Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-02
LOCAL NEWS. Brief Mention.

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 Small house wanted-R. E. Baldwin.
 The Cosmopolitan for April at Pease & Sons.
 Dr. Paul 0. Skiff Is expected home from Cslifornia in about three weeks.
 The work of remodelling the interior of the free public library building will be commenced to-day.
 The eleventh annual soiree of division No. 5, A. o. H., will take place at the old Union armory this evening.
 Mr. Essie Stannard and Mrs. Stannard of this city, who have been visiting in San Francisco, will start for homo.
 Lawyer E. P. Arvine and wife, who have been sojourning at the Bsrbadoes for ssv- eral weeks, are expected home week after next.
 Bob Cook, who spent several days last week coaching the Varsity crew, has re. turned to Philadelphia, but returns here later on.
 Rev. J. Brinley Morgan oficiated at the funeral of Mrs. William B. Futile Satur- day afternoon. Many sorrowing friends were present.
 The ladies of the German Lutheran Trinity church will hold bszar and sale of useful and fancy articles at 482 State street on April 3, 3 and 4.
 The first anniversary of St.Agnes' Young Ladies' T. A. B. society will be held in Elks' hall this evening. A fine musical and literary entertainment has been pre- pared.
 H. A. Skidmore, at one time 6 resident of this city, has just withdrawn from the dry goods firm of E. T. Turner & Go. of Waterbury, of which he had been part ner since 1851.
 The remains of George Kllduff, who died in this city of typhoid fever, aged twenty one, were taken to the home of his mother in Bristol, and the funeral services were held there yesterday.
 Miss A. v. Byrnes has returned from a weeks sojourn in New York. Her many friends will be glad to hear that her health is restored, and that she will again en- gage in the millinery business.
 O. H. Russell of Newark, N. J., who has many friends in this city, spent Sunday here. He is at ths present time clerk of the New Jersey state senate. He will re- turn to the state capitol at Trenton to-day.
 The fire at o'clock yesterday morning was in a dwelling house at the corner of Pine and Atwater streets. The fire burned through the roof. The fremen quickly quenched the flames. The damage Is about $2OO.
 Edward B. Atwatsr, George Atvater, George B. Atwster and James B. Atwater of Hamden have formed a company to be called the salsonstsll Celery company with . capital of 5000. The company will raise celery in Branford.
 Francis Gaudefroy, who has for many years had an intelligence office at 5l Orange street, died suddenly yesterday morning. He was nearly e!ghty-one years of age. He was born in France and had made his home in New Haven for over forty years.
 This evening Washington camp No. 8 meets for the frat time in it's new hall in the COURIER building. The camp cele- brates this inaugural gathering by grand house warming, to which all members of the order residing in this olty are invited.
 George F. Pritchard, Fl. @. Scott, B. H. Nsttoon, George P. Hubbard, John J. Galley and Edgar Brouette of Watertown attended as representatives of Federal lodge, F. and A.M., the funeral of Edward L. Andrus, which was held from his son's residence on Meadow street, this city, Fri day.
 Mrs. Edward Feary of Cottage street, Stamford, took dose of corrosive subli- mate Saturday mistaking it for epson salts. pr. Weeks and Dr. Washburn attended her, but at last accounts she was sinking. The paper containing the sublimate was labelled "poison," but Mrs. Feary was un able to read or write.
 The united minister's meeting will hold its usual ssssion this morning, April 3, at 1o:45, at the Center church chapel. Pre- Jude for the day, ''Short Poems Worth Knowing" will be contributed by Dr.. Badger. The topic of the morning will be .sche Oldest Biblical Literature in the Light of the Latest Studies, paper to be read by Rev. O. B. Whitcomb. All minis- ters cordially invited.