Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-02

Full blown arbutus has been picked in Yalesville.
 The Edwin Forrest Social club have grand soiree at Germania Hall Easter Monday even- ing, April 18th.
 Mrs. Jane J., wife of Silss w. Robbins, we'll known Hartford lady, died yesterday, aged forty eight.
 The masons and bricklayers have had their pay raised to $2.75 per day, the raise com mencing April 1st.
 Mir. Joseph Gile is away at the old home stead in New Hampshire having been called home owing to the illness of his father.
 A case of varioloid was discovered in the northeastern part of the city last evening, and the patient was taken to the pest house.
 The bridge on the Air Line road at Rock fall, Middlefeld, has been thoroughly re- paired, and trains are running over it regu- larly now.
 Ira A. Parmelee, of Seymour, was found dead in his bed yesterday morning. He was we'll known blacksmith of the town. Heart disease it is supposed, was the cause.
 The railroad mems prayer meeting, in their rooms in the Woolsey block, Meadow street, tomorrow evening, will be led by Shore
 
 Line engineer, and the railroad qu0rtette will sing.
 Right Rev. Bishop McMahon administered confirmation to one hundred and forty peo- pie in Mystic Thursday. Rev Fathers Brod- erick and Lenahan of New London, assisted in the ceremony
 Mir. N. w. Blackman, of Huntington, re- turned from his three months trip to Florida last Monday. He has set out an orange grove at Apopka and thinks of spending next winter there.
 H. E. Smith, the Broadway grocer, is about to erect a brick dwelling house on George street, near Gilbert Arthur Treat will do the mason work and Charles Clark, of West Haven, the joiner work.
 There is a movement among some young Irishmen of this city to institute new court of the Ancient Order of Foresters. A num- Der have already signiied their willingness to join and the indications point to a prosper ous beginning
 William H. Sweeney, who has been con- nected with Brown, Bolton & Co.'s for the past six months recently accepted position with J. T. Roach & Co.,, importing milliners in Worcester, Mass. His departure will be regretted by many friends.
 At the English Hall temperance meeting tonight Mir. w. S. Bailey, of Norwalk, will speak. Mir. Bailey is a nephew of B. F. Bailey, and Q most interesting speaker. Sun- day night MT. Collins will speak The sub ject will be ''Clothed with strange apparel"
 Engine No. 1. of the New Haven and Der by railroad, has returned and taken her place on the road. She has had thorough over hauling in the way of new cylinders and oth- CT machinery, and appears to be as good as new.
 Mrs. William c. James, for many years an old and respected resident of this city, died at her residence on Olive street yesterday morning Her husband died some years ago. She leaves two sons, George James, who is in the hat business, and Charles F., who is in the druggists sundries business in Boston.
 We had an opportunity yesterday to exam inc the large fire and burglar proof safe built by Messrs. Thomson & Co.,, of this city, for the Tax Collectors office, and to be delivered in the City Hall to-day. The dimensions are, seven feet high, five feet wide, weight about five tons. It is very fine piece of work in the safe line. Messrs. Thomson & Co., are to be congratulated and deserve the success they are meeting with.
 NewtOVVn EPIscOPal PRrIsh-New Rector. The Rev. George Morris Wilkins of New York, has been unanimously called to be- come rector of Trinity parish, Newtown. Mir. Wilkins was in Newtown this week and ac- cepted the call much to the satisfaction of Trinity church parishioners. He takes charge rho Gnnnndnr