Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-30
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.


 See the elephant hide Royal shoes.
 Rents collected promptly at H. P. .Hoadley's.
 Pears is the purest and best soap ever made
 For the laundry or toilet a cake of Brus- sells soap will satisfy you.
 The public schools of Shelton closed yes- terdsy for weeks vacation.
 H. H. Benedict, of this city, was at VII lard's, Washington, yesterday.
 Mir. L. E. Osborn, assistant treasurer of Yale, who has been very i'll. is now conva- lescent.
 The Order of Chosen Friends has paid a benefit of $3, 900 to the heirs of Leslie H. watrous of Meriden.
 Before purchasing wines, liquors or cigars elsewhere examine our goods and prices.- G. F. Heublein & Bro.
 Mrs. Silas Thompson of York street, left town for Albany, N. r., yesterday to attend the funeral of her uncle, Hon. John Swim burne.
 The amount of the receipts from the fire mems ball cannot yet be exactly ascertained, as several members have a number of tickets which have not been returned.
 Mr. 0. H. BIakeslee will give free German lessons at 2, and 7:30 this afternoon at his pleasant room, No. 19 Hoadley building fop- posite the postof1ce) His terms are marvel ously low.
 Chief Hendrick received yesterday from Storm Engine company of Birmingham a framed photograph of the late James B. Blair, assistant engineer of the New Haven department.
 Edward E. Snow, aged 49, son of Asa B. Snow of Middletown, died at his fathers res idence on Wednesday evening of paralysis and heart disease. He was frst-class loco motive and stationary engineer.
 Father Skelly of Chester, Conn.,, son of the venerable and esteemed Peter Skelly of New Britain, has been visiting friends in thas city. He has in prospect four months trip through Europe in the near future.
 Two young ladies employed in the laundry department of the Connecticut hospital for the insane narrowly escaped suffocation on Tuesday night. They either blew out the gas or there was leak in tho gas pipes.
 "EtheriaI mildness" comes, and sure ev- idence of it is the splendid stock of spring styles of hats, all shades and varieties, at Burgess 6 Burgess. Hats to suit every taste and age. Knox's unrivalled, as usual.
 Miss Hettie Bradley, for some time past the soprano of Grace church quartette, Fair Haven, has been engaged for the new quar- tette at the First N. E. church, which com- mences May 1st under Professor Wehner's direction.
 All are cordially invited to be present at the usual meeting of the Womans Church Missionary association, which will be held next Tuesday at 8 p. m. in Trinity building, Temple street. MT. Lacke, of H9nkon, will make an address.
 D. 0. Holmes, assistant ticket agent at the Union depot in New Britain, in getting of a pay car fell beneath the wheels of the train yesterday morning. He rolled himself out of the way, but the wheels tore his clothing and badly bruised him.
 The I. O. O. F. Mutual Benefit association has voted benefits of $1, 1900 each on the deaths of Horace Redfeld of Meriden, James M. Harden of Hartford and Herman Masch- meyer of Yalesville, and g. 900 to the heirs of E. J. Raymond of New Haven.
 MT. Charles Frohman of the Lycsum Thea ter, New York city, witnessed the produc- tion of Robert Elsmere" at the Hyperion last evening, as did also MT. Redwood, man. azer of "Legal Wreck," and some other prominent men in theatrical circles. They were highly pleased with the production. The leather suit worn by the "Old Leather Man." who was found dead in @ hut near Sing Sing, has been placed on exhibition in store window in Sing Sing. The suit has been stuffed and mask fitted to it. The figure sits on chair. Upon the knee is the hermit's diary, open, with the hand resting m it.