The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-04
OF LOCAL INTEREST.

III With Typhoid Fever-An Armenian's Prostration-Mr. Kelsey Recovering The Polioe-Ashmun street-skating in Montowese-The LOGO Gift-Why De- clined-A Wedding-Coming Lecture at the Hyperion--Burglsrs Steal Razors- Section Foreman's Good WOrle-Gets Q Watch and Chain. ! MT. J. II. Grenleaf of Eld street, who has been i'll for about two months, is slowly improving, and able to be about the house part of the time.
 Outing for December, for sale by T. H. Pease & Son, has as it's leading ar ticle, with Illustrations, story which is of special local interest, it being by Miss Justine Ingersoll. It is entitled "The Pectoral Cross, a Story of the Stage"
 The Knights of Columbus will give, in Arion hall on December 2S, ban quet for the canvassers who assisted it during the fair recently held by the united councils. The fair netted about $1,000.
 Levon Yacoobian, an Armenian, who has been in this country about fifteen months, was taken to the hospital at noon yesterday suffering with typhoid fever. Yacoobian is about eighteen years old, and lived at 50 Dixwell ave- nue with his father and mother, who are recent arrivals in this country.
 Fred Kelsey, the fertilizer manufac- turer at Short Beach, who has been ill with typhoid fever for some weeks past at his home in East Haven, is now much better and his ultimate recovery is only a question of few weeks.
 An educational class of Armenians has just been formed at the Hillhouse High school There are about fourteen pupils in attendance, and instruction is given by Pine Yarabian, student in the Yale divinity school.
 The police department put on their winter caps and belts for the first time yesterday. A stray helmet was occa- sionally seen, but they were very rare The order was not given until yester- day morning.
 The work of paving Ashmun street has been discontinued for the winter in all probability, and unless the weather changes considerably and the ground IldMS Ous. lIGIS WILL pC llo laA tAASL work done there until spring. The city will have 1t covered with cushion bed of sand and driving will be allowed over it until spring.
 The new pond in Montowese, con- structed for ice skating under the su- pervision of Engineer J. c. ~Punderford of the Fair Haven and Westville rail- road, was opened yesterday. The skat- ing is fine and was enjoyed yesterday by many lovers of the sport from the city. Last evening still larger crowds were present. This is the first skating of the season in this section.
 The funeral services of Robert J. Roach were held in the Congregational church at Westville yesterday after noon, many friends of the young man being present Robert J. Roach died at his home in Westyille Wednesday. He was aged twenty years three months and seventeen days.
 Agent Preston said yesterday that the Organized Charities association had refused to accept the 1000 voted it by fhe seIectmen because it would estab- fish bad precedent,s and also might endanger the independence of the as- sociation. MT. Preston said the associ- tion needed the money just at this time, but could not afford to accept it from the town.
 Miss Laura Marie Pinney, daughter of Mrs Lewis T. Skinner, and MT Charles Carol Treat of New Haven were married at noon Tuesday at the home of the brides mother in East Windsor. Rev. Charles Mckinley of the Union Congregational church per formed the ceremony. The bridesmaid was Miss E. Gertrude Pinney, and the groomsman MT. Leroy Belknap. MT and Mrs. Treat will reside in New Fla ven at 173 Portsea street.
 MT. and Mrs. c. w. Pickett left yes aerday morning for Dayton, O., where Hhey will be the guests of Professor and Mrs. Malcolm Booth. They will be ab- sent about ten days.
 There is much interest prevailing tC hear Mrs. l.. M. Lake of St. Louis, Mo national vice president of the Catholic T. A. union of America, who speaks al the Hyperion, Sunday evening, Decern- Der 13. Mrs. Lake Is now on an eastern featuring tour. She visited this city or two former occasions Besides speak lIlS III INGW IloNGil, MI lIelhG VIII slNi' dress audiences in Waterbury, Bran. ford, Meriden and Rockville. A fine program will be rendered previous tc the address of the evening. Attorney James P. Bree will preside at the meet ing, and officers of the local temper ance societies will act as vice presi- dents. A large force of ushers will be present to seat the audience. The pub. lie is invited to attend and volun tary offering will be taken up at the entrance.
 Burglars broke into George J. Bett chers barber shop at S52 Chapel street Wednesday night and stole twenty-foul razors. Nothing else was taken. En france was obtained by breaking two windows. The burglary. 1t is thought occurred early in the evening, as ar employe of Sparks & Champion, nex door, saw the windows open about | p. m., but did not investigate or report the matter.
 General Superintendent c. H. Plat