Morning journal and courier., 1884-08-08
LOCAL NEWS.
VETERAN FIREMEN.
Preparing For Reunfon-The PhtIa
 delphfa Visitors.

Preparing For Reun1on-The PhtIa-
 delphia Visitors.
 A regular monthly meeting of the Veteran Firemen's association was held at their room in Insurance building last evening, F. M. Lovejoy, vice president, in the chair.
 Lewis w. Barnes, of Engine No. A. was recommended for membership by the com mittee and he was duly elected
 Secretary Goodnow stated that no official notification had been received from the vol unteer fremen of Philadelphia regarding their intended eastern visit which it was supposed would include New Haven in their trip.
 On motion it was voted that a committee of three be appointed to consider and report at the next meeting plan for the next regular reunion of the New Haven Veteran Firemen's association. Morgan At water, Charles Doty and Joseph Cunningham were appointed such committee.
 A resolution was passed requesting the secretary to notify the members who had not paid their yearly assessment of one dollar for the support of the association to do so at their earliest convenience. This assessment goes toward paying rent and other expenses required to maintain in good order the pleas ant room occupied by the association.
 A motion to reconsider a previous motion to hold the reunion of the association on the occasion of the visit of the Philadelphia fire men was passed and the original motion was then tabled until the next meeting.
 A very handsome black walnut ballot box was presented by Charles Doty and William Belden and the same was received with the unanimous thanks of the association.
 The meeting was adjourned until Thurs day evening at o'clock, when it is expected that something definite will have been heard from Philadelphia and the committee on re- union will also be ready to report.
 Personal.
 MT. Charles E. Briggs, of Norwich, has discovered specimens of a crude kind of coral in the Thames river below Fort Point. In form it is not unlike what is popularly known as ''brain coral, but it is less perfor- ated and lacks the beauty of that variety of coral.
 The Misses Emma and Mary Weld, of this city, are at the Pliny Range House, Jefferson Highlands, New Hampshire. They will re turn home the latter part of this month.
 MT. William Benjamin, of this city, start ed for Minneapolis, Minnesota, last Tuesday, having accepted position head salesman in the clothing store of E. E. Cobb, the clothier, formerly of this city and now in business in Minneapolis.
 E. A. Folsom, of this city, has taken an engagement with the Spencer Arms company of Windsor, Conn.,, and will display the Spencer repeating shotgun at different tour naments.
 Captain James Sheridan, of Go. E. Good win Guards, is able to be out again after a long confinement by rheumatism.
 Attorney George w. Wheeler, jr., claims that Frank A. Dougherty, recently acquitted of an assault in Danbury, comes from high ly respectable family, who do not consider him at all times responsible for his acts
 MT. ?. R. Hard, of Ansonia, died of dysen- tery Wednesday evening, aged 46 He leaves wife and two children who will re- cease $2,000 from the Knights of Honor and &, ,OO0 from the Odd Fellows.