The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-28
NOTES OF LOCAL INTEREST
Events and OCCURRENCES IN "a
RIOUS PARTS OF THE CITY.

Happy School Children-Join in We'd
lock - Building improvements - Good
Railroad Business-Mask and Wig Club
MIR. Forsyth's Observation-Disclosures
OffieIals' Narrow Escape-The Graham
Hook and Ladder Company of West Ha-
ven.
The public schools closed yesterday
for the spring vacation and will not
reopen until Monday. April g.
George ]. Hitler. aged forty, died at
the hospital yesterday of consumption.
He had been in the Institution for nine
days. He was a member of Germania
lodge of Odd Fellows, which organiza-
ton will conduct his funeral services
to be held Sunday afternoon at 2
o'clock. Mr.. Hitler was at one time
prominent in the political affairs of the
democrats OF the First ward, having
occupied the position OF deputy regist-
rar in that ward for several years.
Emil Zimmerman, a harness maker,
aged twenty three, ana Meta Keil,
same age, were made man and wife
yesterday morning by Justice of the
Peace Jacob Ullman. They will so to
housekeeping in this city.
The deaths of two more octogena-
rians We're recorded in the office of the
registrar of births, marriages and deaths
yesterday. They We're Mary Seymour,
aged eighty at the ermshouse, and
Charles B. Burwell, aged eighty, at @49
Quinnipiac street. Both died March 20.
These make four deaths of persons ever
eighty years registered this week.
Plans have been prepared for some
very extensive improvements to the
building owned by Henry f. English
and located in Chapel street adjoining
Tyler building.
Miss Hattie A. Ely of this city has
been appointed notary public by Gov
ernor Coffin.
Supervisor of Music Cole of the schools
of Brookline and Dedham, Mass, made
an inspection of the methods employed
by Professor Jepson yesterday.
Despite the present condition of trade
the business of the Consolidated road
is much better than it was one year ago.
- llC lliSlC ooCu SlIlliS 10 pcti IiSSs ~
noticeable on freight.
Lieut.. Brownlee Robertson Ward,
past assistant surgeon of the United
States navy. has been ordered to the
flagship San Francisco in the European
station. DR.. Ward graduated in the
class of 'SS, Yale academic, from Shelf
field Scientific school in 1890, and from
Columbia college in 1855. Until the
present order he has been past assist
ant surgeon of the United States steam
ship Blake. DR.. Ward is a nephew OF
ex-Judge A. Heaton Robertson of this
city.
w. H. Fitzgerald retired dry goods
merchant of Bridgeport and brotller-in-
law of Edward Malley of this city, died
suddenly yesterday in that city. He
leaves no children.
George Hugo has sold the two
family house at No. is Edwards street
to Mrs. Louisa T., widow of John Con-
nor. The lot is So by liz feet. Mrs
Conner paid SIS, 500 for the property, and
has, purchased it for an investment.
Work is being pushed rapidly forward
on Polls new business block on Church
street, and it is expected that the stores
will be ready for occupancy by May l.
S. M. Kendrick Of the University OF
Pennsylvania, who has charge of the
preparations for presenting the bur-
lesque opera by the Mask and Wig
club of the University of Pennsylvania
is in town making arrangements for the
production of the play at the Hyperion
on the evening of April %. The entire
company, seventy-five in number, viii
be CHARTERED at the New Haven house
MR.. sFORSYTH'S PURCHASE.
w. Fl. Forsyth, ex-president of the
Forsyth company, has purchased from
the New Haven Water company large
amount of land in Westville. There i:
one tract of ten acres located near the
Litchfield turnpike, running through
Westvil1e.
PROMINENT WALLINGFORI
MEMS NARROW ESCAPE.
William Luby, jr., oae of the bur
gesses and proprietor of a grocery il
Wallingford, and Judge Hubbard 0
that town were standing at the corne
of Church and Chapel streets yester
day afternoon directly in the path o
a runaway horse. Judge Hubbard mar
row1y escaped. Mr.. Luby was strucl
by the end of one or the shafts ant
knocked down. He was considerabl.
dazed and was taken into Mr.. Cobb
store. DR.. Frank Fl. Whittemore wa
summoned. Mr.. Luby was consider
ably bruised. The horse was stoppe'
in front of the store of c. E. Longley
Co. The animal belonged to Miss Mar
Higgins, a grocer on East street.
IN WEST HAVEN.
Commencing Easter Monday nigh
the Graham Hook and Ladder compan
will open a fair and entertainment a
the town hall, West Haven. AT tn
stage entertainment, Captain A. B. Viii
kinson, manager, many talented an
popular artists will appear, such a
Miss Minnie Belle Kay, Miss Maria. !
Ward, Mrs. Florence Elliott, Miss Grac
Holbrook, Miss Mcdonald, Eclipse quar-
tet, Mozart Mandolin club, and man
others.