Morning journal and courier., 1883-11-01
LOCAL NEWS.
HrIar MentIon


 The West Haven horse railroad commence running on winter lime to-day.
 General Superintendent Edgerton, of the Starin steamboats, was in the city yesterday.
 One of Mir. BuShhoIz's beer delivery teams had narrow escape from a runaway yesteI- day.
 The water main on Jefferson street burst yesterday morning, causing some trouble and mud.
 To. day is the last for handing in tax lists this year without the penalty of 10 per cent addition.
 Rev. Dr. J. M. Vincent, of this city, opens the r. M. O.. A. lecture course in Meriden next Tuesday.
 MT. Frederick w. Couch, of Milford, left recently for Starke, Florida, where he will spend the winter.
 Ex-President O. J. Camp, of the Hartford and Connecticut Western railroad, is to be married in Boston this afternoon. Bishop Brewer, of Montana. will hold ser vice and preach in Christ church, StratfOrd, Monday evening, November 5th.
 To-day is All Saints day, festival of great importance in the Roman Catholic church, and appropriate services will be held.
 Captain Griffin lectures on 'The New Emancipation" at Zion A. M. E. church this evening. festival in the church follows it.
 Mrs. Peter Lawlor, of Meriden, who was accidentally shot in the cheek by her hus- band two weeks ago, is now considered out of danger.
 e Hawley of the First National bank, Bridge port, died Tuesday night. She was al lady of lovely character.
 Catherine Cross, the seven year old daugh- ter of William Cross of Miller street, Meri- den, fell of a fence Tuesday afternoon and broke one of her arms.
 A. Hofmeister appeared before the Board of Compensation last evening and asked for damages accustomed by the building of the Lamberton street bridge.
 The Council committee on public library will meet on Friday evening to further en- gage in the preparation of their report. Their deliberations will be strictly private.
 The wedding of s. Willis Rockwell and Annie, daughter of Mayor Pickett, both of New Britain, is announced to take place at the Center church in that city Nonember 18th.
 John Kenney, of Waterbury, narrowly es- cured yesterday. He went to try the gas- pipe to see where the gas was escaping and an explosion followed.
 In Bridgeport yesterday MT. Theodore Gregory met with quite serious accident He was engaged in cleaning up the hoisting engine on the dock and had his left hand caught between two cog wheels, ssvering four of the fingers.
 Rev. Dr. Newman Smyths sermon on s'The Ministry of the Saints, it's Continuance After Desth," preached last Sunday at Center church, has been published-a full report in newspaper form, and is for sale by T. H. Pease & Son, 102 Church street, at six cents per copy.
 The different city departments have been busy for some time in making their estimates for the year 1884. These will have to be passed upon by the Board of Finance and will then be submitted to the Court of Com mon Council as ''a court of final resort, " and their decision will be final
 @AAASo 41A4uA0 A4OuA6A OOAAnuSs OL N6W oB1> tain, was married to Edward H. Clark, of New York city, yesterday afternoon at the South church in New Britain. There were Q large number of guests present; many fine costumes were seen. The bridal presents were rich and numerous
 Miss Medora Hubbell, of Stratford, has two paintings at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts now in progress at Philadel- phia. They are "Chr1emhild, Heroine of the Nibelungen Lied" and Russian Sunhow- ers." MT. Julian H. Sterling. of Bridgeport, has one, Pheasant Memoriean
 There was very largely attended recep- tion given yesterday afternoon by the schol ars in room 6, Dwight school The recita- tions and physical exercises by the pupils did credit to Miss M A. Maltby, their teacher. The recitations by Masters Harry Smith and 'tBunnie" Rowe merit special attention. The bright sunshine and lovely weather yesterday forenoon was very welcome after nine or ten days of rainy and doubtful wealth. CT. In the afternoon the sun retired and the clouds held partial sway again, and the umbrellas were resumed. The merchants. however, had squirt of lively shopping in the middle of the day, which was quite vel come.