Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-17
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention .

Brief Mention.
 Hon. N. D. Sperry was 22 years post master yesterday.
 Cassius Smith of the Milford Point House, shot two wild geese Tuesday.
 George Haines playe the organ at the First Congregational church in Milford last Sunday.
 New Haven Commandery, Knights Tenn plar, will attend the funeral of Isaac Jacobs, in Birmingham, on Wednesday.
 The Chamber of Commerce dinner takes place one week from next Wednesday night at the New Haven House.
 John A. Maher, of the postal service, son of Major Maher, is home on a vacation. His headquarters are in Milwaukee, Wis
 The Teutonia Menner Chor will give private calico sociable at Germania Hall on Wednesday evening.
 An entertainment will be given at the Cedar Hill Mission on Wednesday evening. The Sanford orators will assist in the exer- cises.
 A beautiful display of crocuses and blue bells are made in some of the gardens of the city, and hyacinths are almost ready to bloom.
 A house and lot on Dixwell avenue has been purchased of ''Long Tom" Sanford, of Bedding, by w. H. H. Hewitt for about $1O,O0O.
 Elizabeth Sperry aged 6s, of Bethany died on Saturday. The funeral will be at- tended at her late residence this afternoon at ? o'clock
 Mir. w. H. Roberts. of the Hartford Opera House. is slowly recovering from the effects of his late accident, but is still obliged to use crutches.
 Madame Janauschek gave m entertain rnent at Willimantic yesterday afternoon for the special benefit of the operatives in the Willimantic mills.
 The pulpit of the First church, Milford, was occupied on Sunday by Rev. MT. Moves of New Haven, who preached most effectively both morning and afternoon.
 The Eurekas and Temple street hines, com. . posed of twelve-year-old lads, met Saturday and the latter succumbed, the score standing IS to 16 in favor of the Eurekas
 At St. Mary's church next Sunday morn. ing at 1O:3O will begin the forty hours adoration services. There will be vespers and benediction in the evening.
 The Hartford Electric Light company will have 100 lights in operation in that city in few days. The company has now 2s paying lights, 21 of which are at the depot.
 In St. Francis church the monthly cellec- ton system will be commenced the last Sun- day of this month. This plan has met with success in two or three Catholic churches of this city.
 G., L. aI1 perance meeting at the Howe street church last evening. N. J. Lee addressed the meet ing. Twenty-four signed the pledge.
 Middlebury's knife shop has just shut down for an indefinite period, and it is doubtful if it will ever be run again. The business at these works has been gradually falling of for several years.
 The Horse Guards will attend the funeral of their late comrade, First Sergeant Henry T. Fowler, from his late residence on Whalley avenue, this afternoon. The company will assemble on the Green at 2 o'clock.
 The old reserve steamer was engaged last evening in pumping at the old fire well at the corner of Church and Court streets. There were about 10000 gallons of water in the well.
 A supper was given in one of Barkentin's parIors last evening to w. F. Peet, Yale 's5, by fellow members of Yale in honor of his birthday An elegant spread was served, and mirth, melody and music followed the feast
 The examination of candidates for the High school will commence on Monday next at a. m., and will continue three days in the following order First, history second, language; third, arithmetic.
 The work of erecting the new building to be erected by Hoggson & Pettis on Court street, on the site of the old Winchester dwelling, will be commenced this week. The new structure will be of brick, three stories high, with wing 3Ox9S. Isaao P. Jacobs, Derby machinist, sixty years of age, died yesterday at his residence of consumption. His mother, aged 90, died two hours before in the same house The double funeral takes place Wednesday after noon at two o'clock.
 William Flanniean was found dead yesser- day morning, in Naugatuck, in shed adia- cent to the new St. Francis church He came to the town some time ago. and has bosn employed on tue church A jury of inquest returned verdict of death from ex posture.
 MT. Isaac 0. Smith, of Milford well known here, disposed of his thoroughbred Attorney COW Thursday to MT. Benedict, of Buffalo, N. Y, for $65O. A calf from this cowa week old was sold to Dr. Walker, of Milford, for $1Oo, and the calves of the two previous years brought $125 each.
 The national encampment of the Grand Army of the Republic will be held at Denver, Colorado in July. Commander Hyatt, of the Connecticut department, Assistant Adjutant General Henry E. Taintor, and Past Depart ment Commander A. B. Beers, of Bridgeport will probably attend.
 The call for the special school meeting is out. The meeting will be held at nine o'clock Saturday morning at Peck's Grand Opera House. The matter to come before the meeting is the proposed grant for the erection of the Normal school building, and of the additions to the Edwards street school
 Rev. MT. Petit Sunday evening at the First Congregational church, Fair Haven, in con nection with the work of the Connecticut Bible society, reported that he had labored in Fair Haven since December last and had visited 1,560 families 312 being Methodists, 276 Episcopalians, ITS Catholics and 120 Baptists. He found 38 Protestant families without Bibles, 184 families that did not 20 Co church, 156 Protestant children who did not go to Sunday school, and 1, ,166 children who did attend.