Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-06

ment have been freshly painted bright red color
 Fred. Pierpont, the dealer in tinware, is moving into the Rodgers house on First ave- nue.
 The schooner Ella F. Long, Capt. Higgins master, arrived in the river yesterday morn ing from Virginia loaded with oysters.
 Captain H. R. Linsley writes home from Rappahannock river that he will commence loading on Wednesday, the Sd inst.
 The question for debate at the chapel of the Second church on Wednesday evening was: 'Is nasty legi>lation more injurious than malicious journalism 2" H c. Rowe took the leading part in the negative and H. D. Russell took the leading part in the af- | frmative, followed by several others. The question was finally decided in the negative. | The next debate will be the last one this sea- | son.
 In the local items from here on Tuesday morning there were two errors, viz: Beebe's delivery wagon should have been the east side instead of the west side, and Lancraft and Lins1ey builders, should have been Lan- craft and Mansfield.
 The rear stoop of the residence of B. A. Huntley on Centre street caught fire on Wed | nesday afternoon from cloth put there that l had been used around the stove. The timely l discovery of the fire and 8 few pails of water thrown on the flames by the owner prevent | ed any further damage.
 | On Wednesday John Deloy, farmer iv. 1 ing on the Crockett place. in the upper part | of the Foxen district, in East Haven, who had been to New Haven with produce, and was returning home, and driving up North | Quirnipiac street at rapid pace was, wher near the residence of Richard Davis, throwr 1 from the wagon. He was knocked senselesf and received ap ugly wound on the arm, just i above the wrist A brother in law of Deloy | stopped the horses Q few rods farther on l Tiff Vansleet, Ed. Bailey and Bella Jacobs picked up the disabled man and carried hin | to the office of Dr. H. E. Stone. The doctor 1 dressed the wounds and started him home l ward once more under care of Charles New | ton. It is feared that the accident is mort serious than was anticipated at first, and tha John will be obliged to keep quiet for som time.
 The annual meeting of Quinn1piac Eagin Go. No. 1 adjourned from Monday evening until Wednesday night, when the thirty frs annual election for officers of the organiza ton took place. H. A. Stevens was re-elect ed foreman, Charles Palmer re elected assist ant foreman and Fred. W. Foote re elected secretary, all unanimously; H. M. Shannon elected treasurer, vice I. l.. Bradley, who de clined a re election. The boys were yer, 10th to accept the declination of MT Bradley
 as he is very popular in their midst and ha
 always been member of the company eve
 since it's organization in 1852. The treas
 urer's report was read and showed balanc of $1O9 in his hands. 4 unanimous vote O
 thanks to the retiring treasurer, MT. Bradley
 was passed amid much applause. commit tee consisting of the officers of the compan. I was appointed to make the arrangements fo the annual picnic.
 l The Selectmen visited the annex Wednes day afternoon They stopped at the bridg
 which covers the sluiceway and talked tn
 matter over of filling it up. The question
 was we'll ventilated. They then visited tn brook near the Bradley Brothers, afte
 which, with Jared Wedmore, one of the bur gesses of the borough they took driv through the principal roads in the annex They found them all in good order notwith standing the hue and cry that has been raised about the bad condition of the highways. There was an unusually full attendance 8 the pew renting Wednesday evening at tn First church, and the sales were very satis factory and were somewhat larger than las year. Yesterday there were only two O. three desirable pews left that were not rented Qulnnlplac Hose company NO. ], at special meeting held at their meeting room last Tuesday night, voted to purchase sixtee1 new fire shirts.
 A boy named Daniel Kiffeather caught ride on team yesterday and dropped of a the corner of Clay and Fillmore streets. H H. Olds double team was directly behind thu boy and before the driver could rein in hi horses they knocked the boy down, cutting him in the head. By the drivers quick worl in pulling up the horses the boy escaped be ing trampled upon.