Morning journal and courier., 1883-08-15
I.UCAs AEHS.
Brief Mention.

Mr.James D. Dewell is on a trip to Cali fornia.
 The New Haven Yacht club is homeward bound.
 A large party from Bridgeport went to Roton Point on Saturday evening.
 Several of the Irish organizations of Mid dletown unite in grand picnic to Fenwick to day.
 There was no meeting of the Board of Health last evening only two members be- ing present
 Ground was broken esterday for the sec- ond of the two new cottages to be built for the State Reform school.
 Uncle Egbert Cowles, of Pennington, will be ninety-nine ears old next March. He has b1other in San Diego ninety six year of age,
 Mir. George A. Chaffes, of MiddletowD, will cater for the field and staff of the First regiment during the Mantle en- campment
 The TaiIors' UL ion Of this city have voted $2o to the striking telegrapbers of this city and B to the striking cigarette makers of Kimban X Co, New York.
  K, Twenty fifth Connecticut, will be held at Unionville on Saturday, August 25. The dinner will be served at the Mcdonald house. Manager Ulmer held another rehearsal of his new ccmpanylast evening The opera was Fatinitza- There ale more lady sing CTS wanted. Another rehearsal next week.
 The Masonic Mutual Benefit association has voted benefits of $2,OOO each to the widows respectively of Stephen M. Drew, Fsir Haven East, Major Russell W. Norton of this city and Joseph H. Austin of West Bedding.
 There will be meeting tonight in Eng fish Hall. beg ginning at o'clock, for professed Christians only. Mir. Joseph Jones, the English evangelist who is to assist iu connec- tion with tie work of the Gospel Union, has arrived and will be present.
 new system of fans was put in yester- day in the half dimo restaurant on State street. The fans are kept in motion by small engine stationed in one of the front windows. The fans work overhead in the room and keep the room cool and drive away flies.
 The Rev. Dennison Alcott died at his home in Spring Valley, Wisconsin, July 12, aged ei9hty-one years. MT. Alcott was native of Wolcott. He was a relative and of about the same age of A. Bronson Alcott and a brother of Mrs. Willis Merrill, of Waterbury.
 The finance committee of the Sperry street church request notification to be made them at 153 Gofe street if any money has been collected for the chu ch since the 5th of August, as they have not authorized any person to collect money for the purpose
 Last Friday night the barn of Mrs. Burr, in Black Rock, was burned by an incendiary and the next night attempt was made to burn her dwelling. A quantity of hay had been piled mp against the house and set on fire The fire was discovered about o'clock and put out before much damage was done Since then Mir. Hackley's barn was fired, prabably by the same parties.
 The lightning on Thursday struck and set on fire barn in Hartford belonging to Rob- ert Marchant on the old Afleck place on Asylum street Damage $500, insurance $2oO. Tho barn was joined by shed to d tenemtn nt house occupied by coIored fam fly, every member of which was affected by the liehtning stroke, but none seriously. The shed and tenement portions were saved only by the heavy rain and the efforts of the fires department.