The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-17
OF LOCAL INTEREST.


 The St, Aloysius T. A. and B, society have arranged to give an excursion August next.
 A concert will be given in the parish house of Christ church, West Haven, on the evening of June 2S, by Charles Mann, baritone, assisted by Miss Alice French as pianist and Charles stor- mont, accompanist. The proceeds will be devoted to church purposes.
 The Strouse, Adler & Co. baseball nine will cross bats with the O. K. base ball nine, Saturday, June 19, on the Savin Rock grounds. Both teams are evenly matched and good game Is eX- pected. Madden and Platt will be the battery for the Strouse, Adler S Co. nine.
 The members of the Sarsfield Guard would like assistance from friends in finding the graves at St. Bernard's cemtery of deceased members. The company will decorate the graves in St. Bernard's cemetery next Sunday leav- ing the armory at 3 o'clock. They hope that persons who know the graves will meet them there.
 Lightning during the storm Tuesday night struck the chimney on the house of Charles L. Clark of 25 Dickerman street. The bolt went down the chim- ney, tearing the plaster of the bedroom over the parlor, where Mrs. Clark was sitting. Mrs. Clark was blinded and somewhat shocked, but recovered and felt no i'll effects from the bolt. l
 | The late John c. Roche of Derby, whose death was announced yesterday, 1 leaves a wife and twelve children. He lost six children by death. The survlv- ing children are Edward Roche of Wal | lingford, Mrs. John Moran of Meriden, Mrs. J. s. O'Brien and Mrs. c. F. Kuch of South Norwalk Mrs. John F. Field ing of this city, Miss Josie Roche of Clinton, Mass, the singer; Miss Nellie Roche, James C., Stephen E., David A., Thomas J., and Michael J. Roche, all of this city. The Roche boys" as they are known, are among the best dancers in this city, and their services have been in demand for years at church and club entertainments They are all born athletes. David c. Roche has long been prominently identified with the Derby fire department and many orders and clubs, Thomas J. Roche, also, is prominent in club and fraternal circles. The funeral will be held at Wallingford this afternoon.
 Tn the Yale academic military course for the senior class the first place has been awarded to MT. B. Paris, Brook lyn, N. Y.; second to w. J. E. Jente, New Haven third to w. J. Cook, Oak land, Cal In the scientific senior class J. l. Dowley of New York city takes first place, R. F. Buys of New Orleans second, and J. B. Rose, Newburgh, N Y, third. In accordance with orders of the war department the names of these six men will be reported to the adju- tant general of the United States army and to the adjutant generals of their respective states and will be published in the United States Army Register oi 1897 Special mention in the scientific class theoretical work is made of J H. Boyson, ". J. Cameron, A. Colt, c Colgate, F. A. Haffman, P. D. Mills, F S. North, D B. Sherer, A. R. Townsend
 John E. Healy, the real estate dealer yesterday disposed of the dwelling house at 27 Linden street to Mrs. J. Il Muldoon. The price paid was S4000 He also sold house on Davenport ave nue to F. F. Parmelee for s5,o00. The first lot had a frontage of 95 and the second of 90 feet.
 Pease & Son, 102 Church street have fIarper's Weekly for this week, fint number, with big special Illustration devoted to our navy.