Morning journal and courier., 1890-05-13

A Popular Conductors Promotion
 Professor Willisten's New Appoint
 ment-Clerk Anketell-Lester Carrier
 Insham.
 Captain Charles B. Dyer continues to im- prove.
 Miss Minnie Leary, who has been i'll fer two weeks, Is now recovering.
 Ex-Policeman Michael Cannon has been appointed night watchman in the Consoli. dated road freight yards.
 William o. de F. Dioliaaan. Yale 'ss, and teacher in the Grand avenue school, win ue liver the address at Brooklyn, Conn.,, on Memorial day.
 Attorneys John w. Allipg and William H. Ely were in Holyoke Aaes yesterday, taking dispositions in the paper suit in which the New Haven school district is involved.
 Edward Malley has not yet decided wheth, CT to buy the Porter place at the corner of Temple and Crown streets for the purpose of erecting business building there.
 Miss May Castelow will entertain e party of young friends at her home on Colony street, Meriden, in honor of Miss Judson of New Haven, Memorial day night.
 E. A. Anketell, clerk of the superior court, who has been confined to his homo several days with bronchial trouble, was back at court yesterday, being nearly reoov. cred.
 Albert B. Corcoran, who has been several years at Higby's drug store, at York and Chapel streets, is about to leave this city and accept better position in a Meriden drug store.
 of anatomy in the Yale Medical echsol, has resigned to accept an endowed professorship of geology and paleontology in 8 Kansas college.
 Frank E. Munger, 6 we'll l-known and pop- ular hotel clerk, who has been connected with hotels in this city, Heriden and Now York, has returned and is now acting in that capacity at the Hotel Oxford on Chapel street.
 MT. Richard W. Meigs who for years held a responsible official position at the office of the Demarest Carriage Manufacturing estab- lishmsnt, has accepted . aattsring position at the establishment conducted by tho estate of the late Captain Arnold on State street, corner of Grown.
 Frederick D. Ingham has been appointed substitute letter carrier by Postmaster Sperry. Mr. Ingham was carrier for twelve years until removed few years ago by Post. master English. He stood highest in the list of fifteen candidates who were successful in the recent examination. Mr. highlands ap- pointment will give much satisfaction to his very large list of friends.
 The new officers of St. Patrick's Y. M. L.. association are as follows: President, John s, Lane; vice-president, Frank w. Dooley: tary, Charles F. Spillane; ;recording secretary, William J. Sheehan; board of directors, John J. McPartlain, chairman, Daniel A. McWil- Hams, Thomas A. MoHughson, Matthew J, Kennedy and Timothy Cohane. General Charles T. Hillyer of Hartford who was ninety years of old last Thursday, oele. brated the event by writing without the aid of glasses his application for admission to the Sons of the Revolution. General Hill- yer's father, Colonel Andrew Hitler. who graduated at Yale in 1759, served through the revolution. rising from lieutenant at Bunker Hill to tho rank of colonel and be- fore that had been in the campaign against the French in 1760 and in the Inflated expe- dition against Havana.
 Conductor D. A. Kinner, late of the West Haven road, now through bageagemaater of the new Philadelphia express, was invited to the office of the West Haven company and there presented by his late associates with a massive gold chain and charm in apprecia- tion of his manly qualities. The charm was . badge of the G. A. R., he being . member of Admiral Foote Post. Conductor Kinner will be missed bv the public from the West Haven road, he having been c conductor on that road for many years and for the large part of that time run ming the depot car of the line, from the old green to the Union depot. He leaves with the best wishes of great many acquaintancea and personal friends, and with congratula- tions on his promotion. The presentation speech was made very appropriately by Con- ductor Royce, another of the old conductors of the road. The presentation took place last Sunday, which by singular coincidence was the forty-sixth anniversary of MT. Kin nsr's birthday.