Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-08
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Best hthography at Dorman's.
 Dr. Fred Uhle, a Bridgeport dentist, has decided to locate in this city.
 The 'Mikado" will be presented at the An sonia Opera House January 18th.
 Work will shortly be begun on the new barn at the Grand street police station.
 Several people enjoyed the skating at Lake Whitney yesterday, which was very good in the coves.
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Welton, of westville, will celebrate their fftieth wedding ami versary on the 20th inst
 Faith healing meeting this afternoon at Branch Mission, 490 State street, at 2:3O, con- ducted by Mrs. NJ. 0. Smith.
 Prominent Orange street residents have signed a petition for electric lights up Orange street as far Edwards street.
 Miss Eliza Buell., of Plymouth, has made the Congregational church of that place a present of $1, ,0OO to aid its fund
 At meeting of the standing committee on the Grays' ball held last evening they re ported that all arrangements were made for bhe ball.
 George F. Abbott, of New Haven, and Miss Dora M. Beach, of Stratford, were recently married by Rev. Mir. Hand at the M. E. parsonage.
 Prayer meetings this week at Dwight Place church are held every evening and the average attendance has been about two hundred.
 F. s. Sterling, of Trumbull, recently butch cred two hogs that weighed 810 pounds, one 430 and the other 3SO pounds. They were nine months and five days old.
 Charles Rentz, the Chapel street fruit dealer, who was injured by fall of ten feet down the cellar stairs of his store Wednes- day, is much improved.
 New Haven has police force numbering 97 men to 75,O00 people, Springfield has 30 police to 3S,0O0 people, Worcester 80 to 10000, Providence 200 to 130,00O.
 John W. Chapin, a young man belonging in this city and who has been studying law in Attorney Hayes office for some time, was admitted to the New Haven bar yesterday ID. s. Thomas and Governor L. B. Brown, of this cit7 installed the newly elected off, cers of Bridgeport council No. 2O National Prevalent Union, at the latter place Wednes- day evening.
 MT. E. D. Griswold, business manager for the Lennox ''Hoop of Gold" company, was in this city yesterday making arrangements for the appearance of the show at Bunnell's Museum next week.
 Those who have purchased through J. G. & J. c. North farm loans bearing 2 and per cent. interest due January 1, '86, are request ed to present unpaid January coupons at their office for payment.
 A rush has begun for the Nonpareil uncol- ored Japanese tea at Leigh & Messick's They import it direct and large lot has just ar rived by steamer Pekin. It is sold in one and fiVe-pound packages and is a very fine tea.
 Several new electric lights have recently been put up by the city, there being two on Broadway, one at the corner of Howard and Congress avenues, one at the corner of Grove and Orange streets and one on the corner of High and Chapel streets.
 In Bridgeport Wednesday afternoon Rev Louis N. Booth and Miss Annie McNeil, daughter of Harbormaster Captain John Mc- Neil, were married in St. Johns church, a large assemblage of friends being in attend ance. Bishop Williams oficiated. The gifts were many and costly. The happy couple left for the South on their wedding trip.