Morning journal and courier., 1883-11-06
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.


 November meteorE are numerous.
 Polls open to day at a. m. and close at 5p.m m.
 The saloons close to-day during the hours of voting.
 E. M. Peck of Newtown has an ear of dent corn containing over 1000 kernels.
 Major D. M Read, of Bridgeport, and wife have arrived home from their western trip.
 The annual reception at Trinity chuHch home takes place on Tuesday from to 5 p. m.
 Governor Waller and staff will be tendered banquet at the Sterling House, Bridgeport, Wednesday evening.
 A Congregational Sunday school conven- ton is to be held at North Haven, Wednes- day, November 14th.
 woman namsd Fredericka Kahle was taken from the almshouse yesterday to the Retreat in Middletown.
 Invitations are out for the marriage of Oscar L. Bradley, of Meriden, and Miss Lena Brown, of New Haven, November 2Oth.
 Samuel Jones, who fell down the wooIen mill elevator in Meriden last week, is partly paralyzed and probably will not recover.
 The roller skating rink at Grays' Armory Hall is attaining great popularity. Thomas orchestra is in attendance every evening.
 Rev. Father O'ConneIl of St. Francis church, Fair Haven, for six years past, goes to his new charge at Bethel, Conn, in few days.
 Professor A. M. Loomis yesterday received an invitation from the students of Amherst college to teach their dancing classes during the winter.
 Rev. Mir. Handel German Lutheran pastor in Hartford, is sick with diphtheria and his daughter Carrie, aged six, died of the disease on Saturday.
 Mrs. Rose Clark, of Newineton, is in her 97th year. She has been well in body and mind until lately, when her mental clearness failed little.
 Dwight Place church. full attendance of the members is desired at the meeting this evenings ,as business of importance is to come before the church.
 The managers of the Home for the Friend less meet at the residence of Mrs. T. H. Bishop, 215 Church street, tomorrow after noon at o'clock.
 Ths usual monthly meeting of the Ladies' Church Missionary association will take place in Trinity chapel building this (Tuesday) afternoon at o'clock.
 In Meriden, F. D. Beebe has sold his sta tionery store on Main street, which was form erly occupied by A. B. Paddock, to Charles e. Blair, of New Haven.
 Mrs. Pinks, wife of Deacon E. 0. Pinks, of MeRiden, while visiting in Brooklyn Satur- day, fell down stairs at the house of 8 friend and was severely injured.
 Mrs. BeIme, a colored woman, slipped and fell and broke her ankle at the corner of Court and State streets last evening. She was taken home in hack.
 Hon. s. F. Gary, of Ohio, spoke at the City Hall, Waterbury, Sunday afternoon on tenn perance. He lectures on the subject in the M. E. church, Thomaston, November 10th. John T. Coggswel, aged seventy-six, an old and well known Bridgeport citizen, died on Tuesday evening. Rev. MT. McNeilIe ofici atos at the funeral which takes this after noon.
 From 9 to o'clock tomorrow (Wednes- day) afternoon there will be a reception, to l which parents and friends are invited in ! room z, Miss Kate E. Donovan, teacher, of ! the Dwight school. James Burkett's residence on Washington street wes the scene of small fire early yes- terday morning. Rags lying against the chimney started it. Slight damage was done before the fire was put out.
 The Hartford and Harlem survey has been [ modified in such a way that 1t interferes with only small corner of the bluff part of the | new Yale athletic grounds. The directors meet tomorrow to decide upon layout. Colonel W. B. Barrows, late manager of | the Willimantic Linen company, gets, it is ! said, $20, 900 salary in his new place in the 1 Pullman Car company at Chicago. His sal- ary at willimantic was $l2, 900 per annum.
 Mrs. Laverty, wife of Mir. James Laverty. of Portland, died in New York hospital Sat- urdsy where she was undergoing an operation for the removal of cancerous tumor. She | did not rally from the effects of the opera tion.
 The county commissioners yesterday grant ed liquor licenses to J. ". Quinn, 217 East Grand street; Julia Walsh of Derby, J. W. Meridith of Seymour, John Doeppensmith of Hamden, H. O. Cole of Cheshire, and G. A. Wilson of Milford.
 Mir. Anton Trunk, president of the Frsry Cutlery company, has presented to the G. A. R. fair, Bridgeport, superb set of silver knives with solid silver mountingg and en- eraved pearl handles. The fair opens to- morrow evening.
 The handsome cottage on Summit street, Fair Haven Heights, near the Ives estate, five minutes walk from the horse cars. win be sold at auction to-dry at p. m. by B. 0. Lake. Full particulars are given in an adver- tiBement elsewhere.
 The paper bag and envelope manufacturer, MT. G.. J. Moffat, offers for sale at prices which will sell the goods all the old stock of MT. Peck sperry's store, in addition to a large stock of opera glasses, envelopes, pocket books, etc. All at low prices. See adv. Miss Hope Lewis, daughter of the Rev. A. N. Lewis, principal of the High school in Waterbury from 1860 to 1866. lies dangerous Y i'll from relapse Of fever. Mrs. A. N. Lewis is also seriously i'll of sudden heart ] ttnoh. and MT. Lewis other daughter Is m | <