Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1894-02-01
LOCAL N e VS..


High water to-day ~ 7:47 q. m.
A new house-$l, 500-R. e. Baldwin.
Pease & Son have received the Century
for February.
Mr.. F. F. Andrews leaves for Rock
Ledge, Fla, to-day.
Hennessy, who murdered his wife in
New Milford. is now thought to be insane.
A pension for Connections was granted
as follows: Mary A. Burwell, New haven.
Attorney John g. Gallagher is confined
to his home on Orange street, Ill with the
grip.
Peter Wendheiser, aged Afty-nine, an old
citizen of Rockville, died in Florida yes
day of pneumonia.
William Kelly of Middletown was taken
to the insane retreat yesterday. Lack of
work, owing to hard times, drove him
crazy.
Two hundred hatters were at work yes
terday on reduced wages in Danbury hat
factories, which have resumed as ''fair"
shops.
The talk by Rev. DR.. Williams at the Y.
N. O. A. rooms, which was to have been
given this evening, will be postponed as
DR.. Williams ia unable to be present.
The regular monthly meeting of the
society will be held on Monday, February
SIN Center church chapel at O'Clock p m.
Henry Il. Peck, the popular Chapel
street bookdealer, has just received sup
ply Of the famous Connecticut almanac,
edited by Professor A. W. Phillips Of
Yale.
The en- .ertainment given last evening by
the Y. W. O. A. at their rooms oa Chapel
street was fue SUCCESS. A large audience
was present, which was very plessingly
entertained.
DR.. Francis Bacon of New Haven has
been called in consultation with DR.. E. B.
Ready at the bedside of James Furman of
Milford, and but little hope was given for
his recovery.
The public are advised to notice the ad-
vertlsement of b. F. Blogg & Bro. the
furniture dealers, where they have chance
of obtaining $25 worth of free furniture.
Look through their establishment and reg
lister your vote on their carpet floor.
There is every likelihood that the bulk
of the assets of the Bunnell & Scranton es-
tate will be paid to the claimants very
soon. The counsel have practically agreed
upon . basis of settlement and 1t Is said
that ct fridays session of the superior
court the case of Paul @. Skiff and others
against E q. Stoddard as trustee will make
Its final appearance.
Todd and Sullivan Retire.
Commissioners Theron A. Todd and
Thomas q. Sullivan last night closed their
connection with the board of public works,
their terms having expired. To-day is the
firlt one in fifteen years in which MI. Todd
has not held some political Office.
Like a Blizzard.
The recent heavy snow storm made itself
extremely conspicuous down at the Five
Mile Point light house, 80 conspicuous, in
fact, that the snow was piled Ave feet deep
around the stone house and the veteran
keeper, Captain Elihu Thompson and his
family were kept prisoners from last Sat-
urdsy until yesterday afternoon, when .
company of East Haven farm hands cleared
apasssge to the light house. Tho captain's
stock, which had been without fodder dur
ing this time, was found to be all right and
In good condition. Captain Thompson said
yesterday that the resent storm was the
worst one in many years and that he
thought another blizzard was raging. The
snow lay on the ground all through the
grove to the depth of two feet.