Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-28
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

The new schooner John Brown sailed for New York yesterday.
 Mrs. James G. Baldwin, an estimable lady of Middletown, died Sunday noon.
 The New Milford fair and cattle show takes place September 27, 2S and 29.
 Sharks occasionally show themselves in the channel of the end of Long Wharf.
 Members of St. Joseph's Y. M. c. A. and Literary society go to Indian Neck for prl- vate picnic to-day.
 John Broeap, of 143 Wallace street, was removed to the almshouSe yesterday. He was i'll with typhoid fever.
 Mrs. Mary A. Francis, wife of M. w. Francis, manager of the Central shoe store, Meriden, died Saturday evening.
 Mrs Abigail L. Pratt, aged 82 years, months, mother of the late Colonel Seth Pratt, died in Southington last Sunday.
 By misplaced switch two cars were de- railed at the Tin bridge yesterday forenoon. In about an hour the tracks were cleared.
 Tho United States District court meets in this city to-day. The case of Lockwood Of Stepney will probably be the first case taken up.
 The annual reunion of the 17th c. V. takes place to-day in Fairfield. The Wheeler & Wilson band has been engaged for the occa- sion.
 The Howard avenue church and Sunday school picnic to High Rock occurred yester- day There were five carloads of happy people.
 Rev. Father McGivney, of St. Mary's church, has recently been presented with oIj ahoin hu of-h friends.
 The cold wave last evening brought out overcoats and caused straw hats to appear as much out of place as a June bug on 8 snow drift
 Another moonlight excursion on the Sound next Thursday evening. Thomas orchestra will play for dancing. The boat leaves the dock at o'clock.
 The Smith Bros. give their annual excur- sion to morrow by the steamer Smith Bros. J The boat leaves Oyster Point at a. m. and Belle dock at $40.
 Mrs Averill, of Plantsville, eighty years old, mother of Dr. Averill of Berlin, was quite seriously hurt recently by a carriage accident in Huntsville.
 Martin Burghardt, aged five years, while playing in New City, Meriden, Sunday after noon, fell off fence and badly broke both bones in his left forearm.
 It is probable that the twenty-five new passenger coaches now building at the shops of the Consolidated road in this city will be equipped with paper wheels.
 Chief Hendrick escorted Mir. Schwed, of Macon, Ga, around to the different engine houses yesterday. Exhibitions of the work ing of the engines were given.
 Owing to the cool weather and the ap- proach of fall the number of boarders at | most of the shore hotels has been considera- ply lessened in the last few days.
 The Sunday school of St. Francis church, l Fair Haven. picnic tomorrow on Fair Haven | heights, in the vicinity of Rev. Father Har- ding's Protectory building.
 Cool, fall-like weather yesterday. The | telegraph predicted a frost for this morning. l It was a cool, frosty morning in various places in Vermont yesterday.
 The coming encampment will be the largest ever held in the State, and will include the four regiments, artillery, eolored battalion, and on Friday the Governors Foot Guard.
 The wife of Major H. H. Fitch died at her A09ANShSO OA NOOo"AA SIEo6t, ahFLLOrQ yeS- terday morning, at the age of sixty Jears She has been ailing for the past seven weeks.
 MT. William H. Brown, of No. 100 Minor street, bookkeeper for Sperry & Barnes, lies very low at his residence with consumption, and his death is only a question of brief time.
 The Union Hotel in Union street has been purchased by c. c. Knapp, of Littleton, N. H., and George Knapp, his son, now a resi- dent of Waterville, N. Y. They will take possession about October l.
 A large rarty of Newark, N. J., excursion. ists visited Bridgeport yesterday. They came on the steamer Magenta. The Bridge port Standard asserts that nearly all the young ladies in the party wore jerseys.
 The property consisting of house and barn at 1O6 Whalley avenue. belonging to Mr. Lincoln, is for sale, as will be seen by. a glance at our advertising columns. It is a valuable piece of property and will be sold at a bargain.
 A most beautiful white bronze statue on exhibition in the window at "A Church street is attracting crowds of spectators. It is de- signed as a representation of faith and is life size. The exhibitors are R. B. Barnum Co. They are sole agents for white bronze monuments. These monuments for beauty, durability and cheapness are unsurpassed.