Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-27
LOCAL NEW s.
Brief Mention

Visiting cards engraved at Dorman's.
 f'No rosin" in Brussels soap.
 Rubbers free with Royal shoes.
 All grocers sell Brussels soap.
 Bluebirds were seen on East Rock Park yesterday.
 The late James Allen, of Westville, had $14,OOO society insurance.
 Miss Fredericks of Newark, N. J., is visit ing the Misses Shears of No. 1 Sylvan ave- nue.
 Mrs. William H. Harris has been visiting the last week at her former home in Provi- dence, R. I.
 A rumor is given out that Superintendent Dutton may be appointed national school commissioner.
 Buy no writing machine until you have the Hoadley building.
 The engagement of Theresa Bauman of New York to Richard Fischell of this city is announced. No cards.
 Miss Nellie Hofer will give reception and sociable tomorrow evening at her resi- dence, 99 William street.
 Roger M. Sherman of New Haven council has been chosen D. S. 0. of the Chosen Friends of this city and vicinity.
 Miss Crosby, pupil of Professor Bonney, will take Miss Roberts place in the Center church choir during Miss Roberts illness.
 Mrs. Lsvalaye of 370 Congress avenue will hold a school reception in Loomis' Temple of Music on Tuesday, Martin 9th, from to 10:30p.m m.
 Sargent & Go. yesterday contracted to buy a new steam engine from the Harris concern in Providence, to take the place of the ex ploded engine.
 J. Wilder Howe, son of S. A. Howe of Howe & Stetson, will leave this week for Marlborough, Mass, which place he will make his permanent residence.
 Miss Pauline Seegar, aged sixteen, died yesterday afternoon at the hospital from an abscess and blood poisoning. She was the daughter of Jacob Seegar of Whiting street. She had been at the hospital for two weeks
 H. E. Walters of the New Haven clock shop leaves for Chicago to-day to introduce an electric messenger for hotel use. An ex hibition was given this week at the clock factory of the working of the new machine
 Through the generosity of the venerable and esteemed Dr. Alvin Talcott. of Guilford, Yale university has just come into posses sion of the sum of $25, 900, which the donor stipulates shall be used to endow a profes- sorship of Greek.
 Mrs. Graham of Middletown, wife of Col. Graham and mother of the late Mrs. Nellie Bronson, has been confined to her bed and under the care of her physician ever since the funeral by severe attack of nervous prostration. She is now somewhat better.
 The-ladies find this capital time to buy sealskin sseques and other furs, as Burgess & Burgess, the noted fur dealers, with their splendid facilities for buying and mauufac- turing, offer great bargains. It pays to buy now, as the prices will be much higher in the fall.
 Mrs. Don s. Thompson, of this city, has. gone on an extended trip. She joined the Raymond excursion party which left Boston last Monday afternoon, visits friends at Franklin, La, Redlands, Cal, Astoria, Ore, and Seattle, Washington territory. She goes with one excursion and returns with another and will be gone about three months.
 Despite the cold snap, Bowman's gallery is daily crowded with appointments, and since his reduction from $S to $5, with no devia- tion in quality or high standard, his large business has greatly increased. The High school young ladies, graduating class, ex- press themselves highly pleased with their pictures SO far and many have dublicated their orders. Many orders for Bowman's superb crayons have been received since the holidays and are now being executed for patrons from near and far.