The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-10-15
LINCOLN DAY OBSERVANCE
HOW TO-DAY WILL BE COWMEMO-
 RATED.

The New American Holiday-A Legal H oli-
 day-How October 10 Came to be Set
 Apart-Promissory Notes Under the New
 Law.
 To-day, October 15 is Lincoln's day, and a legal holiday, the ninth in Con- necticut, Those heretofore provided by law have been: New Years day, Wash ington's birthday February 2N, Fast day. Memorial day (May 30), the Fourth of July, Labor day Qhe first Monday in September) Thanksgiving day, Christ mas.
 To this is added Lincoln day, which is the legal designation of chapter 209 of the public acts of 1895. The act reads that "the 18th day of October in each year shall be a legal holiday in this state, to be designated and known as Lincoln day" It is in honor of Presi- dent Lincoln, and the passage of the act in the legislature was marked by number of interesting and patriotic speeches. It was originally intended, by the gentlemen who advocated the measure, to make the holiday Febru- ary 12 Uincolns Ibirthday), but they appreciated the force of the objection that it was not advisable to have two holidays within single month-Lin- coin day and Washington's birthday, as it is familiarly termed. Finally Oc- tober 15 was selected as offering a date not near that of any other of the seV- eral holidays.
 The holiday this year falls on Tues day. The New Haven banks and banks in the state generally will be closed. One authority says that notes, etc, fall ing due to-day need not be paid until Wednesday. A New Haven banker said last night that notes made since the passage of the new act and due October IA could not be paid until tomorrow, but that notes made before the acts passage and due to-day were payable yesterday. Under the old law they would have been payable on Monday, but the last general assembly passed a bill under which notes falling due on Sunday or on holiday are not payable until the following day.
 IN HARTFORD
 Hartford Oct 14.--In chapter 209 of the public acts of Connecticut, under the legal designation of Lincoln Day" October b is set aside as legal holi- day. Tomorrow is the first Lincoln day. Considerable attaches to this fact as it is not known just how the people of the state will take this additional legal holiday. There is much uncer- tainty among bankers as to the effect of the holiday on maturing notes. No act is on the books particularizing the mode of treatment of notes maturing on Lincoln day.
 Most of the banks in this city will protest notes on that day and the day after to ensure themselves. How gen. orally the day will be observed is not known and the day is awaited with in terest.
 IN OTHER PLACES.
 Stafford Springs, Oct 14.--LincoIn day will not be observed in this town.
 South Norwalk, Oct. 14.-Lincoln day will be generally observed in South Nor walk. The schools and banks will close and most of the business places will close part of the day.
 LINCOLN DAY RACES.
 Races will be held at Branford Driv- ing park this afternoon and bid fair to draw a crowd of people. There will be two classes with twenty entries, includ- ing many New Haven horses. The races begin at 1 o'clock. The roads are now in prime order and the park is just a pleasant drive from this city. See ad- vertisement
 CITY HALL OFFICES CLOSED.
 To-day being Lincolns day all the offices in the city hall will be closed, including the selectmen's and tax col lectors offices.
 THE CITY SCHOOLS.
 The city school will not be closed to-day, although suitable exercises in observance of the day will be held in various schools. The schools will, how ever, be closed next Friday that the teachers may attend the State Teach CTS association meeting to be held in this city on that day.