Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-05
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Engraved calling cards at Dorman's.
 Norwalk has two military companies and wants an armory.
 E. Gilbert Austin, who broke his leg by a fall Sunday, is quite seriously ill.,
 The county Sunday school committees will meet in New Haven next Saturday.
 Norwich's grand list this year is about $13,0 ,000, little increase over last year.
 The Good Samaritans will hold basket picnic at their hall on next Thursday eyen- ing.
 Fishermen at Mystic are putting their nets along the shore, preparing for the early run of fish,
 Meeting on faith healing at the Branch Mission, 490 State street, this afternoon at 8 o'clock, conducted by Mrs. NJ. C. Smith.
 Judge Henry Stoddard is holding court in Wlllimantic this week in place of Judge Andrews, who was assigned to duty here.
 The sle1ghing on Whalley avenue yester- day was very poor, the dirt is mixed with the snow and in places there is no snow at all.
 The New Haven commandery will hold a special conclave this (Friday) evening, when both orders, the Red Cross and Templar will be worked.
 An infant child of Henry Biebel, living on Cannon street, Bridgeport, died Monday night of diphtheria and the interment oc- cured yesterday afternoon.
 The Right Rev. L. B. Brown, D. D., bish- op of Montana, will deliver an address on missions in Christ church, Stratford, Thurs day evening, February 5th
 It is proposed by the State military au- thorities to enlarge and rearrange the sol diers' home at Noroton to accommodate 225 inmates. Its present capacity is 70.
 The late John D. Philbrick, formerly of the State Normal school at New Britain, was buried yesterday at Danvers. The remains will in the spring be taken to Deerfeld, NH.
 The three -masted schooner Nathan Easter brook, jr., of this port, which recently went ashore on Dutch Island, Narragansett Bay, was foated yesterday, being but little in jured.
 Howard lodge, I. o. G. T., hold basket festival and literary and musical entertain ment tonight in Temperance hall in Simp- son block, Chapel street. A large attend ance is expected.
 At the poultry show now in progress at the Madison Square Garden, New York, Mr. c. H. Crosby, of Bridgeport, shows pair of Antwerp pigeons, one of which returned to him from a distance of 800 miles after an absence of two years.
 At the Pearsali cottage, Black Rock, an artesian we'll six inches in diameter is being bored with view of striking vein of water that shall be pure and copious. The well has been lowered 75 feet below the bottom of one which was 80 feet in depth.
 The long g-contested suit of Henry C. Rowe vs. Frederick Mansfield over disputed oyster boundaries, which was submitted to the shell ish commission for arbitration, has vir- tually been settled in MT. Mapsield's favor. The commissioners rendered their decision and taxed each contestant $1OO for ex- pense of arbitration.
 The Rev. Father Cotter, the distinguished Roman Catholic temperance orator from western State who will speak in this city at Carll's Opera House next Sunday evening will speak in Middletown on Sunday, the 14th, and the Hon. John p. St. John, of Kansas, will speak in the latter place on Monday, the 15th
 The art photographic developed to the highest standard, as at Bowman's in this city, is a thing of beauty, and if not joy forever is a source of long enduring satisfac- tion to persons who possess the counterfeit presentment of dear friends as portrayed at Bowman's, whose work stands unrivalled and whose merit is recognized by the high est judges. His elegant atelier presents a photographic roster of our most famous, in fuential and honored people, and the great superiority of his crayon work is we'll de- clared by the numberless orders received re- quiring the highest exercise of skill.
 $33,OOO Expended.
 During the last fifteen months about $33,- 00O income from the late Holm E. Slater of