The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-05-09
Local Weather Report
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Brief Mention,
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x Lots on your terms-R. F. Baldwin.
 Mrs Frederick B. Warehouse of West
 port is visiting her daughter Mrs. Le-
 Grand B. Cannun, in this city
 The regular meeting of the New Ka- ven Primary union was held at the United church chapel last evening
 Bishop Brewster will administer the rite of confirmation to a class at Trim : 1ty church in Torrington next Sunday.
 At a cake walk given by the Amity club on Sunday evening Miss Miller won the lady's first prize and J. New man the gentleman's.
 The New Haven Single Tax club will meet this evening at 760 George street. The subject for discussion will be The Land Question" All are invited.
 Charles E. Miley, president of the Springfield Rubber Tire company, left yesterday for a weeks business trip through Massachusetts in the interest of his firm.
 Cards are out for the wedding of Miss Grace Filler of Detroit and George B. Fowler, Yale 'SS, of Hartford, which will occur on Thursday, May 25, in St. Johns church, Detroit.
 Tomorrow and Thursday, afternoon and evening, there will be bazar and strawberry festival at Harmonic hall for the benefit of the sinking fund of the Congregation Mishkan Israel
 Bishop Tierney will confirm class of about two hundred children at St. Pat rick's church next Saturday morning at o'clock. At the same time the pledge of total abstinence will be administer ed
 Miss Rena T. Barnes, pupil of Pro- lessor F. A. Fowler, has been engaged as solo soprano al St. Johns Episcopal church Miss Barnes filled the duties of her new position for the first time last Sunday morning.
 Charles Conroy who has been on the battleship Oregon for some time, is in the city for few days. At Heublein's cafe last night an informal banquet was given in his homer and he highly enter tained all present by his yarns concern ing Admiral Dewey and other incidents aboard ship.
 A popcorn social will be held this evening in the parlors of the Howard avenue Baptist church. A most enjoy able programme has been arranged, composed of the following numbers: Piano solo, Ira Orr; cornet solo, w. E. Fenno; vocal solo, Miss Maud F. Dreis- bach; recitation, Miss Hattie Butler After the entertainment a social time will be enjoyed.
 The twenty eighth annual meeting of the New Haven branch of the Women's Board of Missions will be held in the South church, Bridgeport, to-day. An Interesting programme will be provided Among the speakers will be Mrs F. M. Brice of Micronesia, and Mrs. H. D. Goodenough of South Africa. Return tickets will be at the usual half-fare rates.
 Rev. Dr. Joseph Anderson of Water bury is getting figures on fine sum- mer home which he plans to build at Woodmont The house will be of wood, about 60x60 feet, and will be shingled, roof and sides. The heating will be by hot water and the entire cost S5,O00. D. N. Bristol of Milford is building the cellar Plans by Architect w. D. Griggs of Waterbury.
 William J. Peck of Stratford died ! suddenly of dropsical trouble Sunday evening, aged seventy-five. He leaves a wife and two daughters, Mrs. L. Lowe of Tryon, Polk county, N. C., and Mrs. | Georgiana LeCount Of Albuquerqe. New Mexico A sister of the deceased, Mrs. ! Franklin Burton, lives in Ansonia. The , funeral services will be held tomorrow | afternoon He was an active worker, | always for the good and a prominent | agricuturst of that section.
 The Bridgeport Standard in it's West port News says: Frank c. Coley of New Haven. formerly of Westport, son of the Rev. James E. Coley was here day or two ago and from the village bridge took photograph snap shots of his paternal residence. The day was bright and he caught satisfactory nega- lives. The house is very aged and noted as the home of his great-grand father, Taylor Hurlbutt, one of the most infiu- ential and respected citizens here sixty four years, when by act of the legisla- ture Westport was formed from DOT tions of the towns of Norwalk and Fair field.' Il