Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-01
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

DEAoA uAchSAOn
 Attention is called to the advertisement O grocery business for sale.
 Assistant Postmaster Hale was very low yesterday and is gradually sinking.
 Secretary Charles Epson of the Y. M. O U. will be given reception this evening.
 W. M. Merwin, of Milford, left for Florids Monday for the improvement of his health
 The earthquake shock was felt in Rock vile. Houses were shaken and dishes rat tied.
 Mir. Calvin Durand, of Milford, is still suf ering from paralysis, but is more comfort able.
 Lieutenant Treadwell Smith of the police force, who was taken i'll Tuesday, was much better yesterday.
 Mrs. Abigail Beardsley of Monroe. cele brated her S5th birthday Tuesday at the resi- dence of her son, Dr. Beardsley.
 There have been seventeen deaths in this city this week, eight of which were from lung difficulties and one from croup.
 William D. Bryan, the well-known mer- chant tailor, is critically i'll with bronchitis He passed comfortable day yesterday.
 The Independent Military company of Bir mingham will attend the Second Company Governors Foot Guards grand ball to -mer row evening.
 Treasurer c. c. Ford will make report of finances relative to the Grays' grand prone made. There will probably be a balance on the right side.
 Rev. E. W. Babcock, of this city, breaches in Christ church, Ansonia, tomorrow even ing. MT. Babcock breaches in Meriden Tuesday evening.
 This afternoon at three o'clock at Trinity chapel, Rev. B. H. Thompson and wife, re gently from China, will speak on the mission work. All are invited.
 The bearers at the funeral of Mrs. Marshal Jewell yesterday were G. F. Davis, G. w Moore, Henry Kellogg, James Butler, Roland Swift, aud James L. Howard.
 The concert of the Emmanuel Baptist tor, will be given at the church Sunday even ing, March 4th, at 7:3O o'clock.
 The monthly business meeting of the Women's Christian Temperance Union will be held at the Y. M. c. A. Hall this, Thurs day, afternoon at p. m. All interested ar invited.
 Mrs. James Lawrences house, 25 Locus street. was set on fire Tuesday. Her littl girl hal been playing with matches. Steame As hose carriage attended to the case; dam age slight.
 Miss Sarah Woodcock, aged 7s, native o Milford, died recently at Beach Rock wher, she and her sister, Mrs. John Burns, were re siding this winter. The remains wer, brought to Milford for interment.
 The Consolidated railroad has established a new timber, tie and lumber yard about on' mile west of the Clinton station. It is or the property of J. Skelding Bradley, of this city, near Dwight Doolittle's residence.
 Atthe Yale Yacht club rooms Tuesday even. ing in 800 point exhibition billiard match between the champions, Jacob Schaefer and Maurice Daly, the balk line game being played, Daly made 500 while Schaefer was getting APO. The winners best runs were eighty six and sixty-eight and Schaefer's best was fifty-hve.
 The taking of testimony in the Alabams claims case of Daniel Trowbridge, of thil city, vs. the United States, is finished in New York, and the testimony now goes to Wash ington. There were two claims, one coming under the first class for the capture and de. struction of the schooner D. Trowbridge and cargo; the other under class two, for war premiums paid