Morning journal and courier., 1882-08-26
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Brief Mention
 Waterbury will have thirteen bands Tn town at it's firemen's parade September II. Serman w. Kneval, 8 law partner of President Arthur, was in New London yes terday.
 The potato crop in Connecticut this year, although not very large, is of superior quality.
 The call for the Democratic State conven- tion will be issued to day. It will be held at Allyn Hall, Hartford
 E. Bassett, jr, Frank Southworth and Pro- lessor A. Du Bois, of this city, were regis tered at Paris hotels Thursday.
 The woods beside the Housatonic track above North Bridgeport were on fire yester- day, and serious damage was threatened.
 In Huntington the Curtis mill has not been running for fortnight. The mill stream has not dried up before in the last twenty eight years.
 Waterbury had false alarm Thursday evening, owing to the accidental pulling of the box connected with the Darlington Manu- featuring company.
 Captain Shaw of the London Fire Brigade will visit Chief Hendrick of this city and the New Haven department, on HIS Ieturu 1roHu Canada, early next month.
 MT. Paul Roessler has returned from a seven weeks sojourn abroad. His daughter, who accom- panied him. will reside in Berlin, Prussia, completing her musical education.
 One of the wealthy Stafford sisters of Gro ton has married Russian prince. Recent letters confirm the report. Her old school mates in Norwich will perhaps be little en- vious.
 little child of Patrick Mara, two years old, fell from the Pratt $ Whitney foot bridge, Branford, Thursday afternoon, dis tance of over twenty feet, but was rescued unhurt.
 MT. Charles s. Billings, well known resi- dent of Preston, was robbed of his purse containing little over $15O, by confidence man in Bowery saloon in New York city, or Wednesday forenoon.
 The East Haven stage came in collision Thursday evening, at Four Corners, with z carriage in which were two persons, Mir James Mckenzie and wife. The rear wheels of the buggy were much damaged.
 The West Haven Union Temperance SCI ciety will hold their meeting tomorrow evening, August 27th, at the Methods church. at 7:3O o'clock. Rev. MT. Abbot will deliver an address. A full attendance i desired.
 Mrs. Burdett Hart, of Fair Haven, presi dent of the New Haven Branch of the Wo mans Board of Missions, addressed meet ing held at Litchfeld Thursday in the inter est of the branch Mrs. Hart is boarding il Litchfield.
 Secretary of the Navy Chandler tn oroughl. inspected the New London navy yard yester day. The Secretary and party arrived on thu Tallapoosa from Newport. He was favorabl. impressed as to New London's advantages fol 8 naval station.
 The suggestion that wells be driven at Nj antic has resulted in the discovery that well and cold water. A New Haven firm has con tracted to sink twenty more wells befor. the men go into camp.
 The veterans of the First Connection Light Battery, in camp at Sachem's Head are having 8 splendid time, and many of then will remain week or more. Wall tents from the State arsenal provide sleeping quarters and marquee tent is used for a dining tent
 There will be no Protestant service at tn Jail Sunday. The only service will be mas for 'Chip'' Smith, who is to be hung nex Friday, September 1st. No outsiders will b, admitted to the service. The unhappy pris oner desires to see no one but relatives ant very intimate friends. The applications fo passes to witness the execution are number less,