Morning journal and courier., 1882-04-19
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.


 Tte Committee on Streets meet Friday evening.
 The Bridgeport steamer Rosedale is to have new boilers and be otherwise improved.
 The "ColIege Lanciers' of Professor Loomis is increasing so in popularity that two additions week are now printed.
 Room 8, Wooster school, Emma E. Bur well teacher, has rhetorical and other exer- cises tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon from ? to 2:3O.
 Glass day exercises at the High school this afternoon. In the evening the alumni hold their annual meeting, when Professor Sum- ner of Yale will deliver an address
 The Common Council Committee on Revi- sion of the City Ordinances was in session last evening and farther considered the al- terations and changes to be made.
 A Waterbury young man and Cheshire young man, accompanied by the employer of the Waterbury young man, went fronting the other day, following stream in Cheshire. They caught in few hours sixty young trout.
 The New York, New Haven and Hartford road will enlarge their car shops here by building extensive additions. The paint shops addition will be 16O feet in length, and there will also be large addition to the main car shop
 At an entertainment given by the Concor- dia society iu Bridgeport Monday evening Miss Emma Schneelock, of this city, gave fine piano solo and was the recipient of beautiful floral tribute. The Harugari quar- tette gave selection also which was warmly encored
 Very fine crayon portraits of Governor Bigelow and of the late Joseph E. Sheffield and Atwater Treat, also of Dr. Taft of Hart ford and of Mir. Cowles of Ansonia, also of New Britain miss and beautiful lady of New York are to be seen at the store of H. N. Whittlesey on Chapel street. They are spec imens of the work done by Mir. Rand, the Philadelphia artist See advertisement.
 There was fine party at the wedding cer- emony of Mir. Edward T. Vance, formerly of Bridgeport, and Miss Annie l.. Plate, daugh. ter of Jonah c. Plate, both of Ansonia The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Walter C. Roberts, of Ansonia. The presents were numerous and costly, among them being check for $500 to the daughter from the fath- CT and $50 in gold to the bride from the mother.
 The efforts to get on another rowing match between Schroeder and Cfancey, as an out come of the unsatisfactory race held on Fast day, have not been attended with success, as mutually satisfactory arrangements could MT willing and anxious to get on a second match can devote no time to the matter af- ter to morrow, and will accept no challenge until fall, owing to his business which will allow him no time to devote to rowing.
 Vocal R ecftal.
 The second of the present series of song recitals was given last evening by Mr. W. E. ChandIers pupils, several of whom appeared for the first time. The following are their names Miss H. K. Smith, Messrs W. A. Hotchkiss, J. M. Claggett, W. G. Hunter and H. s. Hart. The pupils as usual acquitted themselves creditably. The entertainment evidently gave much pleasure to the friends present.
 Mir Chandler wishes us to say that Miss Nellie E. Hall, whose piano solos were so thoroughly enjoyed, is vocal pupil of his only. me young Iauy uHS Just HIEauBou with Mr w. J. Hall, of Bridgeport, for a course of piano instruction.
 Death of Ex-SeIectmam James ThOmp-
 son, of East Haven.
 Mir. James Thompson, of East Haven, died on Monday at about Il o'clock. He had been i'll since about two years ago. when he was seized with an attack of paralysis. The deceased was 8 generous hearted public spirited man and had filled various offices in his town. He was Selectman for several years, and represented East Haven in the Legislatures of 1857 and 1859. His father, James Thompson, before him served in the House of Representatives eleven times, and his son, James Woodward Thompson of East Haven, has also filled the same office. Be- lectman Thompson is well remembered by numerous class of the public both ill New Haven and East Haven for his public spirit in being largely instrumental in the improve