Morning journal and courier., 1881-08-01
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.


 There are 43 lawyers, 45 physicians and 2s clSrgymen in Bridgeport.
 Rev. Mir. Elliott, formerly of Madison, preached at Center church yesterday.
 Warner Brothers' employees, corset makers, Bridgeport, picnicked at Parlor Rock, eight car loads, on Saturday.
 The quarterly meeting of the Second Regi- ment Officers association takes place in this city Wednesday afternoon.
 Maud s. is to trot against time on Charter Oak Park, Hartford, on the third day of the circuit meeting, August 25th.
 MT. Daniel L. Carpenter, of the firm of Monson &ssCarpenter, we regret to state, is quite seriously i'll at his residence.
 The Washington Park M. E. church, East Bridgeport, will soon make extensive improvements in their church property.
 The regular monthly meeting of the Board of Aldermen will be held this evening. In the absence of Mayor Robertson acting Mayor waddock will preside.
 The August term of the United States Dis- trict Court will commence in this city on the first Tuesday of September, instead of the fourth Tuesday in August.
 The bath house committee will meet at City Hall on Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock for the purpose of making tour of inspec- tion of the city bath houses.
 Company c, Fifth battalion, Bridgeport, picnic at Parlor Rock to-day, taking with them Wheeler & Wilson's band and making street parade before starting of.
 Wreckers are attempting to raise the yacht Sophia, which foundered of Bridgeport, but the depth of water in which she lies makes the task one of extreme difficulty.
 Rev. Dr. Stifer, of this city, is among the clergymen announced to preach at the ten days camp meeting to be held at Martha's Vineyard, commencing the evening of August 7th.
 The Fifth 0. V. back bounty of $1OO per man applies only to such members as enlisted prior to July 22d, 1861, who by reason of an error in enlistment papers did not get the money.
 A drummsrs' convention is to be held at Oroffut's Grove, Derby, August 18th, under the auspices of the Derby Thunder drum corps Many drum corps are intending to be present.
 Ambrose Ball, charged with theft of $247 from Joseph King, was bound over in the City Court on Saturday under bonds of $1 ,OOO. He was unable to furnish bonds and went to jail.
 Taxes unpaid today are subject to the legal penalty, 9 per cent. per annum. Collector Futile received Saturday $159, 800, making 8 total of half million collected out of a total .e .I,o,,E @ono Onn
 The rife team of Company B, Fourth regi.. ment has challenged the team of Company K, Stratford, to shoot military match at 200 and 800 yards, best two in three, the first match to take place at Seaside range August II.
 seven-yea--old boy named Allie Thayer, of ,Branford, visiting Mrs. Frank Hall, in Russelrs large house on South Colony street fell from tree the other evening and struck on his head. He was insensible for while, but was out next day.
 Officer Boucher discovered sparks issuing from the tall chimney of the Damn Bros factory on Franklin street Saturday night Bremen from As house attended. The fire was found confined inside the chimney. No damage except from breaking in the door.
 Mr. A. N. Hawley, the owner of the well known vineyard in Hawleyville, says worm called the French worm is eating the life from the leaves of his vines, and he does not expect there will be green leaf in his large vineyard month hence. The worm is minute thing scarcely discernible at the first glance. The juices of the leaf are eaten' leaving it of a bleached color.