at her late home, No. 343 Congress avenue. Rev Father Curtin made beautiful address ir which he spoke of the Christian character of the deceased.
 A Splendid New school B Building.
 The Yale Brick company of Berlin has made a contract to furnish FOG, ,O0O of their pressed brick for the new Gilbe1t school building in Winsted. This will be tho largest and finest school building in Connecticut. This building will come from the very liberal and philanthrophic beques, for the purpose left by the late William L. Gilbert, Winsted's millionaire clock msnu- fscturer.
 City Guard Masquerade.
 The tenth annual masquerade of this company will be held in the armory nex, Monday night. The decorations will be by the New Haven Decorating company Ser gsant Syper was awarded the charge of the hat room, Carl Hsnkele the soda water stand, Private Jooss the refreshments. Tke bicycle club, Gsrmsnis, will give an exhibition. The Germaina guards of Hart ford and Major Schultz of the First regi ment will be present. The Second regi-
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