Morning journal and courier., 1886-07-14
LOCAL NEW 2.
Brtef Mention.

Dorman's pocket reference at Mitchells.
 Snow's soda water with Horton's ice cream is unrivalled.
 Fifty tons of hay have been cut on the almshouse farm this season.
 St. Patrick's Temperance society make an excursion to Glen Island August 18th.
 The Bridgeports play a ball game with Cuban Giants in Trenton. N. J., today.
 Chief Hendrick has been reelected treas urer of the State Firemen's association.
 Many yachting parties were out on the harbor and Sound last evening in the moon light.
 The First Baptist church picnic at High Rock yesterday was much enjoyed by about $50 people, young and old.
 Captain Lawrence OBrien has erected new two story frame residence on Mill River street next the city bath house.
 The widow of the late P. A. Chase has been voted 5000 by the Masonic Mutual Benefit association directors.
 R. w Law, of New Haven, has had three steamers for ahe past two weeks cleaning his oyster grounds of starish off Milford.
 New Haven Council No. 1, Chosen Friends, has now seventy members and is in very satisfactory and prosperous condition.
 The remains of the late Mrs. Kingston of Edwards street were taken on the boat to New York yesterday for interment in Brook lyn.
 President Ludington of the Good Samari- tans was one of the honored prominent guests at the reception at Lincoln rink last night.
 Rev. Dr. Beardsley, of this city, breaches the historical sermon at the centennial ami versary of St. Paul's church, Norwslk, to- morrow.
 club will enjoy witnessing exciting race off the boat house this evening and much sport is expected.
 Colonel Dexter R. Wright's condition last night remained about as it has been for the past few days. No change has as yet taken place for the better or worse.
 The late Moses Thomas Buckingham of White Hills, Huntington, was 8 native of Milford, born in 1915, and the son of Daniel and Sarah Clark Buckingham.
 The Sons of Veterans had fine time at their hall last night. There were speeches and recitations by ''Parson' Isbell. The Sons have picnic August 18th.
 The Mystic Island excursion of the Elm City takes place on Friday. The New Bri- tain and Meriden Sons of Veterans and their friends and many others will go.
 Frank Delaney of Wallingford, aged thir- weight, and Elijah Brown, colored man of Wallingford aged sixtv-six, died at the hos pital yesterday of consumption. The retreat of the Catholic parish priests of the Connecticut diocese is in progress at the St. Francis orphan asylum. The curates will be in retreat during next week. August Slaman of I'll Saltonstall avenue, Fair Haven, is suffering much from bad injury to the leg caused by a railroad tie falling upon it while working at Steamboat dock yesterday. The Rev. Dr. Norton of Chicago, uncle to the young Gabriel lad who died yesterday, will assist the Rev. Dr. Kleeberg in the flu neral services, which take place Thursday af- ternoon at 9 o'clock. William M MerwIn & Sons, of Milford, are planting 5,000 bushels of oyster shells a day for the purpose of obtaining a crop of young oysters. They expect to plant 75, 900 bushels this season.
 
 John Gabriel, residing corner of Liberty and l Prince streets, died yesterday by brain fever. | He was promising young man and had ex- hibited decided talent as crayon artist.
 The Church of the Ascension choir, twen ty-two boys and ten men, had fine outing | at Savin Rock Tuesday, the shore resi- dence of MT. Matthias being their headquar- ters. Rev. c. E. Woodcock accompanied.
 The Young Womens Christian Temper ance union of Fair Haven will hold social | with Miss Millie Thompson, No. 25 Atwater | street, on Thursday evening from to 10 | o'clock. An interesting programme of music 1 has been arranged. The Hebrew cemetery has been lately l greatly improved by the addition of many | choice Towering and foliage plants, and cit l izens returning from visit there yesterday | were enthusiastic in praise of it's appearance. l The flowers receive daily attention and are | looking finely.
 The base ball nine of Columbia council, | Knights ot Columbus, will offciate at the ob- sequies of the nine attached to Sheridan I council of Waterbury, which will take place on the Waterbury grounds tomorrow after noon. All mourners from this city who wish to shed tear over the remains of the Sheri- dams base ball fame are requested to be at | the council chamber in Woods building at o'clock tomorrow morning.