Morning journal and courier., 1889-02-26
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

All grocers sell Bruesels seap.
 The Danbury hospital is nearly com. pleted.
 Vice President Reed is still confined to his home by neuralgia.
 MT. and Mrs. P. T. Barnum will attend the charity ball in Bridgeport
 About $21, ,000 has been raised for the new building for St. Paul's church.
 Hartford citizens have voted to have g building committee and an inspector.
 Bridgeport's police department is having new and "dandy" patrol wagon made tc order.
 A shortage in the money order depart. ment of the Middletown postoffice is re- ported.
 Mrs. Ada E. WhetstiDe of Bridgeport, who was shot by her husband 8 year ago. died last night.
 Mrs. Perrin, wife of Prof. Bernsdotte Per Tin of Cleveland, O., is very low with con- sumption.
 There is no ice at the mouth of the har- bor, but along shore in the harbor there ie considerable.
 Improvements are being made at the Cromwell quarries and larger business this year is expected.
 The 9rays' association hold 8 special meet ing this evening in regard to retaining their present quarters.
 Captain Thayer of the oyster watch schoo- ner Mary and Emma has resigned his posi- lion as skipper of that craft.
 The Methodist society of Ansonia hay bought of John B. Carr his house on Cot tage avenue for parsonage.
 The Emerald Guard of this city have en- gagged the Phoenix band of Birmingham to play at their ball March 5th.
 The Swedish church people of Bridgeport move into new and larger quarters this week, increased room having been needed.
 The committee on squares met last night and considered the memorial for the i'm provement of the city's park system.
 Prof. Wayland read a paper on "Prison Reform" before the Congregational club at the College street church last evening.
 A notice is published for all Connecticut men in Washington March 4th to join in the parade as the Independent Connecticut bat talion.
 William E. Miller was yesterday elected general manager of the Tingue rink and op- era house in Derby. He owns 108 of the 180 shares.
 The late Rev. Dr. Perrin preached at the First Congregational church, Fair Haven, during Rev. Dr. Hart's first absence in Europe.
 Prof. c. s. Hastings of Yale lectures to- night before the Bridgeport s. s. S.; sub jecc, ''Recent Additions te the Nebular Fly pethesis."
 A meeting of the New Haven orphan say lum managers is called by the secretary to be held at at the asylum next Thursday morn- ing at 1915 o'clock.
 The Meriden Red Men have decided to add an attractive programme to their polo game with the New Haven Red Men on March 9th at the Meriden rink.
 The annual grand ball of the Veteran Fire men next Monday night at the armory will be one of the big balls of the season. Thomas orchestra will play.
 The German masquerade ball in Meriden next Thursday night is expected to be the most comical and successful affair of the kind ever seen in that city. Colts band will furnish the music.
 Daughters of Liberty, Friendship council No. 8, gave a fine reception, banquet and dance at Masonic hall, corner of Chapel and Union streets, last night. About 100 sat down to the spread. A number of Meri- den visitors from Liberty council were pres ent.
 Charles Lounsbury, 8 native of Bethany, died of bronchial consumption Saturday night in Waterbury, aged 66. About eight cen years ago MT. Lounsbury married Miss Josephine Hine of Middlebury, who was his second wife, and who with one daughter sur wives.
 Captain Adler, the Middlesex county jail- CT at Haddam, has received word that he has fallen heir to several thousand dollars worth of property in Tarrytown, N. Y. It WAS left Captain Adler by J. O. Hollister, in grateful remembrance of Adler's bravery in saving his life in the war.
 MT. Orange Merwin, of the firm of Marsh, Merwin 6 Lennon, returned from an exten- sive trip through the South Saturday. He shot. alligators along the streams of Florida, smoked the pipe of peace with the Georgia planters and hob-nobbed with the bankers of Savannah Bridgeport Standard.
 To Go Before the Legislature.
 At the last session of the Grand Division of the Sons of Temperance held in New Haven, A. A. Baldwin, Rev. 8. D. Paine committee to appear before the legislature