Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-05
LOCAL NEW s.

Brief Mention.
 January Pocket Reference at Mitchells.
 Playing cards at Northrop's.
 College reopens on Thursday next.
 The police and the fire commissioners meet tonight.
 See advertisement New York dressmaker in another column.
 Franklin chapter, R. A. M., install their officers this evening.
 Tomorrow is holy day in the Catholic churches, services being held at 5:30, s and half-past 9 o'clock.
 MT Horace P Shares of Eld street, the brick manufacturer, and wife have gone South for the winter.
 Five heavy rollers are being placed under each end of the Tomlinson bridge to assist in opening and closing the draw when heavy loads are on it.
 The Emanuel Baptist church was thronged with people at the afternoon service on Sun day. The hand of fellowship was extended to eight new members.
 About eighteen naptha lamps in Fair Ha- van on Ssltonstall avenue and vicinity were not lit at all last evening, probably the care lessness of someone employed by the con tractor.
 The monthly meeting of the managers of the Home for the F1iendless will be held at the house of Mrs. Justus s. Hotchkiss, 23S Church street, on Wednesday afternoon at 8 o'clock.
 Mrs. Julia A., wife of George T. Audley and daughter of Lewis H. Reamer, died at the home of her mother in Whitneyville yesterday, aged twenty-four. She was es- teemed by many friends.
 The Board of Relief organized yesterday with Frank Chandler for chairman and Thomas H. Fulton secretary. Several petitions were heard. The Board will sit for the next twenty days.
 A branch horse car route to the foot of East Rock via Orange street will be built in the spring by the State street horse car line through Lawrence, Nicoll and Gamer streets to Orange street, to the bridge.
 This evening the Foot Guard hold their annual meeting and take action on the res ignation of Captain Edward J. Morse, who for nearly six years has been in command of the company. He resigns because his busi- ness takes up all his time.
 Harmony lodge No. ,, I. o. O. F., has it's installation of officers tonight and a ban quet. There will be literary and musical entertainment. A male quartette will sing, composed of F. R. Langdale, F. B. Kellogg, G. P. Smith and E. c. Bennett.
 Mrs. Henry Pardee, of Westville, has just had returned to her wedding ring with her name on the inside which she lost at the West Haven shore twenty years ago, and which was found by West Haven resident while digging in the sand recently.
 The New York Herald says that Captain Robert Cook has been looking around for professional coach for the Yale eight-oared crew of the current year and that either Gal- anagh, of Philadelphia, or Roach, of New York, will be engaged for the position.
 The big mastif kept at the stables of Peck & Bishop at 25 Union street sprang at a peddler yesterday morning and after knock ing him down bit him badly in the thumb The peddler applied for warrant for the owners arrest, but was told to bring a civil suit.
 J. J. Tierney's card and crayon drawing gives some valuable hints to those intending to secure crayon portraits. All of MT. Tier ney's crayon work is done by hand, and his artistic skill has been proved in so many in- stances that it were painting the lily to sound his praises.
 The regular monthly entertainment of the Y. ". c. A. will take place at the Home on Tuesday, January 9th, at o'clock. There will be novel and interesting holiday pro- gramme. All self-supporting young women cordially invited. Notice the change of evening for this month.
 The New York Art school, 5 and 54 In aurance building, would repay visit. Mrs Harris has 8 number of fine oil paintings by some of our best American artists. Also much original and beautiful work in oil, water color and pen and ink drawings. Classes are now forming for the new year Inspection of work at the studio is invited and visitors are welcome.
 New Haven County Caucus.
 There will be a caucus of the New Haven county members of the legislature at the Allyn House, Hartford, at 3 o'clock this afternoon.