Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-09
LUJAi. NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Rev c H. Williams, of this city, preached at the South church, Middletown, Sunday.
 Superintendent Stevenson, of the Consoli- dated road, has no connection with inc nsw scheme for Burns Point.
 The Board of Health have a special meet ing this evening to consider the question of the Beaver pond nuisance.
 The steamer Elm City is being overhauled and generally put in order at the foot of Twelfth street, New York city.
 Mir. Sanford Hawkins, of Milford, has gone to Mansfield, Mass., to wed to-day Miss Lizzie Coles, formerly of Milford.
 There will be three days horse trot at Hamilton Park next week, which promises to attract goodly number of fast horses.
 The special committee on the public library question will hold another public meeting in rooms 10 and II, City Hall, this evening st 7:3O.
 Van Horn post, of Milford, has engaged General s. F. Carey, of Ohio, to lecture on ''Then and Now" at Milford Town Hall Oc- tober 26th.
 A delegation of Newark, N. J., ,fremen was in Bridgeport on Saturday arranging for &C., commodations for the Newark men to attend the parade.
 The work of building the new ice house for the town at Brookside Farm will be con- menced under the selectmen's direction next Thursday.
 This afternoon at o'clock Miss Flora E. Thompson and MT. Ernest E. Ball will be married at the First Congregational church, Fair Haven.
 The Democratic convention to nominate candidates for representatives will occur at Loomis' Temple of Music next Thursday evening at 7:30.
 The Fairfield East consolation will hold their one hundred and forty-seventh annual meeting in the Congregational church, Strat- ford, October 9, 1883.
 Mrs. Edward Meeker, of Bridgeport, fell Saturday from the piazza floor to the ground, disIocatiug her hip joint. Dr. William Sweet, of Milford, replaced the bone
 At Hanscomb's shipyard, Fair Haven, work will be commenced at once for the building of large three-masted nine hun dred and fifty ton schooner, to hail from this port.
 William E. Seeley, Esq, and Sx-Lieuten- ant Tracy Warren, of Bridgeport, left Bridgeport yesterday noon for Boston, to att tend the wedding of Miss Jennie Mills, sister of Mrs. Warren.
 Professor Fisher was thrown from his horse while out riding yesterday morning and slightly injured. He was to have been one of the bearers at Mir, Farnam's funeral, but his accident prevented.
 Tomorrow will be the Father Matthew anniversary, and many of the societies throughout the country bearing the mama of the apostle of temperance will celebrate the day in a becoming manner.
 Columbia lodge No. 15, D. of R, 10 O. F. gave very pleasant sociable last even ing at Germania Hall About fifty couples were present. The music was furnished by Rosinus' orchestra. Stevens prompted
 The City Religious Service Directory, vol. iii, for 1883, was issued yesterday. It con tains large amount of valuable and reliable statistics regarding church interests in the city, compiled by MT. Nanny. and is worthy of large gale
 handsome car has been added to the roll ing stock of the Derby railroad. It will be used in connection with two cars of like pat. tern received by the Naugatuck railroad. They are much like the late style of cars on the Consolidated road.
 The New Haven West conference of Con- gregational churches meet to-day with the Humphrey street church, holding two ses- sions-at 9:8o a. n. and 2 p. m.-both of which are open to the public. Appropriate topics will be discussed.
 Ladies who will visit the extensive milli- nery establishmint of Miss M. E. J. Byrnss,. 97 Orange street. will witness the grandest, most attractive and beautiful display of trimmed bonnets and round hats ever exhib- tied in this or any other city.
 The Meadow street armory will be called Union armory and the officers of the recent ly formed Union Armory association are as follows: President, Colonel Graham; vice president, Captain Morse; secretary, Paw master Wellman; treasurer, Major H. IT. Strong.
 Mrs. Lvermore will lecture this evening at the Church of the Messiah. Her ability in the lecture field is of high order She will be the guest of MT. and Mrs. Judge Sheldon while here The Young Peoples Temper Rnce society of the church have secured her for this evenings lecture.
 On Thursday and Friday the services com memorative of the two hundred and fftieth anniversary of the founding of the Center church, Hartford, takes place. Tickets of invitation have been issued for the occasion Thursday afternoon Rev. pr. Walker daliv- CTS the historical address.
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