Morning journal and courier., 1883-06-20
LOCAL NEWS.
Rrfef Mention.


 The High school will make an excursion to Glen Island Saturday, June 30.
 A large excursion party from New Britain will visit Railroad Grove, Savin Rock, on Thursday.
 The monthly meeting of the New Haven Orphan asylum takes place on Thursday at 1O:15 a. m.
 It was not Joseph B. Baldwin of 565 Chapel street who asked for an abatement of taxes before the Tax committee on Monday even ing.
 A pair of fat cattle weighing 4, 150 pounds, raised by Edward Norton, of Guilford, were slaughtered for Congress avenue meat mar ket yesterday.
 The New Haven members of the old Fifth 'teenth c. V. will provide banquet for their brethren of the Fifteenth at their annual re- union this year.
 Richard Smith, former member of the Foot Guard, has come all the way from Aiken, South Carolina, to help entertain the visiting soldiers.
 The Wheeler & Wilson band went to High Rock Grove yesterday morning to play for the picnic there of the Congregational Sun Qay 6c1OOI or Naugatuck
 The several Republican ward committees will meet at 4S Church street next Saturday evening to elect chairman of the Town committee. See advertisement.
 The funeral of Samuel Moves will take place from his late residence, 32 Grove street, at 2 o'clock Thursday afternoon. The remains will be taken to Guilford for inter ment.
 Freddie Sloan, son of Benjamin Sloan of S3 Eagle street, fell from tree Monday and broke his right forearm. Some months ago Freddie's brother fell from tree and broke both arms.
 Robert Kittler's saloon at Eagle Grove, Hamden, was broken into, or rather tunneled into, Saturday night and six boxes of cigars, a keg of lager and several bottles of liquor were taken.
 lahorer on the Benedict street sewer, Waterbury, has shoveled out anEnglish half penny dated 1736 in fair state of preser- vation, George IT. and "Britannia'' be- ing veryistinct.
 The Manhattans of this city are anxious to whip any nine of seventeen year old young men in this State, and particularly the Jun iors of Wallingford, and Michael Driscoll, S3 Nash street, is captain of this ambitious nine.
 Superintendent Wallace W. Ward of the West Haven Horse Car company was on Monday evening presented with gold head ed ebony cane by the employees of the road, H. c. Higgins making the presentation speech.
 The county commissioners yesterday granted liquor licenses to Frank B. Flynn, a druggists license to J. H. Parker, and @ beer license to l.. Michaelis, all of Meriden. Also beer license to Charles Skeeles of Savin Rock
 Surgeon General Bissell of the Governors staff is making his regular monthly examina- tion of invalid soldiers in the hospitals of the State. During the summer many of those in the hospitals are given a furlough till the winter season.
 Two new and handsome cars, larger than those in present use, are to be immediately added to the rolling stock of the State street horse railroad. The business of the road is increasing and careful attention is given to make the road frst-c lass in all respects
 The ladies of Trinity M. E. church invite all who would aid worthy object to their festival to be held in the chapel on George street this Wednesday, evening An at tractive programme is one of the pleasing features of the evening. See advertisement.
 The Blues had a special meeting last even ing and will parade to day and also receive the G, avs on their return home on Friday evening. Saturday they will keep open house and turn out if the other companies do for escort duty to the New Orleans Conti- nentals.
 The annual meeting of the New Haven Board of Associated Charities will be held at the chapel of the Third Congregational church this evening at o'clock. Reports will be presented and addresses made by President Porter, Rev. Dr. Dennen, Rev. Dr. Smyth, Professor Barlow and others. The public are cordially invited.