The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-31

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BOUNTY CLAIMS AGAINST THE
TOWN.
Norwich, July SO.-Five old soldiers
have filed claims through the attor-
neys, Wait and Green Of Norwich,
against the town of Montville for
bounty money and several more will
follow suit. The claims are for 5000 to
each, which with compound interest
since war times. will amount to over
$1,000. The payment of these claims to-
gether with others which will doubtless
be put in would be a serious embarrass-
men to the town financially
MRS. LUCRETIA PERRY, AGED
EIGHTY SEVEN.
New London, July 30-Lucretia Mum
ford Perry, widow of the late Nathaniel
Hazard Perry United States navy, and
daughter of the late Anthony and Luz
cretia c. Thatcher died yesterday in
her eighty-seventh year. Funeral SER
vices will be held tomorrow morning,
S1st inst. at o'clock.
HE STANDS READY TO PUT IN
$4,000 FOR A NEW TEEATER.
Hartford, July S0.-Jean Jacques, man
ager of the Waterbury opera house,
was in Hartford last evening in the
interest of the plans which he has for
the erection of theater in this city
as announced in 1.-THE Post" several
days ago. AS was stated at that time
Messrs. Jennings and Parsons, the
Bridgeport theatrical managers, were de-
sirous of building theater here and
had made arrangements with the di-
rectorate of the Travellers Insurance
company for a long lease of the prop
erty, corner of Central Row and Pros
pect street. The plans formulated by
these gentlemen called for an $4,000
building. They were to subscribe S.
900; the Travellers Insurance company
was TO take mortgage of 100000 while
the remaining necessary, $45, 900, was to
be subscribed in this city. Canvassers
went to work and in a comparatively
short time nearly 100000 had been sub
scribed. But then there arose various
bitches and it begins to look as if the
Bridgeport gentlemen would abandon
the plan.
If they do Mr.. Jacques means to en-
ter the breach. The Travellers are will
ing to offer him the same terms that
were offered Messrs. Jennings and Par
sons, but Mr.. Jacques proposes to do
even more. He stands ready to take
SIS, 900, $4,000 or $4,000 of the stock of
the new theater. He has plenty of
financial backing and his uniform sue
cess in his various business enterprises
will operate largely in his favor in
what attempts he may make to organize
a theater company here.
COLONIAL CLUB OPENING.
Hartford, July SO-The new Colonial
club, which has fitted up elegant quar-
ters for it's use on Prospect street, open
ed it's doors for a public reception yes
Iterday afternoon. The committee which
was appointed to attend to the fur
nishings and decorations of the rooms
received much praise for the taste
shown in carrying out it's work.
HARTFORD INDUSTRIES AT AT
LANTA.
President Frank B. Weeks Of the
Connecticut Atlanta commission left
Hartford yesterday morning for At
lanta, where he will make arrange
ments for space for the Connecticut ex-
hibits. The Pratt & Whitney company
will make a special exhibit of its pro-
ducts at the exposition. The Hartford
Steam Boiler Inspection and Insurance
company has engaged 80 feet front
space for its exhibition. The Thorne
Typesetting Machine company and the
Acme company have also filed applica-
tons for space.