Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-05
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Charles H. Miller leaves to day for Chicago to attend the billiard tournament there.
 On Quassapaug Lake, in Middlebury, the ice is still from six to eight inches thick.
 George Eager, of this city, presided at the organ of the First church, Milford, on Sun day.
 P. T. Barnum won his case in New York yesterday and the Elliott children will per- form daily.
 Superintendent Beach, of the Naugatuck road is having some cars built for the road at Troy, N. Y.
 A considerable sum has been subscribed in Naugatuck for trotting park there on Gull ver's meadows.
 Miss Gafney, of this city, sings at a con- cert by the Silver City Quintette club in Meriden next week.
 Miss Susie Lewis, telegraph operator at the Canal railroad depot in New Hartford, has returned to this city.
 Samuel Rothchild, of the firm of l.. Roth child E Brother, last Monday purchased the Morse place on Lyon street.
 Tickets for the Grays' reception Friday evening, April 13, are on sale at George H. Ford's, Kirby Sons and B. J. Stones.
 Henry D. Bristol, lately bookkeeper for F. s. Bradley 6 Co.,, has gone into the business of manufacturing shot on Artisan street.
 Arctic Engine company, of Milford has received handsome framed picture from the Water Witch Hose company, of New Mil ford
 Nathan T. Morse, formerly business man. ager of the Bridgeport Farmer, committed suicide in New York yesterday by shooting himself.
 The Private and Public Walters associa- ton will hold meeting next Monday even ing at President William Pickett's house on Ashmun street.
 The shops of the Naugatuek Machine com pany will be rebuilt and probably the new shops will be in operation inside of three months.
 dividend of 224 per cent was declared in the Probate court yesterday to the credit ors of the insolvent estate of George W.
 The Virgin Olive Oil Soap, pronounced by many an excellent thing for chapped hands, can be had of Harry Leigh, the grocer, 172 Chapel street.
 MT, Mitchell, residing on Park street, went
 
 out for walk Sunday, visiting his brother in westville, and slipped on the ice, fractur- ing one of his limbs.
 A bright light in the direction of North Haven was visible in this city at about nine o'clock last evening. It was supposed to be the light of burning barn.
 The $25O horse of H. A. Warner, of Ham, den, caught one of it's fore feet in the car track on Dixwell avenue Tuesday and broke the leg, necessitating shooting to put the an- imRl out of misery. The quartette, composed of Messrs. Bush, Bennett and Frank Langdale, sang at the musical and literary entertainment given by the Young Peoples Union of the First Baptist church last evening"
 Professor Sumner gave an interesting and pleasing talk on Banks and Banking" before the Y. M. c. A. at their hall last evening. It wal the second in the conrse of familiar talks and was well attended.
 Rev. pr. Hawes conducted the noon meet ing at the Y. M. c. A. yesterday, giving a very instructive talk on ''Christ the Center of the Circle in which I Move" To-day Rev. MT. Kelsey will lead the meeting.
 Quinnipiac Lodge of Odd Fellows have re- ceived set of resolutions from Polar Star Lodge of Fair Haven, expressing the latter's appreciation of the dramatic style in which three degrees were worked last Monday night.
 MT. William J. Atwater, of Trumbull street, is erecting frame carriage factory on the rear of his land on State street, between Bishop and Edwards streets. It is to be occu- pied by two citizens in the manufacture of carriage wood work.
 Among those present at the wedding of Dr. Charles Davies Scudder and Miss Louisa Warner Evarts, youngest daughter of the Hon. William M. Evarts, in New York on Tuesday, were MT. and Mrs. F. J. Kingsbury, Miss Kingsbury and Miss Edith Kingsbury, of Waterbury. The ceremony, which took place in Calvary church, was performed by Bishop Williams of this State.