Morning journal and courier., 1888-05-19
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.


 The best plate printing at Dorman's.
 Slate roofing at H. P. Hoadley's.
 Robert T. Bacon, son-in-law of Town Clerk Hugo, was very low last evening.
 Russell w. Wilcox, of Wallingford, has taken the Indian Neck House for the sum- mer.
 The Dixwen avenue and Centerville horse railroad is changing the distance between their switches.
 Joseph Mcdonald is constructing barge for Halstead, Barmount & Co.,, which will be launched sooa.
 Frederick Beecher of Bethany, who was gored by bull, was alive yesterday after noon, but very low.
 Cards are out announcing the marriage of E. A. Curtis and Miss Annie Hassard, both of Ansonia, on May 23d.
 The Swedish Lutheran society of Bridge port lay the corner stone for their new church tomorrow afternoon.
 Joseph G. Hubbard, aged ffty-six, com mitted suicide at his home in Suffield Thurs day by cutting his throat with a razor.
 Rev. A. P. Miller, colored, and James A. Howarth, both of this city, addressed the Wallingford Republicans last evening.
 Charles Sherwood, who was stabbed by his colored assistant in his saloon in Bridge port! on the night of April 25th, will prob ably die.
 Howard and Congress avenues, who has been seriously i'll with erysipelas, WAS slightly bet ter yesterday.
 MT. James Wilson of 6es Grand avenue, aged about 65, was taken very i'll yesterday in front of A. K. Browns fish market. He was taken home in the patrol wagon.
 Mir. Lewis L. Gilbert has opened a first class pie and cake bakery at 145 Elm street, which will be decided accommodation to and appreciated by the people of that section.
 Edward Hutchinson, a hack driver em- ployed at Weddings stables, was thrown while wrestling yesterday and in the fall broke his leg badly. He was taken to the hospital.
 Oliver Gates is not at the jail any more. The county commissioners did not know he had been taken back until they saw it in the COURIER. They immediately dispensed with his services.
 . will hold it's regular meeting at Todd's block, Fair Haven, commencing at7:30. The meet ing will be addressed by Rev. J. w. Denton and J. B. Doolittle of New Haven.
 Never was finer or larger stock of spring hats, all colors and varieties, at Burgess & Burgess hat emporium, and all the ruling styles; also large stock of hats for boys, felt and straw hats, in great variety.
 Antonio Pritititz, the Italian who mur- dered his countryman in Stamford a few days ago, has been lodged in Bridgeport jail. He is twenty-two years old and was brought there from New York on extradition papers.
 The usual Sunday evening meeting of the Good SamAritans of this city will be held next Sunday evening at their hall. 70 Orange street. The meeting will be addressed by w. A. Lincoln and O. E. Dewey. Good rec itations and music will also be given.
 Old Alfred Bison, of Meriden, is again leader in a walking match. This time it is in Holyoke, Mass. The match was started Thursday morning at il :05 and is to continue thirty-six hours. Elson says he is going to smash the record. The tugs Isis and Annie R. Wood are en- gagged towing rafts of splles to Derby. The work on the Derby extension will be begun Six rafts are to4be lowed to | Derby from Bridgeport and New York spile driver has been engaged to drive the spiles. As MT. Earle, travelling salesman for Brad ! ley & Lee, this city, was near the window of ! Eaters store in Torrington on Thursday I missile came through the window near his l lace, cutting hole in the glass the size of ,ilver dollar. A search made failed to find \ he author of the mischief. Is it to rain forty days and forty nights9 is question which many are asking. How the adies will rush to the dry goods stores when he sunny days come once mora to this rain- soaked land. The farmers who were worry ng about the almost utter absence of April \ showers now sigh for dry day in which to ao some old-fashiOned hoeing.
 MT. Findlay Mackenzie of Glasgow, Scot land, has removed to this city to reside. He arrived this week, coming over on the steam sr Circassia. On the first three days of the rip the passage was rough, stormy weather having been experienced. MT. Mackenzie was connected with the Scottish News of Glasgow as a reporter for the past four years.