Morning journal and courier., 1882-05-12
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Captain Charles H. Townsend, of this city, sailed for Europe in the Gallia yesterday.
 Monson & Carpenter have their large and fine addition to their store nearly completed.
 Deacon George F. Smith, ex city mission ary, who has been ill for some time is slowly sinking.
 Colonel Homer B. Sprague, of the Boston High school, delivers the Memorial day ad- dress in Hartford.
 Considerable progress has been made Tn re- building Calvary Baptist church. The re- pairs are nearly completed.
 The Twenty-first regiment has it's annual reunion at Willimantic next Tuesday. They have their banquet at the Brainard House.
 Albert Strickland, the lad run over by the cars at New Milford, died Tuesday night. The remains were taken to Windsor for in- ternent
 Rev. John s. Davenport, of Hartford, and Rev. w. " Andrews, of Wethersfield, sailed from New York for Europe Wednesday on the Gallia
 The season of base ball playing is in full blast among the amateurs, and about all the open vacant lots in the city are used more or less for the purpose
 Captain Sheriden of Go. E, Fourth regi- ment, Goodwin Guards) Bridgeport, was in town yesterday, making visit to his friend Captain Keefe of the Sarsfeld Guard.
 At meeting of the directors of the Young Mems Institute held Wednesday evening MT. E. P. Arvine, the attorney, was elected di- rector, vice the late Dr. Abram Lewis.
 About $10,ooO will be spent in improving East Rock Park this season. Men are now making road on the north side of Indian Head to connect with the old road up East Rock.
 The refugee Jews at the Poneman mills, Taftville, are good workingmen, the superin- tendent says. Forty are employed there, more have been sent away and more are coming.
 The Rev. Professor Porter, of Yale Col Francis Goodwin, of Hartford, were the of fciating clergymen at the funeral of Mrs William Ely in Hartford Wednesday.
 The new burglar proof vault and doors, safe, locks, &c., for the Meriden Savings bank are to be furnished by Thomson & Co.,, of New Haven, the committee having en- trusted the matter entirely to them.
 The City Guards have their spring parade next Tuesday, going out in barges in the morning to Quinnipiac range and having their annual target shoot in the afternoon drilling on an open lot in the city, and in the evening having spring parade. s g4s,
 The strange animal that stirred the activity and curiosity of the police officers on the corner of State and Chapel streets yesterday morning between 2 and 3 o'clock proves to have been 8 badger. It escaped from its owner, Max Eyarts, of 90 High street, two weeks ago.
 A handsome little sum was netted for Mi chael Banner, the young violinist, at the con- cert given Tuesday evening at the Atheneum under the auspices of New Haven gentlemen for his benefit. It will go towards his funds for making visit to Europe in furtherance of his desire to perfect himself in playing.
 An exchange says: 'James s. Brown, of North Stonington, the owner of fast and fancy horses, will probably lose his Hop hnton Maid 8 very valuable animal. Since giving birth to her foal she has been unable to stand. She was a promising beast for speed, and her owner valued her at $1, ,5OO."
 A number of building enterprises in this city have been deferred owing to the high price of materials, etc. In one case parties who had taken figures from contractors for the erection of brick building received change of figures in few days, adding $1, ,0OO' more owing to the high prices for materials and labor.
 The Hartford and Connecticut Valley com pany contemplate running steamboat train to connect with the steamer State of New York at Saybrook for New York. The steam CT has been entirely reftted with new car pets, mattresses, bedding and furniture. It is thought the new train will begin running about June 1st.