Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-15
LOCAL NEWS.

Brief Mention.
 See advertisement of loss of pet dog.
 Ann McNamara has been taken to the Mid dletown insane asylum.
 The County Commissioners meet to gram liquor licenses next Friday.
 The fifth lecture in Donald G. Mitchelpf course at Grove Hall will be delivered to day at 1O:3O.
 The father of Frederick Unmack has fur nished the $7OO bail for his son, who is charged with arson.
 The new fire bell for the Edwards street bell tower was swung into position ready for use yesterday afternoon.
 The hospital has 122 inmates, the largest number during the present year and equalled only once during the past year.
 Peter Nugent and John Logan, each seven teen years old, have been sent to the Reform school Nugent has been there before.
 Judges Sheldon and Studley are to be out of town to-day and Judge Torrance will be on the bench. The court will open at 10 o'clock.
 The directors of the Veteran Odd Fellows association have voted to hold it's annual meeting in this city February 22, beginning g at 2:3O p. m.
 The prospects of saving the Charles L.. Mitchell, ashore on Fishers Island, are thought by Captain Scott, ths wrecker, to be not very favorable.
 Another slight snow fall yesterday after noon, followed as usual by rain and freezing sufficient to restore the sidewalks to their customary icy, slippery glare.
 When the two passenger engines now un- der construction, one here and one in Hart ford, for the Consolidated road are finished, the company will have 13O engines.
 Philo Hall, of Branford, was yesterday re- nominated for postmaster at that place. He has served in that capacity for number of years, and with satisfaction to all
 Vice President Reed denies that the Hart ford shops are to be removed to this city. The repairs of the Hartford division and o1 the Valley road will still ba made at Hart ford.
 Some years ago the late Marshall Jewel presented life size portrait of himself tc Hiram Lodge No. l, F. & A. M. It hangs in the lodge room parfOr and is ia handsome gilt frame.
 Last evening a number of New Haven sports went down to Bridgeport to witness the boxing exhibition in Hawes' Opera House in which Mace, Slade and other well known boxers will take part
 Yesterday morning John Gallagher and Edward Williams, convicted of burglary in this city, were taken to the State prison, the former to serve out sentence for eighteen
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 This evening the Court of Common Coun- oil nominating committee will pass upon the names of about fifty men who want to be special constables for the coming year. Most of them have served as such for years.
 The commissioners of public buildings yesterday inspected number of hotels making suggestions with regard to having doors made to open outwardly and the plac ing of exit signs in the upper halls and pass ages.
 surprise party was given MT. Clarence Andrew last evening at the residence of his father, F. S. Andrew, 49S Winthrop avenue. The guests, number from out of town, numbered about seventy. An enjoyable evening was spent.
 On Tuesday evening the employees of O. A. Dorman, the printer, enjoyed fine sleigh ride in the Nightingale to the Forbes House on the East Haven shore, where they partook of fine supper. The party return ed to the city about l o'clock.
 George B. Dyer, brother of Charles B. Dyer of this city, has on exhibition in Chief Hendricks office a novel fire escape. It con- sists of rope with little balls of wood at in- tervals of foot instead of knots. The ap- paratus appears simple and cheap.
 Fully as many valentines passed through the postoffiee yesterday as last Valentine day. The clerks and carriers were kept very busy during the day, with no chance to go to their meals. The loving missives will keep con- ing for a day or two, but not in such large numbers.
 One policeman reported to headquarters yesterday morning about thirty sidewalks on his beat which had not been cleaned of since Saturday nights snow storm. The Tuesday nights police reports show that over hun- dred sidewalks in different parts of the city are not properly free from snow.