Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-19
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Hon. James Gallagher speaks tonight at English Hall, also MT. Stoops and others.
 MT. c. l.. Noble will tell the story of his conversion on Sunday evening at the Cedar Hill Union Mission.
 Rev. Father Kennedy will sail for Europe next Wednesday, on his way to Rome. He expects to be gone three months.
 MT. O. P. Augur, of Whitneyville, lost one of his fine matched pair of grays recently. The animal died of kidney disease.
 The house of MT. Joseph Keller, at Fair field Woods, was recently entirely destroyed by fire, together with most of the household furniture.
 The old Green is day by day donning it's spring color, while the depressions with their large icy patches recall the reign of the past severe winter.
 At English Hall Sunday night there will be a special testimony meeting, at which testi- monies will be given by those who have been benefited through the meetings at the hall.
 The Rev. John Lyon, pastor of the Uni versalist church, Bridgeport, has made ar- engagements for week of meetings in his church, commencing Sunday evening March 20.
 Julius A. Preston has sold his interest in the Empire Transportation company, and will start new company which will have 50 or 60 boats, about 20 of which will be built at once.
 Dion Boucicault will be at the New Haven Opera House the 18th and 16th of April in ''The Shaughraun.' On Sunday evening, the 17th, he will hold levee and will talk concerning the state of affairs in Ireland.
 MT. Patrick McGlynn, who was killed last week at the Water street crossing it is said, was on his way to secure an axe that he had left to be ground, when, in crossing the track, he was struck by the train and killed.
 Rev. Mir. Tremaine, in response to the de- sire of many, will repeat at St. Johns Epis- copal church, Sunday morning, the discourse delivered by him at Trinity church, March 9th in the series of united Lenten service sermons.
 Governor Bigelow will choose the regiment to represent Connecticut at the Yorktown, Virginia, Centennial, and the regiment se- lected will have neither spring or fall pa- rade, and will take no part in the fall en- campment
 Mr. Fred. Shelton, son of Deacon G. w.. Shelton, who met with serious accident in New York few weeks since, started Thurs day for the South, hoping by few weeks' soiourn there, to restore his shattered health and strength.
 Two Danbury boys, Arthur BoughtOn and John Damn, were fooling with pistol Mon day afternoon in Main street. The result was that Boughton got ball in his arm. The ball was extracted, making an ugly wound, but no serious damage is anticipated.
 There is to be a special session of the Grand Encampment, I. O. O. F., at Odd Fellows Hall in New Haven, Tuesday, March 29, at 10 a. m., to hear the report of the special committee on paraphernalia. A meeting of the district deputies will be held in the afternoon.
 Miss Agnes Lewis, eldest daughter of Rev. A. N. Lewis, of Westport, who broke her leg just above the ankle while at school and coasting at Mount Holyoke this winter, has returned home and is now able to move about with crutches. This is said to be the third time this young lady has suffered like mishap.