Morning journal and courier., 1891-02-19
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

The Orange Workers are preparing to
hold festival soon.
Mary Tierney of Bridgeport will lose a
finger, having washed a cut with carbolic
acid.
Mrs E. R. Montgomery of New Haven
will address missionary meeting at the
West End Congregational church, Bridge
port, this evening.
Captain Bradnock of steamer 8 was out
yesterday on crutches and for the first
time since he fell on the ice and fractured
his ankle, six weeks ago.
Five double-ender So, 900 locomotives are
to be built by the Rhode Island works for
the Consolidated road, to be used for sub
urban trains on the Harlem branch.
The creditors of Kuni Gunsberg, the
George street shoe dealer who failed sew
eraI weeks ago for 5000, settled yester-
day morning for twenty-five cents on a
dollar.
Mrs. Thomas OBrien of Terryville is
dying of blood poisoning which started
from a scratch on her finger, made two
weeks ago. Her hand and arm are terribly
swollen.
The Consolidated Railroad company has
petitioned the superior court for appoint.
ment of appraisers to condemn lands in
East Norwalk which are required for depot
aud switch purposes by the railroad COM
pany.
The burning of the mill in Orange be-
longing to Leonidas Alling, last week,
threw many hands out of employment.
Mr.. Alling has the sympathy of the com
munity for his loss. As his health is poor
ly he is less able to bear it.
A merry party of young people will oc-
cupy Cutler hall, Wednesday, February
25. The affair will be private and the eve
ning's entertainment will consist of dane
ing Stewart will cater. About twenty
five couple are expected to participate.
The Southern New England Telephone
company has its new building on Pearl
street, Hartford, practically ready for oc-
cupancy and will move into it early next
week. The building will be open to the
Hartford public for the rest of this week.
Mrs. Louisa Inglis of Bridgeport, the
woman Of eighty-one years, whose infatua
ton for married man of thirty-fve led
her to make him expensive gifts and to
will her $4,000 or more to him, died
Monday. Grandchildren will contest the
will.
The monster pine and familiar land
mark on the Norwich road near the resi-
dence of Mrs. Kingsley, in Franklin, has
been cut down and manufactured into
lumber. This monarch among tlees was
40 feet in height and fortyone feet to the
lowest limb
P. T. Barnum has purchased the old
First Baptist church in Bridgeport and
will erect in it's place $751; 900 business
block The Baptists will build new and
elegant church. Mr.. Barnum is also to
erect for and to give to the scientific and
historical societies of Bridgeport $50, 900
building On $4,000 lot.
The Bridgeport Standard prints list of
the largest taxpayers Of the town. The
Hon. P. T. Barnum, the Snowman, heads
the list, of course, with $500, 1874 opposite
his name. The other largest individual
taxpayers are: Frank Armstrong, $112,
400; E. G. Basick, $1O4, $50; John Mullay,
$1O7,700; Henry Sanford, $122, $3.50; I. De
Yer Warner, $15s, 900; N. Wheeler, $277,
CPS; G. F. and Celia G. Gilman, $149, $50.
Branford,s New Postomce.
CRAWFORD, Feb. 18.-Messrs. Peckham
& Company have commenced the erection
of a new building on Main street. The
building when completed is to be used as
a new nostnffica