Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-06
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

See advertisement of G. M. Clark for peaches.
 The mission which has been held during g the week will be brought to very success ful close tomorrow.
 Captain Traynor has not yet given up all hopes of crossing the ocean in his dory. He will make the trip next year.
 MT c. w. Scranton, of Bunnel & Scran- ton, has left for two or three weeks busi- ness tour in the West as far as Kansas.
 The Rev. Dr. Powers, of Bridgeport, will preach at St. Thomas church at the funeral of Mrs A. G. Shears on Saturday at 2p. m.
 Bertie Blackman, of Bridgeport, and W. H. Chevers on Wednesday night and Porter Clark drew crowded houses at Howes' skat- ing rink.
 The genial fire marshal, King" Kennedy, is acting chief for the next three weeks dur ing the absence of the chief to the convention in Chicago.
 Charles F. Smith, the injured engineer at New London, recovered sufficiently yesterday afternoon to give the information that he was struck by train.
 H. G. Shepard and others will speak at the temperance meeting to be held at the Sea mems Bethel Sunday evening. The gospel meeting will be held as usual at o'clock.
 William B. Clark, father of Mrs. Lewis Haling, of Middletown, died of rheumatism at 3 o'clock Thursday morning, aged seventy six years Funeral services took place yes terday afternoon.
 Attorney William A. Wright has pur- chased the house at the corner of High and Wall streets, formerly owned and occupied by the late Ives D. Andrews, and will move in early in the fall
 Miss Ina Peck, daughter of G. H. Peck, of Birmingham, died Thursday forenoon at Ii o'clock at her fathers residence, aged twen- ty-three years. The funeral will take place this afternoon at 1 o'clock.
 In Tariffville Mrs. Connolly for attacking her husband while asleep, and it appears making murderous attack upon him, was on Thursday brought before c. I. Roberts and sentenced to twenty days in jail and 8 fine and costs.
 The communion service tomorrow at the Second Congregational church in Fair Haven will be held at the close of the morning ser
 
 noon, but there will be preaching in the evening by the pastor.
 William E. Thompson, who has been clerk at the county jail since Sheriff Gates took command, has resigned, and has been ap- pointed assistant to Street Inspector Doyle. Mir. Thompson will look after the sidewalks, and will no doubt perform his duties satis- factorily.
 The Echo band of Shelton paid visit to Merwin's Point on Thursday and took dinner at the Point House, and afterwards paid a visit to Burns Point and gave concert at the hotel and to Colonel Falls at his cottage, being most handsomely entertained at both places. A bicyclist riding through Bishop street recently paid no attention to child on the sidewalk until within six feet, when he struck the bell. The child by swift movement just escaped being struck. The bicyclist narrowly escaped being mobbed by incensed relatives who were witnesses of the occur renee. Colonel Woodruff, of the Governors staff, who had his leg broken on the Fourth of July in New Haven, rode into camp at Man tic Thursday morning in carriage He has yet to use crutches to walk about Colonel Woodruff's wife sent each of the staff hand painted initial hat ribbon for them to wear with the new helmets of the staff uniform. Whitmore's patent automatic coupling buffers are to be added to the switch engines that are assigned to the New Haven and Hartford freight yards of the Consolidated road. They will be placed in front of the engines and in the rear of the tenders, and will save the yard men the trouble and dan ger of going between the engine and car to make coupling.