Morning journal and courier., 1884-05-19
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Counterfeit twenty-five and ten cent pieces are in circulation.
 Howard G. Hubbell, of Bridgeport, is the new ouarternnaster of the Fourth regiment.
 Abram Hubbell, of Ansonia, was very low Saturday and all hope of his recovery WAS given up.
 On June 24 will occur the national shoot at Creedmoor of the Irish rife teams for the CooRan prize.
 In Bridgeport the feeling is little more hopeful with regard to the affairs of the Rolling Stock company.
 The female operatives in the Candee rub ber shop left work last Saturday on account of a reduction in their wages.
 0. M. Beecher, Wall street broker, who is reported to have failed Saturday, held val uable property in Bridgeport.
 James P. Lavyne, 10 Lafayette street. has completed marine bicycle that was tried Saturday night at the Cedsrs in the presence of large crowd with gratifying success.
 The body of male infant was found on the beach at West Stratford Saturday after noon. It was probably abandoned by its mother. There is no clue to it's identity.
 The Blstchley Brothers are building two . desirable residences on Charles street in rear of those recently erected on Gone street. They will be for sale or rent as de- sired.
 MT. George M Totten died Saturday after noon last at No 13 East Thirty y-second street, New York city. Deceased was 75 years old and had friends in this city. He was much respected.
 St. Joseph's Glee club gave a verB pleas ant concert and reception Saturday evening at the Atheneum. Landrigan supplied the music for dancing and Professor Keegan prompted.
 Master Porter Clark and Miss Nettie Per kins, of this city, will give exhibitions Of their skill at the grand opening of the mammoth skating rink in Montreal to nor TOW, Queen Victoria's birthday.
 James Eager, aged seventy years, residing in Branford, accidentally fell from loaded wood wagon in that town, Saturday, oppos- ite John Holcomb's residence, and had leg badly broken, the wheels passing over 1t.
 Officer Thomas Hackett and few of Nc. 1'a firemen put ont an incipient blaze in Ed ward P. Brett's carpenter shop, 16 Artisan street, Saturday evening. The fire started from an oil stove that had been left burning.
 E. Frederick Hayes, who has caused his family much anxiety by his eccentric con- duct is now being treated at Dr. Stearns' Hospital for the Insane at Hartford. His friends hope for speedy and complete re- covery.
 Benjamin W. Bacon, son of the late Rev. Dr. Bacon, will be married soon to Miss Leila Aiken, of Norwich, daughter of Gen. eral William A. Aiken and a granddaughter of the late Governor William A. Bucking ham, Miss Aiken is an heiress from the Buckingham estate and is very wealthy.
 Mr. George T. Neale of the Light Guards, Ehe successful competitor for the Creedmoor badge shot for at the Light Guards shoot on Friday last, making the best score at 200 yards, has been the victor in various other contests of like nature. He wears the Creed moor badge for one year and perhaps longer.
 Rev. MT. Sloan, of Stratford. is in receipt of $6OO from New York lady which pays the rent of the ''Faith Cure Home" he has rented in Stratford for one year. The first services were held at the Home Friday after noon. Rev. Dr. Watkins, of Holy Trinity Mission, New York, spoke to a large aud fence. Phillips $ Son, of this city, have just fur nished a fine monument which is to be erected in Greenwood cemetery. They have also just finished and erected a beautiful granite urn in the lot of Mrs. w. W. Win- chester in Evergreen cemetery, the piece corresponding in design with the monument praviouslv erected