The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-08-13
OF LoCAL INTEREST.

At the regular meeting of the Wa
terbury W. C. T. U. this afternoon at 8
o'clock Miss Barnes of New Haven is
expected to be present and will talk
in the interest Of the women's tenn
perance temple in Chicago.
Frank c. Southland, advertising man
ager for f. I'M. Brown & Co., is spending
his vacation in the Berkshire hills. Mr..
Southland intends doing a good deal of
touring on his wheel while there.
Next Sunday afternoon the joint
meeting of the committee from the va
rious labor unions will be held to COM
plete arrangements for the celebration
of Labor day.
Miss Anna Henchey and Miss May
Trudden of Long Island City, who
ahve been visiting friends in this city,
returned home yesterday.
Mrs. K. V. Many is in East Berlin
for August and September
Evarts Cutler, the art dealer, and
Starr H. Barnum of this city, returned
home Saturday from a pleasant trip to
Europe, by the steamer Maasdam.
While in Amsterdam the New Haven
ers were given pleasant reception and
entertained by Edward Downes, for
merry of New Haven, who is United
States consul at that place.
East Rock lodge, A. o. U. W., is
booked for another trolley ride next
Thursday night. After about half an
hours session of the lodge which con-
venes at p. M, the members who are
present will board the cars and take a
whirl to East Haven, Morris Cove,
Westville and Whitneyville. Mem
bers desiring to go will meet at the
lodge room not later than 1880 p. m.
The Davenport Sunday school will go
to Lake Saltonstall on picnic to-
morrow. The Sunday school of the
Baptist church of Shelton will hold
it's annual picnic at the same place
Tuesday, August 90 The Corner church
of Meriden will picnic at the lake the
latter part of this month.
Another trotting meeting will be held
at the Branford Driving park on next
Friday, August 16. The events will be
free-for-all, pace and trot, and a 2:40
class, pace and trot. The prizes in each
will be 100 bushels of oats. Entries
close on Wednesday,
DEATH OF MRS. ]. C. LUFT.
Catherine Klocker, wife of Jacob c.
Luft of No. 10 Nash street, died Sun
day evening of consumption after an
illness of a year. The deceased was the
daughter Of Charles Klocker, a manu-
facturer of Reynolds Bridge, Litchfield
county. She was a member of the Zion
Lutheran church, and was a woman
much respected by her associates. The
funeral will be held this afternoon at 3
O'Clock at the deceaseds late home,
Nash street
MURDBRoUs ATTACK IN WEST
HAVEN.
John Cisco, a colored man, made a
murderous attack on half breed In
dian named Ulysses Grant Mason, at
West Haven, Sunday night, cutting him
in a frightful manner. The weapon
used was a razor. In the borough court
yesterday morning Cisco was held to
await the result of Mason's injuries.
The trouble arose from dispute over
a game of cards.
IfARTFORD'S NEW TFIEATER.A
The Bridgeport Union says: II. G..
Parsons, the senior member of the firm
| that has the lease of the Park City
and Auditorium theaters in this city,
completed Saturday all the details of a
| deal which means for Hartford, the
/ third " nF 40 cta fa R.rt olo &C
theater. Mr.. Parsons signed contracts
with Hopkins & Roberts, builders, 245
Broadway, New York, for the erection
of a play house at Prospect street and
| Central row in the capital city, with
the understanding that the building will
be completed by Christmas. The struc-
| ture will be three stories high. 1t will
have ninety-eight foot front and be
1873 feet deep.
The building when finished will cost
| 100000. Mr.. Parsons furnishes s45, 900
of the amount and the Travellers In
surance company a similar amount.
The land upon which the building is
to be erected is valued at $50 0o0 Mr..
Parsons holds lease of this for ninety
nine years with the privilege of pur-
chasing it if he so desires. The seat
| ing capacity of the new theater will be
| 1900 1t will have the latest improve
ments-
MRS. BARNUM'S PROPERTY.
Upon the heels of the news of the
marriage of P. t. Barnum's widow to
the Greek, Kallais Bey, comes the an
nouncement that the showman's widow
disposed of her property before her Sec
ond marriage.
| Mr.. Barnum first disposed of her res
idence, Marina, in Bridgeport. All of
her own valuables were sent abroad.
| Some bulky furnishings were placed in
a New York safe deposit concern.
| Horses and carriages were sold in New
York. Every article which came from
Waldemere, the old Barnum home, was
| distributed among the showman's heirs.
| The library was donated to the Scien-
tific society of Bridgeport.
The marriage settlement was so
| drawn that in no event does the Bey
come in possession of his brides prop
erty If she dies without children the
| property will revert to her natural
heirs, and the annuity of $4,000 pro-
vided by the will of the Snowman will
cease. She can, if she chooses, make a
will hereafter and include or leave out
| her husband.
Profitable yeutriloauism