Morning journal and courier., 1883-10-30
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

\The G. A. R. fair in Bridgeport is doing finely.
 The Bridgeport fire department have re- ceiyed three fine new fire horses.
 Chief Engineer Hendrick arrives home from New Orleans on Thursday or Friday.
 Congressman Mitchell and wife left yester- day for Washington D. O., to be absent week.
 The Republican candidate for sheriff in Holland county is Theodore M. Gowdy, of Somers.
 Sheriff Byxbee started on a writ-serving tour through Windham and Holland counties yesterday.
 St. Patrick's church holds it's annual fair early next month, as does also St. Fran cis' church, Fair Haven.
 There were few cases of ''drunks" on the police slate last evening, but aside from this but little business was done.
 Rev Nathaniel Barker, who died in Ware ham, N. H., recently, aged eighty-eighs, was the father of Dr. Barker of Meriden.
 Smith P. Glover, of Newtown, has been nominated by the Republicans as their cAn- didate for Senator in the Fifteenth district.
 This evening the selectmen will probably select the military enrolment officers of 1884. The work will probably be commenced next week
 Mr. L. F. Hart, for many years employed at the HoWarth shoe store on Chapel street, has been a subscriber for the WEEKLY CoUR- TER for fifty three years.
 The saloon of James O'Dwyer was entered by burglars Saturday night. Thirty dollars in money and some iewelry were taken. The burglars entered by side door.
 Mir. Horace Manwarring, of South Meri- den, died Sunday of consumption, aged forty four years. He leaves a wife and family. He was a member of the Odd Fellow order.
 Colonel W. E. Barrows, of Willimantic, was given fine parting tribute, silver ice pitcher and vase, by citizens of the town Sat urday He leaves for his new field of labor tomorrow
 Last Saturday two workmen engaged upon the Trinity church in Waterbury were pre- cipitated to the ground by the giving away of the staging. Neither of the workmen was hurt much.
 John Weeks of Meriden, died Sunday even ing from the effects of a cancer. The re mains will be brought to New Haven at Il o'clock this morning for burial.
 The scene used in the first part of the after piece aE'the American Theater last evening was painted by MT. Rene Thomas, of this city, and shows that he yields 8 brush that may yet win him fame as a scenic artist.
 The funeral of Miss Lizzie Quinn took place yesterday afternoon from St. Mary's church. She was an estimable young lady with many friends. She was twenty two years of age Her death was caused by con- sumption.
 MT. E. Freeman has closed the Beach House, West Haven, for the season after very successful business. He conducts it again next season. During the interim he occupies the house No 46 College street, where he is ready to receive a few boarders.
 The funeral of Mir. Howard Beach, of Bris- tol, in Plainville on Sunday, was the largest ever witnessed in that town. He was a store keeper in Bristol, an Odd Fellow and very popular young man. His age was only tWen- ty-two. He died of malarial fever after third relapse.
 Woodcock may be scarce this season, but Charlie Green, of East Haven River, man. ages to ''bag enough" to keep his friends well supplied. The fact is, it won't do for a woodcock to let Charlie ''cover him" unless it makes up it's mind to give up it's usual southern tIip
 This afternoon from to 3:3O there will be 8 reception in room of the Orchard street school under the direction of the teacher, Miss Pauline Norman. On Wednesday afternoon from to 3:3o the pupils of room 6 of the Dwight school, Miss Mary A. Malt by teacher, will have reception.
 Aquilla Moore has recently purchased from M. s. Mum strip of land twenty feet wide on Dickerman street and extending back one hundred and twenty-five feet more or less This will add to the value of MT. Moore's property without decreasing the value of Mir. Munn's, which fronts on Whalley avenue.
 The New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad company commenced work at the Asylum street depot, Hartford, yesterday morning on the new office for the Adams Ex- press company there. The extension of the main depot south to Asylum street will be utilized for the new quarters of the com- pauv