Morning journal and courier., 1882-01-09
Reading Matter on Every Page.
LOCAL NEWS.
Rrfaf Mention.

Brief Mention.
 Tomorrow most of the National banks will elect directors for the ensuing year.
 Mir. Southworth, of Wethersfeld, killed spring pigs last week which weighed ?, 1G3 pounds.
 Mir. George T. Pierce, from Atlanta, Ga. fell on High street. Hartford, Saturday, and broke his ankle
 A bursted water pipe did considerable dam age to furniture carpets, etc., at Mrs. Cor bstt's residence, 336 Elm street, Saturday.
 Hon. F. J. Kingsbury is one of the con- mttee of the national tariff convention, which is to hold a meeting in Washington on the 18th inst.
 The New Haven branch of the Woman's Board of Missions holds it's monthly meeting in the Center church chapel to morrow after noon at 2:45.
 The Swiss society of this city will give Q masquerade social at Germania Hall on the evening of February 13 for the benefit of the Michigan and Elm sufferers.
 The Home World, Vol. l. No. 7, edited and published by Elijah c. Baldwin, of this city, is just out. It commends itself to all as 8 readable and acceptable magazine.
 The annual meeting of the Connecticut Prison association takes place in room No 45 new State House, Hartford, Wednesday, January Il. The public are invited.
 Amanda L. Waterbury, hailing from Con- necticut, aged 59, was taken suddenly ill Sat- urday night in West Eleventh street, New York, and died before aid could be sum- moned.
 The New Haven Colony Historical society finding more room necessary, owing to the constantly increasing number of valuable specimens, contemplate adding third room this winter.
 The remains sof Joseph Abbott, who was hung in Elmira, N. Y, Friday, in accordance with his wish, were brought to Waterbury, Conn, and buried, on Saturday, in the town cemetery.
 large seal was seen swimming off the mouth of East Haven river Saturday by some gentlemen who were in the locality. They at first thought it was 8 dog swimming, but on closer examination saw that it was seal. Francis D. Cook was arrested last evening for breach of the peace on Sylvan avenue. It is reported that his wife has quilted his bed and board, and Cook attempted to gain an entrance to the house where she is board ing.
 Agnes Prescott, girl attending the Daven- port avenue school, fell recently and drove wood encased slate pencil up one nostril quite distance. A surgeon extracted all ex- cept one half of the wood covering, which remains imbedded, and the girl is> about as usual suffering little discomfort. ...
 The body of Noah Chapman, the man who was frozen to death In the Sound, was re- moved from the morgue to the almshouse on Saturday, and will be buried this afternoon at o'clock in the town lot in the Westville cemetery, unless his body is claimed before that time. -.. .. .ss@ .4 .sae ... ~
 The K. D. B. G. Escort gave fine so- ciable at their rooms on State street Satur- day evening at which the members and their lady friends assisted The Escort will give occasional sociables on Saturday evenings during the winter, at which the members only and lady friends will be present.
 Meetings take place at the Seamen's Bethel Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings of this week. Rev. MT. Corbit will not be present every evening as was expected. The regular monthly meeting of the Ladies' Sea- mans Friend society takes place in Center church chapel this afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 The Clerks Union of Congress avenue give their first annual soiree this evening in the National Armory on Church street. Mu- sic will be furnished by the Second Regiment band orchestra and Captain Flaherty will off, fciate as prompter. pleasant time is guar anteed to all who attend, as the Union is composed of young men of enterprise.