Morning journal and courier., 1889-05-24
LOCAL NE w g.
Brief Mention Music bound at Dofman's.

Royal shoes are best in the world.
 Gllmores band, artillery & vocalists coming
 Mrs. Norman Sperry, of Seymour, is dan eerously ill with erysipelas.
 You don't know what good and economi- cal soap is until you use Brussels.
 The committee on buildings will hold meeting this evening to discuss the Hype- rion Theater matter.
 Theodore W. Beach, a we'll known citizen of Bridgeport, died yesterday of heart trouble, aged ffty-two.
 Our motto is pure wines and liquors, which we place before the public at moder- ate prices.-G. F. Heublein & Bro.
 From plans of Architect Hill, of Water bury, the postofice building in Litchfeld is having a new front put in. The building is the property of Dr. Henry M. Buell..
 In riding or walking go through Pearl street snd notice the large, pleasant brick house, fifteen rooms, with barn, No. 60, facing Pleasant street. It is for sale.
 Yesterday was the day when Scheele, the New Canaan murderer WAS to have been hung, but his new chance for life under Judge Phelps' decision altered the case.
 General Skiddy and party of friends left the Tontine yesterday morning about 10 o'clock in the generals tally-ho for drive to the Hon. Carlos French's residence in Sey- mour.
 The Plumbers union will hold conven- tion at-Pittsburg, Pa., on June 22d, and John F. Moore and Thomas Cunning of this city were elected local delegates to the con- vention.
 Company B, Fifth battalion, c. N. G., of Hartford, gave a military reception and ex- hibition drill at Germania Hall in that city last evening. A few New Haven guests were present.
 Smoke filled the store of Mrs. Tomlinson on Chapel street early last night and caused a slight excitement. The police found that it proceeded from 6 stove, the draft of which was imperfect.
 The Connecticut Historical society will visit Memorial hall, Deer6eld, Mass, and the various historical places of the town on June 4th, making the occasion a sort of field day for the association.
 MT. Charles N. Taintor, Yale 1865, well remembered in this city, and brother of James U. Taintor of the Orient Fire Insur- ance company of Hartford, has been ap- pointed one of the police justices of New York city.
 The residence of s. M. Weir, the carriage maker on Elm street, was entered sometime Wednesday night and SIS and gold watch were stolen. Detective Brewer yesterday ar rested F. H. Hammond, 6 nephew of MT. Weir, as the guilty party.
 Irh nngford, to consist of Attorneys Ely, Stud ley and Bush of New Haven, J. P. Platt Of Meriden, and E. A. Parker, E. S. Hall, An- drew Andrews and c. Fl. Brown. They will manage the Muddy brook privilege here after.
 Mrs. M. L. Durand, county president for New Haven county of the W. c. T. U.. was the guest Wednesday evening of Mrs. George Barnes, president of the local union. Mrs. Durand is making visit of all the unions in her jurisdiction and reports growing inter- est in the work. She visited Seymour on Wednesday afternoon, Naugatuek Thursday, and goes to Cheshire today.
 Dr. Joseph A. Reed, aged ifty-fve, died yesterday in Naugatuck of neuralgia of the stomach at the residence ot Rev. s. A. Bai- ley. His home was at 37 Grand avenue in this city. He graduated from Phillips acad- emy in 1852 and in Paris in 1855 from the College du Franc, medical department. He belonged to Worth lodge No. 3s, A. F. and M., of New York, and was a member of the United Brothers of Washington and of the Odd Fellows.
 The late Colonel George F. Gardiner, for merly of New Haven, who died in New York (as mentioned yesterday, was native of Washington, D. 0. His early days were spent in Naugatuck. His father was Captain G. F. Gardiner, who was killed in the Semi nole massacre, and his mother was a daugh- ter of Commodore Barnett, U. s. N. He was a page in the United States Senate, after wards went through West Point, an1 studied law in New Haven,