Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-27
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention,


 There were ten deaths in Ansonia the pres ent week.
 The State Fortschritts bund will hold a convention in this city on the 18th of March. David c. Dudley, of Wallingford, preached in Post Hall, Guilford, Sunday morning and evening.
 The funeral of Daniel Redfeld took place in Guilford yesterday, Rev. MT. TaJ Tor officiating.
 Mrs. George Morford and Mrs George Beardsley and child, of Bridgeport, are at Jacksonville, Florida.
 Several persons walked to the lighthouse on the ice Thursday, the first time that such an exploit was possible since 1869.
 The Butchers associationi of Bridgeport have sent out over GOO invitations to the grand ball which will be given February l. A pleasant surprise party was given Miss NsdIer, clerk at Proctor, Gross & Maguire's, at her residence on Hill street Thursday evening.
 Captain Lawrence O'Brien commenced work yesterday and erected scaffolding for the removal of the cracked fire bell o1 steamer 8.
 Mr. J. Burton Hine, who fell on the ice or College street, breaking his hip socket, is quite feeble, but hope is entertained that h' will yet recover.
 The Yale Glee club concert at Carlps next Monday evening will not begin until 8:SO o'clock, the delay being on account of Presi dent Porter's reception.
 Mir. J. Barkentin, the caterer, left fol Montreal last evening, taking his daughter Miss Daisy Barkentin, who goes to conven to complete her education.
 Mr. D. s. Thomas yesterday removed hi printing business from the old location, op poaite the Grand Opera House in Crowr street, to 257 Chapel strees.
 Two car loads of skaters, mostly students and young ladies, returned from Lake Whit ney at about 12 o'clock last night, having had fine time skating by bonfire light.
 Mrs. Hannah Greenburgh, Russian, liv ing at 1O9 Lafayette street, fell on the ice yesterday morning and broke one of he ankles. She was removed to the hospital.
 The West Haven Union Temperance soci ety will hold it's monthly meeting Sunday evening, January 2sth, at the Congregations church at o'clock. The services of 8 good speaker will be secured A full attendance ii desired
 The directors of the Odd Fellows Mutua Aid association have accepted twenty-s -si1 members and voted these benefits: Heirs O E. Buxton, $2, GOO; of John Dales, $2,OoO of George H. Osborne, $1,50O; of Jonat Ulman. $500.
 In an official order General Couch accept the resignation of Colonel s. J. Fox, and il doing so takes the opportunity to acknowl edge, in behalf of the State, his meritoriou services during an unbroken period of nearl. fourteen years.
 change ill the arrangements has beel made by which the Thespian club will holC it's grand festival this evening at the Athe neum, instead of at Loomis' Temple O Music Literary exercises and dancing go to make up the programme of festivities.
 Skating at Lake Whitney yesterday, anC about two hundred persons were out enjoy ing it. The new ice where the old ice wa cut away affords pretty fair skating. A feV dozen boys found tolerable enjoyment il skating on the patches of ice on the Old anG New Greens.
 Burglars effected an entrance to the resi- dence of Hon. Luzon B. Morris, at 23( Prospect street, Tuesday night, through [ rear window, unlocked the safe with fals keys and carried away from it silverware o the value of about $2OO. They left all tn plated ware behind.
 At the Derby railroad freight depot yester day noon was the new Farrell & Marsdel stone crusher purchased by the town of Ney Haven for use at the town quarries in West vile. It was brought in yesterday and vii be set at work in short time. It attracted considerable attention and occupied, with tn