Morning journal and courier., 1884-11-15
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention,

Now quaketh the turkey with fear for Thanksgiving day is near.
 The freight business is increasing on the New York and New England road.
 Apple blossoms and strawberries are among Connecticut's November products.
 Rev Mr. Day, of this city, breaches at the Congregational church. Naugatuck, on Sun day.
 Mr. Chatfeld, the flour dealer, is building an addition to his residence on Humphrey street.
 ''The Beggar Student" was presented to large audience at the Meriden Opera House on Thursday evening.
 The gospel meeting at English Hall Sun day evening will be led by company of students from Yale college.
 The Consolidated road has nearly finished 8 side track about a mile long between Bridgeport and Stratford.
 Four of the engines of the Consolidated road are laid up in the repair shops to be partially reconstructed.
 Dr. J. o. Peck, of this city, lectured on ''Pluck and Luck'' in the M. E. church, Waterbury, Thursday evening.
 The Rev. Father Murray, of Thomaston succeeds the Rev. Father McGivney as curate at St. Mary's R. c. church in this city.
 Wild geese are now occasionally seen wing ing their way northward and the golden h. dian summer days are fast drawing to close.
 Oranges of fine quality are appearing in market. Fine pomegranates being sold at some of the stores, they being seven cents apiece.
 The police will make an example of the boys who persist in stealing rides on the horse cars, thereby endangering their lives and limbs.
 Dr. Amos Hunt, the clairvoyant and physi- clan living at Clay and Jackson streets, Fair Haven, is seriously i'll with pneumonia. Dr. Adams is attending him.
 The Hartford and Connecticut Western road have arranged to run theater train to accommodate patrons who wish to attend the "Seven Ravens'' in Hartford.
 The Bridgeport Farmer is responsible for the following: "A second crop of strawber- ries is selling in some of the large cities for $1.50 per box. They are mostly devoured by editors"
 Perfect fitting garments in English seal plusheS, English-dyed Alaska seal and Hud- son Bay otter manufactured to order. Brooks & Co.,, matters and furriers, Chapel, cor. State.
 John Johnson, aged IA, of Ansonia, is at the hospital suffering from severe blow in . the face from horse which he was leading the other day. His cheek is badly cut and several teeth knocked out.
 At the trot at Hamilton Park yesterday afternoon Nathan Palmer's mare Miss Ar thur won the first and third heats; time, 3:OO34, 2:581@ Nelson Aliens Kit took the second heat; time, 3:O14.
 The paper the old Bridgeport bank, which has been carefully prepared by the president of the Fairfield County Historical society, MT. R. B. Lacey, was read at meet ing of the society last evening.
 The Democrats of Southport and Fairfield united in an election celebration on Thurs day evening. The Howe band and Gilhuly drum corps of Bridgeport assisted and head ed procession of five hundred citizens in plain clothes.
 The hospital is greatly in need of supplies of old muslin and linen for bandages, etc. Donations of underwear, especially wrappers and drawers, for poor patients will also be thankfully received and will be called for if word is sent to the hospital.
 Grand Chancellor Lyon of the Knights of Pythias and Grand Keeper of Records and Seal Horace o. Case visited Myrtle lodge of Meriden Thursday evening. Delegations from Washington and St. Bernard lodges of Strat- ford and Jewett City lodge were present
 The autumn leaves on the greens and streets are being gathered in and removed in preparation for the coming wintry storms Autumn-leaf parties in the woods have not been numerous this season, the colors not having been as vivid as usual
 The second of MT. c. s. Elliot's lectures will be given at the Church of the Redeemer next Wednesday evening g-subiect, 'HThe Pianoforte and Piano Composers None who are at all interested in musical matters should fail to take advantage of this note worthy course of lectures 4