Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-15
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Cloth finished plotting paper at Dormans.
 Call and zee pianos at 643 Chapel street.
 The fair of St. Johns church, Bridgeport, which closed Monday night, netted about 3,50O.
 William Noonan, the newly elected lamp inspector, has entered upon his duties at the City Hall.
 Maurice Fitzgerald and Miss Mary K. Nor rissey were married in St. Augustine church, Bridgeport, yesterday afternoon.
 The Mutual hook and ladder company of Stratford gave a very successful ball in Stratford Town hall Monday night.
 Pensions have been granted to residents oi Connecticut as followe: William A. Baker Taftville; Walter F. Sage, Hartford.
 Lyman Hotchkiss, father of MrA- E. B. Cowles of Meriden, is very i'll at his home or Townsend avenue. Mrs. Cowles is with him
 Silas B. Gridley, of Bristol, is under $5( bonds to appear at hearing to-day in that place. He is charged with cruelty to hii cattle.
 William Barney, who was arrested here fol burglary in New York, was released yester' day as the requisition papers were not forth' coming.
 Miss Kate Clancy, the young Bridgeport lady taken recently to the State insane asy' lum, does not improve mentally yet, though her health is better.
 Michael Conway, who was supposed to be suffering from smallpox, was better ester day afternoon and it is now thought his case will not prove serious.
 In Birmingham yesterday Miss Nellie daughter of Deputy Sheriff Woodruff, was married to George s. Lyman, gentleman who resides in New Preston.
 To morrow evening the ladies of the West vile M E. church give an old-fashioned New England supper, the waitresses to be in costume of Eye olden time."
 Miss Kittie Miller of Torrington, one of the victims of the coasting accident in that place, is able to sit up short time each day. Miss Marvin does not fare so well.
 Hose Driver Riley's mammoth hand-paint- ed valentine st No. 2's house is pronounced work of art, and it is said to have been e1- ecuted in no less place than the metropolis, It is to be preserved for one week only.
 The residents of Orchard street between Davenport and Sylvan avenues are wonder ing what has become of the garbage collect or.- It is several days since he put in an ap- pearance in that vicinity and his services are needed.
 The third annual ball of Park City coun- oil, Knights of Columbus of Bridgeport. was held Monday night and was one of the larg- est and most successful balls held in Bridge port this season. A number of New Haven friends were in the large throng present.
 Chief Hendrick has, at the order of the board of fire commissioners, issued an address making public honorable mention of the gal lant services of James Grant of hose com pany No. 7, Chris Langley of steamer and Superintendent of Fire Alarm Smith at the fire in Garfield building January Il.
 The New Haven Manufacturing company, and Milling company, capital stock $500, ,000; the New Haven and North Carolina Mining company, capital stock $11, ,72o; the Amsri- can Mica Mining company, capital stock $500, ,O0O, and the New Haven Towing com pany, capital stock SIG, 900, have filed their statements in the town clerks office.
 Mrs. Susan B. Grant, widow of Eli ijah Phelps Grant, died at her residence in Oma- ha, Neb., recently at the age of 73 years. Her husband, native of Colebrook in this State, who died in 1874, was a graduate of Yale college in the class of 1880. He was for many years lawyer and banker in Can- ton, O., where the remains of Mrs. Grant were taken for burial last week. She was g native of Winsted, 8 daughter of James Boyd and a sister of the late Hon. John Boyd oi that place