Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-10
LUCAh NEWS.
RrIef Mention.

Someone counts up thirty-one snow storms in the State this winter.
 The singing at the jail Sunday morning will be led by the boys from the Y, M. c. A.
 No definite time has yet been fixed for the resumption of work at the rubber manufac- tory.
 A benefit is to be given Robert Smart, the young Scotch carpenter who met with an ac- cident recently.
 Manager Goodrich, of the Central Tele- graph office, Middletown, is very low with in hRmmatory rheumatism.
 MT. William E. Albin, of Westport, killed two striped snakes Saturday which had crawled out for an airing.
 The Second division A. O. Fl. will turn out on St. Patrick's day and have appointed Patrick Higgins aid to the chief marshal
 Rev. MT. Buck is to conduct the noon meeting at the Y. M. c. A. today. Subject, ''The Sunday school lesson for tomorrow" Acts 6:1-15.
 The heavy freight engines Vulcan and Orion are being extensively repaired at the shops of the New York, New Haven and Hartford road.
 A. H. Robertson, trustee of the insol7ent estate of Cobb & Hull, is selling off their stock of ready made clothing at 329 Chapel street at half price.
 Rev. J. C. Grimmell, of Brooklyn, N. Y, will preach tomorrow morning and evening at the German Baptist church, corner of George and Broad streets.
 Over $50 were netted for the sufferers from the western floods by the concert and ball of the German societies of Bridgeport on Wednesday evening.
 Rev. Mir. Epson breaches at the Seamens Bethel Sunday afternoon at o'clock, and leads the young peoples meeting at the Da- venport church at 6:3O.
 A popular scientific and humorous lecture will be given in the Congregational church, Sound Beach, next Monday evening, March 12, by Rev. H. 0. Hovey, of Fair Haven.
 Meridens grand list for 1882 has been completed and shows an increase of nearly $9OO, 1000 over that of the previous year. The grand list this year is put in at $4s, ,570,- . 137.
 Senator Platt accepts the invitation to be present at a reception in his honor given by the citizens of Meriden, and meeting was held last evening to consummate the arrange ments.
 Rev. Dr. l.. Kleeberg will deliver a Ger man lecture on Sunday evening, March II, in the Court street temple at o'clock. The subject will be "A peaceable answer to 8 burning question:
 Norman L. Hope, chief mailing clerk at the Hartford postoffice, has been granted 8 leave of absence for two months and will probably take au extended trip through the West He has been in the office seventeen years.
 Wallace Downs died at Sutter Greek, Cali fornia, Feb. 22, of consumption, aged AS. Mir. Downs was son of the late Conrad Downs, of WaterviIle. He went to Califor- mia years ago and had followed the mining business.
 Captain William A. Lewis, an old and well known resident of Bridgeport and West Stratford, died of pneumonia at his residence in the latter place yesterday, aged 67. He was prominent Mason and had been warden of Stratford.
 St. Patrick's day the children of all the public schools and many of the private schools will have full holiday, but the chil- dren are nevertheless reported to be dissatis- fled with St. Patrick for having the day come on regular holiday.
 Mrs. Van Cott will be at the Point Union Mission rooms, Bridgeport, next week, after closing g most successful series of revival meetings at the Thirty ty-seventh street, New York, M. E. church, where last Sunday even- ing eighty probationers joined the church. Among the number was the alderman of the ward.
 ! Stamford rejoices over new business ae- quisition. It is ''The Automatic Scale Manu- featuring Co.," a concern at present organ ized under the laws of New York, and having an office at 243 Broadway, New York city. General E. L. Hayes is the president and 0. 0. Graves secretary. The amount of it's cap- ital stock is $500, ,OOO.