Morning journal and courier., 1888-12-31
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Brief Mention.
 Rubber bands by the pound at Dorman's.
 Royal shoes save $1-rubbers free.
 The estate of the late Bryan E. Hooker, of Hartford, inventories $1oS, 600.
 The body of Henry Turner, the missing brakeman, was found in the canal at Wind sor Locks yesterday.
 The estate of the late Mrs. Heppel, who was burned to death, will not exceed $2,O0o' Thomas BilIsbrough, of Waterbury, Is n nephew.
 St: Miehael's parish, Naugatuck, has voted unanimously to extend a call to the Rev. j.. W. Ellsworth, of Colchester, to become the rector of the parish.
 Tomorrow, January 1, no boat will leave from New Haven at 1915 a. m. or from New York at Il p. m. The steamer C. d. Nor- than will run usual.
 The clock factory resumes work next Mon day, The Candee rubber shop is closed for to-day and tomorrow, and Mallory, Wheeler & Co. 5 is shut down until January7.
 Congressmen French of this district and Mills of Texas left for New York on the fast train Saturday afternoon. Congress- man Mills made tour of the Sargent manu- factory, escorted by MT. Henry B. Sargent, just before leaving here.
 Mir. Charler King, the genial and accom- modating manager of the Orange street stage line, was presented with purse of over $50 by patrons of the line as 8 Christmas testi- monial of their appreciation of his unswerv- ing courtesy and unwearying good nature.
 Shortly after o'clock Saturday night fire totally destroyed the small frame barn of Mrs. Kegelmeyer of 56 Elliot street. Thomas J. Henahan of 406 Congress avenue rented the barn. The feed and a set of harness were burned The loss is $200; insured for $10O. The cause of the fire is mystery.
 The police deserve credit for their saving L. Citron and family from the fire on State street, the news of which was printed ex- clusively in the COURIER Saturday morning. Fire Marshal Kennedy says he will not allow the owner of the building, Jacob Heller, to rebuild unless he ereots a brick building.
 Miss Abbie M. Brown, daughter of F. M. Brown, the dry goods dealer, died on Satur- day of quick consumption, aged sixteen vaars She had haan i'll fnr kzn nnnnfhs- The bereaved family have the deep sympa- they of the public in their sad loss. The funeral will Le held tomorrow afternoon. Alexander Doran, who for many years lcarried on the junk business in Bridgeport and Afterwards removed to New Haven, where he has since resided, died here Friday, aged forty-three years, of kidney and brain trouble The funeral takes place to-day. He belonged to the I. o. O. F. and the G. A. R.
 The public will regret to learn of the very serious illness of Judge Henry E. Pardee. He is lying very i'll at his residence, No. 61 Grove street. Judge Pardee Is we'll known throughout the city and State, having been judge of the New Haven Common Pleas court and lawyer of prominence in the city for twenty-five years past.
 The next monthly meeting of the man- agers of the Home for the Friendless will be held at the house of Mrs. Justus s. Hotch- kiss, 239 Church street, on Wednesday after noon at 2;30 o'clock. Applications for ad- mission to the Home should be made to one of the following ladies: Mrs. William Hill house, 3 Hillhouse avenue; Mrs. T. H. Bishop. 415 Church street; Mrs. Justus s. Hotch- kiss, 2s8 Church street; Mrs. L. L. Camp, 1908 Chapel street.