Morning journal and courier., 1885-08-06

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 Other Interesting Items.
 Yesterday afternoon the funeral services over the remains of Mrs. Michael Toronto occurred from her late home on Wolcott street. The officiating clergyman was Rev. Mir. Rogers, of New Haven. The bearers were Ezra Healy, Jesse Price, John Parmelee and MT. Ferguson.
 The building on the corner of Grand and East Pearl streets lately used by w. O.. Montgomery as g crockery store, is shortly to be torn down.
 Captain c. w. Hoyt's hand which he in jured in an encounter with @ brace of high waymen some months ago, is slowly getting better.
 A morning paper erroneously stated yes- terday morning that Lewis Stevens, who was engaged to Miss Lottie M. Jerome, would ar rive in town yesterday on the schooner B. H. Weaver and for the first time learn of her death. The fact is that MT. Stevens arrived in town the morning of the day that his be- trothed died
 Deacon Lucius Rowe and Mrs. Rowe arrived home from Norfolk, where they have been summering, last evening.
 The new set for next years supply of clans occurs this month. The bar has been so thoroughly hood and raked over that 1t IS with extreme difficulty that digger can catch half peck at tide.
 The Hull families in this place will go to the shore to-day on family picnic. The party will be made up exclusively of local families bearing the Hull name.
 New Haven branch No. 3, of the w. c. T. U., of Fair Haven, is now in most flourish ing condition, having now membership of fifty-two. The society is pushing the tenn perance cause with much vigor and the re- suits are daily becoming apparent. The union, in addition to holding public meet ing in the rink Sunday afternoons, holds a prayer meeting every Tuesday afternoon for ladies in the Methodist church. Nelghbor hood prayer meetings are also conducted at the houses of members during the week. Many have signed the pledge and kept it and much has been done towards arousing public enthusiasm against the evils of rum.
 Charles A. Ray returned to his home in Montclair, N. J., yesterday. He expects to, return in a couple of weeks when he will visit relatives in Springfield.
 The St. Ignatius' T. A. B. society, of Fair Haven, presented 8 handsome appearance in the procession in New Haven yesterday, as was remarked by many.
 Captain Andrew J. Bassett, of Woolsey street, is reported as slowly gaining in strength, although it will doubtless be a long time before he will be able to be out.
 Mrs. Mary Ellis of Baltimore, who came on here to attend the funeral of her mother, the late Mrs. Joseph Hine, returned last evening to her home.
 The health officials will do well to send an emissary to the east side. Some premises in that suburb are foul smelling beyond de- scription and would offer a sure abiding place to the cholera should that plague arrive in this vicinity.
 Work on William s. Robinson's new house on Clinton avenue is being rapidly pushed. The dwelling will be both unique and hand some, built from typical villa model with a veranda on three sides.
 The sloop Hattie A. Wallace, of New Ha- ven, arrived in the river last night and will to-day commence loading with shells.
 Three bicyclists from Springfield rode through here on their way to New York yes terday. They were members of the Spring field Bicycle club, and were anxious to visit the Cove on their trip.
 Edward Bowditch has got back from Shel- ter Island, where he has been spending the summer.
 H. A. Thomas is visiting his brother in Lyme for few days.
 The carpenter work on the new Ferry street mission chapel is nearly completed.