Morning journal and courier., 1891-05-06
LOCAL NE " s.
Brief Mention.


 Nothing wears like leather" Royal shoes.
 c. G. Bacon, Yale Law school. class Fl, has been appointed acting town clerk of Middletown.
 Branford hopes to soon organize board of trade. Effective steps in that direction are being made.
 Mrs. L. G. Hotchkiss of 100 Church street is slowly recovering from severe attack of the grip.
 Mayor Charles R. Baldwin of Waterbury was in this city yesterday and visited Mayor Sargent at the city hall.
 Henry c. How'd is one of the oldest members of the local fire department. He served in the volunteer force.
 Licenses were granted yesterday to D. J. McNamara for 1855 Chapel street and to John Conlan for 1881 State street.
 Louis E. Jacobs and Wolff Levy were yesterday appointed commissioners of the estate of A. Aaron Isaacs, deceased.
 A water main running through Court street in front of the police office burst about 9 o'clock yesterday afternoon.
 Interest in military instruction at the Sheffield Scientific school has resulted in the organization of military company by the senoirs.
 Under the auspices of St. PauPs guild, Morris F. Tyler gave an illustrated lecture on "Castles in Spain" at the parish house last evening.
 Grand Canton Sassacuss' new officers will be installed tomorrow night by Colo nel Pond and muster, inspection and ban quet will follow.
 Captain H. w. Armstrong of the Area dia, owned by H. Trowbridge's Sons, will take his wife and two daughters on trip to the West Indies, sailing Saturday.
 The next monthly meeting of the man agers of the Home for the Friendless will be held at the home, corner Clinton avenue and Pine street, this Wednesday afternoon, May 6, at 3:30 o'clock.
 The republican club of Milford will to- night have a celebration and bean bake and will have as guests the republican club of West Haven and republicans from Ansonia and other surrounding places.
 Internal Revenue Collector Pickett says that only 760 of the 1000 dealers in this district have paid the special government taxes for the sale of liquor. A 50 per cent. penalty will be imposed on the delin- quents.
 Maria Guillerma Lefingwell, daughter of the late Rev. H. N. Weed, who was for many years we'll known Methodist pas tor, died at her residence on Eld street yesterday after short illness. She was very estimable lady and was sister of Mrs. Damn, wife of I. N. Damn, president the New Haven Rattan company. She was taken i'll with the grip few days ago.
 The extensive improvements of the George H. Ford building on Chapel street are being rapidly pushed forward to com pletion. The staircase, which was at the center of the building, has been removed to the east end and the iron girders and columns are in place. The interior of the building is to be changed con sidsrably great sale in the store is progressing and the opportunity to obtain rare bargains is being improved as indicated by the many sales of articles of great merit and beauty. Most seasonable too are those fine selec- tions for wall decorations, most of them from Paris and Munich markets, which are among the many special bargains offered and which can be purchased far below the cost of importation.