Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-16
LOCAL NEWS.
Rxief Mention.

Harper's for June is for sale by T. H.. Pease 6 Son.
 The Light Guards sociable opens at the armory this evening.
 The class races, Yale, will be rowed this morning at Il o'clock in the harbor.
 A parochial residence for Rev. Father Larkin will be built in Milford this summer.
 For dressy summer hesdwear the cassimere hats are the best. Brooks & Co.,, Chapel, corner State.
 MT. Bunnell is reported in Bridgeport as contemplating hiring Recreation Hall for a branch museum.
 Bridgeporters are excited over a rumor that the Barnum, Richardson Car Wheel company of Salisbury is to remove its works to that city.
 A large two-story house was being moved down East street yesterday afternoon, bound for the lot on the corner of Walnut and East streets.
 To-day the stamp, money order and regis try departments at the postofice will close at o'clock p. m. for inventory and transfer of office to the new postmaster.
 Yesterday morning one of Peck & Bishops trucks loaded with paper broke down in front of the City Market and impeded travel somewhat for an hour or more.
 Mr. W. R. Phelps was in the city yesterday arranging for the giving of four recitals at the Atheneum May 21, g, 25 and 27 by MT. Wm. Bradford, the artist and explorer.
 The Standard Cab Co.,, office "A Church street, will takes four persons to the Yale Harvard game for $1. Same rates for the season. Cabs can be ordered by telephone.
 Kilbourn & Co.,, of 916 Chapel street, have just received new and complete line of trunks and bags and spring and summer hats and are selling them at extremely low prices.
 Rev. Dr. Buckley, editor of the Christian Advocate, will preach at Trinity M. E.. church on Sunday evening. He is one of the most noted divines in the Methodist Epis- copal church.
 A fire yesterday at Bean Hill, Norwich, destroyed the dwelling house, barn and car penter shop of H. B. Porter and the dwelling house and barn of Daniel L. Ray. Loss $14, . 900; partially insured.
 New Haven lodge of Elks will send com 1nittee to New York to attend the Decoration day ceremonies by the New York lodge at the "Elks' Rest," where are buried deceased members of the order.
 A handsome patchwork quilt containing 6,24O pieces, which was donated to the P. O. S. of A. by Mrs. L. A. Horton and which is to be disposed of by chance by the commit tee, may be seen in Leigh 6 Prindle's show window.
 Jailer Stevens horse ran away on Prospect street yesterday morning. It was scared by the noise of a wagon seat breaking down. MT. Stevens was thrown out, injured one knee and had his face scratched The wag- on was wrecked.
 Some burning tar in Peck Bros & Go. B yard on Franklin street yesterday morning caused an alarm of fire from box 35. The flames were extiDguished by the hose of the establishment before the steamers arrived. The loss was small.
 May blossoms were blooming yesterday, the birds sang, the elm trees are lea6ng out finally and the people, men, boys and little youngsters, were focking to Burgess & Bur gess' to get their straw hats, of which the firm has larger stock than was ever offered before in the city.
 The Humphrey street Congregational church have secured through H. P. Shares, superintendent of their Sunday school, the services of an excellent cornet player for the morning and evening services and the Sun day school in the afternoon. The gentleman comes from New York State and has for the past two years been leader of a band. His playing in the Sunday school last Sunday gave universal satisfaction. His engage ment with the church will begin Sunday.
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