Morning journal and courier., 1882-07-19
LOCAL NEWS.

Brief Mention.
 Harper's for August is received and for sale by T. H. Pease Son.
 Sullivan, the pugilist, passed through here yesterday bound for Boston.
 This afternoon at Hamilton Park the law yers' nine will endeavor to beat the newspa- per nine.
 Over one hundred Gatlins guns manufac- tured at the Colt shops, Hartford, are in use in and about Alexandria.
 Malaria was never known to be as preva- lent in Kensington and some other parts of the State as at the present time.
 The County Commissioners yesterday granted licenses to Charles Green, of East Haven and Springer & Go, brewers of filling town.
 The remains of John NJ. Lee, who died in Pueblo, Col, will be buried from the resi- dence of J. G. Payne, West Haven, Wednes. day, at 10: 80 a. m.
 There was hardly a hack to be found in Bridgeport yesterday. Nearly ali were in at- tendance at the funeral of the late MT. Mar quand in Southport.
 Mir. s. G. Davidson, of Bethany, is pre- pairing the annual pamphlet for the Wood bridge and Bethany Agricultural society, of which he is secretary.
 While the lodge room is closed for fresco- ing and other improvements, the Odd Eel lows transact their business in their ante room in the same building.
 The new freight yard at the New York and New Haven freight depot is nearly ready for the laying of the new tracks. The improve mants are on an extensive scale
 Norwich Temple of Honor picnic at Savin 'kooA-next week Wednesday. They come by the fine new steamer Block Island, of which 8 description was given yesterday.
 Of the $1OO,O0O needed for Masonic Home in this State, $5,OOO has been raised. A subscription of $6 by each Connecticut Mason would complete the fund.
 The annual retreat of the Roman Catholic eurates of this diocese began at St. Francis Orphan Asylum in this city Monday evening The services will probably close Saturday About fifty curates are in attendance.
 Gov. Bigelow left for New York yesterday afternoon, and today, accompanied by his wife and son Walter, will sail for Europe to be absent from six weeks to two months. asa Moses w. Terriu, MidaleGe.a, iost horse Sunday He was driving him on the road when he stepped on stone and fell, break ing his fore leg. He had to be killed. He was valuable animal.
 MT. Charles B. Hart, of Frisbie x Hart, and other New Haven delegates to the meet ing of the national body Sons of Temper ance returned yesterday. They report @ meeting of much interest and many attend ant features affording special pleasure to the delegates.
 Grand Chancellor Dawless. of this city visited Woodland Lodge, Knights of Py thias in Cheshire. Monday night. The lodge wal recently instituted with 29 charter members Garfield Lodge, K. of F., of Bridgeport, German lodge started last April with 30 mem bers. now has 70.
 Monday was the thirtieth anniversary O. thefounding of the order of Good Templar in America, the original lodge being institu ted in Fayetteville, N. Y. From one lodg' the order has increased until at present thu number of subordinate lodges is 6,OO0, witl total membership of 300, ,OOO. There ar' 30 lodges in this State.
 Every student of music in America hal just reason to feel proud of the facilities now afforded by the New England Conservator, of Music. The New Home, admirabl. adapted to the purpose for which 1t will b. used, is situated in the heart of Boston, thu home of art and music in America. Tn, New England Conservatory is at once thu largest music school and occupies the larges and finest building in the world used fo such purpose.