Morning journal and courier., 1884-07-04
GENERAL NOTEs.

GENERAL NOTES.
 The postofice will be closed at Il 8. ra., also all afternoon mails except at II D. m The carriers will be relieved from duty to enable them to join in the procession. Citi- zens who are served by carriers can receive their letters at the carriers window from tq II o'clock m. The vestibule will remain open as usual. The branch at Fair Haven will close at the same hour.
 About dozen extra horse cars will be run to day on the Fair Haven and WestVille herse railroad President Ives has made every possible preparation for accommodating the public to the utmost extent compatible with the rush and the procession.
 By order of the Mayor, after o'clock this evening no carriages or teams of any kind will be allowed on Church or Temple streets, between Chapel and Elm, on account of the fireworks.
 Thomas filling & Go. will distribute five thousand of those fans from their trades wagons in the procession.
 Several detectives, including some from New York, will watch for pickpoekets.
 The steps of Calvary Baptist church are re- served for the children of the New Haven orphan asylum while the procession is pass ing to-day.
 Should an alarm of fire occur during the parade company and apparatus will not leave the line without special orders. detail will remain at Chief Hendricks office in City Hall, who will immediately convey to the de- pertinent in line the correct number of the box
 o. A. Dorman will give away 5000 copies of his neatly bound and printed outline his tory of New Haven, written by our towns man Henry Howe.
 Under the chairmanship of John Mccarthy there will be a number of fountains of ice water on the Green for free distribution dur ing the march of the procession. Also there there will be number of fountains on Wooster Square, one on Congress avenue and one at the lower part of Grand street. The dispensation of water will be by young ladies attached to the various temperance organizations of the city, Protestant and Catholic.
 Ice to cool the water will be furnishe free by J. T. Newton, Burton Dickerman, E. Dickerman, Mix Brothers, the New Haven Ice company and the Crystal les company. The ladies on Eid street will give the dis tribution of water and other refreshments their especial attention in that vicinity. and Crystal Wave divisions will have charge of the ice water at Wooster Square; St. Mary's and St. Francis societies at Broadway Park; Good Samsritans at the junction of George and State; and on the Green the work will be divided among the several temperance societies.
 The West Haven horse railroad will have twice as many cars ss usual on the road to- day.
 Admission to the Center church exercises at o'clock is free. No tickets required.
 After the parade the Knights of St. Patrick will banquet at the City Hotel.
 Ample accommodations for bringing the people to this city have been made by the Consolidated road.
 An excursion train will be run to this city from Hartford.
 There will be two special trains here from Ansonis, one at 8. m. and the other at 10:30 a. m returning after the fireworks.
 special will come iron Guilford, leaving there at a. m. and returning from here at 10 p. n.
 s. s. Hyde, of West Haven, on the parade with the veteran firemen to-day will wear a well preserved badge that he wore in 1888 with Sunday school with which he was then connected. It was celebration of tue two hundreth anniversary of the settlement of New Haven by the Puritan fathers. On the face of the badge is printed representa- tion of the first service under the old tree at the corner of College and George streets.
 The New Haven Folding Chair company will have two large decorated wagons in line, one displaying samples of the folding chairs and invalid rolling chairs made at their main shop, and the other samples of rattan chairs made at their branch manufactory.
 The Damn Bros, in Franklin street, will have wagon in line; also S. B Dibble the stove dealer, will have one, and, in short, it is calculated there will be one hundred trades wagons in line.
 Sperry & Barnes have provided one hun dred.barrels for the use of the city, which is to provide water for the men on parade and the water will be distributed by the Sons of Temperance of Harmony and Crystal Wave divisions and the lady members of the same. The two divisions will meet at Town Agent Reynolds office in City Hall this morning at } o'clock sharp.
 One gun will bs fired on Wooster Square this morning by the 0. O. I. battery to notify division commanders that the command is ready to move. At II a. m. one gun will be fred as a notification that the column pro- ,eed ou their march.
 The marshals and assistants who did not receive their badges last evening can procure he same this morning at or before o'clock It room 10 City Hall
 Iuccessful celebration and parade has been arranged for by the general committee.
 The headquarters of press reporters will oe in the Town Agents office, City Hall, first loor at the right, the rooms being kindly yiven up to them by Town Agent Reynolds. 3arkentin in conjunction with Otto Wall, Of ;6 Grown street, will cater for the press. which is an assurance that the menu will be II that can be desired. Each member of the )ress will receive badge after registering. The room will be opened at 10 8. n.