Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-29
LOCAL NEWS.
RrIeT Mention,

Brief Mention
 Lent begins on Wednesday, Feb. 7.
 Find MT. Ward Nichols letter in another column and read.
 The ice on the harbor near the Long Wharf is eighteen inches thick.
 H. F. Potter's milk team ran away Satur- day and about 100 quarts of the lacteal fluid were spilled.
 The Teutonia Maenner Chor have prome- made and fancy dress ball this evening at Germania HaII
 The Teutonia Meenner Chor has voted $50 from it's funds for the relief of the sufferers by the German floods.
 The New Haven Yacht club will soon oc- cupy their fine apartments on the third floor of the Yale Bank building.
 The second issue of tickets for the veter- an firemen's ball was made Friday evening: The total is limited to 1000.
 The engrossed resolutions presented to the Grays by the Washington Centinentals of Albany are in Kirby's window.
 The Arion society give masquerade ball at their hall, confn ed to members and their friends, on Monday evening, Feb. 5.
 One week from last evening Rev. Dr. Kleeberg, of the Court street Temple, will deliver the first of a series of lectures at that place.
 The funeral of Mir. George filling takes place this morning at 10 o'clock from the residence on Sherman avenue A stone vault will be built today in Evergreen cemetery for the reception of the remains.
 The main shafting in the Consolidated railroad shops in this city broke on Friday, and some of the hands are shus thrown out of employment until the repairs are made, which will probably be by tonight.
 The Sarsfeld Dramatic association will give 'Ie Astray' at Hawes' Opera House, Bridgeport, next Monday evening. They will be accompanied by the Sars6eld Guard, who will appear in their famous exhibition drill.
 A flow of water from a faucet, not shut in the third story of Merwins building or Church street on Friday night, ran down through into Ed. P. & B. R. Merwins tailor. ing establishment, doing some damage to the goods. Officer Hackett on looking in saw what had happened and so notified the firm. Considerable damage was done.
 At the Methodist State convention to be held in Hartford this week, commencing Tuesday. Bishop Harris will preside. Rev. O. E. Harris, of the St. John street Metho- dist church., will open the discussion on ''The divine institution and perpetual obligation oi the Sabbath" The afternoon and evening sessions will be devoted to the discussion of temperance
 At the trial in West Haven Saturday morn ing, George Colyer plead guilty to the com' plaint by H. W. Painter, grand juror, of stealing chickens from Wm. H. Riggs on the 23rd day of last November. The accused was fined three dollars and costs,-$14.79. George says he has signed the pledge for al- ways, and says, moreover, that he will never steal any more chickens.
 There was not much interest manifested in the ''knotted rope fire escape' which was to have been exhibited by Mr. Gardiner, the Representative in the Connecticut Legisla- ture, in front of English's Hall on Saturday evening. MT. Gardiner explained the es- cape, which is simply 8 knotted rope placed in a box beneath the window sill. He had a small but not over enthusiastic audience. He will come again if time permits.