Morning journal and courier., 1892-05-25
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.


 Own a home-$10 @ month-R. E. Bald win. Enfajians', 94O Chapel is the place to buy fine Oriental rugs at low prices.
 Councilman Beecher of the Seventh ward Is critically i'll with pneumonia.
 Mir. Felix Norden, son of Rev. Dr. A. Norden from Chicago, is visiting his uncle, German Gabriel
 At Sheffield lodge, K of P.'s, meeting last evening Rev. John Morse was initiated into the second degree.
 Little Pritz Hallaman of Gilbert street, Derby, who fell into tub of boiling water Monday, died yesterday. ..- The first Irish-American council of the Royal Arcanum in New England will be formed in New Haven tonight
 James Dundon of Bridgeport, the produce dealer. has purchased for $19,ooo half interest in Washington, D. C., hotel.
 William Jones was arrested by Officer Doherty last evening, charged with stealing clans. He was released under bonds of $100.
 Conductor Bradley of the Derby road took charge of his train yesterday morning for the first time since his recent illness.
 Superintendents King of the Parker gun shop Meriden, and Cady of the Meriden cutlery shop left yesterday for a vacation stay in North Caro- lima.
 Charles Coles $4, GOO house at Cannon's station was burned to tho ground yesterday, says the Norwalk Sentinel. About S400 worth of furniture was burned also.
 John Wood of Thomaston, after working forty-two consecutive years for the Seth Thomas Clock company, will take the rest of his time of and enjoy leisure.
 For the benefit of the family of the late Philip Lawlor the W. J. Crowley association will give 6 benefit dance in Music hall the evening oi Memorial day. May 3O
 The body of Mary Costello, widow fifty years of age, was found floating in the water neal Wheeler & Howe's oock, Bridgeport, yesterday She had committed suicide. D. L. Moody is to conduct special religious work in Chicago during the Columbian exposi tion. He will be assisted by Rev. John Mo Neill, the evangelist, who is now preaching in Glasgow.
 The second degree was worked on Charter Oak council, K of O., at Hartford last night by Supreme Grand Knight J. J. Phelan of Bridge port, General Secretary Colwell and M. J. Sulli- van of this city.
 In Birmingham yesterday Jennie M. Mo Dougall, wife of Julius F. Seymour, died at the Globe Inn of heart failure, having been ill for about three years with rheumatism. Interment in Ottawa, Canada.
 The railroad commissioners have notified the Housatonic Railroad company that they will in spect the main line of that system on Tuesday May 31. The New Haven and Derby and Dan bury and Nor walk branches will be inspected or the following day, Wednesday, June 1.
 The election for @ major of the Second regi ment takes place ttks afternoon in thil city. Ex-Captain Callahan of Company seem! to be the favorite. He will have the unanimou, support of the Waterbury officers and 1t is reported that New Haven will be solid for him.
 E rhx fhoj -Su DJo Monday, May 30, Decoration day, the store beinf shut from close of business Saturday night unti Tuesday morning. It is thought that similar action may be taken by many of our merchants the plan, as far as discussed thus far, meeting with considerable favorable comment.
 Helene Brooks Mestayer paid flying vis this week to Mir. and Mrs. Quintard of Yorl street, en route to Providence R. l., where she plays short engagement. Miss Brooks is ( niece of the Rev. J. J. Woolley of that city anG great ifavorte there. She will open in ''Da mon and Pythias" under the auspices of thu Knights of Pythias. Miss Brooks was a faithfu worker at the late Fair" and through her en deavors turned in many dollars from her nativ' Nutmeg state.
 Three Years for Killing Godfrey.
 BRIDGEPORT, May M.-Edward Walton who pleaded guilty last week to killing William Godfrey of Bedding, was to day sentenced by Chief Justice Andrews tt three years in the state prison.
 Committee on Water.
 The committee on water met in the city hall last evening and voted to locate drinking trough at the junction of Blatch ley avenue, Clay and Monroe streets, and to locate hydrants tor use of the fire de partment at the corners of Lilac and But Ter streata and Lilac and NaHhalI strests