Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-03
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Rector Roberts of the Episcopal church Plainville, rendered his resignation Sunday. to take needed rest from labor.
 Gospel meeting at English Hall this Tues day evening at 8 o'clock, conducted by the Rev. Woodford D. Shock. All are invited
 Engineer Stillman, who was injured at the recent Valley railroad accident, is rapidly re- covering, and the coroners inquest will soon resume their sessions.
 A fire last evening, seen from the wharf al the West Haven shore gave rise to the re- port that the barn at Waverly Grove was burning. It was ascertained to be brush on fire some distance beyond.
 Holyoke, Mass, received last year over the Holyoke and Westfeld branch of the New Haven and Northampton road upward of 100000 tons of freight, chiefly coal iron, cotton and West India goods.
 The efforts of the journeymen barbers of Hartford to have the shops closed at 8 o'clock, except Saturday night, have been crowned with success, and the new move ment went into effect last evening.
 A fire which broke out in Page & Hosford s paper mill at North Bridgeport, yesterday morning at Il o'clock, did but little damage and is covered by insurance The fire first appeared under the bleaching boiler.
 The Young Mems Christian Association of this city, with those of Meriden and Walling- ford, unite in an excursion to Dinah's Rock on the Starin one week from to-day. Friends of the Association are also invited
 The Sunday school of the Second Congre- gationaI church, Fair Haven have their an- nual excursion to-day, going to High Rock Grove The party will number several hun dred and many friends will accompany.
 The Hartford and New York Steamboat Company have leased the steamer State of New York to the Stonington steamboat line for the remainder of the season. The State will take the place of the wrecked Narragan- sett.
 One of the children in family living on Main street, New London, died yesterday morning of diphtheria. Four other persons in the same family are sick with that dread disease. The cause has been traced by the physicians to the condition of the privy vaults on the premises.
 Next Thursday, August 5th, the Connecti- cut Pharmaceutical Association will hold it's first summer meeting at Kitemaug, on the Thames, by special invitation of the Hon. H. H. Osgood, of Norwich a former president of the association. The New Haven drug gists will be represented at the meeting.
 Two Hartford workmen jumped on to the Boston express yesterday noon at the depot in that city, to ride few hundred feet and jump off. The train was going fast, when one of them named John Carroll jumped. He had his jaw bone broken. The other was afraid to jump and went on to Springfield
 Charles, eldest son of Mir. Charles Pall- man. died in Tyler City yesterday of heart disease. He was Q promising young man in his 1Gth year, and many friends will sympa- thize with MT. and Mrs. Pallman in their sad bereavement There will be requiem mass at St. Boniface church tomorrow morning at o'clock.
 The disease among the horses that has killed so many in the northern part of the State, has made it's appearance in this city and quite number of them died with it last week. The best that can be done for the horse in this condition is to renovate their system and purify their blood as it attacks the iIl-conditioned horses first.
 Messrs. S. Peck < Co. have got out bronze medallions of the Presidential candidates, something unique and tasty, and they are now on sale in this city. It is expected that there will be a large demand for them. Messrs. s. Peck & Go. have made extensive improvements in their already large manufac- tory, and their business is increasing. They manufacture many specialties