Morning journal and courier., 1882-01-20
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

The Grays' sociabIe occurs this evening at the company's armory.
 New Milford is wide-awake over project for railroad from that town to Danbury. Last evening Patrick Healey was arrested for taking F. E. Greens horse without leave. little girl in West Stratford on Wednes day was knocked down and badly injured by a sled
 The town of Orange is having all the oys- ter lands within it's borders surveyed by Mir. Edward Tuttle.-
 Colonel O. D. Blinn, of New Milford, sher- if, is in & critical condition from hemor- Images from the head and lungs.
 Rev Mrs William II. Boole died Tuesday in Sparta, N. r. A son resides in Meriden where MT. Boele formerly preached.
 Mrs. Deacon H. l., Carter of Plainville, died Monday afternoon. She was stricken with paralysis number of days ago.
 vennor predicts general storm to-day or Sunday, with gales, rain and snow extending probably to England as well as over this con tinent.
 Governor Bigelow and staff went to New York last night to attend the ball of the Old Guard, also number of Connecticut mill tary officers.
 The Housatonic railroad company has re- ceived another new engine from Paterson, N J., one of a number ordered some months ago. One more is yet to come.
 Yesterday afternoon while valuable horse belonging to o. B. North was being taken to the blacksmith shop, he fell on the ice and broke his leg and had to be killed.
 s'Give us six inches of snow and good sleighing, and we will have a lively business, " has been the frequent remark of the mer- chants The.snow and slelghing have come. --Hmtto,d 1Smes.
 Three bridal couples came down the Housa- tonic road on the 5:55 passenger train We'd nesday afternoon. Two pairs were on their way to New York for a wedding visit and the other couple were returning from their happy tour.
 President Watrous and Second Vice President c. P. Clark went over the wes- tern division of the New York and New England road on Monday to Fishkill for the purpose of seeing the new transfer boat William T. Hart.
 Mir. J. W. Stauclif, the Hartford marine artist, fell on the icy sidewalk in Canton street, that city, Wednesday afternoon, striking heavily on the back of his head. He was unconscious for short time and had to be carried home.
 Anderson, the murderer of Hall, of Wal hngford, who is confined in the Middletown retreat for the insane, is engaged in painting life size portrait of Guiteau, the murderer of President Garfield. He takes his 'inspi- ration' from the weekly pictorial papers
 Mrs. Rachel Conklin has just died in New York, aged 10O She believed that she at' tained this great age by minding her own business. We hope this will be an induce mont for other people to try the same recipe. -- Bridgeport Standard. Palladium please copy.
 The remains of the late John Woodbridge Hawley who was accidentally killed in Chicago, December 2O by falling down an open area, were inferred in Mountain Grove cemetery, Bridgeport, yesterday noon' The remains were embalnaed, and looked very natural and life like.
 There will be special meeting of the Con necticut Oyster Growers and Dealers asso citation at the Insurance building, this city next Tuesday afternoon at o'clock. The association will probably decide on policy to be pursued before the Legislature in re gard to the proposed taxation of the oyster