Morning journal and courier., 1886-02-26
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.


 The best blank books at Dorman's
 The new depot at Ansonia will probably be built next summer.
 The First M E. church, Bridgeport, netted $604 by it's fair last week.
 Wooster lodge, F. and A. M., has its levee and entertainment tonight.
 The Comas beat the Light Guard at Quin- nipiac rink last evening to 0.
 Dr. c. F. Boutwell,, of Milford, removes with his family to South Norwalk next Tues day.
 MT. Emerson G. Monson a member of Wooster lodge, is quite i'll at his home on State street.
 The Whitney armory has been closed for three weeks. Work will probably be sus- pended for week or two more.
 MT. and Mrs. John B. Mills sailed for Flu rope yesterday on their wedding trip. They will remain abroad until June.
 West Haven division No. 27 was visited by thirty-fve members of Carswell division of Milford on Wednesday evening.
 Jeremiah Stein of Bridgeport, aged seven ty. died on Wednesday. His wife died last Monday Both died of pneumonia.
 Portable property valued at $10o was .sto- len by burglars from the house of Rev. w.. H. Holman, of Southport, Wednesday night
 One-half the frame house No. 24 York street was sold at auction yesterday, William E. Higgins auctioneer, for $,850, to Charles DoNd.
 The city clock has stopped from the break ing of the pendulum suspension spring, and it will be about two days before it can be re- paired
 The president of the Branford lock works arrives from the West tomorrow, when ac- tion will be taken regarding the strike at the works.
 The second lecture in the Mechanics course will be given this evening at North Sheffield hall by Professor Eaton, on "Oranges."
 Civil Engineer J. E. Buddington of the Consolidated road has resigned. Assistant Engineer 0. M. Ingersoll, jr., is at present holding the office.
 Bridgeport's Board of Trades annual ban quet takes place at the Atlantic House on March 4. Bridgeport also has carnival of authors March II and 12.
 Davenport council No. 700, Royal Area mum, give their third quarterly and musical entertainment at their hall in the COURIER building next Monday evening.
 MT. Chapin E. Clark of 55 Dewitt street, who was run over Wednesday and was taken to the hospital where his right leg was am- putated, was very low yesterday.
 Coroner Mix is Investigating the circum- stances about the case of Mrs. Yuchat, the Southbury lady who was found dead at the foot of the cellar stairs of her home few months ago.
 Thomas Gallagher of Collis street, old man, was knocked down by passing team yesterday afternoon while crossing the corner of Orange and Chapel streets. He was severe ly bruised.
 The Harugari Leidertafel society tonight discuss plans for sending the singing society to the national festival of all the Harugari so- cieties of the United States to be held in Buffalo in August next.
 Elm City council of the Knights of Colum- bus will this evening hold their last meeting of the first six months of their existence, after which time the cost of initiation will be raised. An unusually large number of applications have been received.
 Those taking part in the entertainment to be given by. the Ladies' Catholic T. A. B. so- eiety in Loomis' Temple of Music on the evening of March are having frequent re- hearsals, and the presentation gives promise of being frst-class in every respect.