Morning journal and courier., 1885-03-14
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention


 Miss Liiiie Sellew appeared at the Gem rink, Bridgeport, last evening.
 The thermometer early yesterday morning had crawled down close to zero.
 Goodrich J. Taylor was arrested last even ing for an assault upon his sister.
 Mrs. Eliza Moore, trance clairvoyant, has parlors at 473 State street. Past, present, future.
 Mr. George Futile, years ago selectman of Hartford, died in that city Thursday, aged seventy-seven.
 Beardsley Brothers, of Bridgeport, will receive $5,OOO for their work of dredging Norwalk harbor.
 The First division, A. o. H., has aban- doned it's proposed trip to New York on St. Patrick's day.
 Richard M Bushnell, of Old Saybrook, a prominent and wealthy lumber merchant, died yesterday, aged ffty-nine.
 Dr. Cremin of New Britain, brother of Dr. Cremin of this city, who has been crlt1- cally i'll, is much better and improving.
 Attention is called to the advertisement of the benefits of the use of the Sleeman gas saving governor to be found in another col umn.
 Allen Bradley, of 54 Eaton street, had one finger amputated at the hospital yesterday. It had been badly torn by a machine at Sar- gents factory.
 The two new sleeping cars of the Consoli- dated road, Governor Waller and Governor Bigelow, now in use on the New York road are much admired.
 Rokh mat in room 10 City Hall last evening and voted to locate the Fair Haven bath house on the north side of Lewis bridge.
 The Bridgeport steamer Rosedale was hauled off yesterday at Bridgeport for re pairs and improvements, which it will take several weeks to complete.
 Some shingles on the roof of w. H. Brad ley's carriage repository, Chapel street, corner Hamilton, caught fire yesterday noon from sparks from chimney. Damage slight.
 Dr. w. C. Vile, of Newtown, recently cured a case of lockjaw by administering four ounces of hydrate of chloral, quart of brandy and a quantity of chloroform in sue cessive doses.
 Adam Keichlessen had his hand badly cut by revolving knife at the folding chair shop yesterday. He had been out of work for several weeks and had just found en- p1oyment yesterday.
 Before the county commissioners yesterday was heard the objected case of M. Donahue, 40 Broad street, George R. Bill claiming that some objectionable party was back of MT. Donahue in his application for license.
 In Armstrong's window is 8 crayon DOT trait of Jacob Hirsch drawn by Jacob Ga briel, the boy artist, now in the art school at Chicago. The lad is only fifteen years old and the drawing is of great credit to him.
 At the English Hall meeting tomorrow night MT. Crittenton, New York business man, founder of the Florence mission in that city, will deliver an address. He is a very interesting speaker, something after the Moody style, and will be well worth hear ing.
 Tine largest solar eclipse that has been visi- ble in this neighborhood since 1860 will oc- cur on Monday next, March 16. A little more than the upper half of the suns diam eter will be covered by the moon at the mo- ment of greatest obscuration. It will begin at 1918 p. m. and continue to 2:52 p. m.
 At the musical entertainment given in Center church Thursday evening by MT. and Mrs. George c. Stebbins the sum of $156. 13 was raised for the benefit of the Gospel Un- ion. Among the largest contributions were $25 from MT. Thomas R. Trowbridge, jr., and $25 from MT. H. P. Hubbard. Other returns are expected