Morning journal and courier., 1886-01-22
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Gall at DOrmanS TOT 1nk all cOlOIS.
 The first bluebird of the season appeared in Bridgeport yesterday.
 As will be seen by advertisement, the Episcopal rectory in West Haven is for rent.
 Rev. Father Coyle, of Bridgeport, has been appointed pastor of the Catholic church at Stafford Springs.
 The harbor is nearly free from ice except that which is borne into it from the Quinni piac and Mill rivers.
 City Engineer Hill will return to-day from New York, where he has been attending civil engineers convention.
 Meeting on ''faith healing'' at Branch Mis- sion, 490 State street, to-day (Friday) at p. m., conducted by Mrs. M. c. Smith.
 Herman E. Smith, trustee on the estate of Antonio Furillo, has announced that the es- tate will pay dividend of four per cent.
 A special meeting of Elm City council, K. of C., has been called for next Monday evening for initiation and special business.
 Professor J. E. Twitchell of this city, made the closing address at the State tenn perance convention in Hartford Wednes- day.
 Special service in Dwight Place church this evening. A sermon by the pastor, fol lowed by brief season of conference and prayer.
 Julia Woodruff, widow of Amos 0. Wood ruff, formerly of Watertown, Conn, died at the residence of her son, Henry J. Wood ruff, in this city, aged ninety-two years.
 gang of men have been busy for the past three days in cutting ice at Lake Whit ney and storing it in the ice house. The ice now being cut is about seven inches thick.
 During the past two years the indebted ness on the Church of the Sacred Heart in Bridgeport has been reduced $40,0O0, or up ward of one half the cost of the new edifce.
 D. D. G. NJ. Reuben Blake, of Bridgeport, on Tuesday night installed the officers of Evening Star lodge, D. of R., of Stratford. A banquet followed at Charles Blake~lee's house.
 Another interesting revival meeting was held at Trinity M. E. church last evening. Colonel Clarke was present and delivered an interesting discourse. He will be present again this evening.
 The bar meeting in the Supreme court this afternoon will consider the bill to be presented to the legislature relative to the re- organization of the terms of the Superior court throughout the State.
 The Holyoke Alumne association of New Haven will hold a meeting at the residence of Miss M. A. Marshall, 65 Grove street, on Saturday afternoon, January 23d, at 3 o'clock All former pupils are cordially in- vited.
 Mrs. Mary Hooker Burton, of Hartford, died at the residence of her brother, Dr. Ed ward B. Hooker, in that city, Wednesday afternoon She was one of the three chil- dren of John and Isabella Beecher Hooker, and a lady of rare loveliness and strength of character.
 Columbia council No. 20, Knights of Columbus, recently elected these officers; James J. Coogan, G. K; N. F. Walker, D. G. K.; Edward Downes, R. S.; John J. Clerkin, F. s. The election was necessi- tated by the resignation or Grand Knight Colonel John G. Healey.
 Mrs. Daniel Buck, of Wethersfeld, who reached the phenomenal age of one hundred and two years on Sunday, January 10th, was a daughter of Captain Ebenezer P. Belden of the army of the revolutionary war. Mrs. Buck we'll remembers the day of General Washingtons funeral and tells of the mourn ing emblems which were hung on the front of the galleries in the old Wethersheld church. She sang in the choir on that notable day.