Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-08-04
Marine Engineers.
starting an Association In New Have

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starting an Association In New Haven
The National Body.
A movement is being made among the
marine engineers of this city to form an asso
ciation--a branch of the National Marine
Engineers association. The vice president
of the national organization, Mr.. John E.
Bowling, of Philadelphia, was in the city
recently with reference to this object. There
are 20, 900 marine engineers in the United
States, and thirty-four associations There
are thirty-five to forty marine engineers in
this city, fifteen or twenty of whom are
ready to become charter members of the
new association. There are five hundred and
eighty marine engineers in Philadelphia,
large number in New York city, and the
largest number is in St. Louis. The national
organization was started only six or seven
years ago. Its objects are mutual improve
ment by the interchange of ideas in their
business, and explanation of diagrams at the
meetings, ETC., and the promotion of the
social and other interests of the members.
Strikes not approved of also there is a
mutual benefit association, which pays 81 900
at the death of a member. The assessment
is only So year. The meeting to start the
new association, which is advertised else
where, is to be held at room Is, Insurance
building, Saturday evening.
The Center Street Fire.
Work is lively on Center street at the
burned building. Fire Marshal Kennedy is
in attendance to direct to what extent the
upper walls shall be pulled down. The work
is done by days work by -Selectman Elizur
Sperry. A temporary roof has been erected
over Trager's part. Probably the walls of
the two top stories will be taken down. A new
front will be built, substantial plain one,
| there being no call yet for fine fronts in this
section of the street.
BraIkeman's Death.
| Leslie Vernon, freight brakeman on the
| New London Northern railroad, fell between
cars while trying to pull coupling pin at
| South Vernon Wednesday and was killed
| Last December he had his arm SO badly
crushed while coupling cars at this same sta
| ton that it was thought the limb would have
| to be amputated. He succeeded in saving
| his arm, but was unable to do any work fol
| about six months. He returned to his work
recently, but contemplated leaving the bust
ness at his earliest opportunity.
Masonic Mutual Benefits.
The Office of the secretary of the Masonic
Mutual Benefit association will be removed
from the Office of the Board of Public Works
to-day to the room over NJ. Tyler & Co.
shoe store on Chapel street, up one flight O.
stairs. This will be great convenience t.
ladies who have heretofore had to climb w
two flights of stairs to pay the assessment
of their husbands who cannot leave thei
work in the daytime to attend to the same
The next payment ID due and pay
able on or before August 18. Whil
the payments are for three deceased
members, only two are paid by assessment
the others being paid from the accumulated o.
| reserved fund. A clerk will be in attendance
at the Office to receive monies for assess
ments and answer any questions. Mr.. Wal
dron. the secretary of the association, vii
continue to attend to his duties as clerk O
the Board of Public Works at their room il
City Hall.
West Haven.
A large number of people visited the shor
yesterday. There were two picnic parties
One was the Methodist church and Sunda,
school of Milford and the other the Baptis
church of colored people of this city, Rev
MIR. Ross pastor.
Next Saturday occurs the Waterbury unio1
excursion to Savin Rock under the auspice
of the W. r. G. T. A. and B. society and tn
Y. M. G. L. association. These enterprisin
disciples of temperance and literature prom
Use to have one of the largest parties of tn
season in fact it would not be at all sur
prising if they should transfer good fourtl
of the population of Waterbury to the Yves
Haven shores. The excursionists will leav
the Naugatuck depot at 6:45 a. M, and re
turning leave the Derby depot in this city a
$50 p. m. Sunderland's orchestra an
Prompter Ufendale will be in attendance.
| Land League Funds.
The Rev. Lawrence Walsh, of Waterbury
treasurer of the National Land League, he
forwarded his quarterly report ending Jul
9, to the secretary at Buffalo. 1t show
| funds received as follows: