Morning journal and courier., 1894-01-18
LOCAL EWA.
grief Mention.
~otar In. dav A. 7.4S a m.


High water to-day et 7:42 .. m.
Buy q new house-R. e. Baldwin.
The DAnbury conference is still on. No
decision yet.
Secretary of State Phslan Is again Ill
With the grip.
Work in the quarries at Deep River was
resumed yesterday.
Judge James Phelps of Essex has been
dangerously i'll, but il now improving.
The first battalion, composed of the
Grsys, City Guard and Blues, held drill
under Major Callahan last evening.
The Southington Cutlery company start
cd up this week, the hands having COM
promised on q u per cent. reduction.
Samuel A. Stevens and Mics Mabel
Stevens of Wall street will leave to-day
for three months visit to southern Cali
fornia.
The invitations are out for the marriage
of R. Wesley Mills, jr., of this city, and
Miss Florence Halstead of Danbury, We'd
nesdsy, January "a.
Colonel ]. Yale FAirman and wife and
oA-0ouhboE IL Ii DusAoA 0AO WHO VI MAtA-
dletown will leave January 81 for Europe,
where they will spend two months.
Paul Grossmsn, Hungarian, was horri-
bly, abused and mutilated by three rufisns
on Fox Island yesterday. he was removed
to the Bridgeport emergency hospital.
At an entertainment to be given to night
in the N. e. chapel, Milford, Miss Mary
Roberts. soloist, Harry Youngs, elocu-
ZIONIST, and the Milford orchestra will par
ticipste.
The announcement has just been made
of the marriage OF John J. MINK and
Miss Annie Golden, clerks at Malley, Nicely
& Co.'s, who were married three or four
months ago.
The Milford QUA N. council gave last
evening the last of their series Of enter
tainments at the town hall, Milford, In
which Albert g. Waring and the Stamford
Banjo club took part.
A Meriden despatch says Meriden wants
John L. Billiard of that city on the direc-
tory of the New York road and pleads that
Msriden's growing Importance in the state
should be recognized.
The government inspectors who have
been investigating regarding the postofioe
robbery ct Guilford think the guilty par
ties are three young Guilford men, and az
rests are expected to day.
The Veteran Firemen's Soma gave their
seventh annual ball In Hsrugari hall last
evening. The grand march was led by Mr..
William Miles and Miss Lena Madden, fol.
lowed by about $50 couples.
The Builders exchange will decide at the
monthly meeting tonight whether the an
nual banquet will be held this year or
whether the money thst would be e1pend-
ed for the banquet shall go to the poor of
the city.
Frederick @. Hollis, son of the late
Thomas @. Hollis, jr., died yesterday. He
was very Ill on the day of his fathers
death, and on which day his grandfather,
ex-Sherif Hollis, celebrated his ninety
arst birthday. He was twenty years old.
William E. Downs of this city was re-
elected director of the Derby Silver COM
pany yesterday. W. ]. Miller, formerly
OF this city, was reelected president of
this prosperous industry, which he has
done much to build mp and establish.
O. P. Jordan and Wooster P. Ensign of
this city will have exhibits of their fine
fowls and chicks at the coming state poul-
try show In Hartford. J. E. Munson of
Fair Haven may also exhibit, but has been
i'll with the grip, which has left him unds
cided In the matter.
DR.. Francis Hunroe of Meriden, son of
Rev. and Mrs.. ]. A. Aunroe, was married
yesterday to Miss Mary Russell Ellis of
Newark, N. j., In the Roseville NJ. e.
church of Newark b., Rev. ]. A. Nunroe,
assisted by Rev. Mr.. futile of Newark and
Rev. DR.. John Rhey Thompson of Meri-
den.
The following have been chosen to COM
prise the Second Yals Banjo club: Ban
jsaurines, Ballentine '96, Parsons '95 s.,
Munger '94 g., Hanson 'o6 s Carey 's7;
banjos, Heaton '96. Fish '97; guitar, Hub
10y '95, Hamlin '95 s, Colt "a g., Smith
"a, Chittsndsn '9s g., Kount.s '97 and
Pierce ~ 81; piccolos, HoeniDghaus 90,
Kpp 90.