Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-20
Branford, January IS
Sfrafford.

I. Henry Porter shot and killed twenty two wild ducks last Thursday.
 What has become of our Scientific socie. ty?" We hear nothing of it nowadays.
 Mr. Calvin Curtis, our we'll known artist, has just finished an elegant portrait of Miss Kensett, of Bridgeport. It is an admirable likeness and reflects great credit upon MT. Curtis He has made picture which must be to the fortunate possessor 8 source of ever increasing satisfaction.
 Messrs. J. W. Beach, William Lampson and Ardon l. Judd represented St. Johns Lodge No. 8, r. & A. M, at tte Masonic Grand Lodge of this State, which held its annual meeting in New Haven the past week.
 Company K will go to Bridgeport on Mon day evening next for battalion drill at the Union Armory with Companies and E of that city.
 Invitations have been extended to the off cers of Company K and to several members the annual ball of the New Haven Grays which takes place in CarlPs Opera House Thursday evening, January 25.
 As yet nothing new in the Brush murder case has been brought to light, and the mys- tery seems to be as deep as ever. If William H. Brush, Della Gilbert or McGurk, who is still confined in the police station in Bridge tion is, Who did?
 Mr. William H. Patterson, our telegraph operator and baggage master, is confined to his home by sickness.
 It is rumored that another wedding is soon to take place in town.
 Mrs c. G. Gunther, jr., and daughter, of New York, are visiting relatives in town.
 The funeral of Hon. William Samuel John son will take place from Christ church Satur- day afternoon at 1 o'clock.
 Mrs J. Henry Thompson and son are vis- iting relatives in New York.
 Mrs Frances A., widow of the late Lewis Curtis, who has been a great sufferer for the past year, died on Thursday morning last iu her sixty sixth year. Mrs. Curtis was moth CT of MT. Sidney Curtis, manager of the Western Union Telegraph company at Hart ford. Her funeral will take place on Satur- day morning from Christ church at II o'clock.
 The fourth annual ball of Mutual Hook and Ladder company took place Wednesday evening" In spite of the storm the hall was well filled Seventy-one couples appeared in the grand march. During the evening Fore man Schmitt, of the R. M. Bassett Hook and Ladder company of Birmingham, presented our firemen with fine fire trumpet six feet high, handsomely painted. Foreman Whit ing responded in few well chosen remarks Visiting firemen were present from the Hotchkiss Hese of Birmingham and Arctic Engine company of Milford. Leininger's orchestra rendered fine music and w. w. Smith filled the prompter's chair in his usual courteous manner. About 5 8. m. g disgraceful affair occurred in the dining hall by two drunken men who got into Q fight, and before it could be stopped considerable damage was done. We are glad to say they were not 6remen. Fri day morning Constable Abijsh McEwen ar- rested Daniel Cooney and Michael Hesslen, the two men who began the fight. Cooney was charged with drunkenness and breach of the peace and Hesslen was charged with drunkenness, breach of the peace and assault and battery upon the person of MT. Whitney of Bridgeport They were brought before Justice Morehouse and were admitted to bail in %75 to appear before him on Saturday afternoon at , o'clock. Mr. Irving Judson became bondsman for Cooney end Hesslep =secured a bondsnan from Bridgeport, from narties whom he works for. We are glad this step has been taken and we trust they will be made an example of. We supposed it was to have been an invitation ball. The invitations were given to keep out ell oblec- tionable parties This year, however, ssy- eral of our citizens were left out in the cold and did not receive invitations, while these two yonng loafers received invitations AS consequence our frenep Rre in one sense or the word responsible for this disgracefnl affair and must take all the blame upon themselves by inviting them. This is the second ball they have given that has ended up with 8 fight and we hope it will be the last.