Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-19
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Harper's for November has been received by T. H. Pease tE Son.
 Owing to house cleaning the Institute li- brary will be closed today.
 Malley's grand opening of fall and winter fashions takes place tomorrow.
 A bicycle race takes place at Hamilton Park this afternoon at o'clock between members of the New Haven and Meriden clubs
 Cynthia Porter, of Avon, aged 97, died of old age recently. She was the last survivor of family of eleven children, and greatly esteemed.
 Ezel Lodge, K. of F., gives it's eleventh annual grand sociable on the evening of Nov. 17th at the Grays' armory. As usual it will be very successful.
 The opening of fall and winter styles of millinery by R. A. D. A. Sperry, No. 1O6 Orange street, will take place on Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 18th and 2Oth.
 A little girl five years old, daughter of Mrs. Thayer, 19O Hamilton street, has been thrice bitten by savage dog, the last time quite severely in the leg. The dog should be killed.
 Mr. Wm. H. Vanderbilt has secured the valuable services of ''Uncle'' Joseph Rich ardson, of Bridgeport, for experimenting the immediate rebuilding of his burnt car depot and stables destroyed by fire last week.
 Mr. Robert Camp, of Middlebury, who has raised several bushels of fine peaches this summer, picked the last of his crop on the 17th, following at least two severe frosts, and they were as nice and fresh as the best the season afforded.
 The First Baptist church in Stratford was dedica Sunday. There was a large at tendance. Rev. W. T. Dixon. of Brooklyn, conducted the services, assisted by the Meth odist pastor. Rev. MT. Seymour, and Rev, MT. Pogson, of Bridgeport
 A new locomotive that sexpected to make ninety miles an hour has recently been built for the Pennsylvania railroad company. The engine is built after a new model, and if sue cessful will probably be introduced on tho @ xpress trains of every trunk line
 The North church in New Haven has taker concurrent action with the Dwight Place Congregational church in declining fellow ship with the church in Ansonia on account of it's unjust action towards Charles DuranG in refusing him his right of appeal to tho consociation.
 At 10 o'clock Thursday morning the rail road commissioners will give hearing al their office in Hartford on the petition fol the abatement of locomotive whistling or the New York, New Haven and Hartford and the New York and New England roadl through that city.
 Governor R. D. Hubbard will deliver thu civic address at the dedication of the Sey mour monument, Colin NJ. Ingerson, of New Haven that on Governor Seymour's militar, life, and Captain John G. Root, cashier O the American national bank, the Mason ad dress. The dedication will occur on Thurs day of next week.
 The Republican convention to nominate candidate for Senator from the Fifth distric will meet on Tuesday, Oct. 25th, at 11:3O a m, in the Waterbury police court room, Cit. Hall. AS before stated, the district nov comprises the towns of Waterbury, Nauga tuck, Wolcott, Middlebury, Southbury, OK ford, Beacon Falls, Bethany and Prospect.
 At the recent meeting of the oyster grow CTS Frederick Beardsley of Stratford, William M. Merwin of Milford, Charles w. Hoyt O Norwalk and Jeremiah Smith and Henry c Rowe of New Haven were appointed com mittee to draft answers to the printed blankl of the oyster commission regarding the tax ation of oyster grounds.