Morning journal and courier., 1882-08-25
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Laura wife of Royal Clark, of Bridgeport, died yesterday, aged 73.
 The Southport and Fairfield churches pie nic at Parlor Rock to day.
 The Happy Thought and Flora may have another race yet this season.
 An oasis in life's dreary waste. Read to- morrow's Saturday Sensation.
 The weather reports indicate another hot wave coming. It felt like it yesterday.
 The Seventeenth 0. V. veterans reunite at Seaside Park, Bridgeport, next Monday.
 D. M Welch, wife and youngest son are a the Brnley House, Plainville, where they have gone to attend the camp meeting
 D. NJ. Welch $ Son have a carload of fine peaches at their store this morning. If you want quart or basket see them. Prices very low.
 A young lady from Msriden had narrow escape from drowning while in bathing near Osprey Beach Wednesday. A policeman rescued her.
 Six companies one of which was the Security of New Haven, had each risk of s1,779 on the buildings recently destroyed by fire in Cheshire.
 Mir. Frank Fay of Meriden was in New York yesterday to have his right eye re- moved by council of surgeons. The eye was injured by shooting accident.
 The Methodist, Baptist and Congregations Sunday schools of Southington will picnic to. day at High Rock Grove, together with all -thsr Sunday schools in that town, at their Invitation.
 Mayor Robertson and Chief Engineer Hendrick rode out to Newhallville yesterday and inspected the work on the new engine house there. Everything was progressing satisfactorily.
 Colonel L. A. Barbour of Hartford, has re- turned from Cottage City, where he has been spending the summer with his family, and campment at Mantle.
 Mir. Davidson, secretary of the Woodbridge and Bethany Agricultural society, is dis tributing the pamphlets for the fair. He thinks that despite the drouth there will be very good display of farm produce.
 The Northrop investigation report will be made to the State Board of Education shortly after the arrival home of Governo, Bigelow. Most of the members of the board are away on their summer vacation.
 Deacon John c. North and family returned yesterday from Walpole, N. H., where they have spent number of weeks. He reports plenty of rain and the country looking finely and the farmers have secured large crops.
 Proctor, Goss $ Mcclure, who are to oc cupy Governor English's new building or Chapel street, have had an electric lighi placed in front to show up the large banne, there in the night time. They are making every effort to have the store finished So that they can open on the 18th of nex month.
 The families and intimate friends of Mir John A. Fuller, supervisor of bridges on the New York, New Haven and Hartford road and MT. Amos Fuller, held picnic at Seaside Park, Bridgeport, Wednesday, about fort, being present. They indulged in quite al extensive programme of amusements and hac a good time generally.
 The Board of Education have agreed to the reduction of interest on back taxes to six per cent. due on lists from 1874 to 1880, in elusive. As the Court of Common Counci and Selectmen had previously adopted tht same recommendation, it now becomes 8 law and will afford much relief to those who dur ing the panic were unable to keep their taxes paid.