Morning journal and courier., 1882-08-30
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Rev. Dr. Dennen has arrived home from his vacation.
 The United States District Court meets in this city next Tuesday.
 The late T. NJ. Allyn, of Hartford left an estate of about B., 1000, ,oOO.
 The steamer Greenwich, from Northport, l.. l., with three hundred excursionists, wis tied this port yesterday.
 The funeral services over the remains of the late Joseph Barber will take place at the chapel of the Grove street cemetery at three O'Clock this afternoon.
 Prof. Trowbridge, of this city, is in Alba ny, N Y., in pursuance of his duties as com missioner for the examination of the splendid capitol building there.
 Hou. Asa 0. Fabrique, deacon of the Eas t Haven Congregational church, who lives on Townsend avenue in the Annex, has nearly recovered from his severe illness of dysen- tery. An attempt is to be made by selectman Gold, of Belchertown, to recover the body seen floating at Gull Island. A town meeting will be held to authorize offering reward for the purpose.
 J. H. Smith, son of ex-Senator Carlos Smith, bookkeeper and clerk in the banking house of McAllister & Warren, takes similar position in few days in the Tradesmen's s bank, this city
 About $2O worth of goods was stolen from Michael Scally's grocery store, Fair Haven, Monday right. Goods were also found scat tered around on the floor The thieves broke in at rear window.
 
 the arrivals at the hotels the following New Haven guests: MT. and Mrs. George H. Townsend, Miss M. T. Buckalern, Mir. 0. A. White, Mr. I. F. Hemingway
 During a thunder shower last June three chestnut t1ees on the hill west of CollinsvilIe were struck by lightning, and some strips of wood fifty feet long torn from one of them have been exhibited in tke village.
 The New Haven Gun club go to Springfield to-day to shoot off a. tie which was made two years ago with the Worcester Gun club. The respective teams will consist of six men each, and each man will shoot at 20 glass balls - The twelfth year of the New Haven Con- servatory of Music, s2 Church street, will commence Friday. Sept. 1. Private instruc- tion will be given in all branches of music nder the direction of Messrs. E. A. Parsons and F. E. Bristol
 On the occasion of the excursion of Excel sior Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star, to High Rock Grove tomorrow, Naomi Lodge, Degree of Rebekah, will accompany them. The joint excursion of the two societies will make the occasion 8 most enjoyable one.
 The peach traffic of the New York and New England railroad company this season prom ises to increase ils earnings very largely The estimated earnings for the week ending Aug. B, 1882 were $37, 463. .63; do. 1881, $72, 72s.3S; increase, $2+, ,7s5. 25, or 34 per cent
 A bald headed eagle, measuring 64 feet from tip to tip of its wings, was shot on Fri day at Shuttle Meadow Lake, Southington, by Dwight Smith. MT. J. F. Pratt has sent the bird to this city to be stuTed, after which he will add it to his valuable collection of stuffed birds
 Prof. Du Bois, of Yale, has visited while abroad the universities of Oxford and Cam bridge, also the German universities and technical schools. We understand that he engaged his passage on the Alaska on the 26tl of August, so that his arrival may soon be expected.
 Mrs. Maria, widow of the late Harry Chid sey, of Avon, died August 18th, aged 7G. He, death quite sudden. She had her ar engagements made to soon visit brother il the western part of New York. Her husband died only three months ago, aged 7s. They had been married 54 years.
 A Milford correspondent of the tSta7ada7d says of the straw ride from the Sea View House, West Haven, Monday evening "A
 
 gents and ladies' took advantage of the bright moonlight last evening and drove to this place in large wagon filled with straw anc good-looking young ladies'"
 St. Elmo Commandery, Knights Templar, of Meriden, have arranged for an excur sion to San Francisco next August, at whic1 time and place the triennial conclave of tn. Grand Commandery will be held. The party numbers about twenty knights and thei, wives The cost of the trip is estimated al from $500 to $500 couple.
 deposit of $50 is at Frank Smiths office Fair Haven, waiting to be covered by anyone before next who wants to enter any yacht o1 the New Haven fleet to race the sharpie Car rie N, which latter has sailed nine races an6 has never been beaten. The proposed course is ten miles to windward and return, the start to be made off the mouth of the New Hayer harbor.