Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-20
LOCAL NEHS.
SlrIeR Mention,

Connecticut has IA 800 Freem asons, o1 whom ?, POO reside in this city
 Ex-City Attorney R. s. Pickett spent yes- terday with his family in East Windham.
 Frederick Morrell, aged 20, living at Dum- bling Pond, Stamford, committed suicide Thursday evening.
 The Clan na-Gael associations annual ex. cursion to New York and Coney Island takes place on Wednesday, August go.
 The New Haven Schillerbund picnic to- day at Railroad GSove and to. night have a pri- vate entertainment at their hall
 The Tylerville camp meeting on the Con- necticut Valley railroad began Saturday and continues this week to the 27th.
 The Atlantic Athletic association has it's first annual picnic at Hamilton Park, August 27th, with series of games and contests
 While the repairing of Kimberly avenue is in progress owners of teams can get to Savin Rock by the way of the Washington street bridge.
 The National club of New Haven gives a picnic August 26th at South End. The off cers are Philip Hugo, Frank Hugo, Michael Hes sler and Jacob Rosinus.
 largo limb Of an elm tree on Elm street, between Orange and Church streets, was broken off Saturday evening during the thunder storm by the Eind.
 Circulars descriptive of the Raymond ex- cursion on September have been distributed among the drug stores of the city, where they may be had for the asking.
 The Gospel Union Sunday school picnic to Congamond Lakes occurs on Tuesday of next week, and the prospects are that it will be highly enjoyed by q large party
 There wore 245 prisoners at the jail Satur- day, A of them being females. This is the largest number that has ever been confined there since the building was erected.
 The Schutzen Verein, No. l, of this city, are to make an excursion on the steamer Ivernia next Wednesday to Double Beach, Branford Point and Thimble Islands.
 number of members of Mason Rogers post of Branford and some from Providence post were present at the meeting of Admiral Foote pest, G. A. R Saturday evening.
 Ezel lodge, K. of P, will give an excursion to Glen Island next Thursday, the 23rd, on the Starin. Tickets are for sale by the com- mittee at the wharf on the morning of the excursion.
 Captain Walter Gladden., postmaster of New Britain since 1861, appointed first by President Lincoln, is dead, at the age of 68. He re epresentod New Haven in the Legisla. ture in 1837
 Quite a large number of conversions at the Plainville camp meeting which closed Satur- day arc reported. The meeting was one of the most interesting and most enjoyable in the history of the association.
 To-day at St. Mary's church MT. Patrick Murphy, a clerk at Malley's, and Miss Eliza beth M Kehsley will be united in marriage, Rev. Father Labor officiating. Miss Kehelsy was formerly clerk at Malley's.
 The coroner's investigation in Norwich in- to the case of Bromley, who was supposed to have committed suicide, is concluded No new light was shed on the case. The opinion of some still is that he was murdered
 An nttempt to burglsriAe the Boston One Price clothing store in Middletown was made Saturday night. The burglar was concealed in the rear of the store, but he quickly es- capped through back passage to Court street and got away.
 A fire last Saturday morning damaged Root & Sons livery stable iu Ansonia about $l,- 800 worth. It was fully covered by in surance. The horses in the stable were all saved, but fifty tons of hay and 800 bushels of oats were burned.
 The new Union chapel at Short Beach was dedicated yesterday. Rev. Dr. Goodsell, of this city, whose family are stopping at the Boach preached the sermon. In the evening praise service was held, the New Haven Choral orchestra officiating. The game of base ball Satur day at the | park in Meriden between the Winchesters of | New Haven and the Athletics of Moriden was | very close and exciting the Winchesterj win | ming the game, score to 6. The Winches- | ters play the Pioneers of New Britain at | Hamilton Park tomorrow at 3 o'clock.
 Mir. c. II. Morton, of New York city, came to New Haven yesterday on an afternoon train on his way to Brapford. When on the train he was taken suddenly ill. He was driven to Branford in a carriage . Dr. Clemens of Bridgeport, an old friend of Mir. Morton's, was summoned by telephone At Hamilton Park on Saturday the horse trot between William Siebert's brown mare Belle and E. L. Posts bay gelding Handy Jack for purse of $50 was won by tho lat ter in two straight heats. Time 253 1-4, 2:54 1-2. The horses were at once matched for another race for $IOO aside to take place next Saturday. A forfeit of $2O has been put up. ..-...