Morning journal and courier., 1881-06-14

LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.
Southport dogs killed twelve sheep re-
Gently.
The Rev. Mr.. Freeland will be installed
over the Congregational church in Thomas
ton to-day.
The annual State Temperance picnic will
be held July at Lyman Viaduct on the Air
Line road.
The Yale base ball nine has arranged to
play the Metropolitans on the Polo grounds
in New York on the Fourth of July.
Nearly all the bricklayers, masons and
plasterers of Bridgeport were idle yesterday
on account of strike for higher pay.
Montowese Lodge, I. o. o. F., of this
city, will be visited this evening by delega-
ton from Arcanum Lodge, of Bridgeport.
The eleventh annual reunion of the Veter-
an Masonic association of this State will be
held in Birmingham, June %, beginning at
IL a. m.
Rev. H. c. Woodruff, of Northport Long
Island, occupied the pulpit of the Black
Rock Congregational church, Bridgeport,
Sunday.
The steamer Grand Republic came into
Bridgeport harbor about o'clock Sunday
afternoon with about !, 100 New York excur-
sionists on board.
The Chatfield Guard, of Waterbury, Capt.
Spencer, 80 men, decorated the graves of
their deceased comrades on Sunday. There
were eight graves.
Ex-Alderman Adam Miller of this city lost
a valuable horse by lockjaw Saturday, and
Mr.. George A Brooks, of New London, lost
one by lockjaw Sunday evening.
The New Haven branch of the Woman's
Board of Missions will hold its monthly
meeting in the Center church chapel to-day
at quarter before three O'Clock p. m.
The pharmacy commission are receiving
applications for druggists licenses all the
time, and will have large number of certifi.
Gates to issue when they meet June %.
A fine bunch of bananas, grown in the
conservatory of DIR. Crane, is displayed IL
the window of E. E. Hall & Son. They are
probably the first ever raised in this city.
The meeting os the st. Francis branch OF
the Land League was addressed Sunday even
4uB ny AO"A nSOhO coASH AeSJ -~O>a' 80
spirited sp ech. There was large attend
ance.
A barn on the Abrigador, Waterbury, be
longing to Peter Riley, valued at 5000, was
burned Sunday morning together with its
contents, consisting of several old hacks,
other vehicles and a horse.
Laurel Hill canary bird bearing the dig.
nifed title of Sol. winslow' has, besides
the sweet MARBLE of his species, power tc
initiate the. bobolink and the notes of 6
French clock.-Norsoich Bulletin.
Congressman Wait, who has been seriously
i'll at the home of his son-in-law, Col. H. w
Hoyt, in Greenwich, is SO far recovered as to
be taking outdoor exercise and is expected to
return to his home at Norwich in day OF
two.
E. c. Fred. H. Waldron, P. E. G. Eli S.
the beautiful Knights Templar service for the
dead at Centerville on Sunday over the grave
of the late Leverett Hitchcock. We were in
error in the list as published yesterday.
DIR. R. w. Browne, of New London, re-
ceived dispatch from Newport yesterday
L
T. Browne, of the Powhattan, was seriously
i'll. He is suffering with an affection of the
brain and there is but slight hope of his re-
covery.
Cards are out for the marriage of Mr. Geo.
P. Wiltshire and Miss Anna NJ Marshall
granddaughter of Mrs Martha Barry The
ceremony takes place at st. Paul's P. E.
church, Newport, KY, Wednesday, at 6
p. m. Mr.. Wiltshire is graduate of Yale
class of 1871, and highly esteemed gentle
man having many friends in this city.
Miss Eloise Wallace, daughter of Mr.. VIM.
Wallace of Ansonia, was married Saturday
morning to Polish count, whom she met in
Europe and who accompanied her to this
country. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. E. P. Payson and was very quiet,
none but the immediate family of the bride
being present Both will travel on this con-
tinent until the fall, and left Ansonia on Sat-
urday evening.
The social gathering at the rooms of the
Young Women's Christian association on
Wednesday evening of this week will have
the additional attraction of fine musical en-
tertainment by Prof. Green, assisted by his
pupils, many of whom are leading singers in
the various choirs of the city. The exercises
commence at 7:45 and are free to all, espe-
cially young women, whether members or not.