Morning journal and courier., 1881-05-06
For other Local Matters see Sd and 4th pages
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention

New London has registered 213 dogs thus far.
 Ice formed in the lowlands near Norwich Tuesday night.
 Paul Boyton has escaped from the captivity of the Chilians and arrived in New York Tuesday.
 Mir. Jonah N. Treat, the old well known mason builder is quite i'll at his home on St. John street.
 Senator O. H. Platt will summer in the Ad- irondacks. His health is not as good as could be wished for.
 Five hundred acres, it is claimed, have been or will be planted this with onions year in Westport.
 The new grade of the walk on Park street, from Chapel to Elm, will involve the removal of number of fine elms.
 Rev. Father Walsh, of Waterbury, has been obliged to cease featuring on account of the condition of his health.
 The annual meeting of the Women's Mis- sionary association of Connecticut will be held at the Davenport church next Tuesday.
 A well on the premises of MT. Frederick Bronson, Greenfield Hill, has reached a depth of about 40 feet, 80 feet being through solid rock
 Catherine Wilhelm, who was SO badly in- jured by falling board on State street, will recover, but it is feared will remain disfg- ured for life.
 Mir. H. H. Benedict, the coal merchant, firm of Benedict, Pardee & Go. arrived home on Wednesday from Nassau, where he with his family spent the winter.
 Mrs. Althea Thomas, colored woman liv- ing on State street, Hartford, attempted sui eide by taking laudanum on Wednesday. A physician was called in time.
 young man named Bolles living on South Winthrop street, Hartford, attempted to cut his mothers throat on Tuesday after noon, while laboring under fit of temporary insanity.
 Mir. Wilson Booth, well known builder, actively engaged years ago, being now about S1, is quite sick with pneumonia, and owing to his advanced age his chances of recovery are small.
 The Board of Compensation held a meet ing in room 1O City Hall, last evening to consider the assessments of damages and benefits of property owners in the vicinity of East Rock Park.
 The horse cars commenced yesterday run ming every twelve minutes to Winthrop av- enue on Whalley avenue. The work of making necessary repairs to the track is in progress in Westville.
 The Ecclesiastical society of the Congre- gational church of Greenville at 8 meeting held on Tuesday evening voted to increase the salary of their pastor, Rev. A. J. Sulli- van, from $1 500 to 2,OOO.
 The special committee on water works will and II, City Hall, in reference to the New Haven Water company's rights and fran chises, Friday evening at 7:3O.
 Mir. David J. McEwen, of Oxford, an old and respected citizen, was a week or more ago prostrated by shock of apoplexy, and for some time his chances of recovery were small. He is now improving slowly.
 Mir. William Walter Phelps, the new United States Minister to Austria, and MT. and Mrs. Whitelaw Reid were passengers in the steamer Republic, which sailed yesterday morning. A large number of their friends bade them farewell.
 The ladies will remember that they are specially invited to attend the Farmers club meeting in room 10, Sheffield Hall, at ? p. m. this afternoon and hear ssNew Process Flour' and ''Sugar" talked about by Pro- fessors Johnson and Brewer.
 A stone was thrown through window of Contractor Loomis' train Wednesday even- ing near the East streeet bridge. It struck
 
 den, on the cheek, just below the eye The railroad authorities would like to catch any one stoning trains.