Morning journal and courier., 1882-09-23
LUCAI NEWS.
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 Heavy frosts are promised for next week by some of the weather prophets.
 Attention is called to H. J. Reynolds < Go. regarding sweet Catawba wines, etc.
 The county jail has 22O prisoners,s the largest number of the year, and is full.
 Two alarm boxes, numbered 514, will here- after bs located at the Winchester armory.
 William E. Chandler will return to the city October 3 and reopen his vocal studio for in- atruction October 4.
 Rev. Dr. Vincent speaks at the First M. E. church. Sunday evening on the theory of the Chatauqua movement.
 Captain Brooks keeper of Faulkner's Is land light for thirty years, has rendered his resignation, to take effect Nov. 15.
 Another bad day yesterday for the Meriden and the Woodbridge fairs. The State fair races were postponed yesterday until p. m. today.
 A Birmingham boy, son of John Miller, employed in the cocoanut shop. broke his right leg Thursday evening while trying to catch ride.
 MT. Grauer, barber in Hartford, who was seriously injured by falling down stairs re- gently, is in critical condition, and it is feared cannot recover.
 The Park Commissioners have made an ad- ditional purchase of seven acres of land in Hamden. north of Whitney Peak, within the limits of East Rock Park.
 At Bridgeport yesterday John Carroll, 35 years of age, of Jersey City, employed on the schooner Sterling, fell from the mast, dis tance of forty feet, and received probably fatal injuries.
 --The temperance meeting at 5 o'clock Sum- day evening on the State House steps, under the auspices of Harmony Division s. of T., will be addressed by Rev. MT. Buck, of the First Methodist church.
 The Democratic Town convention to elect at the Temple next Tuesday evening; the convention to elect delegates to the Probate convention on Thursday evening at the same place.
 The lightning Thursday. destroyed ten poles on the Middletown and New Haven telephone line below the creamery. On the Middletown -a.aI Durham wire it went for the telephone instruments. disabling them and making 8 pyrotechnic display.
 A heavy fog on the Sound yesterday morn ing hindered navigators considerably. The Starin morning boat arrived at 1 yesterday afternoon. The Continental was slightly damaged by heavy sea when of stratforo during the night before.
 The little girl found half starved by MT. Fabrique in Fair Haven East has been turned over to the care of the Connecticut Humane society and provided with a good home in Hartford Justice Bray, of East Haven, has been appointed her guardian.
 The First regiment are making prepara tions for grand rifle tournament to be held at the Franklin range in Hartford, Saturday, October IA. Among other prizes the Col snel's medal. valued at $20O, will be compst- ed for by company teams of ten men each.
 The teachers in the public schools have a rally this afternoon at 23O o'clock in High School Hall to listen to an address by Prof Brewer, who will give some hints as to health in the schools. His address begins at 3, the first hour being occupied by the supsrintend- snt.
 According to Edwin Alden & Bro. s Ame,i- can Newspaper Catalogue, just issued, there are 12, 158 newspapers published in the United States and the Canadas Total in the United States, Il ,522 Canadas, 636. Published as follows: Dailies, 1,152; tri-weeklies, 80; semi-weeklies, 150; weeklies, 9,O7s; bi- wesklies, 23; semi .monthlies, POP; month lies, 1,290; bi-monthlies, 12.