Morning journal and courier., 1883-02-09
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.


 The Councilmen inset next Monday even- ing.
 The exercises at the meeting of the normal class in the High school building yesterday afternoon were of a specially interesting character.
 pleasant entertainment was held In ray Tor church Wednesday evening, consisting of songs by we'll known singers and readings by Mrs. Boiler.
 It is officially proposed, in the new cus- toms decisions, to have the New Haven dis trict absorb the districts of Middletown and Bridgeport.
 MT. Fred Reise, the Bridgeport kidney eater, still sticks to his task. Yesterday was the eighth day and up to that time he had eaten twenty-three.
 P.&F. Corbin, of New Britain, have been awarded the contract for furnishing hard ware for the custom house and postofhce at St. Louis for $4,641.65.
 The scholars in the High school were yes l. terday ordered to bring note from their parents saying whether or not they studied too much out of school.
 The skating on Wooster Square yesterday was better than it has been for years. The whole square was covered with ice and the children were having regular carnival
 William Slade, hotel thief, is under arrest in Chicago and is believed to be the thief who stole several bonds from the agent of Marshall Jewell at the Grand Pacific Hotel last week.
 Tuesday evening next the City Guard vet erans will give sociable in honor of the actives at National armory Monday evening the Comrade association will give soiree at Cutler Hall
 The number of cases reported at AZ Court street during the month was 179. About March the board will have to move, as Hoggson & Pettis are to tear down the build ing and erect new one.
 A book which had been taken out of the Young Mems Institute library by the lady principal of a young ladies' seminary was found after it had been returned recently to have $15 between the leaves.
 MT. J. B. Lucke, city editor of the COURIER, who met with fall on the ice recently, frac tured one of the shoulder bones at the joint. He is able to be about, but will suffer from the fracture for two or three weeks.
  tai will be commenced in the spring, and the plans are now being prepared. The hospital will be located on Old Mill Hill, just above the Summerfield school house in West Strat- ford.
 Henry Austin was yesterday afternoon elected president of the commissioners of public buildings, who next week will make an inspection of the High school building with the view of ascertaining whether the exits are sufficient.
 Yesterday the town agent furnished Chas H. Ashton with pass to New York, where Ashton hopes to obtain entrance to sol ldiers' hospital. He is a veteran of the regu- ar army and has for 8 long time been pur- sued by misfortune.
 On Tuesday, the 2Oth, Rev. Father Brady of High Bridge, New Jersey, will deliver a lecture in St. Johns church on "Fraternal Charity" The proceeds will be for the ben eft of the St. Johns conference of the St. Vincent de Paul society.
 The New Haven Water company directors have re elected the old executive officers Henry s. Dawson, president and treasurer; Eli Whitney. vice president Ellsworth I. Foote secretary and assistant treasurer; 5. c. Grannis, superintendent Ward Nichols, inspector.
 Andrew Healey, in whose possession was found few nights ago bag containing pork, which Sperry & Barnes have identified as probably their property, worked for the firm about two years ago. The police have not yet been able to obtain proof of the sus pected theft.
 Yesterday morning as g west bound freight train was approaching the drawbridge at Westport brakeman named Kelly, who vas on the roof of Q car, slipped on the ice which had formed there during the night and fell to the ground. In his fall his head came in contact with a post supporting the draw screen signal, causing serious injuries, which may result fatally.