Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-04
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.


 MT. Enoch Coe, of Meriden, died Thurs day night, aged 79.
 Robert O. Tyler post, of Hartf ord, pic nicked at Osprey Beach yesterday.
 The Crescent Beach lot owners appear to be all satisfied with their purchases.
 Ground will be broken to day for Prof. Cyrus Northrops new residence on Prospect hill.
 Burglars robbed Sparks jewelry store in Norfolk Tuesday night of case of rings snd- watches. avenue Congregational church to morrow morning and evening.
 Owen Ferguson, of ThompsonviIle, who died very suddenly. was found to have died of tumor in the bowels.
 Mr Clifford L. Main. whose wife was drowned in the Granite State, is not yet ready to institute legal proceedings.
 Dr. HilIhouse was busy yesterday forenoon completing the repairs of the City Hall clock to remedy the disorder in the striking appa- ratus.
 At the Good Ssmaritans' temperance meet ing at Peck's Grand Opera House Sundsyeven-
 
 of interest.
 The street lamps on East Chapel street were turned around in such way Thursday evening as to completely change the names of the streets in that vicinity and mislead strangers.
 Mrs. Susan Payson, of Putnam, attempted to kill her niece recently, making a murder ous attack on her with a knife. She was disarmed by farm laborers. She had be- come suddenly insane.
 The Salvation Army have full corps of officers at work here now and their meetings are well attended. There is considerable disorder at the meetings on Union street so that policeman is required to attend to it.
 Quartermaster General McManus was at Waterbury yesterday to consult with the ar- chitect in regard to portions of the work on the new National Guard armory there. The structure is nearing completion and will be 8 fine work.
 colored woman struck an elegantly at- tired white lady on Chapel street, near Dei- bePs restaurant, severe blow in the face yesterday. The lady was turning away from window and accidentally ran into the COIOreQ woman.
 As the evening train upon the Air Line railroad was approaching the deep rock cut at Reeds gap Thursday the engineer saw two COWS going through it. He endeavored to frighten them of the track but didn't suc- ceed. The locomotive struck one of them and l killed it. No damage to train. The Democrats hold another primary | election in the Sixth ward next Wednesday | evening to decide the vote of that ward on | the new rules of the party in this city MT. | William B. Catlin will personally have l charge of the ballot box that evening" It Is | likely that owing to the dispute there will be l a big vote on that occasion. The annual parade of the fire department | of Middletown will take place on Thursday, | September 27. at 1:3O p. m. The members are anticipating pleasant time. The O. H. Booth hose company. No. ?, of Poughkeep- sic, N. Y., are to make an excursion to east ern cities about the middle of October. Mid dletown Is one of the cities to be visited.
 The rubber company at Sandy Hook is making some large elevator belts to be con- pleted by September 1st. The order in- cludes two thirty-inch five ply belts, each l ,7O0 feet long, which is the longest belt ever made in one place. The longest belt made before was 1885 feet, and was made by the same company about two years ago.