Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-19
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Judge E. J. Phelps, ex-minister to Eng
land, is very Ill With the grip.
Seymour Spier has returned from Bridge
port, where he has been the guest of MIR.
Fred Weidlich for few days.
Mrs. Phelps, the widow of the late Dea-
con Asahel g. Phelps, died at the family
home in Norfolk yesterday morning at the
age of seventy, five.
The chances are that William q. Muir
ply, ex-csptain of the Yale baseball nine
and short stop on it for four years, will be
signed by the New York League club.
Miss Winnie L. Day of 1O3 Winchester
avenue is visiting Miss Lulu Poser of
Providence, R. I. She expects to return
to this city in time for the police ball.
In consequence of the illness of ex-Judge
Sheldon the paper which was to have been
read by him this evening before the Young
Mems Republican club will not be read IN
til March 2.
Negotiations for traffic arrangements
have been in progress for some time be-
tween the Consolidated road and the Jer-
sey Central. If successful 1t means a
large addition of business for the Consoli-
dated.
DR.. Henry s. Wildman, aged forty -one,
of Waterbury, q native of Brook field, died
yesterday of tons.litis after q brief illness,
during which he was cared for by Town
send lodge, I.OOF., of which he was a
member.
There were sixty applicants for lodgings
at the Calvary Industrial home on Crown
street last evening, but only thirty could
be accommodated. Arrangements are be-
Ing made so that ten extra beds will be put
In ct once.
The conference between the Danbury
hatters and the manufacturers' executive
committee broke up in disorder yesterday.
The final hitch was q proposed temporary
reduction of wages, which was refused.
The battle Is therefore on again.
Soon after DR.. William 81. Pu ford, late
of Ansonis, left there his son, DR.. Alfred
Pulford of OHIO, came on and took charge
of his fathers practice. II is understood
that the father has taken bis sons practice
in Ohio, and it is considered d oubtful If he
returns to stand trial.
William Dsggett Boardmsn, carriage
painter employed in Fair Haven and board
ing at 1913 Whslley avenue, died suddenly
yesterday morning of heart disease. He
was found unconscious in his bed about
o'clock. The evening before he had been
able to be out. All forts to restore him
proved futile.
The annual meeting of the Connecticut
Pharmaceutical association will be held al
the Y.A.C.A. building In Hartford Febru-
ary and Z. A banquet will take place
Tuesday evening at Bushnell cafe. Captain
John K. Williams will act as POSTMASTER
Willis L. Mix of New Haven Is the presi-
dent of the association.
Judge s. E. Baldwin of the supreme
court informally entertained at dinner the
judges of the supreme and superior courts
at his home on Wall street last evening
Those present were Chief Justice Andrew.
and Associate Justices Torrance, Fem
Carpenter, and Judges Ralph and G. W.
Wheeler of the superior court.
On Sunday evening at the Church Of the
Messiah Rev. Charles Cenklin will give the
second of his lectures on the Universalist
Faith, the special topic being, "What Dc
Universalists Believe About Jeans Christi
This is good opportunity for the public
to learn something definite and interesting
about the views of this branch of thu
Christian church.