Morning journal and courier., 1884-09-03
LOCAL NEWS.

rOrty puplls enrolled themselves as pupils of Mir Giles school on Monday.
 Christ church has extended call to Rev. O. H. Raftery to become it's rector.
 The work of improving the Church of the Ascension will occupy week or two more
 This evening the Board of Public Works will meet, and besides approving bills will consider other matters of general interest.
 Mir. r. Busche, who has been in Europe for the last three or four months, will be at his place of business, No. 94 Church street
 James Allston, George Balder and Sidney B. Gaxton have been elected trustees for three years of the Haven Memorial M. E. church
 MT. John N. Near, formerly at the New Haven Opera House, has leased Recreation Hall, Bridgeport, in connection with Mir Frank Bronson.
 Relief lodge, l. O. O. F., recently presented Past Grand Master Deming with all elaborate representatives, collar to be worn at the Sov- ereign Grand lodge.
 About $131, ,0O0 off the taxes due July 1st were paid on Monday, and about $15O, 900 remains to be paid. On taxes unpaid on Monday the penalty attaches.
 The Baptist society of Middletown make their annual excursion to Watch Hill and Block Island next Wednesday, September 10, on the steamer Block Island
 Edward Countryman, of 5O4 Howard ave nue, fell from the portieo of Judge Munson's new house on Canal street on Monday, and was severely hurt. Dr. Mailhouse attended him.
 William Killenbeck, the young man who shot himself in the head on Monday evening, was quite comfortable yesterday He is much respected in Ansonia, where he former ly lived.
 Captain Lucius J. Stevens, of Clinton, Ct, had his foot amputated at Dover, N. H., Monday owing to his foot having been man. gled by accident on the steamer Freestone at that port.
 A bicycle was stolen from the corner of High and Chapel streets, at the New Haven Bicycle agency, yesterday moning A liberal reward will be paid for its return. See ad- vertisement.
 The moonlight excursion tonight by Har- mony division, Sons of Temperance, on the Elm City affords fine chance for few hours recreation without loss of time. Tick cts at Mir. c. E. Hart's, $50 State street
 There have been paid on the taxes of the list of 1885, down to the 1st of September, S686, 756.26, and since September $1Os,- 959.69, making the amount of taxes paid which were due the 1st of September $795,- 71595
 Mir Huntley Russell, formerly of Water bury, son of Professor Russell, the rector of St. Margarets school, and Miss Clara M Comstock, former graduate of the school, were married at the latter's residence at Grand Rapids on Monday.
 Rev. James H. Eastman, at one time super intendent of the Industrial school in Middle town, but for the past six or seven years su- perintendent of the New Jersey Reform school, has been appointed superintendent of Sockannosett Reform school, R. l.
 Earnings of the New York and New England railroad for July, $276, ,276. IS, against $32O, 151.9 .92 for the same month. in 1883. Operating expenses, S221, ,125. .97, against $256, 07323; operating profit, $55,- 001.21, against $64, ,O7S.60 in the month of July, 1883.
 The New Haven Boat club, one of our thriving and enterprising organizations for I the promotion of healthful recreation, will l take a moonlight excursion with their friends l tomorrow evening on the steamer Philadel- ! phia, with Thomas orchestra accompanying. Many friends are going, and very pleasant l time is expected. The Young Mems Republican club hold their first meeting for organization this even. ing at o'clock at Republican headquarters. Officers will be elected and preparatory steps taken for work in the interest of Blaine and Logan. All young men are invited who are with the cause. The club has now a mem hershin of nhout 100