Morning journal and courier., 1880-12-01
For Additional Local News see Sd and 4th Page
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Brief Mention. The Republican Town convention takes pIace at room 10 Insurance building tonight. The Southern Connecticut Poultry assoc1a- tion meets at 2O9 Chapel street this evening. The United States steamer Powhatan ar rived in New London yesterday morning, where she will lie awaiting orders
 The cost of the proposed trip of the Sedg- wick Guard, Bridgeport, to the inauguration is figured at $1,OOO, including the expense of band.
 Lester Robinson, leader of the Howe band, Bridgeport, is about to retire from that posi- tion. complimentary benefit is to be given him next Tuesday evening
 Two children of MT. John Sheridan, on Methodist street, New London, have died with diphtheria since Thanksgiving day. Another little one was thought to be dying yesterday.
 Captains Ambrose Lester and Hiram Chap ell, while dragging for an anchor in New London harbor Monday, brought up the boiler head of the tug Wallace, blown up with such fatal results in 1872.
 John R. Cummins has removed his saloon from No. 136 Court street to 31 Gregson street, rear of the postoffice. This was made necessary by changes being made by Barker & Ransom in their livery improvements.
 The New Haven County Temperance Union will hold a convention at Madison to-day in the Congregational church. There will be addresses by Rev. w. II. Pogson of Bridge port Rev. B. M. Adams of New Haven and others.
 Miss Georgie Cayvan, the popular elocu- tionist, whom so many heard with such pleas ure at her appearances here last winter at Davenport and Dwight Place churches, is to appear at the New Haven Opera House on the 18th of December.
 A telephone was yesterday placed in the office of F. c. & A. E. Rowland, builders of machinery, No 53 Chapel street, also at the store of A. S5 B. Edmunson, plumbers, No. Atwater's block, and at the market of Jacob P. Richards, 42j State street.
 The result of the vote for the rifle at St. Johns fair, now going on in Woods build ing, corner of George and Church streets, is as follows: H. G. Lewis 16, F. J. Reynolds 1O J. B. Robertson ', J. A. Sperry 6, D. R. Wright 3, J. Reyn olds (Town Agent) ?, s. E. Merwin ?.
 The ladies of the Women's Temperance Union will hold their annual meeting for the election of officers this afternoon at o'clock at the hall of the Young Mems Christian As sociation. All interested are invited to be present. The report of the work of the soci- ety for the year will be presented.
 The Police Commissioners were in session last evening, but aside from approving mis- ceIlaneous bills did no business The pay roll for the month of October will be ap- proved to-day. Jeremiah Donnelly and Mi chael Eagan applied for positions on the force and their applications were ordered on file.
 Willard Perkins, the 4OO-pound fat man of Waterbury, was recently elected president of the Inner Circle of the Knights of Pythias of that place, and the lodge had an ornamental chair made large enough for him to sit down in while discharging his official duties with them. The chair is three and half feet wide.
 A hearing on heavy suit began in the Su- perior Court room, Bridgeport, yesterday morning, before H. T. Blake as committee. The action is brought by the First National bank of New Canaan against Charles P. Com stock to recover on note of $1O,OOO. The bank holds the note, but the defense claims that the claim it represents is not valid for the reason that there was no consideration.
 Travels Abroad.
 Rev. I. c. Meserve will give the third of his familiar talks on his travels abroad in Davenport church this evening. Subject, '"The journey from Naples up Mt. Vesuvius and return.'' This will be one of the most interesting of the series. Admittanee free Ns ooIIoo4;o,, md nIl n,.o fronl,r ;,,ritod