Morning journal and courier., 1889-01-30
YALE NOTES.

| Annual Day of PraYer-Winter Con- | tests aG the Gymnasium Last Eyen- ing.
 Next Thursday being the annual day of prayer for schools and colleges, there will be no recitations except the first one in the | morning. During the day there will be two special meetings; one at Il a. m. for short prayer meeting for the different classes in their respective rooms at Dwight hall, and at 3 p. m. in the Dwight hall lecture room. The latter meeting will be addressed by Rev. Dr. Charles A. Parkhurst of New York, and is open to all members of the university. The first of the regular winter contests was held at the gymnasium last evening. There were two events, the first being putting the shot (handicap), Wright '91 won; his record was 27 feet 101S inches, handicap 10 inches. The other contestants were Moyle '91, Hefie- finger '91 S., Lentilhon '89S., Dwight '91, Pinney '91S., Woodruff '89, Kent go. The second event was the running high jump (han- dicap). Mitchell '92 won, record feet inches, handicap 10 inches. The others who entered were as follows: Shearman '89, Tracy go, Williams '91, Penney 'S1, Smith '91, Deming go S., Hinokley 'S9. .Lintilhon '89 S., Crehose go, Ryder '91, Treadwell '91, Wright '91, Pinney '91 S., Forrest '91 S., Mitchell '92, Reynolds '91.
 The cups will be awarded at the annual winter athletic games, which will be held in the Second regiment srmory next month.
 OBITUARY.
 Death of Captain Martin V. ssreeter.
 Captain Martin V. Streeter, brother of MT. George R. Streeter, the jeweller of this city, died at his home No. 10 Clinton Place, New York city, last Thursday evening. The fun ersl services were held last Sunday, Rev. Dr. Deems of the Church of the Strangers, off cisting. The remains were placed in re- ceiving vault in the Evergreen cemetery, East New York. Deceased was 6 native of Os. wego, N. Y., and rose by his exertions to be commander and half owner of fine ocean ship, the Gardner Colly, which he command ed for fifteen years, sailing for the we'll know house of Snow & Burgess, New York city, for whom he sailed in all thirty-two years. He made many voyages to China, South America and European ports. At one time he carried to South America ears for the South American railway, and he carried many cargoes of De Voe's oil to China. He was Q brave and intreped and very successful navigator, highly esteemed by the house for which he sailed. Three or four years ago, his health failing, he sold the Garden Colly, invested in East New York real estate and built number of dwelling houses, which he sold, and later was elected agent and collec- tor of the Sailors Snug Harbor association of New York, of which MT. Snow, of Snow 6 Burgess, was president. This position he had filled also with ability. The association owns about twenty-six acres of land in the heart of New York, on which many valuable buildings stand, erected on long leases of the land. Captain Streeter was years ago resi-. dent of New Haven for some some time. He died at the age of fftyrthree of Bright's dis- ease and heart paralysis. He leaves widow and other relatives, who deeply mourn his loss and cherish his memory.