Morning journal and courier., 1886-03-24
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Music bound at Dorman's.
 The verdict: Ivory starch the best
 Hon. N D. Sperry returned yesterday from a visit to Florida.
 James Bell of Essex, sailor twenty years old, died at the hospital yesterday.
 Rev. Phebe Hanaforl will address the meeting tonight of the Temperance Union of Christian Women in Good Samaritans' hall.
 Miss Oakford has completed the portraits of the three children of Sir Farrer Herschel. They are now on exhibition at Cutters art store.
 Polar Star lodge, I. o. o. F., will hold the last of their series of entertainments at their lodge room in Fair Haven Monday evening, March 29.
 The St. Aloysius society at it's meeting last Sunday appointed committee to make arrangements for their annual excursion this coming summer.
 George H. Lennox was in this city yester- day making arrangements for the appear ance of Mcintyre & Heaths spectacular minstrels at Carll's Opera House March 30.
 A supper will be given by the ladies of the Davenport church this Wednesday evening. The occasion will be of very pleasant social character and will no doubt be largely at tended.
 NEE. Theodore E. Busfeld of Bangor, Me-, who was formerly stationed at the Grand street Baptist church, will be married Thurs day evening to Mss Hattie A. Smith, teacher in the Quinnipiac school.
 Men are at work repairing the foundations for the new shop to be erected by John Adt & Son on State street, opposite the dye works. The shop will be completed and oc- cupied by the firm in 8 few weeks.
 The L. Candee Rubber company's manu- factory will shut down one week from to-day for the annual spring repairs and renova- tions At present the shop is running full handed and full time in all it's departments. The shut down will last from two weeks to a month
 The park commissioners have awarded the contract for the completion of English drive, running five hundred feet across the ridge of Snake Rock, to c. w. Blakeslee & Sons, who bid $1,05O against Redfeld & Sons bid of S1 ,055. The work will be com menced at once.
 The two nunOr6Q ton ScnOOuer OINeILd sank in the Rappahannock river yesterday. Her master was Captain John Hervey of Fair Haven, who owns the larger portion of her. Van Name & King and A. B. Barnes are also interested in her. She on her way to this city with cargo of oysters consigned to Fair Haven parties.
 The third of the united Lenten services S.. es oh, falyo T01o nesday evening" The preacher will be the Rev. Allen E. Beeman, of West Haven. MT. Beeman's subject is ''Our church as seen in her ministry of the word'' These special sermons are topics of general interest and should be heard by large congregations.
 At the Christ church parish meeting Rev MT. Van Dserlin was given 8 vote of thanks by the meeting for his services and requested to withdraw his resignation. The vote stood 43 to 13. It was then voted to adjourn until next Monday evening, when the officers will report the result of their efforts to raise funds to defray the expenses for the coming year. If the members of the parish are will ing to pledge the funds to retain MT. Van Deerlin the motion to make the resolution passed Monday evening formal probably will be made.
 The elegant crayons issued from MT. Bow mans have challenged the attention and ad- miration of hundreds. They are justly pro- nounced superb, and such work is credit to the city. Among these were tte portraits of Henry F. Peck, Dr. Nicoll, the late Cap tain Chidsey of East Haven, Dr. Bissen, H. B. Perry, Mrs. F. G. Anthony and Wal lingford society belle. MT. Bowman is re- ceiving many orders for crayons from abroad His photographic work is highly artistic, and the best critics say no finer work is made. Of infants fifteen were photographed yesterday. All orders executed receive MT. Bowman's special attention and supervision.