Morning journal and courier., 1889-03-26
LOCAL N E " Ss Brief Mention.


 Cloth-finished plotting at Dorman's.
 Railroad men wear Royal shoes.
 "Fifth Avenue are very nice indeed"
 More popular than ever-yellow label Musty Ale.
 The steamer 0. H. Northam made her first trip of the season yesterday.
 Many Milforders attended a masquerade ball in the town hall there last night. --- The funeral of Alvan Stowe, of Milford, took place Saturday. He was S3 years of age.
 L. D. Conger's house at Nichols Farm, near Bridgeport, was burned Sunday; loss $2,5OO.
 Mir. Matthew Kehoe, the esteemed sewer contractor of this city, is slowly failing with cancer.
 The engagement of Lawyer Talcott H. Russell and Miss Geraldine Lowe is an- nounced
 What is rosin used fora To adulterate soap. What soap contains no adulteration? Brussels soap
 Dr. William Fitch and wife of Nicarau- gua., c. A., are guests of Dr. Fitchs parents in Southington.
 There was a slight fire in MT. E. J. Neals house in Southington Sunday night. The fremen responded.
 Ex-Town Clerk Frederick Botsford, clerk of the shell fish commission, is dangerously i'll with typhoid fever.
 In the four days ending Sunday night near ly 5000 passengers were carried on the cleo tric tramway in Southington.
 J. Edward Beers, son of Conductor Beers of the Naugatuck road, died in Bridgeport yesterday after lingering illuess.
 The Meriden and Cromwell railroad stock holders voted yesterday in Meriden to issue $400, GOO of second mortgage bonds.
 J. D. Hildreth, the builder, is putting up a fine two-story frame house on the south side of Elm street, near Kensington street.
 Mrs. Brown-Potter has cancelled her en- gagement to present "Cleopatra" in Hart- men are in tears.
 MT. Konold, the Fair Haven coal mer- chant, has had plans prepared for the erec- ton of $4 ,000 house on East Chapel street. The building contracts are not yet given out.
 Rev. MT. Butrick's family will remain in this city for sevet tal months, joining MT. Butrick in St. PAdl in the fall. They will reside with MT. Butrick's mother on Wooster street.
 Charles E. Bill, son of George R. Bill, has been appointed mail transfer clerk at the depot to succeed J. J. Donohue. Bill was formerly night clerk at the postofice under Mir. Sperry.
 A small tool house belonging to Henry Sweeney, and in the rear of All Winchester avenue, caught fire yesterday and was burned to the ground. Steamer No. 6 at tended. Damage $40.
 Among the old people at the golden we'd ding of Benjamin Nichols and wife of Anso- mia were Mrs. Lucy Williams, aged over 30, Mrs. J. Kendall of Seymour, s2, and MT. and Mrs. J. R. Chatfeld of Seymour, who are 87 and 80 respectively.
 Up to noon yesterday 532 seats had been sold for the concert of the Yale GIee and Banjo clubs in the Meriden opera house to- morrow evening, leaving 474 seats to be dis posed Of. Meriden is planning to give the Yale boys hearty reception.
 c. E. Mitchell has gone to Washington to assume the duties of the office of commis- sioner of pensions. His family will remain in New Britain for the present. He has re- signed the presidency of the New Britain Young Mems Christian association.
 Mr. Winthrop G. Bushnell, of this city, has severed his connection with journalism to take the agency for Connecticut of In- ventor Edisons United Electric service, taking the place of his brother Nathan, who sails soon for trip in Europe. The best wishes of large circle of friends will fol- low MT. Bushnell in his new field of enter prise.
 The New England Transportation company will soon commence building four more large barges in this city. Two of them will have a carrying capacity of 1 1000 tons each. These will be 40 feet long and cost about $10, 900 each. The other two will be smaller and cost $7, 800 each. With these new ones the company will have eight fine barges, costing $65, 900. A similar amount of carrying ca pacity in vessels would cost over $200, ,000.