Morning journal and courier., 1882-09-26
i.UCAL NEWS.
ErjeF MantS0n.

Woodbridge and Bethany fair today if pleasant
 South Norwalk has appropriated $50 for a new house for Putnam Hose company.
 The new three-masted schooner at the West Haven ship yard will be launched tomorrow at high water.
 The Mascot show lasted until midnight. It began at o'clock owing to delay in the arrival of costumes.
 The railroad commissioners begin the an- nual inspection of the railroads to day, begin ming with the Shore Line.
 The rite of confirmation will be adminis- tered at the Church of the Sacred Heart next Sunday at the o'clock mass.
 L. Osterweis did not sustain any damage by the flood Saturday evening as was thought. He had no water in the cellar.
 Dennis Reardon, 50 years old, was run over and killed, while intoxicated by 8 Nau- gatuek train at Thomaston yesterday fore noon.
 Governor Bigelow and General Terry, of Waterbury, have been invited to attend the field day exercises of the Grand Army in Meriden tomorrow.
 Postmaster Finney, of Westville, who has been seriously i'll with pneumonia, is, his many friends and the public will be much pleased to learn, improving.
 The prizes to be contended for at the fall regatta of the New Haven Yacht club this week Wednesday may be seen in the window at Ford's jswelry establishment.
 About 75 members of the Pacific Lodge, I. o. O. F., of Meriden, went to New York yesterday to visit the Eureka Lodge of that city. They will be absent three days
 Rev. J. H. Vincent will deliver his cele- brated lecture on "That Boy" under the auspices of the Young Mems Christian asso- citation, October 18th, in the North church.
 The full moon which occurs nearest to the autumnal equinox is popularly designated the harvest moon" Tomorrow evening if clear the harvest moon will appear in her full hlaze of glory.
 The new Catholic church recently erected at Plainville was dedicated Sunday, the Rt. Rev. Bishop McMahon, of Hartford. oficiat. ing. St. Peters church choir, of Hartford, assisted in the dedication.
 Ths Committee on Claims will meet We'd nesday evening, the Sewer committee Thurs day evening and the Street committee Friday evening. All the meetings will be held at 7:3o o'clock in rooms 10 and II, City Hall.
 The Granite State had one of the toughest trips known for years coming up from New York to Hartford Saturday night. Some ot the passengers got pretty well frightened. but the old boat brought them through all right.
 The 14th anniversary of Harmony Division Sons of Temperance, will be celebrated al Loonis' Temple of Music next Tuesday even ing. The Hon. Edward Caswell and others will make addresses. Mir. Caswell is an elo quent talker.
 The battered engine and some of ths broken cars belonging to the Northampton road, which were damaged some days ago by the collision at Charlemont, Mass, wer. brought to the repair shops of the road i, this city yesterday.
 The progressive union party will hold State ticket or select from the tickets al ready ill nomination the names of the can didates who are the most liberal in regard t, license and Sunday laws.
 Hon. Grover Cleveland, of Buffalo, wh' was nominated by the Democratic convention at Syracuse Friday, is the great grandson 0 Rev. Aaron Cleveland, Congregational cle E gyman of Norwich in the last century, an, the son of Rev. Richard Cleveland, born il Norwich in 1895.
 The resignation of Miss Matte L. Shelton as leading contralto in the First church choir Waterbury, having been accepted, she vii hereafter occupy like position in the Parl street Congregational church of Bridgeport The parents of Miss Shelton reside in Bridge port. hence the change.
 The death of George H. Leforge, of West vile, it was ascertained by a post-morter examination, was caused by tumor in th stomach, which had grown to the circum ference of a half dollar. The funeral of de ceased took place yesterday afternoon an was largely attended despite the rain.
 A very interesting and eloquent discours on the late Marcus Shumway, of WestvilIt was delivered on Sunday last at the Meth. dist church in that place by the Rev. M, Smith. The text was ''The righteous f1ou ish like palm tree.' It was a very able e fort and was listened to with marked alter ton by those present.