The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-23
Local w eather Report. FOR JANUARY 22, 1900.
Brief Mention.

High water tO-Qay, 4.Ul p. m.
 Bargains in shoes at Howarth Bros < Miss Lillian Rankin of Deep River Is spending the week in this city.
 Superintendent of Police Wrinn was again on duty yesterday, having nearly recovered from his recent indisposition.
 Philander Ferry yesterday sold his bakery on Church street to John G. Beck of Congress avenue: MT. Ferry intends to retire from business.
 Elm City lodge No. 2S4, Brotherhood of Locomotive Bremen, will hold its fifteenth annual reception and concert in New Music hall tomorrow (Wednes- day) evening.
 An institution similar to the Yale Mission has been started at Princeton with an endowment of $1,0O0. Prof w. "A. Wyckoff, author of "The Workers ' will have charge of 1t.
 II F. Rawson of this city was a vis- itor at the perfume plant of c. B. Thompson in Bridgewater last week. MT. Rawson is assistant superintendent of the Adams Express company in this city.
 pr. Gompertz said yesterday that George Staley, who was seriously shocked by live electric wire on State street Saturday, is slowly recovering His limbs are still benumbed and he is very weak.
 H. H. Hackett, Yale 1900, and Allen Yale 19O0S., will lenter the indoor cham pionship tournament of the Seventh Regiment Teams association to be held In New York the week of Washingtons s birthday.
 The Uodian Singing society of West Haven will hold its first rehearsal next Thursday evening in the lecture room of the First M. D. church of West Ha- Nen The work for the season will be zone through at that time.
 The general secretary of the Stam- ford Young Mems Christian assoca- ton, William A. Wells, received Sum- day from John N. Hendrie of Sound Beach check for $500 to be used in the liquidation of the association's nebt.
 winthrop castle, K. G. E., worked two degrees at its meeting last evening"
 Professor Russell H. Chittenden of Yale was considerably better yesterday. His physician, Dr. Rollin McNeil, con- yiders Dr. Chittendens illness mild type of typhoid fever.
 Henry w. Martin of 422 Washington avenue, Bridgeport, and Miss Mary D. Knight of New Haven were married in this city last Wednesday. The cere- mony was witnessed by the near rela- tivee. After a short wedding trip MT. and Mrs. Martin will reside in Bridge port.
 Adeline J. Goodrich, by deed drawn in the office of E. c. Cramer, United States consul of Florence Italy, last month, has transferred to Morris Stein ert the cottage on William street, Nor ris Cove. The land is 135x36 feet and the revenue stamps indicate a price of $1,OOO.
 This evening the officers-elect- of Far ren lodge, A. o. U. w., of Bridgeport will be installed by District Deputy E. D. Mix of this city assisted by J. c. Gal- lagher of this city and other officers Initiation of candidates will also take place A pleasing programme. has been prepared.
 At the offices of the Yale & Towne Lock ManuIdcluTlHS COIlpdHy III oldlfl- ford yesterday it was stated that the places of all the polishers who struck at Branford some time ago have been filled and that the plants at Branford and Stamford are now running to their full capacity.
 The recent heavy rain caused the wa ter in Lake Whitney to rise twenty inches, and on Sunday afternoon it was flowing over the dam at a great rate. The water was seven inches high at the dam, and the water company pumped thousands of gallons into the reservoir with the new pump.
 pr. RuicEholdt, who returned home from the New Haven hospital a few days ago, having recovered from a se were cold which threatened to turn into pneumonia, is confined to his home owing to an unusual accident. In p violent fit of coughing he burst the drum of one of his ears, and will in consequence be confined to the house for two or three weeks yet.