Morning journal and courier., 1885-11-06
LOCAL NEWS.
RrIef Mention.

Brief Mention.
 Very handy-Dorman's Pocket Reference
 New Hayen's town election will be held ol Tuesday, December l.
 Block Island is to have bank for the con venience of summer visitors.
 Parties owning horses should not fail to at tend the auction commencing Friday. Se' adv. ..--.-4... .s.-
 The place of meeting of the Congregations club Monday evening is the Dwight Plac' church. .-...
 There are now 115 prisoners at the Bridge port jail, which renders that institution greatly overcrowded.
 Henry c. Merwin post will have . memo rial meeting in honor of General McClsllar Wednesday evening, November 1&.
 Chrysanthemums are increasing in popu- larity every day as materials for corsage bou' quets among the Bridgeport ladies.
 A large finely framed exhibit of photo graphs is made in the window of H. H Peck by Mr. Donnelly, the photographic art ist.
 The corner stone of the new Methodist church in Middletown will be laid with ap- propriate ceremonies on Tuesday, November IF. ....
 An effort is being made to form Connec- ticut polo league to include Stamford, Nor walk, Bridgeport, Danbury, Meriden and Hartford.
 The Clan-na Gael association of this city has unanimously voted to donate the sum of $1OO to aid Parnen in his fight for self-gov- ernment.
 Plans have been made for 8 hotel and tower on the highest point of Street Hill in Win sted. Good springs have been found near tLe place. s-.
 Heavy loads of oysters are brought to New Haven daily by the steamers Hoyt Brothers Co. and O. W. Hoyt, which are engaged in dredging off Bridgeport harbor.
 The friends and parishioners of Rev. Dr. vibbert, of Fair Haven, will celebrate his birthday at the rectory from till il o'clock D. m. Wednesday, November ii. <
 John H. Meyerhoff, member of the senior class of Wesleyan college, died on Sunday morning last of pneumonia after @ short ill- ness at his home in Demarest, N. J.
 The twodAys' session of the annual meet -s-1 of k1as Connseticut Valley Dental society opened at Springfield yesterday. Dr. George l.. Parlnalee, of Hartford, is president of the society.
 The Congregational society of Plainville is contemplating extensive repairs on the church and have elected Dr. Wright, Allison Clark and R. c. Usher a committee to man age the work.
 MT. c. B. Willis of Milwaukee, formerly general secretary of the Young Mems Chris tian association, is in town, having arrived yesterday He will remain here until Mon day. Many friends will be glad to welcome him.
 MT. Mix, for many years of the firm of Mix & Judson, fruit dealers in the City Market, has retired from the business, and MT. J. B. Judson has purchased the formers interest and good will and continues to carry on the business ct the old stand in stalls 0 and D, City Market.
 A few weeks ago German resident of Collinsville had a fattening hog taken sick, which refused all food. Being to all appear ances nearly dead the owner had a neighbor fire five balls from a revolver into the hog's head and the next morning went to bury the hog and found him much better and clam orous for food. He is now gaining finely.
 At the entertainment tomorrow evening to be given by Elm City council, Knights of Co., 1umbus, at the Atheneum Miss Aggie Mo- Cabe will sing, Lubenow and Longstein will appear in their excellent musical novelties and Schreck's orchestra will render several selections. ; The entertainment begins at 8 o'clock and will occupy an hour, and will be followed by dancing.