Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-15

Shad are now selling at thirty cents apiece.
 number of our young people attended the Gem skating rink Saturday evening.
 Mrs. Stephen s. Boothe, of Birmingham, widow of the late Stephen s. Boothe, of this place, sailed for Europe on Saturday to join her son, I. J. Boothe.
 The schooner yacht Siren, owned by E. S. Washburne of New York, and commanded by Captain John Woglom of this place, is being put in order for the summer season at the upper wharf
 Two weddings are booked to take place the latter part of the month, one to take place in the Methodist church.
 The Rev. Frederick Alvord, of Nashua, N. H., occupied the pulpit of the Congregational church Sunday.
 Mr. S. King Mooney, of LongmeadoW, Mass, brother of Dr. B. D. Mooney of this place, will marry one of East Longmeadow' 8 fair daughters on Thursday next. They are expected to visit our beautiful town during their wedding tour.
 Deacon Samuel E. Curtis has been re- elected superintendent of the Sunday school connected with the Congregational church with MT. s. T. Palmer as assistant superln- tendent.
 Justice Warehouse disposed of two cases last week. Patrick Owens charged with as- sault and breach of the peace, was found guilty and fined three dollars and costs. Alfred Young for refusing to support his wife was placed under bonds of $1O0. Both parties reside in West Stratford.
 Mrs. Benjamin Wells returned from Col unbus, Ga, where she has been all winter, on Friday last.
 The funeral of the late Gideon Tomlinson was one of the largest that has ever taken place in this town. There were over seventy five carriages in the procession. The floral emblems were very fine, one large piece three feet high, the "Gates ajar, was the most noticeable.
 Della Gilbert was released from the Bridge port jail Saturday, the charge of murder against her bsing nolled by direction of State Attorney Fessenden. She had neth- ing to say about the murder of her sister, Phoebe Brush, and seemed to take her dis charge as a matter of course.
 The eleventh anniversary of Trinity Me morial chapel of West Stratford was cele- brated yesterday with appropriate services. The Rev. Sylvester Clarke, rector of Trinity church, Bridgeport, gave history of the society, beginning with establishment of the mission in 1871 with week day services held at the residence of Mir. Silas Scofeld. Soon after 8 Sunday school was started in the old school house on Stratford avenue, but objection was made by one of the school committee to holding such services in the building and they were discontinued. The society was not discouraged, but began to devise means for the erec- t1od Of house Of worship Of the1r own. ID November, 1871, the corner stone of the present Trinity chapel was laid, and on Whit sunday in May, 1872, it was formally opened and dedicated, the Rev. D. 0. Weston, D. D., former rector of Christ church ir | this place, officiating. Services have been ! held since that time in the chapel Tester day the chapel was finely decorated with pot ted plants and flowers There was also an | appropriate altar cloth. The Misses Sec | field deserve. a word of praise for the very l tasty manner in which the decorations were l arranged. Remarks were make by number | of gentlemen, who made urgent appeals tc ! the society to work together and build it ur ! and strengthen it's usefulness. The singing I of the Sunday school was very spirited The | organ was presided over by Mir. Charles Mer | ris of West Stratford. "NosQUITo." | May IA