The New York herald., 1869-02-02
CONNECTICUT.
New Haven.


BRUSHES. .n-The annual period for those familiar
encounters between the Sophomore and Freshmen
classes Of Yale College known as brushes" has
arrived The gaodus OperGndt consists in each
class getting together in the street. looking arms
four abreast, rushing at each other and strug-
Cling ercey to break each the opposing line. Dur
ing the snelse numbers get thrown down into the
mud, have their paper collars ripped on and their
clothes torn That man is conSidered the hero of his
class who manages to steal the greatest number OF
cans or hats from the members OF the other class.
One OF these encounters took place Saturday night
abolt eleven o'clock IN PARK street ana continued con @
was instantly cleared. The freshman class this
year being larger than ever before prove themselves
the lions or the OCCASION mucn 70 the disgust OF tno
valiant sophmores.
Law INTELLIGENCE.-The Superior Court was
opened yesterday afternoon by Judge Minor, Of Nor
walk the Judge elected at the last session of the
Legislature He sits here for the first time. The
case on trial is that of Albert Monskey vs.. Wm 8.
Kelley both of Waterbury, being an action for dam
ages to the amount Of $4,000 alleged to have been
sustained by the plaintiff by being turned out Of
old Photographic car he was occupying as barber
shop.
In the City Court yesterday three boys named John
Harris aged fourteen; Peter Jargnan, aged eleven.
and Joseph Buckley, aged twelve, were arraigned
charged with breaking into the Dixwell street public
school and breaking and destroying the furniture,
&C. They pleaded not guilty, and had their cases
postponed. Recently this school house has been
peaedly entered and the scholars books mutilated
and other damage DONE On saturday nlght tne po-
lice secured these young scamps
NEW HAVEN WATER CoMPANY.-This company
held its annual meeting at their office In Brewster
Building yesterday The old Board OF Directors,
consisting OF Messrs. Henry s. Dawson, Mnott A.
Osborn, W. o. Armstrong, william M. B0ardman,
Ezra G. Read Eli Whitney, Henry G. Lewis, was re-
elected. The Board reelected the following of1-
cers:-Presdent, Henry s. Dawson; Vice President,
Eli Whitney; Secretary, d. Goffe Phpps; Treasurer,
Minott A. Osborn. From the annual report OF the
directors it appears that the company have now
fory-sx miles OF mains laid and 322 hydrans erected,
fifteen OF which were set up last year. They
74l new permits they have laid 6,Sls feet OF six
inch pipe during the year and H. $3.50 feet OF four
inch pipe: Their receipts for the year 1 have been @
expenses were s27osS 76 The estimated receipts
for last year were. s4s,7ss; for the coming year,
s54 03S. Their assets are reported to be $ll AIS 04
and the liabilities S61, 125 &c.
POULTRY CoNvENrIoN.-Y Yesterday State Poultry
Convention wes held at the Merchants Exchange.
There present about forty gentlemen interested
in poultry producing from the towns Of New Haven,
East Haven, Orange, Milford, Hamden, Meriden,
NorwalK, Danbury, Birmingham, Ans0nia and Water
town. At ten O'Clock the meeting was called to order
and MI. John S. North, Of New Haven, was elected
temporary chairman and Mr. G. E. Cleeton,
Of New Haven, temporary secretary. consti-
tuition and bylaws were then adopted SINH
lar in many respects to those Of the New
York State Poultry Association. 1t was voted
to call the organization the Connecticut State Poultry
Association. About forty members joined after
which committee were appointed TO nominate per-
manent officers. While they were absent the sub
ject "How to Feed Fowls was discussed by Mr.. s.
Thompson, West Haven II. H. Snow, New Haven;
Mr.. Gale, Merden; Charles Brown, New Haven; Mr..
Hart, West Haven: Mr.. Kenney Hamden; Mr.. Dono-
van, New Haven; Mr.. North New Haven; Mr. Smith.
New Haven; Mr.. g. w. Bradley Hamden, and DR..
Spear, New Haven. During the discussion the plans
and ideas advanced were various and on some
points conflicting. The committee reported list Of
officers and the following pted:-Presldent
II. Ii. Snow, New Haven; Vice Presidents
S. ). Bester, Hartford, and S. A. Bassett
New Haven; Recording Secretary, c. +. Cleeton
New Haven; Corresponding Secretary. John g.
North, New Haven; Treasurer, Henry Plumb New
Haven; Executive Committee, c. ii. Crosey, DAN
bury; c. p. Nettleton, Birmingham; A. $. Eaton
Staiiordvlle; Nathan G. Pond, Milford; Fred Ster
ling, Bridgeport; A. W. barron. Watert0wn; d. T.
Collin Middletown; Lewis Bacon, New London.
In the afternoon the convention held another ses-
sion Bnd discussed the subject-"The Best Fowls for
the Table and for Eggs" After the discussion this
topic was exhausted the subject "H0w to Procure
Pure Breeds' was discussed until four O'Clock when
a discussion ON the subject Of holding fair this
spring followed. 1t was finally voted to leave the
matter with the executive committee, and at about
five O'Clock the convention adjourned.