Morning journal and courier., 1880-09-22
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LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Work upon St. Joseph's cathedral, Hart ford, will be resumed next spring.
 Thousands of bushels of apples are rotting on the ground in this State, the crop having been so abundant.
 Judge Beardsley, of Bridgeport, was re- nominated yesterday by the Democrats for Judge of Probate by exclamation.
 MT. George H. Bradley, one of our we'll known old and respected citizens, is serious ly ill at his residence, No. 96 Hill street.
 R. N Searles, the dealer in carpets, etc., whose store is situated at 61 Orange street, has just laid an elegant body Brussels carpet on the floor of the Superior Court room.
 A four-year- daughter of Charles A. May, of High street, near the school house, in Norwich, fell from a third-story window Monday forenoon, breaking one of her legs and fracturing her skull.
 On Monday Deputy Sheriff Stevens at tached Mrs. Munn's millinery store on Colony street, Meriden, for claim of four thousand dollars. There is considerable gossip in Meriden regarding the attachment.
 Mrs. II. H. Elwell, of Norwalk, is seriously ill in Chicago. Her daughter, wife of Major Doty, (formerly of the 4th regiment, ) now a Leadville, is with her. Mrs. ElweIl had been in Minnesota caring for an invalid son.
 The friends of MT. Hyatt P. Minor, son of N. F. Minor, and formerly of this city, will be pained to learn of his death, which oc- cured Sept goth at Sioux City. He was 2s years of age and young man of much prom ise.
 The moon was not sufficiently brilliant last evening to light up the college buildings to the satisfaction of some of the enterprising students, consequently an immense bonfire was in full blast on the campus between II and 12 o'clock.
 The iron steamer which is to be built at Wilmington, Delaware, for the New London steamboat line, will be delivered to the steam boat company about the first of June. Work upon the vessel has already begun. It will be large and handsome boat.
 The adjourned school meeting takes place this morning at o'clock at the Grand Opera House, when the customary business will be transacted. Action will be taken also regard ing the proposed erection of 8 new school building in Fair Haven in the Woolsey sub- district
 Mrs. Merrill, widow of Samuel Merrill who died some ten or fifteen years ago, was buried from the residence of her daughter, Mrs. David B. Woolson, on Ed street, yes- terday afternoon. About two weeks ago she met with a fall which fractured her hip. She was of advanced age.
 The funeral of the late Lafayette s. Foster will take place at the Ra1k church, Norwich, tomorrow the 23d, at 2:3O p. m. The Con- necticut Court of Errors and the Superior State courts will adjourn for the day. A meet ing of the Bar of the New London county to take action commemorative of the loss sus- tained was held yesterday.
 The jury of inquest in the case of Conduc- tor Bacon, killed on the Valley road July 20, have rendered 8 verdict in which they find that the parties responsible for said accident are the railroad company, the engineer, Frank c. Stillman, who was running the freight train at the time of the accident, and the night watchman, Charles Foot.
 At meeting of the Second Company Gov ernor's Foot Guards held last evening, ex- Captain Phile, in behalf of the members, in very fitting words presented Captain Morse with a set of captains epaulets- The captain was taken entirely by surprise, but respond ed feelingly. It was a very pleasant affair for all concerned The company hold their fall parade at Morris Cove tomorrow.