Morning journal and courier., 1883-03-19
L5CAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

BS1eI NeHtAOh
 Rev. Dr. Buckley, editor of the Ch'fsti0e Adoocate, will deliver lecture in Trinity M. E. church on Monday evening, March 26th The subject will be announced through the press.
 On Saturday morning the County Com missioners heard the cases against Dennis Mccarthy and J. M. O'Reilly, both of Meri- den. McCarthy's case was withdrawn on pay ment of costs and O'Reilly was found to be the wrong man and discharged.
 The lecture by Judge Sheldon on Protec- tion in the Law school is postponed until the next term.
 Owing to the lack of appropriations, Chief Signal Officer Hagen has ordered the discon- tinuance of thirty cautionary display stations, including New Haven light. The telegraph ing the l o'clock A. NJ. synopsis and special bulletin to printing stations are discontinued, including New London.
 There was a slight fire in the attic of Cow CT & Mansfeld's building in Grand street Saturday. It originated in rubbish.
 Rev. A. D. Miller has been secured by the Temple street Congregational church as their pastor for one year. He oficiated for the church number of times a few years ago, when he was studying in Yale Seminary.
 The Telephone company open an office at Essex and one at Windsor Locks this week and order a new $1, 800 switchboard for the Hartford office Meriden and New Haven will soon have a special wire, and in about three weeks special wire will connect New Haven with New York
 Mary Hyde, of Hartford, 16 years old, escaped from the Russell home, at the In dustrial school, Fri Jay night. by cutting the bed-clothes into strips and lowering herself from window.
 A letter has been received at the New York police headquarters from George Smith of Winnepauk, Conn who is searching for g young man named H. Crowther, who three weeks ago escaped from an asylum in Middle town, Conn. The description of the young man answers to that of party who last Sun. day jumped into the East river and was drowned.
 MT. g. $. Sanford, of Bridgeport, is quite i'll with typho-malarial fever.
 Ex-City Attorney Goodwin Stoddard, oi Bridgeport, brother of Judge Stoddard of this city, was better Saturday, and his recovery was expected.
 Rev. w. w. Clarke, DID,, of Brooklyn, has accepted call to the Fairfield Avenue M. E. church of Bridgeport as the success. sor of Rev Mir. Judd, the present pastor, subject to the decision of the appointing power at the Conference which will meet in New York the first week in April
 PaulSS .obaoI bod o-a, cises yesterday preparatory to the Easter festival of the school next Sunday
 Mrs. Collin of Bridgeport, while getting ready to to start on a visit to her son in New York, Saturday, was taken suddenly i'll, and died in sr ort time, before medical aid could arrive
 The Milford Hotel was discovered to be on fire Thursday night. By prompt worh the fire was extinguished Cause of fire ac. cidental.
 The mother of Rev. MT. Davenport O Waterbury is very ill, and was expected to survive but short time.
 MT. Egsn, ex-treasurer of the Land League, is in Waterbury, the guest of Father Walsh
 MT. Calvin Durand, of Milford, who wa, attacked by a second shock Of par alysis about three weeks ago, is steadily sinking ard but slight hopes are entertained of his recovery
 Mir. S. c. Partridge gives his illustrated ecture on the Holy Land at English Hall MT. Partridge is completing his studi at Mid dletown, preparatory 10 entering upon hi. duties as professor in the Armenian college in China He graduated at Yale class of 80 and took a two-y ears course at the Yale The ological Seminary.
 Rev. Dr. Newman Smyth delivered dis course at English Hall on the subject '' Gods Desire that All Men Should Be Saved" There was quite large audience, who listened with close attention.
 Mrs. Winchell, wife of Dr. A. E. Winch. ell, who has been very seriously i'll, was yes terdaY little improved and hopes are now entertained of her recovery
 Rev. MT. Babcock breaches in St. Peter church, Milford, tomorrow evening
 Mir. H. H. Benedict, the coal merchant, is in North Carolina on his way homeward with his family from trip to Florida
 w. M. Haggerty, of Meriden, organist of the Church of the Sacred Heart has resigned to take the post of organist at Father Kenne dy's church, Birmingham, commencing there the first Sunday in April.
 Mrs. Dr. Parmelee, of Meriden. died sud denly in Hartford Saturday