Morning journal and courier., 1889-06-15
LOCAL NEWS.


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 Rents collected promptly at H. F. .Hoadley's
 Two cakes of Brussels soap will last longe than three of any other.
 Bridgeport fund for the food sufferers nov amounts to $7,777.
 Resin soaps will shrink and discolor fan' nels and woolens, but Brussels soap never does, being pure and white.
 Major General Schuyler Hamilton and wife are in the city visiting old friends. They are stopping at the New Haven house.
 We import all our foreign goods and age our American whiskies. We can conse quently guarantee their purity.-G. F. Heu. blein & Bro.
 The Universalist Sunday schools of Mid dletown, New Haven, Msriden and New Brit. ain are to unite in a union picnic to Pawson Park on July 2d.
 Flags were flying all over Hartford yester- day in honor of flag day. In New Haven quite number of flags were displayed; also Bridgeport honored the day to @ considerable extent.
 Buy the boys and girls Royal shoe, lasts onger and costs less than any other. Every pair warranted. Elegant present with each pair. Come to the Royal shoe store, 21 Church street.
 William J. Schlegel has sold for Mrs. E. A. Holbrook of New Haven her property No. Henry street, Waterbury, to Miss Carrie L. Bronson of East Morris, who expects to oc- cupy the house by July 1.
 Hon. Lynde Harrison has received from the Secretary of States office a certified copy of the resolution amending the charter of the Consolidated road for the increase of stock and which has been signed by the Governor.
 Captain William G. Dickinaon will deliver 6 temperance address in the Humphrey street church tomorrow evening at quarter past 6 o'clock. The meeting is under the auspices of the Young Peoples society of the church. The D. C. Pratt Slate and Crayon company has been formed in this city by D. 0. Pratt, T. Parsons Dickerman and Samuel D. More house with capital of $20,O00. Of the 800 shares Mir. Pratt owns 79S and the others one each.
 The captain of 8 canal boat on arriving in South Norwalk Tuesday night learned Of the destruction of his house and the drowning of his wife and children by the Johnstown flood. He became insane and attempted to drown himself.
 The executive committee of the Connecti- cut Commercial Travellers association held 8 meeting at the Atlantic Hotel, Bridgeport, yesterday, but did not decide upon place for their annual meeting. Branford will probably be selected.
 Cards are out announcing the marriage of Miss Emily L. Smith of Bridgeport, dsugh- ter of Mrs. s. H. Smith, to Arthur D. Fair child, of Newtown. Miss Smith is a sister to R. H. Smith, editor of the Newtown Bee The marriage is to take place at Newtown on the afternoon of the 18th, at the residence of R. D. Smith, brother of the bride.
 The big array of straw hats and the large stock of felt hats, all prevailing styles and colors, at Burgess & Burgess, is credit to New Haven enterprise; as is also their very large and varied stock of trunks and travel. ing bags which are now being sold way down to rock bottom at manufacturers' prices. Now is the, time to buy. Also ten- his hats and caps for boys and girls.
 LIGHTING THE ALMsHoUsE. The Town VIII Manufacture It's own Gas-ReeOrds Of the mission In . Muddled state.
 The almshouse committee met in the town agents office at City Hall yesterday after noon. The commission found the minutes of the last meeting in very uncertain state. MT. Clerkin, the late clerk of the commis- sion had neglected to keep the records in @ suitable manner. Other than making des- perate efforts to straighten out the records the only thing the commission did was to re- consider the vote passed at previous meet ing recommending that the almshouse be lighted by gas from the city and advising the board of selectmen to adopt the Gilbert & Barker system of lighting. This is a Sprine- field concern, and has an apparatus for man. ufacturing gas from gasoline. The company guarantees that by using their machine at no