Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-18
LOCAL NEWS.
Rriaf' Mention.


 Matthew Kehoe commenced the construc' tion of the Lawrence street sewer yesterday
 Mrs. Lydia Scranton, of 522 Chapel street fell from step ladder the other day and broke her arm.
 The Enelish Hall Sunday school excurs1on will take place on Tuesday, August 2Sth, in stead of next Tuesday.
 Rabbi Wechsler will lecture at the Court street synagogue this morning, taking the place of Rabbi Kleeburg.
 Newport also has French ram. It is called Rignault de GsnouilIy and went to Newport from New York.
 The repairs on Trinity church are fast pre- gressing The frescoing has been com. plsted IL is very beautiful.
 Company Ks nine, of Hartford, who play the Providence nine on Monday, will have Hubbard and Terry, Yale's catcher and sec' snd baseman.
 Progressive Union No at their meeting last evening made a second donation-this time of $1O-to the striking cigarette makers at Rochester, N. Y.
 Thirteen persons were initiated into liar mony division, Sons of Temperance, Thurs day evening. The regular watermelon cut occurs next Thursday evening.
 A large party from Meriden will picnic at Savin Rock to day, the Mutual Aid associ- ation of the Meriden Britannia compapy's shop having the picnic in charge.
 The New Haven painters and their friends go to Railroad Grove, Savin Rock, Tuesday, August 2l. There will be dancing in the Palace and an old-fashioned clambake served.
 The Winchester base ball nine of this city go to Meriden to-day to play wit. the Ath- letics of that city. The game promises 70 be a spirited one, as the hines ara evenly matched.
 The Selectnen went to Pine Rock yester- day afternoon to see the new movable stone crusher at work. It Is said to be a great improvement over any that has been used here before
 Four hundred and fifty carpet weavers came from Thompsonviile yesterday on a special train bound for Savin Rock where they picnicked. They occupied six of the Consolidated roads cars.
 Washington camp No. I, P. o. s. of A., at their regular meeting last evening in Pyth- ian Hall COURIER building closed without transacting any business and in a body vis- tied Washington camp No 3, of Fair Haven. A horse slapped and fell on the corner of Chapel and Church streets yesterday after noon. One of the shafts was pushed be- tween the horses fore legs. but after it was extricated the animal got up and went on all right.
 An unharnessed horse escaped from Bris tolls stables, on lower State street, yesterday afternoon, and ran up and down the street, threatening to run over several ladies who were crossing the street. It was captured by policeman. At Peck's Opera House to morrow evening at 8 o'clock besides the short addresses by Thomas Curtis. of Hartford, and others, there will be recitation by Archibald Hughes, & trio by Mrs. Newton and Bush Seats free.
 The extension of the CentArville horse railroad to Church street is now nearly con- pleted. The exc aTations for the road were finished yesterday and the track laying wi, be completed probably to-day or Monday. The completion of this road will be a con-l venience to many living in the western part of the city. if Yesterday afternoon Dr. NJ. c. White issued certificate of death in the case of the seven months old female child of Joseph Le Vigne, who resides at 10 Lafayette street. The child had been sick from it's birth with an abscess and died Thursday last night in Aid was asked from the town to bury the child.