Morning journal and courier., 1885-01-23
LOCAL NE w s.
Brief Mention.

ESrEeI NAeht1Ons
 Rev. Dr. Vincent lectures in Hartford on Friday, February 6.
 MT. J. H. Tingue, of Seymour, is able to at tend to business again.
 This weeks Harper's Weekly contains a very good likeness of the late Professor Silli- man.
 Warden Sargent of the State prison was very low with a complication of diseases yes terday.
 Judge James Phelps was born January 12, 1922, and so has just passed his tixty-third birthday.
 The Calvary Baptist church quartette, New Haven, gave 8 concert in New Britain last evening,
 The New Haven Polo team came off victors over the New Britain team in New Britain Wednesday evening.
 MT. Forsyth, proprietor of the Elm City dye works, has purchased strip of meadow land back of his works running northward.
 w. J. Breckinridge, teller of the Farmers and Mechanics bank, Middletown, who has been sick for long time, is slowly recover ing.
 The Osborne & Cheesman company in Shelton are putting up one-story building 20x100 feet in size in the rear of their facto- ries.
 Professor Hubbard reads at the Seymour Opera House this evening. The proceeds go to benefit the music fund of the Episcopal church
 Chaplain McCube, who lectured here re. gently, delivers his Bright Side of Libby s,, A1,, IL, ford, this evening.
 The enumeration of school children in Shelton is about the same as that of one year ago, viz, 530, although there are more tene- ments occupied now than then.
 A small dwelling house just built and oc- cupied by Patrick H. Donahue, on Durham avenue, Middletown, nearly opposite the ice houses, was destroyed by fire Wednesday night.
 Redshaw post No. 75, G. A. R., have &C., cepted the invitation of Admiral Foote post of New Haven to attend bean bake on Sat urday evening. Upson post of Seymour will also attend
 The Milford Steam power company have elected James T. Higby president and Phin- eas s. Bristol secretary and treasurer and de- c1ared a two per cent. dividend for the last six months. Mir Leitch, who gave an interesting stere- opticon exhibition at the North church mis- sion on Wednesday evening, will give simi- lar entertainment at Humphrey street church this evening The Holyoke Alumnse association of New Haven will hold a meeting at the residence l of Mrs. Beadle 137 College street, tomorrow ! afternoon at o'clock. All former pupils | are cordially invited.
 In Milford Monday evening Mrs Eliza I Sanford, wife of the late John Sanford, died | of a complication of diseases from which she | had been suffering for long time. Mrs. | Sanford was about sixty-fve years of age. MT. Samuel H. Harris, car inspector on the | is gradually recovering from the severe in- juries which he received five or six months | ago, crushing the bones of hls right foot. The Connecticut Bicycle club, Hartford, ! opened their handsome new rooms on Wednesday evening. Invited guests from New Haven, Springfield, Meriden and Hart ford were present. fine supper was served
 The weather yesterday rejoiced the hearts of ice dealers and made outdoor 1ocomotion unpleasant. The cold wind was an added unpleasantness. But we have had colder days this winter and to-day will probably be colder also