Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-02

from fifty to seventy five barrels of OIL was |
seen in the Sound last week between Gardi- |
ners and Gull Island.
Wallingford rejoices in splendid portrait |
of Chief Engineer Hendrick of this city, in
elegant FRAME sent to the Wallingford
fire company by the chief this week. 1t is
on exhibition in Griswolds window.
A. j. Beardsey, of Bridgeport, is the low
est bidder-thirteen cents per cubic yard
for dredging Salmon river, Hartford. and
Ezra H Williams, the only bidder for the
dyke in the Connecticut river, near Colts,
was awarded the contract for the work at
81. 10 per ton of rip-rap.
Every liquor license in Norwich expired
| Tuesday night, and yesterday every saloon
was running without the protection of law,
| and must until license can be OBJ
| tanned under the new law, which cannot be
| had until after election day, through an over
| sight on the part of the lawmakers. The
dealers will probably not be prosecuted.
There was a big debate at the Meriden Ly
| ceum Monday evening. L. L. Sawyer spoke
for the Democracy, Gilbert Rogers the Repub-
lican party, WalterStickney the Prohibitionists
and E. c. Bingham the Greenbackers. Saw
yer led off with such a burst of eloquence
that he seemed to paralyze all the other
speakers and carried the whole audience. Each
speaker allowed ten minutes. After that
volunteers were given a chance. Sawyer
carried the day by large majority of the
| votes.
The Y NJ c. A. of Ansonia has elected the
following officers V. Munger, president ;
Dana Bartholomew, T. r. Herring, G. D.
Evans, vice presldents W. Fl. Fielding, SEC
rotary S. r. Smith, treasurer Rev. E. P.
Payson, E N. Barrett, finance committee !;
f. r. Herring, William Lugg. executive COM
mttee. 1t voted that meetings be held
= quarterly instead of monthly, and a commit
tee was appointed to solicit subscriptions OF
l the citizens to aid them in continuing their
| reading ROOM
Ansonia has lost her tallest man-Nsthan
L.. johnson, who died on Sunday. Deceased
T was feet inches high-so tall that cas-
ket could not be found in Bridgeport or New
York long enough to bury the body IN, ano
: a new one had to be made. One undertaken
in Bridgeport had coffin feet 4 inches Ions
that he had made in anticipation OF de-
mand for some possible special occasion, moi
for any person in particular, but he though
= | q man tall enough might die sometime, ane
as his neighbours might not have suitable
casket he could in this way find a market fo
:. | the coffin.
The first of course of lectures at tn
Shelton NJ e. church was given Monda.
| evening in Shelton About one hundred
Il | persons were in attendance, not SO many a
SO excellent lecture should have called out
3 The speaker, Rev. Chas. H. Buck, wor
the en of mr an EgyPian Br noss
> and Miss May Edmunds persona
: ted Egyptian ladies of the upper class
u the latter wearing the riding habit. Mr.. A
% G Bethel pers mated religious devotee an
q Edward Marsh a Bedouin. The speaker pre-
r. sented his subject In an easy, eloquent man
e ner, with frequent touches of the humorous
b His picture of oriental life was exceedingl
k vivid and cannot fail to leave lasting in
e preston upon his hearers. Next Monda
night the second lecture Of the course will
given by Rev. F. Kidder, of West Haver
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