Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-02


 Brief Mention.
 Colts band gave another in the series of open air concerts at Hartford last evening.
 George Kingsburys barn in Stafford was struck by lightning recently and his two cows were killed.
 John W. Stedman has sold his Norwalk house and will remove to Hartford with his family July 10.
 Robert Reinhardt is in the Bridgeport jail charged with attempting to wreck train on the Housatonic road
 Rev. E. P. Cleveland will be ordained and installed in the Presbyterian church at Moro ton next Thursday evening.
 Rev. Spencer H. Bray, of the East Congre- Rational church. will preach Sunday evening on 'America and Its Future"
 The New London whaling schooner Era, Captain John O. Spicer, Groton. master, sailed for Greenland yesterday.
 The Pharmacy commission met in this city yesterday at Dr. Jewett's office and conclud ed their business for the present.
 Mr. William Ridgeley Leaken, graduate of Trinity, class of 80, has been elected as-
  College, Annandale, N. Y.
 WE Burritt, member of Go. A, Water bury, died recently of typhoid fever while on a visit to his parents in Roxbury. Fifteen members attended his funeral.
 The Bridgeport Rife club shot a return match with the Yale College Rifle club in this city Thursday afternoon. The Bridgeport team won by score of SIS to 3O3.
 Hiram Camp, president of the New Haven Garrettsville, O., will speak at the English Hall gospel meeting Sunday night.
 According to the Paris American Register of June 18th, the Rev. W. l.. Gage and A. D. vorce and wife, of Hartford, are at London, and E. Barber, of this city, at Paris.
 Mortimer Osgood, while scraping the mast of a vessel at New London Thursday, fell to the deck-twenty feet. His fall was broken by rope and he escaped with bruises.
 At the meeting of New Haven Council No. l, Order of Chosen Friends, held last evening, the officers were installed, one person initia- ted, and eleven were proposed for member ship.
 Beginning tomorrow there will be Sun- day collection of letters from the lamp post letter boxes within that portion of the city bounded by State, Grove, York and George streets.
 Sheriff Byxbee was in Waterbury yesterday morning summoning witnesses to appear be- fore the grand jury in New Haven next Tues day to testify in the case of State vs George French.
 The ambitious and patriotic youths of this city particularly requested to read the Mayors proclamation regarding the celsbra- ton of the Fourth. It will be found in the advertising columns.
 A gentleman visiting in Whitneyville went out trolling for bass and pickerel on Lake Whitney Thursday and caught one of the largest pickerel taken out of the lake this year. Its weight was two pounds and ten ounces.
 Three of the deer at Starin's Glen Island escaped the other day from their enclosure and swam across the channel to Neptune Home Island One was recaptured. The oth- CTS swan to the mainland and have not been heard from.
 General L. A. Dickinson assumed the of flee of postmaster of Hartford yesterday. The Hon. Jeremiah Olney, of Thompson, be- gan his duties as school fund commissioner. Carnot O. Spencer, of Essex, has been ap- pointed chief clerk in place of William H. Pond.
 The squan yesterday afternoon picked up the dust and scattered it with such fury as to frighten horses and make driving dangerous business for a short time small boy standing on Canal Dock suddenly missed his hat, and the next moment saw it peacefully landed at Long Wharf.
 The steamer Bristol, of the Fall River line, bound for New York, broke her rudder Thursday night of Watch Hill, and had to be lowed into New London by the steamer Newport. Fifteen of the Bristors passengers came to this city on the morning Shore Line train yesterday, and went through to New York.
 The Odd Fellows Mutual Aid association has admitted ten new members. Benefits were voted for the heirs of Adolphus Fl. Lane, who died in Milwaukee May 4th, $1,- 5OO of Martin Bernhardt, who died in this city June Fist, $2,ooO; and of Valentine Leppert, who died at West Stratford June 10th, $1, 800.
 MT. Fred H. Benton, of this city, who so successfully managed the skating rink last winter, has taken the agency in this city for English and American bicycles, and will open the rink on Dwight street with complete stock of new machines, plain and nickle, with the new parallel bearings. The formal open ing will take place next Wednesday evening, but on Monday, the 4th, the rink will be open for the renting of machines.