Morning journal and courier., 1885-05-12
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

 at Spiritualists' Hall, 102 Orange street.
 The exhibition of etchings at Cutters draws crowds of interested visitors and is highly appreciated.
 Benefit in aid of the Grand Army Memo rial day fund at Bunnell's Museum tonight Everybody should go.
 Hon. Charles Atwater, treasurer of the Derby railroad, is suffering from an attack of whooping cough or something akin to it.
 MT. Oscar Dikeman, of the firm of E s. Bradley 6 Co.,, who has been confined to the house by illness, returned to business yester- day.
 The Republicans of the different wards elect ward officers on or before May 22d. The cell is issued and will be found in another column.
 The New Haven school district receives quite an income from High school pupils living out of town. This years sum will amount to $2, ,0O0.
 Next Friday morning at 8 o'clock the for ty hours devotion will begin at St. Johns (R O. church and will close on Saturday with high mass.
 Mir. Charles Peterson, president of the Se-
 
 with neuralgia of the stomach, was some what easier yesterday.
 The necklace drawing for the benefit of the P O. s. of A. took place last evening, James Ridge, of Westville, being the lucky man. He had number 33.
 Admission tickets to the battalion drill at the armory this evening can be obtained from company officers or from Lieutenant A. L. Dillenbeck at Klocks drug store.
 The frescoing of the ceiling of the City Hall vestibule has been completed The work has been artistica1J done and gives the main entrances very handsome appearance.
 Rev. Father Daley of Westerly, R. l., is taking Rev. MT. Murray's place at St. Mary's church. Rev. MT. Daley is on an unlimited visit and will stay until Father Murray 1e cuperates.
 The special committee on conferring with the committee of the Young Mems Institute about free public library meet this even- ing. The Committee on Building Lines also meet this evening.
 Another new locomotive is being built at the railroad shops in this city, in pattern like the one turned out few days ago at the Hartford shops. great deal of work i'll the repairing and rebuilding line has been done at the shops in this city of late.
 In the report in yesterdays issue of Rev. Mrs. Hanaford's sermon delivered at the Church of the Holy Spirit it is said that she referred to the views of Rev. Charles Kings ley ''as expressed in his sermon" The word 'sermon" should have been "memoir."
 1nn down on Dixwe1l avenue Bristol street last evening by ahorse and carriage. A lady was driving the team. A crowd collected and picked up the man, who had escaped with a few bruises. No blame was attached to the lady.
 The residence of Mr. and Mrs. William J. Futile, No 322 State street, was the scene of very pleasant occasion last Saturday evening, their wedding anniversary being appropriately celebrated by family gather ing at which were present their children and grandchildren and other friends. A stump tuous rspast was served and MT. and Mrs. Futile were the recipients of A number of handsome tokens of the regard in which they are held by their relatives and many friends. The New Haven firm of Kean & Lines have just built and ship to-day the most magnificent hearse ever seen in these parts. Crowds of citizens have been to view it. It is elegantly mounted in polished brass and is of original design, with both black and white interior drapery, and is surmounted by an urn and gilt lamps three feet high. It goes to Cleveland firm, Groh Brothers. The firm also ship this week five elegant Elass-fronted landaus for leading hotel man of St. Paul, Minn., an elegant brougham for MT. McCluskey, the noted hotel man of Cleve- land, Ohio, and splendid landau for Mrs. B. R. Rawson of Brooklyn, N. Y.