Morning journal and courier., 1891-01-07
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Preserved Canton ginger root, thirty nine cents per pound, at Hauff Bros.
 The residence of Jacob Knous in Hart ford was damaged $1O0 by fire yesterday.
 The third and fourth classes of the high school were undergoing examination yes terday.
 The oficers-elect of Wopowage lodge of Milford will be publicly installed this evening.
 Professor Butcher of Yale lectures on astronomy in the Stratford lecture course January 16.
 Miss Julia Willard is the teacher in charge of the new school at the County home. It has forty-two pupils.
 H. G. Thompson the South Norwalk artist, has bought the property in Wilton, Conn.,, of s. J. M. Merwin, formerly of this city.
 About twenty members of the Greenleat club of Meriden expect to attend recep- tion to be given Miss Maggie Malone in this city next Monday night.
 Assistant Postmaster Boyd is looking for the thief who stole the two elegant calendars which stood over the public desk in the postofice corridor.
 George Bell, formerly proprietor of the Fulton on State street, is enjoying summer weather in Texas, where he spent five or six years when in the regular army.
 Eleven persons joined the Methodist church in Stratford Sunday, ten on pro- bation and one by letter. The rite of bap- tism was administered to two of them.
 The newly elected officers of Palestine castle, A. o. K. of the M. O., of South Norwalk, were installed by District Depu- ty H. M. Wadham of New Haven Monday evening.
 George A. Cook of Wallingford has re- turned from New York, as the arrange ments for giving him the Dr. Koch lymph were not complete. He will go down again in a few days.
 Owing to the illness of Bishop Foster il has fallen to the lot of Bishop Goodsell tc missionary work in China, Japan and Corea. He will leave next Monday and will be absent about seven months.
 MT. and Mrs Theodore Hubben of Wal nut Tree Hill, Huntington, will celebrate their silver wedding Monday, February g at their home in that place. MT. and Mrs Hubbell are widely known in this state.
 Patrick Early of Oak street received 6 deep cut over his left eye yesterday by falling on the sidewalk while drunk. Ht was taken to the police station, where Pc lice Surgeon Lindsley sewed up tho wound
 There was no performance at Proctor't opera house in Bridgeport last night and several members of the orchestra and some attended the performance of "Later On at Proctors's.
 The newly elected officers of the Samue H. Harris lodge in Bridgeport were in installed by District Deputy Benedict Mon day night. The lodge is named after thu late s. H. Harris, who was long promi nent printer in New Haven.
 The chains, windlasss and other gear fo the schooner P. T. Barnum arrived a Bridgeport yesterday from Bath, Me. Thi morning three hundred and fifty bags O salt were received from New Haven whicl will be used in "salting" the vessel.
 The Connecticut Fruit Growers, Cide and Cider Vinegar Makers association vii hold their fourth annual convention in tn, state capitol at Hartford on Tuesday, Jan uary 13. Samples of fruit, cider, vinegar etc., are desired, and those attending arr requested to bring something to add to tn general interest.
 A Peace Disturber.
 John Fitzgerald was arrested last even ing by Officer Richard Moore. He wa charged with breach of the peace.