Morning journal and courier., 1881-03-22
For other Local Matters see Sd and 4th pAges.l
LOCAL NEWS.
RrTaF Mention.

The big horse of the Barnum show was shod Monday. He will be rode in the street procession by Chang, the giant,
 The Grays at meeting held last evening voted to parade with Admiral Foote Post in honoring the dead on Decoration day.
 A meeting of the Committee on Building Lines was called for last evening, but no bus mess was transacted, there not being quorum.
 The Connecticut Reporters association will meet in Hartford on Fast day, April 15, for the election of officers for the ensuing year, the annual dinner and other business.
 The fine dwelling house corner of Stanley nate Springfeld) and Ellsworth streets will be sold at auction this forenoon at Il o'clock It is splendid opportunity for investment
 The recorded transfers of real estate yes terday were Henry Herrick to Henry Bron- son, 115 feet on Mansfield street Stiles Mansfield to Elihu Watrous, 13O feet on Clin- ton avenue.
 The spring influx of French families into Norwich has begun, and hardly athrough train comes south now on the Norwich and Wor- cester road without leaving its quota at the mill villages.
 Mrs Katharine, wife of Wm. Holmes, died yesterday, after an illness of three years with cancer, at her residence, No. 21 Greene street. Her husband is quite ill with indan- nation of the bowels.
 The frost is about out of the ground In a number of houses yesterday, where the water pipes had been frozen for a couple of months past, the frost finally relaxed it's hold and the water made it's appearance again.
 Traffic in skunk skins in New London is developing into alarming proportions. One firm on Main street has so many of the pun gent pelts stored on their premises that keen olfactories can get hot scent half block of.
 A public meeting of residents who are in- terested in the expected advance of rents for the first of May, to get an expression of opinion in the matter, is to be held at room Il Insurance building this evening at 8 o'clock.
 The Lowell Mason society of Yale gives a complimentary concert to Yale Theological seminary and it's friends on Thursday even- ing, March 24, at Marquand chapel. No doubt it will be an occasion of interest and pleasure to many.
 MT. F. w. Guion, for two years organist of St. Paul's church, has been named by the music committee of St. Thomas church for the ensuing year. Mir. Guion has resigned his position at the Jewish Synagogue from the first of May.
 Sunday evening masduerade surprise party was given at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. I. Strouse to their son Simon, at No. 132 Wooster street. The party proved an entire success, owing to the good manage ment of the committee.
 Joseph Tanning, jr., aged IS, was tried in the City Court for the theft of 8 shirt valued at eighty-seven cents, the property of Charles Camp, of Hamilton street. The accused was found guilty and sentenced to fourteen days imprisonment in the county jail.
 Lieutenant Draine, Sergeant Potter, Quar- termaster Bunnell and others of the Greeley Continentals waited upon General Greeley at his residence last evening and returned to his care the fine banner presented the Conti- nentals by General Greeley's daughter during the late presidential campaign. The General accepted the charge and the visitors were most pleasantly entertained.