Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-16
LOCAL N EWS.
Brief Mention.

High water to-day at 7:30 p. m.
 Small house wanted-R. E. Baldwin.
 The New Haven Turn Versin will give their closing concert and ball of the seaeon at Turn hall this evening.
 Rev. MT. Cooper, pastor of Epworth M. E. church, returns this week from @ stay on Long Island where he has been visiting former parishioners.
 Mrs. Mix, wife of Coroner Mix, is seri- ously i'll with typhoid malarial fever. She was taken i'll about week ago. She Is at- tended by Dr. Talmsge.
 The new tunnel which Is being con- structed in Fair Haven, was yesterday visited by hundreds of people. The work is being pushed with great rspidity.
 Musical director of the Arion Singing society, Carl Heine, has resigned his po- sition, to take effect, May 1. MT. Heine takes the step because of increased duties in New York city.
 Perseverance council, No. B, Daughters of Liberty, will give 8 musical and literary entertainment and oyster supper in Sons of Temperance hall, Fair Haven, to-mor- TOW night at 7:3O.
 The musical extravaganza "Joan of Arc'' was excellently presented by the Columbia College Musical society at the Hyperion Saturday afternoon and evening before large and appreciative audiences.
 The late Mrs. Sill, wife of ex Lieutenant Governor George G. Sill of Hartford, was native of New York city, the daughter Eseck J. Preston, who was at one time a prominent lumber dealer of Hartford.
 Rev. John 0. Collins has received word from Chicago that the barn in which his gospel carriage had been stored was de- s.royed by fire last week Tuesday night. Twenty-two horses were burned to death, but the carriage which is valued at $l, 200 was saved unipjured.
 Frank H. Smith and wife of 80 Asylum street are receiving congratulations over the advent of an eleven pound son, on Friday last. The happiest man in town since that day has been "Pop" Smith as he Is fsmiliarly known, the old Yale mss- cot who is now happy grandfather.
 The Grsys are settling up the affairs of tho Midway Plsisance and arranging for @ visit to New York in the near future. The Midway venture of this company was 8 social If not 6 financial success and con- siderably more than paid the expenses which were heavy. There will be net profit of from $300 to $500.
 Fully fifteen hundred people attended the praise service at Dwight Place church last night and at least three hundred could not gain admission. A very fine program was rendered and included solos by Miss Gsffney and MT. Severe, cello solo by MT. Parke, duett by Miss Gaffney and Mir. Woodstock and other musical selections.
 Miss Minnie E Grant. daughter of MT. and Mrs. George NJ. Grant, of 73 Lyon street, and John o. Riddell, formerly of this city, but now g re4ident of Redlsnds, Cal., will be married at the residence of the bride next Wednesday evening at 7 o'clock. The maid of honor will be Miss Etta Parmelee of Ocean Grove, New Jer- sey, and the best man Df. Walter Skif of this city.
 Engagement Announced.
 The engagement of Miss Father Marken- dorf of New York. to Mr. Louis M. Kern of this city, has been announced. They will receive ct 347 West 28th street, New York, Sunday, April 22. and at S3 Lyon street, a.. -SA-