Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-13
LOCAL N E WIS.
Brief M ment10n.

High water today st 4:05 p. m.
 Small house wanted-R E. Baldwin.
 The ladies say they're beauties, the new Oxfords at Royal shoe store. Save $1.
 Edward Finn was yesterday appointed by the president postmaster at West Win sted.
 Mrs. Senator Hawley and her two chil dren will sail for England May 3 on the Berlin.
 Lewis Elliott, ex-aupsrintendent of L. Caudee & Co.,, visited the factory yester- day afternoon.
 The livery firm of Benham & Cooper of Elm street failed yesterday morning; lia bilitiss g, 800, assets 5000.
 Rev. Charles Conklin will speak by invi- tation at the meeting of the Y. P. 0. U. to be held tonight in Middletown.
 Philander Ferry and wife have returned from Florida. MT. Ferry's health is great ly improved as the result of the trip.
 Burwell Carter of Plsinville. who has been seriously i'll, continues to improve slowly, but is unable to get out doors yet.
 Rev. Rufus T. Cooper, pastor of the Ep worth M. E. church, is' visiting his many friends at his first charge in Long Island.
 Alfred H. Terry commandery, Union Veterans. will give 6 concert and ball in the old Union armory Monday night, April %.
 John Dshan has resigned his position ct the Hotel Russwin in New Britain and has taken place at the Fremont house in this city.
 The work of tearing down the old Anke- tell house preparatory to the construction of the new Yale law school building is in progress.
 Governor Morris has decided to appoint by proclamation Friday, May 4, as Arbor day. The proclamation will be issued in a few days.
 George M. Grant, the veteran builder, has associated with him Frederick Chat field and Wilbur F. Gillette in the George M. Grant Co.,, just formed.
 Miss Jennie sperry, popular nurse of this city, and Charles E. EsRan of Water- bury were married Tuesday in Springfield, Mass, by Rev. Dr. Burnham. They will reside in Waterbury.
 The marriage of Miss Margaret Motte of Boston to Russell Sargent, son of Mayor Sargent of this city, took place at high noon yesterday. A numbar of New Ha. veners went to attend the wedding.
 Mrs. David W. Buckingham and Miss Nellie Clark have returned from c very pleasant visit in the south. They stopped . week at Washington en route and visited many places in Florida. They were away eight weeks.
 The trial of Henry s. Gulliver's suit against Mrs. Julia M. Fowler, which was begun in the court of common pleas Tues dsy morning, was finished yesterday. The jury returued verdict for the plaintiff to recover $l22 90.
 The libel suit of Attorney J. BIrney Tut tle against the Register Publishing com- pany was brought to the surface yesterday morning by tho plaintiff in the case, MT. Futile, filing new or amended complaint in the proceedings.
 Marcy Bros. & Co.,, shoe manufacturers of Hsrtford, lose about g, 900 owing to a fire in their building on Ford street yes terdsy. Hills & Bros. ,grooers. lose $4, 900 and R.s.Peck. printer, $4,oOO. The losses are we'll covered by insurance.
 The laying of the corner stone for the now German Lutheran church on Harriet street, Bridgeport, will take place Sunday afternoon at o'clock. Several ministers from Now York and other places will ss- sist Rev. J. Witks, the pastor, in the ser vices.
 Fred Hill of Nor walk will be ono of the ushers at the marriage of Miss Eleanor Peck of New Haven to Arthur AcHenry of New York at St. Patrick's cathedral, New York, April 24. by Archbishop Corrigan. The prospective bride is . cousin of Miss Ger truds Peck of East avenue.-Norwalk Sen- tinel. .-.-.
 There was lively time on Church street yesterday afternoon opposite L. 0. Pfaff & Sons market. An electric light wire crossed West Haven road trolley wire, and soon the dangling ends of burned wires hung down over the road, emitting various kinds of colored ughts. After . good deal of excitement the wires were re- v,a3Yad