Morning journal and courier., 1883-09-06
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Seaside Park, Bridgeport.
 The adjusters will be here to day to fix the damages by the Artisan street fire
 The John H. Starin makes her last e1cur- sion of the season to Glen Island to-day.
 An advertiser in yesterdays JOURNAL AND COURIER states that over twenty-five re- sponses were received during the day.
 Tn plans for the new addition to the County building will probably be ready for the contractors to figure on tomorrow.
 Judge & B. Reardsley of Bridgeport, and Lawyer Davenport, of that city, have been having fine trout fishing in the Moosehead Lake region, Maine.
 Mrs. Mary c, wife of Representative Morse, of Neriden, died at her homo, No. 153 South Colony street, Meriden, yesterday morning after long illness, aged AZ.
 Court Guiding Star, A. o. F., at their meeting last evening presented their past chief ranger Patrick J. Riordan, with a ribbon and certificate for his past services He responded with a few appropriate re- marks
 The White Mountain train from this city to New York was one hour and a half late last night. It was large train. A switch engine off the track at Stamford caused the train due here at 1O:50 last night to be an hoar late.
 The annual session of the Connecticut Un- iversalist convention will be held in the Uni versalist church of New London, Rev. J. H. Amies, pastor, Wednesday and Thursday, September 19 and 20. Rev. MT. Houghton, Of this city, will be one of the speakers.
 The Eighth regiment is to be warmly welcomed at it's annual reunion in Water bury on Friday of next week, unless there occurs some unexpected hitch in the pro- gramme. The committee appointed by Wad- hams post, G. A R., has sent out cards in- viting the ladies of the city to contribute edibles for the banquet which is to be served in the City Hall.
 Boy Killed by an Elevator.
 Thomas McKutcheon was killed by an ele- vator at Poquonock last Tuesday evening The boy was leaning over the edge of the platform while the elevator was in motion when he came in contact with the partition. He died in ten minutes.
 An Expensive FrOst-Estimated Loss Of R
 Quarter of Million.
 The early frost on Tuesday morning was very general throughout the Connecticut val ley. The loss in tobacco fields alone is prob ably not l, ss than $25GOOO. Much of the tobacco had been cut and safely housed be- fore the frost. Launch To-Day-Three Masted Schooner
 Nathan EasterbrOOk, Jr.
 The fine three-mas schooner just eom- pleted at the West Haven shipyard will be launched tbis noon at one o'clock It has hoen named the Nathan Easterbrook, jr,' in honor of our citizen of that name. A number of prominent citizens will SO down | to witness the launch The vessel is one of the fiGest built at this port Brooklyn Bridge Of Velvet nt Engel's.
 Mir. Edward EngeI, the jeweler on State | street, has a beautiful novelty in one of his | show windows which attracts much attention 1 from tue public,-a model of the great | Brooklyn bridge covered with crimson velvet | throughout and laden with diamond jewelry, | gold chains and watches, etc. It was made | to his order in New York. He makes it one | feature of his grand fall opening display of | diamond jewelry, watches, charms, rings, | etc, which exceedSi in splendor any display | he has ever made before and is one of the | features of thO season in the jewelry line TVnterbury's Firemen's Parade To-Day
 Waterbury has her fremen's parade to- day. The procession will be headed by the | usual officials and invited guests, and will be | composed Of Phoenix Fire company No l. | with the Weed band of Hartford; Citizens EugInc company No 2, with Colts band of | Hartford; Monitor Hose company No. 8, with | Wheeler & Wilson's band of Bridgeport. | Protector Hose company No 4, with the Ma tional band of Wallipgford; Rose Hill Hose compan5 No. 5, with Citizens Cornet band of | Waterbury Mutual Hook and Ladder com pany No l, with the American band of New Haven.
 The day's programme will be finished off | with sociable in the City Hall
 Sudden Death.
 Mir. I>aac Nj. Wooster, residing at No. II North Bank street, died suddenly yesterday morning betw cen l and 2 o'clock. He had bad fall on Monday on the street, striking on the back of his head He had been in very feeble health for two or three years past and was not able to work, his health be ing so poor, ard the fall no doubt added to his debility produced his death. The case vas reported to Coroner BoIlman, it being a ,ase of sudden death and Medical Examiner pr. White made the examination Deceased , nad seen better days and was, when able to work at his occupation, that of brick making, 1 n receipt of good wages. He came here rom PennsSlvanla three years ago and was B years of ege, He leaves a second wife | and three children. His first wife and five of their children are buried in the cemeterv of the First Congregational church of Fair ( Haven. Two daughters by his first wife are 1 married and live in Ha. tford (