Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-25
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention,

party from the Grays go to Meriden to- day to attend picnic given by Company of that city.
 A large party of young folks expect to en- joy tho English Hall picnic at the Conga- mond Lakes next Tuesday.
 Central lodge, I. O. o. F., of Middletown, make an excursion to Savin Rock to day. They bring an orchestra along.
 A new boiler for the Central school build ing is being made by ex-Governor Bigelow's boiler works at Grapevine Point.
 A young lad about 12 years of ags son of Michael Kelley, Stratford, fell from a pear tree Thursday and broke his arm.
 break in the water main occurred yester- terday afternoon at the corner of State and Grown streets. It was repaired by six o'clock.
 Mr Frank Luddington will speak at the Good Snmaritans temperance meeting at the State House steps Sunday evening at o'clock.
 The Second Connecticut Light Battery hold their seven teenth annual reunion in Bridgeport September 12 with shore din ner at the Mills House.
 The bill for the ninety-two patients at the Insane retreat at Middletown, received by the town agent for the quarter ending Sept l, amounts to $3, ,O61.5s.
 The Telfording of Kimberly avenue, near ths river, is progressing quite rapidly. Owing to the bad roading many teams go to West Haven via Washington street.
 The pocketbook advertised as lost in an oil ic ha oe son and contained papers of importance. Its return will be an act of justice.
 Mrs. G. B. Rich, Miss Moulthrop and Miss Atwater left the White Mountains Mon day for Montreal and Quebec, and return next week after an absence of six weeks.
 The New Haven and Northampton railroad company have commenced taking down the high stone guard wall below their iron bridge at CoIlinsville and will rebuild it in a more substantial manner.
 The Hartford and New Haven companies of the Governors Foot Guard have been ordered by Governor Waller to report for escort duty at Niantic on Friday, Sept. If, ''ths Governors day at camp"
 James ". W.Creighton, who died at the Hart ford hospital August 21, has been for thirty five years resident of Cellinsville He en- listed in Harris cavalry" and served during the late war. His wife and son survive him.
 Sunday evening MT. James Irons, the evangelist, will speak on Fighting against God at English Hall. There will be 8 flower mission to-day. Friends who wish to aid the children in their mission will kindly respond
 The ork of laying the open switches on the car tracks on Church street, between Elm and Chapel, was prosecuted yesterday. Four of these switches will be put in The track will rot be ready for the Centerville cars before the last of next week.
 Duane Augur, only brother of Watson D. Augur, died in Northford, Conn, Tuesday morning of typhoid fever. Deceased was 31 years old aud a young man of excellent char aoter. He leaves wife to mourn his loss, parents and sister who loved him sincerely.
 A four-y year old SOB of Hammond Mills was struck by train on the Consolidated road yesterday morning about three quarters of mile below the West Haven depot. The engineer saw tho child on the track and slowed down the train as much as possible The child was struck and taken up afterward apparently dead, but he revived in a few min utes and did not seem to have received any serious injuries.