Morning journal and courier., 1883-07-10
Ntracford

MT. Franklin P. Burton,~ of Ansonia, for merly of this place, for the past eight years bookkeeper with the Osborne $ Cheeseman company, has resigned his position, and in I Connection with MT. E. T. Vance, of AnEo- mia. will open a hardware store in that city. It is learned that Mrs. lmogene Brown, of New York, who is favorite here, will occn- py position in the Congregational choir commencing next Sunday. ay.-Standard: The above report is without the slightest f found ation Mrs. Brown informs us she &C., cepts no engagements in the summer, as she 1 deyotes herself to the rest so much needed 1 after her most constant occupation in her ar- tistic career in New York in the winter. The welcome rain of Sunday is just what was needed.
 MT. Carlyle Curtis, of New York, IS the I guest of Mrs. William Curtis. It is twelve pound girl, and Tom John ! son, Esq, is happy.
 1 Mrs. Moores horse became frightened by l the cars and ran, but was caught by Lleuten- ant Bruce Weller. No damage. i The Rev. Marcus M. Preston, of Skaneate | les N. Y., occupied the pulpit at the Congre- 1 gational church on Sunday. One of the early trains Saturday mox nlne struck and killed 8 COW near Tea Party lane.
 1 The gate belonging to MT. Stiles Hard, ! which adorned the Republican nagpoie, Was taken down Saturday and taken back 70 les '
 ! fifty cents to have it taken down. Mr William M. Thompson, who mas Deen seriously i'll for some time past was taken suddenly worse Saturday morning, drop ping l down seemingly in a fit. Dr. Mooney Was \ summoned, who pronounced 1G a SHOCK" ne I now lies in very critical condition. \ The steamer O. D. Smith with cargo o1 | cosl consigned to Elmer Beardsley arrived in \ port Sunday.
 II The Bridgeport Rifle club will hold it's reg | ular shoot at Readmors on Wednesday after noon.
 Two travelling Frenchmen with two per \ forming bears struck town last week and | made fun for the children and frightened g good many horses.
 The fine residence and grounds of Captain Frank White near the upper wharf on the ' banks of the Housatonic river, will be sold \ at public auction on Thursday, July 26, ct , p. m.
 Miss Gertie HubbeIl, of Philadelphia, \ Penn, a very fair artist, is the guest of MISS 0. s. HubbelI at Rivercliff. | Mrs. Thomas Austin and daughters have gone to Nantucket Beach for the summer. Two of our we'll known young men climbed | the lightning rod of the Methodist church to ! the belfry and rang the bell at midnight on the Fourth. It WAS done so quickly that the sexton, who was guarding the church, did not know they were in the belfry until the bell struck The boys were then allowed to ring the bell for their trouble to celebrate the | Fourth. ...- MT. and Mrs. A. Bedell Benjamin gave 8 dinner party to 8 few friends on Friday \ evening MT. and Mrs. Dr. Walker and MT. | W. Cecil Durand, of Milford, were among the ' guests from out of town.
 Bathing at the upper wharf at high water has become very popular with our city
 boarders, especially young ladies. Several new bathing houses have been put up by private parties and several more are in active preparation. .-...
 Mir. John D. Wells has accepted position
 as route messenger between Bridgeport and lPittsfield on the Housatonic railroad, and MT. Walter w. Allen on the route between Harlem river and New Rochelle, for the
 Adams express company.
 \ At the annual school meeting of the First
 school district held Saturday evening tht
 following officers were elected for the ensu
 ing year Messrs. George H. Spall, R. L.
 Clarkson and E. J. Peck, district committee
 \ Albert Wilcoxson, treasurer; $. w. Boards
 ley, collector. The district committee wer'
 given the power of choosing teachers for oul
 different schools t'MosQUITo."
 | July 9.