Morning journal and courier., 1892-02-05
LOCAL NE W 8.
Rrief MentfOn.

 The Henry G. Lewis fund has now reached $1, ,763.25.
 Chief of Police Egan of Waterbury was in the city yesterday.
 Peter McCue was arrested yesterday charged with violation of the Sunday liquor law. F. E. Futile has been appointed post master at Hamden and w. F. Smith at Whitneyville.
 Town Agent Bevins of Meriden was in this city yesterday as the guest of New Haven selectmen.
 The meeting of the Veteran City Guard was not held last evening as there was not quorum present.
 Albert Fehlburg of 116 Congress avenue was arrested yesterday on warrant charg- ing him with selling imitation butter.
 MT. A. N. Farnam won first prize for Aylesbury ducks at the recent poultry ex- hibit in Madison Square Garden, N. Y.
 Edson w. Hall of Bridgeport has been promoted to the position of express mana ger between New York and New Haven. Twelve years ago there were in North Haven 113 persons over seventy years of ago. Of this number twenty three are living.
 Mr. Haven of Edwards street Is now re- covering from severe attack of sciatic rheumatism. MT. Haven was sick several weeks with grip.
 Chief Kennedy's long service on the fire department stands him in good stead now and he manages fire as though he had been chief for decade.
 The Excelsior Juvenile Temple will have their postponed entertainment with a col lation in room 27, Insurance building, this afternoon at APO o'clock.
 Mrs. Callahan, mother of Mrs. George Welch of Nash street, who was not ex. pected to live with grip, is able to sit up' She is about eighty years old.
 William s. Wells will read paper en titled 'The Siege of Charleston" at the hall of the National Prevalent union, In. surance building, this evening.
 Mrs. Elizabeth Armstrong and her four year-old son were fearfully burned by the upsetting of g lamp at their home in Eas New London Wednesday night. Both will die.
 Fire Marshal Hubbard will consult At torney Daley this morning in reference te the fire at Milander's store and make hif report later in the day, guided by the ad vice of the attorney.
 Rt. Rev. Ethelbert Talbot, D. D., mis sionary bishop of Wyoming and Idaho will make an address in St. Paul's parish house Friday evening, February 5. The service begins at 7:3O o'clock.
 The painting of Joseph Moebs of thii city, "The Landing of Columbus" hal been bought by Bridgeport parties at { cost of $6,O00. It is an exact copy of ths one in Washington and is 13x19 feet.
 Rev. w. D. Mckinney of Ansonia hai been invited to deliver special memorial address before the New Haven County Baptist Ministers association, in this city Monday next on the late Rev. MT. Spur geon.
 The annual statement of the Etna Life Insurance company of Hartford, whict appears in another column this morning shows surplus of $8,0O2, ,00957. They issued 12, 169 policies during 1891. A good showing.
 Mrs. Mocklin, who resides with her son in-law, MT. George Hall, of the firm o1 Hall Bros., in the filling block on Stat. street, is very low with Q second attack o1 pneumonia, and is attended by Dr. Linds ley twice day.
 Nicoll street has had quite an epidemic of the grip. Four or five doctors car riages were seen on the street daily, bu the patients are all doing we'll. Mis- Emma Hall and mother, who were very sick at the same time, have recovered.
 Fire Marshal Hubbard has quick, adapted himself to his new position. H is hard worker and always at his desl attending to his duties as fire marshal. H is very genial man and is sure to creat scores of friends wherever he may be.
 The conjunction of Jupiter and Venus which occurs early tomorrow morning will be invisible at New Haven, as the star set early in the evening. They will, how ever, be but quarter of 8 degree apsr when they set, 50 it will be very interest ing to observe them.
 Admiral Foote Post Organized as
 Regiment
 The following commanders of companie have been appointed by Commander San born of the Admiral Foote Post whicl hereafter will be in the form of regiment: Pioneer corps, Captain J. H Wilkins: Company A, Captain A. Fl. Elm bier; Company B, Captain Wallace E Beach; Company 0, Captain BE. Brown Company D, Captain Walter A. Lord Company E, 0. B. Foster; Company ] (colored company, Captain Theron R Hull; Company G, Captain D. s. Thomas Company H, Captain George F. Albee Company I, Captain M. A. Butricks; Com pany K, Captain A. c. Austin; Compan, E. Captain E. Griswold; Company N, Cap tain H. F. McCollum. Thirty-two mel will be the limit of each company. Tn stsff of post commander will consist O past post commanders, with Past Pos Commander ". E. Morgan as chief ot th, staff. ass sa.k
 The diamond experts of New Haven ar,