Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-22
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Brief Mention.
 A beautiful November day yesterday.
 The present weather suits the carpenters, builders, house painters, etc.
 Bishop McMahon confirmed over 500 chll- dren at New Britain on Sunday.
 Governor elect Waller was in Hartford all day Monday in conference with leading gen tlemen of his party.
 David F. Smith, a most respected citizen of West Cornwall, died at his residence ln that place Monday, aged "A.
 Lieutenant Danenhower, of the Ill fated Jeannette, lectures in the New Haven Opera House. Friday evening, Dec. 1.
 Levi Spencer of Newton, Kansas, Is Vls1t- ing his uncle, r. A. Spencer, of Merlden' a1- ter an absence of nearly thirty years
 The Hartford police department have a parade this afternoon, headed by Colts band. They have had three months' drilling ID mlll' tary tactics.
 MT. George Baldwin, for the past thirty years sexton of the Churoh of the Redeemer, sent in his resignation yesterday, to take effect December 1st.
 An entertainment will be given to o-night at Germania Hall by the Tanz-Kraenzchen ot the Germania Lodge No 7s, I. o. o. F., for Ne benefit of poor woman.
 sneral of the late Frank Keller, who
 lay, will take place from his late residencoo! 196 Grand street, on Thursday afternoon at ? o'clock, instead of Wednes day.
 The Trunk Line Construction company oi Stamford have increased their capital stock from $loo, 900 to $1 1000. .Ooo- The papers have just been filed at the Secretary of States office
 Ex-Alderman John Waddock, x-president of the Board of Aldermen, who has been ill some time with consumption, was very low yesterday and not expected to live through the night.
 The New Haven Irish Rifles have short Thanksgiving shoot at Quinnipiac Range on the afternoon of the 3Oth. Among the prizes are pipe from Joseph Purcell valued al $40 and fine statue from Captain OCon' nor.
 The semi-annual meeting of the New Ha ven Baptist Sunday School association open. ed in the Main Street Baptist church, Meri den, yesterday afternoon, under the genera direction of Dr. E J. Walker of the First Baptist church of this city.
 Our friend Mr. David s. Thomas at his book and job printing office opposite Peck'i Grand Opera House is making fine specially of script type job printing. His new styles of type take well and are very popular. He is taking many orders for this kind Of work The trusses for the West Chapel street bridge are being placed in position. All the iron for the bridge has come. The abut ments of the Lamberton street bridge are now finished. The lowering of the grade te the required level is nearly done, after whicl the central pier will be built.
 Rev. E. Y. Hincks, formerly of Portland, Me-, prominent member of his class al Yale, has just been elected Smith professor of theology at Andover, to be assigned to the department of biblical theology, and the Rev. J. P. Taylor, of New London, Conn.,, has been elected Taylor professor of biblical his tory and theology, and instructor in the oriental languages at the same college. Both are graduates of Yale and Andover.
 Long Wharf.
 The heavy planking at the end of Long Wharf is being torn up and repaired with new. On this part of the wharf there is much wear and tear, and the dock at this section is built on spiles. The spiles and heavy beams are good for years of wear yet but the planking for about three hundred feet is so poor that it needs much repairing The work is being done by MT. filling.
 The custom house officials are all decorated by Uncle Sam, it being regulation" now fol each to wear U. s. badge of office. It is badge of metal gold color, with suitable pat riotic devices upon it, and each bears tn officers number. They have pin and ar generally pinned to the vest or inside coat where they can be readily displayed at sec ond's notice, if enquiry calls for proof o authority as agents of the great Americal Eagle.
 Evergreen Cemetery.
 A beautiful sarcophagus has lately bee, erected in Evergreen cemetery, in the famil lot of MT. Frank Fl. Hooker, of the Henr, Hooker company, in memory of his wife the late Grace Russell Hoooker. The lot is ol the hill in tho southeastern portion of tn grounds, corner of Walnut and Chestnu avenues and is not far from the English Mitchell and other monuments. The bolton base, which is eight and 8 half feet long b. over five feet square, is surmounted by tw' sub-bases, and the die is very massive ant finely ornamented. It stands about eigh feet in height, and is of new and elegant de sign, and is one of the finest monuments tha has been erected in the cemetery in man. months. The name t'Hooker' is in heav, raised and nodded letters on either side O. the third base. The work was executed b. Messrs Thomas Phillips & Son.
 The Public schools-The New Orchart
 Street School.
 The work of erecting the new school build ing on Orchard street has been begun and Ii being pushed forward rapidly by MT. c. D Kinney, who is the mason contractor, he hay ing received the award only two weeks ag' and already having the entire foundation completed, ready for the superstructure The building will be 8 four-room building and very much like the Lloyd street schoo building in Fair Haven which is adjudget quite model school building, both in exter nal design and internal accommodations Mr. Kinney has about dozen masons a work on the building. The superstructur will be of North Haven brick and blacl mortar, with granite and pressed brick trim granite. The cost of the building will b. about $14, 1000. The building is on Orchard street, between Beers street and Elm street
 People who cannot spend the season O winds and cold rains in sunny Florida should keep Or. Bulls Cough Syrup in the house ois the best remedy for Colds and Coughs