Morning journal and courier., 1885-09-08
LOCAL NEWS.
Rrsef Menffon.

Brief Mention.
 Officer Rice lost $5 horse by collie yester- terday.
 The Twenty-third c. v. reunion takes place in Bridgeport to day.
 George Binkhardt, the barber in Shelton, died on Sunday after three days illness.
 Jeremiah Green, 0 moulder who died in Southington Saturday, was buried in Meri- den Sunday.
 The "Anzeiger," new German weekly, has appeared in Bridgeport, with William Griesinger as editor.
 McKensie Willard, of Torrington, aged about 60, died suddenly Saturday of hemor- rhage of the brain.
 David Grant, of Litchield, died Sunday morning after few hours illness. He for merly lived in Torrington.
 A party of Bridgeporters who are about to form lodge of Elks in that city visited the New Haven lodge last evening.
 The last excursion of the season from Bridgeport to Glen Island will be given on the steamer Rosedale tomorrow.
 Officer Orr caught twenty blackfsh off Hines Point, Milford, yesterday, the largest one weighing one and one-half pounds.
 The T. A. B. society of Middletown will make an excursion and picnic to Bridgeport September 17th on the steamer Block Island.
 Mir William Hyland, of~796 State street, this city, popular contractor in the clock shop, is the happy father of a pair of twins boy and girl.
 The Fairfield county fair opens next Tues ip xubi iob Danbury, Norwalk, Stamford and Bridgeport riders will participate.
 Thieves robbed an ice cream saloon in Westbrook Sunday night of about fifty cents in small change and then swallowed some ice cream and left. ..
 The High Rock Grove band closed it's en- gagement at the grove Saturday, and will play at the Highland Park Hotel, Aiken, s. O., during the winter.
 Four thousand people were present at the closing services of the Advent camp meeting at Plainville Sunday. Rev. w. H. Shattuck, of this city, preached in the evening.
 The Hebrew new year 5646 begins to-mor- row evening, and impressive ceremonies will be held on Wednesday evening, Thursday morning, noon and evening and Friday morning.
 The Rev. Dr. Walker of the Center church, Hartford, will preach the sermon at the com ing meeting of the American Board of For eign Missions, which is to be held in Boston in October.
 The interest in this city last evening to learn the result of the Characterization race was great, and at the newspaper, telegraph and telephone offices inquiries were constant 1y being made.
 The wife of MT. Joseph Schultz, 433 Wa ter street, Bridgeport, gave birth to triplets two boys of five and half pounds each and girl of five pounds. The mother and children are doing well.
 The public schools reopened yesterday, the long summer vacation being at end. The schools were we'll filled. About per cent. of the pupils have yet to return from their summer outings. Charles w. Pike, superintendent of the fire alarm telegraph, Bridgeport, died of pulmonary disease Saturday night after a brief illness. MT. Pike was 42 years of age and leaves widow.
 Considerable interest is being started in this city by Maj. J. Pinckney Smith over the North, Central and South American exposl- tion which comes off in New Orleans in the exposition buildings, opening November TO-
 The Sunday schools connected with the Plymouth and Methodist churches of Mil,u ford will give an excursion and basket picnica to California Grove, Port Jefferson, l.. l., to- day. The steamer Nonowantuc will leave Merwin's dock, Gulf avenue, at g.
 George w. Ransom, of New York, who was visiting at Colonel Payne's residence, Milford, died there of typhoid fever. He was in his 37th year and son of Warren A. Ransom of New York. The funeral takes place from the Church of Heavenly Rest in New York this forenoon at Il o'clock.
 The women's branch of city missions will hold their next regular meeting at the mis- sion rooms, No. 23 Church street, at ? o'clock this afternoon. New members will be received, officers will be elected and other business of importance will come before the meeting All who are interested are invited to be present.