The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-16
CONNECTICUT J0TTINGS,
LATEST PRESS DISPATCHES FROM
 PARTS OF THE STATE.

Britain-General Items of Interest
 Branford, oct. 15-The Branford DriV- ing Park association held another race meet to-day. After the first heat in the first race the rain began to fall and throughout the afternoon it came down In torrents. The track stood up re- markedly well in spite of the fact that 1t was covered with pools of water. The summaries:
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 len, New Haven. Barefoot Girl, b m, c. H.
 Grannis, Branford.. ...." b Time-2:S54, 2:S4, 2:S9A, PAP.
 2:SS Class-Purse $15O. Quite Right, br S, James Durkee, Berlin. ........ l Sam Slick, oh S, J.H Lew
 is, Bridgeport. ........ l / Lady Warren, b m, A. J.
 Tenny, Branford.. .... 3 5 Bessie Gates, ch m, C. E.
 Minor New Haven..... 4 Time-2:36, 2:33, 2:S7A, 2:41, 2:4O.
 o. U. A. M. CONVENTION.
 Hartford, Oct. 15.-The twenty-fourth annual convention of the Order Of Unit ed American Mechanics was held in Odd Fellows hall New Britain, to-day, with State Counsellor William $. Judd ot New Britain in the chair. About l75 delegates, representing all the councils in the state, were present. The morn ing session was devoted to the organlza- tion of the state council reports Of com mittees on credentials, admission ot new members, etc.
 The afternoon session was taken up with a report of the finance committee, installation of officers and other work of the order. .
 The report of State Counsellor Judd showed the total membership Of the or der to be S,470, the decrease for the year being about five hundred. A councli was organized at Madison during the year. In 1888 the state council consist ed of twenty-five sub-councils. During the past seven years sixty-three coun- ciIs have been added. There are from seventy-five to eighty councils in a pros porous condition. The total receipts ot The state council for the year were S4,- eo9.21 and the expenses were $4276.53. KU1 inte of thp SiIpOr6in1te councils were $3S, ,527 CA, $3,329.92 less than the previous year.
 New members to the number Of seV- enty were admitted to the state coun- ell.
 Action was taken, giving the state council power to remit dues. This was formerly done by dispensation. The matter of raising the revenue of the state council was altered. Hereafter there will be levy of fifty cents per capita, instead of the 10 per cent. levy on the incomes of the various lodges, as has been the custom.
 It is estimated that about $4,5O0 will be raised in this way.
 The election of officers for the state council for the ensuing resulted as fol- 
 counsellor; F. B. Gregory, Norwalk vice counsellor; c. H. Adams, SoutE Norwalk, secretary; F. S. Atwood wethersheld, treasurer; E. B. Harper Waterbury, inductor; F. H. Baldwin Stamford, examiner; w. G, Kimberly Bridgeport, inside protector; A. F. Fay aor, Cromwell, outside protector; ant George K. Birdsey of Bridgeport, rep resentative to the national convention for three years. The next meeting vii be held at Milford beginning the sec ond Tuesday in October, 1896
 The present convention will continu its sessions tomorrow morning at o'clock
 HIARTFORD's EXCITING COUR,
 CASE.
 Hartford, Oct. 15.--Contrary to expec tation. the Griswold arson trial was con finued in the superior court to-day, tn defense submitting rebutting testimo nv. Jeremiah J. Gallivan denied D1 Jackson's statement that he said some thing must be done to save pr. Gris wold He also denied that he told Chic of Police Bill that Dr. Griswold wen into an inner room on the night of tn fire often enough to start it.
 Dr. Calvin s. Flint, Harold F Flint B. F. Cowles, G. A. Parsons an C. NJ Lane all testified that they ha seen F. c. Jackson riding on Letter Car rier O'Farrells delivery car. This wa in direct contradiction of Dr. Jackson statement that he did not ride wit O'Farrell on the day of the city election April 1. Some other unimportant re Cutting testimony was put on by tn defense and both sides rested. At o'clock the arguments were begun, , Gilbert Calhoun and State Attorne DNK1HG-D MFG