Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-15
LUCAL NEWS.
Rriaf Mention.


 Forepaugh's show exhibits in Waterbury to-day.
 Mrs John c. Byxbee, of Meriden, is im- proving and able to sit up little each day. A policeman and two detectives were at East Rock Park Sunday looking after marau- ders.
 Mr. EIhert Curtis, stove dealer in Bridge port, died suddenly of heart desease Sunday night.
 Chief Hendrick was on duty yesterday, re- lieving Fire Marshal Kennedy, who was in- disposed.
 John McGee, of Shelton, who had his arm taken off by machinery, is quite low at the hospital.
 A New Britain man named Conrad Better
 shot himself in the head Saturday and d soon after.
 = MT. Hedges has withdrawn his resignation and will continue to serve the public as clerk of the Continental.
 Many prominent Universalists of the State were in Meriden yesterday, attending the Universalist State convention.
 Sherman Bronson, of Meriden, and New Haven friends left yesterday for the Range ley Lakes, taking rods and guns.
 Harmony lodge I. O. O. F., of this city, visited Arcanum lodge, of Bridgeport, last evening. All report fine time.
 Mir. Larkin. of Cosgrove's store, visited the dog show in New York and purchased an orange and white English setter.
 MT. Charles A. Chase left the city ysster- day morning for the northern part of Maine. to see if there were any trout there.
 The pews of the Howard avenue Congre- from June 1st on Wednesday evening.
 Miss Cora Woodhead, young lady having many friends in Naugatuck, died recently of fever in Brazil, whither she went for health. The Connecticut Homeopathic society will hold it's 10th annual meeting in the City Hotel, Hartford, to-day, opening at 1o.3o a. m.
 w. H. Cone, an engineer on the Shore Line ferry boats, met with a bad fall on the s'Thames River" Sunday, but will re- cover.
 The New Haven members of the orchestra at Faust last evening were Messrs. Robin son, Malone, Louis Veil, J. Gould, Sohnsbel and Fischtel.
 Cool weather again comes to the front. A cold rain storm last night followed cool day and night before last ice formed in various parts of this State.
 New Haven parties have engaged the iron steamer Sirius for an excursion from this city to New York May 24, the day the Brook Iyn bridge will be opened.
 An Italian named George Murphy, lost two Is -sz LII H. s.s. Sunday morning by the fall of keg of nails which he was carting at Starin dock.
 The Nameless base ballists defeated the Blowhards yesterday, score 13 to 6. Captain Willie Ransom, of the winning nine, wishes to challange any club of juniors under 12 years of age.
 Judge York yesterday appointed l.. P. Deming and Dwight W. Futile commission CTS on the insolvent estate of George Cooper, not of Geo, ge W. Cooper, as stated in an afternoon paper.
 The Good Samaritans yesterday engaged Thomas orchestra to supply the music at their meeting at Peck's Grand Opera House next Sunday evening. The seats will be free and none reserved.
 BC. Lake, the aucticneer, will sell the house and lot No. 191 Franklin street, in good location, city water, sewer connection, arranged for two families and in tip top con- dition. Lot is 3Ox2oO feet Sale at 12 o'clock noon.
 Several of the new cars built by the Con- solidated road have gone into the repair shops The trouble is the springing ot the woodwork at the joints, causing the paint to crack. Frames for twenty-five more of the elegant cars are nearly completed.
 MT. Charles F. Church, prominent and much respected Torrington man, died Sun- day. Mrs. Church was in Florida in delicate health, whence Mir. Church had recently re- turned and their son Albert is critically ill in Waterbury. Deceased was brother of the late H. A. Church, who was secretary of the Whitney Arms company.