Morning journal and courier., 1883-11-15
fired into party of boys Halloween night

ufSQ Into 0 party or DOyS 44aA4O"00A AS6Ae and hurt one of them, has been arrested.
 Hartford is at last to have bridge over the railroads at Asylum street, ,!that locally known as the sIsouth side plan" having been adopt ed by the common council Monday night.
 AlittIe son of MT. A. Aiken, of South Man. chester, while at play last Saturday fell and dislocated his shoulder. A few days previous another son, while wrestling, broke his leg.
 The Overrnan wheel company at Hartford has elected these directors: u. M. Ferry, Luther White, A. H. Overman Of Chieopee, and E. s. White, John 5. Gray, J. l. How ard and R. Dinnis of Hartford. A. H. Over man is president.
 Ten missionary bishops addressed the Con- necticut branch of the womans auxiliary to the board of missions at Hartford Tuesday, and these officers were elected: President, Mrs. E. H. Colt; vice president, Mrs H. F. Girard; secretaries, Mrs. F. D. Hartman and Mrs. J. D. Barbour; treasurer, Mrs. Gardiner Greene.
 The Hartford City Guard Veteran Corps at their meeting Tuesday night voted to join the active company in their excursion to New York to participate in the Evacuation day parade The executive committee were in- structed to cooperate with committee of the active company in making the necessary arrangements.
 Marcy Brothers, the contractors for the 1dDtE Hb Ln0 N0IHSESuOlA PI1SOhS uCAy GAaO report that they intend to throw up the con- tract. The Rhode Island prison officials are endeavoring to have the firm employ the labor of their prisoners, and 1t is understood that while an advantageous offer has been made no contract has been effected.
 The New York and New England road has issued notice that on and after Sunday neon, November 18th, new time table will be issued, and all trains run on the new Eastern" time, which is about sixteen min utes slower than Boston time and about four minutes slower than New York time. After Sunday time tables and station clocks will show only this time.
 The St. Augustine Roman Catholic church in Bridgeport has grown to such point that Bishop McMahon has divided the parish The site for a new church at the corner of Main street and South avenue is under con- sideration and meantime Hawes' Opera House will be used for the new parish with Father Crernin of Fairfield as priest. The growth of the old parish has been very rapid.
 Mr. Newell Mason, who is visiting in Sims bury, is an extensive dealer in jewelry, own. ing one Of the largest jewelry stores in this country. He is 8 native of this town and commenced business not many years ago by peddiing goods in hand trunk from house to house in this region, and working up by degrees is now said to be very wealthy man.
 A timers furnace had been left on the roof of Foster Brothers shop at Danbury Saturday, and after standing there through the rain the violent wind of Monday started the fire that had been smouldering and set it to burning fiercely. It poured out shower of sparks which fell in heap of shavings, and would probably have resulted in a serious fire but for two policemen who noticed the fire at the outset and attended to the case without giving an alarm.
 SINKING INTO THE GROUND.
 Monday Bridgeport young lady-and not a heavy weight either-stepped upon the lower rail of fence to look into neighbours yard. As she jumped back to the ground she was estonished to find herself rapidly armpits. She struggled to escape but in vain. Then she tried the usual feminine resort of screaming. This brought assistance in the shape of 8 very stout lady who also went down in the earth half way up to her waist Then there was duet of shriil shrieks and more assistance in the shape of gentleman who relieved both ladies from their unpleasant predicament after some effort The cause of the disaster was the caving in of an old and unused cespool or cistern. This had been coFered over with earth which the late rains had moistened The ladies sus- tained no injury Bridgeport News.
 THE G. A. R. FAIR, MIDDLETowN.
 The fair of Mansfield post, G. A. R, opened Tuesday afternoon. Comrade c. NJ Newton called the assembly to order, and in. troduced Mayor Payne, who after recalling the memory of the days of the war said: ''The common council of our city have done right in placing at your disposal piece of land in our beautiful Indian Hill cemetery for the purposes of burial of such of your con- rades as, in consequence of services to our country, have been unable to procure burial lot for themselves I rejoice in your efforts to erect 8 monument to their memo ry. Let their names be chiseled in imper- ishable granite, that the passer-by may be reminded of the services rendered and snffcring endured for the preservation of the union of these States. and the transmission of our free institutions to future generations. I thank you for your invitation to be present on this occasion. I trust you will have the liberal support of our citizens, to the end that the object you have in view may be &C., complished. The fair is now open"
 Last evening in addition to other attrac- lions there WAS concert by the Wesleyan Glee club.