Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-15
LOCAL NE WS.


 Mourning papers at Dorman's.
 What does ''No rosin" mean!
 A very fine smoke-Fifth Avenue.
 Dr. Tarler, BOA Grand, throat diseases.
 To-day the legislature visits the Reform school.
 The Independent German Rifle company give ball next Monday evening.
 Price, Lee & Co.,, of this city, have just published a directory of Springfield, Mass.
 Rev. Charles L. Pardee, of Bridgeport, has been elected rector of Christ church, Strat- ford.
 John Harrigan of 22e Wallace street WAS the liquor law.
 St. Valentine held sway yesterday. Lots of valentines were sold and the youngsters had busy times last night.
 A fine supper was given at the St. John street M. E. church last evening by the ladies. There was large attendance.
 At meeting of the Firemen's Benefit asso- citation last night two sick benefits were voted and changes of the bylaws were dis cussed.
 William Ludwig, of the Dublin singers, sang solo at the funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth O'Brien at St. Patrick's church yesterday morning.
 General Hawley responded to the toast "The life and memory of Abraham Lincoln" at the Lincoln club at Jersey City on Tues- day evening.
 The Fairbanks Mission circle gave their annual supper at Dwight Place church last evening About hundred and twenty-five sat down to the feast.
 Compl lint was made by Superintendent Sanford of the almshouse yesterday tha Minnie Whalen had abandoned her child, which is but year old. She was arrested.
 City Editor White of the Ansonis Senti- nel, ,4who has been troubled with deafness for years, submitted to treatment by 8 specialist a few days ago with marked beneficial re- suits.
 Next Monday evening at Jacques Opera House the Yale Apollo club, the Yale Banjo and Guitar clubs and the Yale university orchestra will unite in c concert in Water bury.
 The height of Col Ruth Goshen, Barnum's giant, when measured for his coffin was 2 feet 9 inches. In his prime he weighed 560 pounds; at his death he weighed 800 pounds. He measured 28 inches through his chest, 9 feet 6 inches across the shoulders, and had a waist of 77 inches girth. He was Polish Jew. After his death a suspicion that he had negro blood in his veins was strongly confirmed.
 At the meeting oi the Connecticut associa- ton of Knights Templar in Meriden yester day fourteen high officials were present. Officers were chosen as follows: President, P. W. M. Andrews of Norwich; vice presi- dent, w. R. Higby of Bridgeport; secretary and treasurer, E. c. Birdsey of Meriden. It was voted to hold the next meeting at Hills Homestead, West Haven, next July.
 A picture of the old leather man is exhib- ited in Darlington & Cobb's window, corner Chapel and Church streets. The old leather man passed through Plymouth on Tuesday and stopped on Mrs. Ourtiss' piazza for his usual meal. Mrs. Curtss handed it to him in pail. He knelt down and in some way contrived to swallow the food. He picked up half smoked cigar and passer by gave him two whole ones. He is in 8 frightful condition.
 MT. Frank Wayland Fellowes, of this oity, has a very able article in the New Englander, just out, on "How Color Law Affects Our Homes." It is replete with admirable sug- gestions and very readable, despite its nec- essarily technical treatment of the subject, and is valuable paper on a subject too often vaguely understood even by the pos- sessors of elegant homes. The article is to be republished in Troy.
 And now the Hartford Times says: "Yan- kee ingenuity has triumped over the great French copper syndicate. The Waterbury manufacturers, disturbed by the sharp ad- vance in the price of copper, set their wits at work and have found that they can make quite as marketable goods in the way of small articles by using thin plate steel, fn- ished with brass plating. The new goods are quite as cheap as, if not cheaper than, the former products, and are fully as dur able and sell as readily"