Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-22


 which he bids fair not only to keep but to in- crease his practice among us The Catholic fair here has been decided success It has been largely attended every evening for the past week and the receipts are much larger than were anticipated.
 Deacon Elliott B. Platt started Monday for 8 trip to Nova Scotia for the benefit of his health which is very poor, having had nerv- ous prostration for over year, so that he has not been able to attend to his business only portion of the time.
 A spirit of enterprise prevails in town and this week we record the improvements that have been made in the upper end of Broad street. Messrs. J. N. Hawkins < Sons, Baldwin and Lamkin and Mir. H. B. Boards ley have each had concrete walks laid in front of their places, for which the public feel very grateful.
 MT. Avery's new place on Broad street. Is being beautifed continually. This week he is having the grounds graded of in excellent shape by George Osborn, thereby adding to the beauty of his already attractive place.
 The George w. Miles company have been shipping large quantities of phosphate of late, for which there is an increasing demand
 The Misses Mary, Hattie and Jerusha Mar shall are spending the summer at the Thim- ble Islands.
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 Company have ordered their white hell met hats.
 MT. R. H. Fairchild, of New York, is en- toying his vacation in this place.
 Union Lake is overrun with elegant 'scat tails'
 The Stratford pharmacy has again changed hands. MT. Nathan Wilcoxson having pur- chased it from Mir. Mooney Mrs. Imogene Brown has bought the house and lot of James Smith on Park Row. Malaria is quite prevalent in this place. nr hos Icl le,11l 1lzG G,,II The katydids have commenced their sum- mer music.
 strattord is well supplied with summer boarders.
 "Feldspar" is again being shipped as well as the golden rod" in large quantities from this place to New York.
 Mir. Birdsey Booth, of Putney, while at work on bis farm last week fell and was bad ly hurt.
 A large beach party went from this place Thursday. Others follow every day. Many are improving the time between having and harvesting to take holiday, going to Coney Island and New York, High Rock, Parlor Rock, Meadows End, Milford, Beach Point, etc.
 The heavy thunder storm which visited this place to-day was just what was needed.
 This is perfect svacation weather. August days with sufficient tinge of autumn to make them delightful h0V. OO0I Q. 1foS9 OA GdSbAhMp OOAuss occupied the pulpit of the Congregational church yesterday.
 Rev. Arthur Sloan of Christ church ex- changed pulpits last Sunday morning with Rev. Samuel Hall of Long Hill.
 Miss Mary c. Fairchild has returned home from her summer trip and her music classes will begin again September l.
 The Rev. T. J. Watt is attending the Brookside camp meeting. An excellent ser mon was delivered by him Thursday even- ing.
 Thursday evening night blooming cereus blossomed at the residence of Messrs. George w. Faircbild and George Bartram.
 MT. A. Sksats, the architect, of Bridgeport, who has purchased the late Captain Wheeler homestead, has handsome specimen of a mammoth double sunfower in his garden. It is single plant, ten feet and six inches in height, which contains ninety three full blos- soms and twenty-four buds ready to expand.
 There seems to be very little complaint from property owners in this town to either of the layouts of the Olmstead Parallel or Hartford and Harlem surveys. The Olm- stead survey seems to meet with the most favor because the Hartford and Harlem sur- vey cuts right through the uptown green, which would spoil that portion of the town, although property owners in that locality, as well as most of our citizens, want new railroad up that way, and while the other towns and cities are having their little fight over the proposed two Iayouts our citizens say they intend to keep quiet, hoping that in few years they may hear the shrilI shriek of the locomotives whistle.
 We note the following item in the South wester, North Springfield, Mass, concerning well-known Stratford family who left town about six years ago: Quite pleasant affair took place Monday night at the residence of Mir. Twigger, in the shape of double we'd ding, the contracting parties being Mir. George Green to Miss Lizzie Twigger and Mir. Ei. Burgess to Miss Fannie Twigger. The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Will liam Page Case, of the Episcopal church. A fine supper was enjoyed by a number of in- vited guests. The presents were numerous and costly. MT. George Green and bride de- parted Tuesday night for Kansas City.
 Aug 20. MosQUITo.