Morning journal and courier., 1889-04-30
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention .

Brief Mention.
 Rubber bands by the pound at Dorman's. More popular than ever-Yellow Label Musty Ale.
 The Century for May is received and for sale by T. H. Pease & Son.
 MT. and Mrs. G. Wells Root, of Hartford, sail for Europe this week to be absent two months.
 The trains and boats for New York yester- day carried many more New Haveners to the metropolis.
 Many of the stores will be closed part of the day to-day, and many of the mannfac- tories will be closed all day.
 Give Brussels Esoap a trial and if you are not convinced that i> ia the best soap that YOU ever used don't try it again.
 The loss by the fire at Bishop Brothers sasb and blind shop in New London Sunday zas abnns &s5, 900; partially insured.
 The late ex-President Barnard of Columbia college was made an IL. D. by Yale college, Jefferson college and Mississippi university.
 Four children of Rev. L. L. Potter, pastor of Park church, Hartford, are ill with diph- theria, and three are in critical condition.
 E. M. Judd of Wallingford, who has been sick for some time, is improving and hopes to be able this week to leave for Kearney, Neb.
 A board of trade has been instituted and will be formally organized next Saturday af- ternoon at o'clock. Membership is now being solicited.
 P. T. Barnum is growing over his sixth great-granchild. The last, arrival is a fine girl, whose mother is Mrs. William B. Leigh of New York city.
 Seymour W. Ely of Bridgeport, who has been suffering from nervous prostration. was able once more to go to New York to his place of business yesterday.
 Mrs. Eliza Bradley, who died in this city Sunday, aged sixty-two, was a sister of ex- Mayor Amer Bradley of Waterbury. Funeral services will be held in Trinity chapel to- day.
 The annual convention of the diocese of Connecticut will be held in St. Thomas' church in this city June Il, Bishop Williams presiding. An assistant to the bishop will probably be asked for.
 The Bridgeport Standard ayers without 
 that city on Sunday "nearly all of the min- isters agreed on the fact that the famous 'hAtchet' story was myth"
 The public will deeply sympathize with Rev Mr. Lines, rector of St. Paul's, who lost another of his children, his only daughter, last night by diphtheria, it being the second that has died within week.
 Miss Mary Sherman played the St. Paul's church organ in Bridgeport on Sunday in good style. The position of organist is vacant, and already four applications have been received from New Haven parties.
 The remains of the late Willard Perkins, of Waterbury, were taken yesterday to Phil adelphia for burial. At one time he weighed 464 pounds. He died of congestion of the lungs and heart failure from excessive fat.
 A pair of good slippers are given free with each pair of shoes at the Royal, 21 church street. They have no rent to pay, as they own the store, and sell shoes at wholesale price. They should be patronized.
 Edward J. Jamison, postmaster at Ash bourne, Montgomery county, shot and killed a man about o'clock Sunday morning. The stranger was burglar and was attempting to enter the Jamison house. In his pockets were found copy of the Waterbury (Ct.) American and revolver.
 The New England Terminal company have purchased the iron steamer Cape Charles, 900 tons burthen, which will be placed on the Wilson's Point and New York route. She made her trip yesterday. The steamer was recorded at the custom house in Bridge port on Saturday by MT. Starbuck.
 State Agent Potter has been in Southing ton for some days past and made several prosecutions of parents for noncompliance with the law regarding employment of young children in factories. On Monday he pre- sented two complaints against 0. W. Root and a foreman in the Peck, Stow & Wilcox Go. for employing boys under thirteen years of age Root was fined $1 on two counts, and the P. s. & W. Go. $1 on one count. Other cases are likely to follow.
 Centennial Services At Humphrey
 Street Church.
 There will be services in accordance with