Morning journal and courier., 1883-07-18
LOCAL. NENS.
Brief Mention

St. Mary's T. A. B. society of Middle town picnic at Lisle's Beach, Fishers Island, to-day.
 Thero will be neighborhood prayer meet ing next Sunday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at the residence of Mrs. B. A. Baldwin, Cedar Hill
 A number of the Grays were out target shooting at Quinnipiac range yesterday after noon in competition for marksmanship badges.
 Jennie B. Brown, of this city, literateur and artist, is stopping at the American House. Saratoga, and will soon leave for visit to the Adirondacks.
 Mrs. l.. H. Patten, nee Ella M. AtHater formerly of this city. but now residing in Cambridge, Illinois, is visiting relatives and friends in this city.
 There was slight fire in Todd's building, corner of Elm and State streets, in a lot of waste paper yesterday forenoon It was ex- tinguished by the janitor.
 The Connecticut State Turnbezirk holds ts seventh annual festival iu Hartford. August 18 10, 20 and 21. There are eight of the societies in the State.
 Mr Samuel Barker, the druggist, with I, A Elliott, on Chapel street, leaves the 18th be absent about two weeks
 Effects of the recent storms are seen in towns all along the Shore Line railroad in shattered trees and huge branches lying in the fields and by the roadways.
 The Knights Of HoneA of Hartford will have an excursion to Lake Cengamond, Southwick ponds, August l, going by way of the Hartford and Connecticut Western road.
 Senator o. H. Plstt and party, who are at his cottage at Long Lake, in the Adirondack region, are in good health and enjoying them selves, the weather being delightful, barring one lively. thunder storm.
 Alfred James Richard, aged fou: teen years, son of Thomas H. Richards, of Bright street, Fair Haven, has been missing from home since Doris circus was here and his father says he has gone with the show.
 A party of college students several from Yale and two from the University of Penn sylvania, have arranged to camp out for a month on High Island, one of the Thimbles. They commence camping about July 29th.
 A load of furniture which was being carted to Whitneyville was upset Ln Whitney avenue, near TrumbulI street, yesterday morning, and a man and his wife named Viscb, who owned the furniture ard were on the load, were severely hurt.
 A notice in another column from Adiutant Lewis B. Brown extends an invitation to members of Admiral Foote post and veterans of the 11th c. V. to attend the funeral of Myron J. Watson, an old soldier, from the State hospital at 10 a. m. to day.
 MT. Leopold Gruerer, of this city, his many friends and the public will be glad to learn has improved in health somewhat of late, He is at Oakland. Maryland, where he went several weeks ago for the benefit of his health, which was much impaired. He re- turns in three or four weeks and it is hoped he will continue 10 improve and regain his former activlty and usefulness.
 A patty of about 800 Norwich excursion ists visited this city yesterday afternoon They came by the steamer City of New York and landed at about 1:3O. The excursion was given by the Taftville Baptist church, the First and Second Baptist churches of Nor wich and the Congregational church of Greeneville. Balcom's City band of Norwich accompanied the party. It was one Of the largest excursions that ever left Norwich.