Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-04
For other Local Matters see Sd and 4th pages. ]
LOCAL NEWS.


Brief MenGAOhs
A cold northeastern yesterday rendered fires
and overcoats necessary-which is pretty
we'll for June.
Mr.. Spary, the new leader of Colts band,
was at one time leader of the Howe band in
Bridgeport.
The first open air meeting of the season
takes place tomorrow afternoon at p. m.
at the State House steps
Three cases of smallpox have appeared in
Thompsonville and the people of that place
are correspondingly excited.
The remains of Mrs Pagan, of Naugatuck,
mother of Rev. Mr.. Pagan, passed through
here yesterday, going to Providence for
burial
There was no meeting of the Committee
on Sewers last evening, there not being
quorum present The petitions will be con-
sidered at future meeting.
The body of the Hennessey boy, drowned
a few days ago at Middletown, was found
Thursday near the Air Line bridge pier on
the Portland side of the river.
Horace B. Stoddard, aged 80, for fifteen
years a fireman at the Bridgeport Gas works,
dropped dead with apoplexy Thursday after
noon. He served in the old 18th G. v.
There will be the usual gospel meeting in
English Hall tomorrow night. Every one at
tending is to be presented with a copy of the
revised version of the gospel of st. John.
The remains of Mrs. Esther E. Garfield,
late assistant matron at the Home for the
Friendless, were inferred in Newtown ceme-
terry, Rev. Mr.. Wilkins, of that place, ofici-
ating at the interment.
At the free vaccinations this week at the
public schools selected for the purpose 5000
persons have been vsccinated. The work
will have to be continued next week, COM
mencing next Tuesday. 1t is done directly
after the school sessions close.
A council of Bridgeport physicians re-
moved a tumor from the left side of the lit
tie daughter of Mr.. Matthew Shannon, resid-
ing on PARROT street, Wednesday, and she is
now doing we'll She exhibited unusual cour-
age in undergoing the operation.
= The Committee on Printing held meeting
last evening at room IA City Hall, and voted
not to publish the city charter in the daily
papers. The matter of printing notices of
meetings and orders in all of the city papers
was considered, but no decision was reached.
Owing to the threatening aspect of the
weather yesterday afternoon the race that
was to have taken place between the special
class and picked crew of the High School
at o'clock at Whitney Lake twill occur this
afternoon at the same time and place.
On Thursday evening at o'clock the men
haden steamer Emily A. Foote, Captain James
n. Hewlett, came into New London harbor
having in tow q schooner-half filled with
water. The schooner was the Ringleader and
had been found abandoned and boarded by
the captain and several of the whaling schoon-
or E. H. Hatfield of Edgartown. which then
proceeded on her voyage.
The strawberry festival season will be
opened next week by the ladies of the Chapel
street and Wesley chapel NJ. E. churches,
who invite their friends to the skating rink
day evenings, the 9Th and 9th inst The
ample accommodations of this building will
enable them to entertain large crowd, and
we have no doubt it will be we'll filed
A meeting of notable gentlemen was held
at the residence of ex-President Woolsey yes
terday to take action with reference to Sc
curing reform in the divorce laws of the
State. Among those present were Bishop
Williams, Judge Shipman, President Foss of
Middletown, Judge o. s. Seymour, Rev. Dr.
Bacon Rev. Mr.. Palmer of Bridgeport sub
committee consisting of Prof. S. E. Baldwin
and Judge Shipman was appointed on the
subject of procedure in divorce cases in this
State