Morning journal and courier., 1884-02-25
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief M 0nGI0ns

It is reported in Milford that the Aston Hall property has been sold to out of town parties.
 The Cedar Hill Union Mission held their fifth anniversary last evening. There was large attendance.
 Joseph Mycock, of Southington, com mitted suicide Saturday by taking laudanum. He leaves a sick wife.
 Dr. GilIin, late of the State hospital, has been visiting in Granby, and last Thursday went to Berlin to locate.
 A young lady of New Haven has received a box of trailing arbutus, the first of the season, from friends in Meriden.
 M. W. MalIey, nephew of Edward Malley, opens business in hls store in Bridgeport under Recreation hall, about March 18th.
 Wm B. Hickox, one of the sixteen chosen to train for the Yale University nine, is a son of Editor Hickox, of the Litchfeld En quirer.
 The Union Prisoners of War association, which met in Hartford Friday, voted to hold 8 reunion next summer at the sea shore, near New Haven.
 MT. George P. Merwin, of the firm of
 
 is about erecting 8 nice dwelling house on his land on Elliott street.
 Mayor Lewis sent draft for $2, 258.32 to H. c. Urner. president of the relief com mittee in Cincinnati, last Saturday. The total subscriptions are $3, 3s2 IS.
 MT. D. s. Cooper, the grocer, has been laid up with rheumatism and hard cold for the past two weeks. He is improving and hopes to be out in day or two.
 The Waterbury American says that the New Haven Ramblers are dissatisfied with their drill at the Casino in that city Friday night and want to try it again.
 The business at the police office yesterday was extremely light for Sunday, and the prospects are that the City court will have but little business this morning.
 It is said that Charles Island, of Milford, has been purchased by the American Yacht club, of New York, and that clubhouse will be built thereon and occupied in May.
 Mr. Henry Chambers, proprietor of the file menufactory on State street, has ar ranged to erect nice dwelling house on Lawrence street between Orange and Foster streets.
 Ladies underwear made by their own fac tory will be the specially at the Rufie Co.'S. sale to-day. Any garment made to order from measure also. Thousands of them are being made
 A committee of the Foot Guards met Sat urday night and made arrangements for dec orating the Atheneum for the fair to be held by the company from Feb. 29th to March 8th.
 Children playing with matches set fire to he bedding in a room in the tenement house No. 31 Green street on Saturday morning An early discovery and action prevented ser ious damage.
 This evening E. B. Dench, Ph. B., a graduate of the Sheffield Scientific school, will deliver paper before the Bridgsport Scientific society on the Degeneration of Divided Nerves.
 The first in the Sheffield Scientific schooI annual course of lectures takes place at North Sheffield hall tomorrow evening. Charles Dudley Warner lectures on 'tThe Relation of Literature to Life"
 MT. Leonard Benhann, son of the late John H. Benham, of WhitneyviIIe, who has been at Aiken, s. C., for several months for his health, is but little improved and contem- plates making trip to the Bermudas
 St. Patrick's Y. N. l.. association presents "The Irish Lion'' this evening at Peck's Grand Opera House. There will also be fancy shooting by J. F. Morrissey and banjo selections by WiIIoughby and Austin
 The engineers have recommended an ap- propriation of $5O, 1000 more for the improve ment of Bridgeport harbor. The matter is now before the Congressional Committee on Rivers and Harbors. The last appropriation for the object was $1O,OOO, Aug. 9, 1882.
 Mir. Geo. F. Webb, of Stamford, who died suddenly of heart disease in Norwalk last week, came into possession short time ago of fortune of $35, 1000 and lived upon the interest of the amount. He lost his wife about year ago. and this, in connection with other family troubles, undoubtedly led him to drinking.
 The funeral of Benjamin W. North, of Milford, aged 87, who died Wednesday, took place Saturnay morning at o'clock from the residence of MT. Joseph W. Fisher on New Haven avenue. He had resided in Milford for number of years and was highly re- spected by all who knew him. His remains were taken to Greenwood cemetery for inter- ment.