Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-07
JuEAt. NEWS.
Brief Mention.


 The fleet of boats at Lake Whitney will soon be ready for the season.
 Mrs. Frank D. Sloat has been ill., but is now pronounced out of danger.
 Sassacus Phalaux's drum and fife corps have just bought a new thirty four inch bass drum.
 Rev. Mir. Glover, a former New Haven pas. tor, breaches at Trinity M. E. church to- morrow.
 Hon. L E. Pease, Secretary of State in 1866, died in Somers Wednesday of pneu- monia.
 The City Year Book will be published in the latter part of this month. It will con- tain about 40 pages.
 Trailing arbutus parties report good suc- cess in finding those delicate and beautiful reminders of spring.
 The first shad taken from the Housatonic river was on exhibition at Water street market, Birmingham, Thursday evening.
 German Columbia Rebecca Lodge No. 15, I. O. O. F., celebrates its ninth anniversary next Monday evening at Germania Hall.
 Rev. MT. Nichols, the new assistant rector of Trinity church, is in town and will prob ably preach at Trinity tomorrow.
 Now do the farmers bestir themselves and hasten their work of ploughing and planting, which the backward spring delayed.
 A movement is on foot to form 8 new med ical society, the members of which shall be pledged to maintain the regular prices.
 The revival meetings at the Emanuel Bap- tist church, Rev. MT. Ross pastor, on West - ing results.
 The Cove House, East Haven shore, will be sold at auction Monday, April 23. This is good chance for an investment. See ad- vertisement.
 The woolen mill in Preston, owned by w. K. Shaw of Norwich, Conn.,, was burned Thursday night; loss $3O, 1000, insured for about one-half.
 The assessment list of the borough of Shel ton, including the amount for the fire bell, will amount to quarter of million dollars "a gain of $40, 900 from last year.
 A camp fire" will be held at the Athene- um on next Monday evening under the direc- tion of Admiral Foote Post, G. A. R., at which the ladies of comrades will be admit ted.
 No less than thirteen babies were photo- graphed at Bowman's photographic estab- lishment one afternoon this week by his in stantaneous process and the cry is still they come.
 Rev. Dr. Smyth leads the noon meeting to- day of the Y. M. c. A. He will take the Sabbath school lesson for next Sunday as his subject: 'Philip and the Ethiopian, Acts S:26-4O.
 The 'Rink Ramblers," body of bicyclists and one of the iyeliest parties in the city, took run to the shore last evening and par took of a supper provided by Hinman. They returned at about o'clock.
 Colonel A. c. Woodworth, president of the Ames Manufacturing company, and Governor Buffers chief of staff, is stopping at the New Haven House with his family, and will proba ply remain over Sunday. - l. c. Strickland, of Southiugton, ha been heard from after several years absence in New Guinea. His party of thirteen was cap tured by Gannibals and eight of their number were killed and eaten. The other five es- capped. They went there after gold
 Mir. Edwards, agent for the Jolly Bachelors
 
 in town and announces the new popular hit "Our Summer Boarders" for Peck's Grand Opera House next Friday and Saturday ev en- ings and Saturday matinee
 MT. John c. Anderson, jr., aged 24, son Of MT. John c. Anderson of this city, died at Callao, Peru, March 4. aftyphoid ferer. He was graduate of Cheshire academy and a very promising young man. large circle of friends will sympathize with the bereaved family.
 0. H. Day writes to this city that Fore. paugh's circus appears here about the middle of May with hippodrome attached and under the most extensive display of canvas ever seen in New Haven. As Barnum's does not show in this part of the country this year Forepaugh's will have the field. Barnum's shows in the West and Forepaugh's in the East. Next year the arrangement will prob ably be reversed