Morning journal and courier., 1881-07-30
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LOCAL NEWS.
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Brief Mention
 A scarcity of sea food, but plenty of water left in the Sound.
 Prof. Loomis, of Yale. is engaged in study ing the appearance of the new comet.
 Mitchell sells the Hartford Sunday Journal on Sunday mornings at his news office.
 A. B. Hendricks is occupying the cottage of ex-Alderman Fulton on Beach street, West Haven.
 Rev. R. G. s. McNeille, of Bridgeport, has been sick for several days with rheumatic malarial fever.
 Warren Phelps, S6 years old, an esteemed citizen of winsted, died suddenly yesterday. He leaves $1OO,OOO.
 The annual State festival of the Turner's takes place in New Britain from the 2Oth to the 23d of August.
 The annual reunion of Company F, First Connecticut Heavy Artillery, will be held at Skeeles', Savin Rock, August 30.
 Rev Mir. Harris at tEe St. John street M E. church officiates tomorrow. Next week he expects to start on his vacation. He has been intending trip to Europe.
 The early evening down train from Hart ford Thursday evening was twice delayed. Two eccentric rods were broken, one little this side of Meriden, the other four miles fur ther on.
 There will be meeting at the Seamen's Bethel tomorrow Sunday afternoon and evening. Rev Mir. Martin will speak in the afternoon. Good speakers are expected in tue evening.
 Willis Bunnell, of Fair Haven, gave the commercial travellers a sample of his profes- sional walking yesterday afternoon. A throng of people witnessed the effort and he was fre- quently cheered.
 The sharpie race on the Quinnipiac river Fair Haven, this afternoon will no doubt create much interest. It begins at ? o'clock. Three classes of boats contest and the ar engagements are as already given.
 B. C. Lake, the auctioneer, will sell the William N Barnett homestead, fronting on the green in West Haven, at II o'clock Mon day. The lot is 333 by 300 feet, and is a very desirable piece of property.
 MT. Henry Bingham, of New London, who / was bitten by tarantula nearly two months ago. has not fully recovered from the poison ous sting yet. Thursday it was necessary to lance the wound to relieve the pain.
 As will be seen by advertisement, Mir. AL phonso Thi1l has returned to his old quarters, No. 36 Center street, which has been reftted ;n excellent style. A new stock of goods has made up for customers in the highest style of art
 At late meeting of the Odd Fellows Mu- tual Aid association in New Haven, twelve new members were admitted and five bene- fits of $1 800 were voted, three of them be- ing to the heirs of John Haller, Anton Reid denger and William H. Wilson, late of Bridgeport.
 The fourth annual reunion of the Connec- ticut Cavalry association will be held at New Haven Wednesday, August 17. The com rades will be met on the arrival of the trains and escorted to Grand Army Hall, where the business meeting will be held at Il o'clock. Dinner will be served at 3 o'clock.
 The temperance meeting at English Hall tonight will be conducted by Mrs M. L.. Durand, who gave 8 most interesting address in the hall last Sunday evening. Other speak CTS will be present and good meeting is e1- pecCeo. NIT. Collns suOJect Lo-norro" oVen- ing will be ssThe Word of the Lord'
 w. w. Harral, Bridgeport man, proposes to make trip from that place to Glen Island in boat drawn by a kite to-day. The kite he will use is fourteen feet high and eleven feet wide, and has a surface of about 100 square feet. The line is about 600 feet long. He will be accompanied by reporter of the New York HerG1d and John Habberton, the author.