Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-12
LOCAL NEW 8.
Brief Mention.


 Attention is called to advertisement of s'peaches'' in another column.
 Dancing and other attractions at the Blues fair at the armory this evening.
 There was heavy white frost Thurs day night in the northern part of the State. Next Tuesday will be the last day of the Saratoga special trains ever the Northamp- ton railroad.
 Contractor Kehoe is excavating for laying the Edwards street sewer between Foster and Orange streets.
 Lieutenant Colonel Allen, of Branford, was failing last night and not expected to live but few hours.
 Ex Chief of Police D. s. Morris, of Water bury, continues very i'll and but slight hopes of his recovery remain.
 The Universalist Sunday school of Meri den has basket picnic to-day, going by omnibus to Buckwheat Hill.
 There will be special music at English Hall tomorrow night and MT. Collins will preach on the subject of Prayer"
 The services in the Williams street syna- gogue yesterday, the second day of the He- brew new year, were well attended.
 The Bridgeport Farmer appeared in new dress last evening. The improvement is one on which it may be justly congratulated.
 Wheeler & Wilson's band, Bridgeport, gives its twenty-fourth and last open air con- cert of the season at Seaside Park this even ing.
 Mrs Maria Bisbee, aged 66, of Waterbury, died yesterday morning of humorous affec- Io sr to-day.
 Co., Is ball team play their return match with the team of the Light Guard of this city in Meriden this afternoon at the ball grounds.
 |, Nineteen citizens of Middletown have con- tributed $12O 10 the Grant national monu- rnent fund, which is an average of one cent for each inhabitant.
 George E. Boyden, superintendent of the England road, died at his residence in Nor wood, Mass, Thursday.
 A three -masted schooner of 1900 tons named William E. Downes, in honor of Will liam E. Downes of Derby, was launched in Bath, Maine, this week.
 The pipe supplying the water pressure to the passenger elevator in the Insurance building gave out yesterday, but the safety clutch saved the elevator from falling.
 The coal merchants are busy in delivering coal to their patrons, and the steam heaters and furnaces in many of the dwellings and public building were put into use again this week.
 At the reunion of the Twenty-ninthl land Thirtieth (colored) regiments in Norwalk Thursday Colonels Wooster and Torrance and Captain Griffin were among the officers present.
 After an interval of six weeks the Park street Congregational church, Bridgeport, will be occupied for worship on Sunday. The seating capacity of the church has been considerably enlarged.
 The site of the stone crusher building in Westville was yesterday visited by the May or and members of the Board of Public Works. The new building will not probably be erected before next spring.
 County Coroner Mix decides to make no changes of medical examiners under his ju- risdiction, and gives credit to Dr. M. 0. White for efficiency and ability in the dis charge of his duties as medical examiner.
 Philip Murray, young man working al the Porter Stair company, Fair Haven caught the second finger of his left hand in { machine at the shop yesterday. The ma chine took off the end of his finger down tc the first joint.
 The steamer Waterbury left Bridgeport at g o'clock yesterday morning on her triI to the scene of the great race. There were on board little over 300 passengers, abou 15O of whom came down the Naugatucl road on a special train.
 One of the oldest gentleman in thi city to-day is MT. Percy M. San ford, who is visiting with friend on Elm stfeet He is little over g. years and months old, and in health ant activity appears many years younger.
 Tomorrow Sunday morning at 1O:SO a the George street M. E. church there will b memorial service of the late William 0 Armstrong; The service has been post poned until this time on account of the ab sence of the pastor on his vacation.