Morning journal and courier., 1885-10-13
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.


 Dorman's pocket reference is reliable.
 Flocks of wild geese were flying over the city yesterday bound for Dixie.
 Chauncey Rhodes, of Hartford, is erecting two cottages on Spencer avenue in West brook.
 The Connecticut railroad commissioners will inspect the Naugatuck railroad Wednes day, October 21.
 At the cathedral at Hartford yesterday the anniversary requiem mass was said for the late Bishop Galberry.
 A Sunday school concert takes place al the Humphrey street Congregational church next Sunday evening.
 The indebtedness of Hartford county, as shown by the report of the county commis- sioners just out, is $85, 1000.
 P. J. Mcclure, the labor agitator, former ly of this city, speaks in Bridgeport this ev- ening on Trades Organizations.
 The thirty-third annual fair of the Tol- land County Agricultural society begins to- day at Hyde Park Park, Rockville.
 The Hartford City Guard celebrated their victory in winning the Barbour medal with a banquet at Merril's cafe last night.
 Flocks of boys haunt the chestnut and walnut trees in this vicinity, and sticks and stones are flying. The nut yield is unusual ly good this season.
 A high mass of requiem will be celebrated at St. John's R. c. church this morning at S:30 for Richard Hannah, who died Sunday of paralytic stroke.
 There will be an adjourned meeting of the Woman's Church Missionary association this Tuesday, afternoon at 3 o'clock at Trinity chapel building, Temple street.
 The contract for building the stone bridge on the English drive, where it crosses the Indian Neck road, was awarded to the firm of R. Redfeld & Sons yesterday.
 A childrens party was given last evening at.the residence of Miss Chambers on Law renee street, and greatly enjoyed by the twenty or thirty young people present.
 Henry o. Hotchkiss, of this city, will erect summer residence on land purchased by her near the shore at East River, Madi- son, to be ready for occupancy next sum- mer.
 The yacht Nirvana owned by Maine par ties, has been purchased by Thomas Hall, of New York; member of the New Haven Yacht club, and will be added to the club fleet.
 The preparatory work for building the large new schooner at the West Haven ship yard is we'll advanced, and about forty men are now employed at the yard. The vessel will be a fine one.
 The reading room at English hall is being we'll attended. From thirty to forty lads are nightly eagerly boring over the books, papers and magazines, and seem to be enjoy ing and profiting by the opportunity.
 William Florence, 34 years of age, resi- dent of Derby, and a man who has served a Hartford Saturday for stealing several over- coats from the house of J. H. Storrs in Bir mingham.
 At the recent annual meeting of the New Haven Art club at room 31 Hoadley build ing, the following officers were elected for the ensuing year; President, B. w. Wise man; vice president, Jule A. Rida; secreta- ry, Roger M. Sherman; treasurer, F. H. Hopson; model master, c. E. Dewey.
 MT. John Wolfe, the founder of Beacon Falls, has severed his connection with the Home Woolen Mills company of that place. He has been indentifed with the mill since it started upon woolen goods-in 1s63-and was agent of the Home Woolen company until they went out of business in 1876. His continued ill health calls for prolonged rest. He is succeeded by 0. J. Bodfsh, late paymaster and bookkeeper at the mills.
 Target practice at the range at Cedar Hill is hxyx the Quinnipiac river until after they get out of the range of the rife balls and are beyond their reach. A fair Havener sailing up the river the other day with his family on board his craft made desperate haste to get away from the danger, and before he could get away rife ball passed through the sail of his boat and over to the meadows beyond. Not all markaman are carafn1 auouob