The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-04

and other officials of the New York, New Haven and Hartford road have returned from a. tour of inspection over the New York division. Each section was inspected separately and the sec- ond, between Woodmont and Milford, was found to be in the best condition, The officials gave Section Foreman Kel- ly handsome gold watch and chain in recognition of the good work that he is doing.
 Yesterdays Hartford Times remarks: ''Mr. Bryan has not entered on his lec- turing tour yet but MT Sargent of New Haven, who ran for governor on the silver democratic ticket, opened his series with a lecture before the Y. M. c. A. of New Haven, Wednesday eve ming. He gave an Interesting account of his travels and adventures in China, Japan and India during his recent trip around the world"
 | President G. Williamson Smith of Trinity college and wife will sail for 1 Europe the first of January, and will be absent several months. EX-President T. R. Pynchon, the senior professor in | the institution, will offlciate in the presidents stead while he is away, Governor7electC Cooke has selected his | headquarters for the legislative session at the Allyn house, and has taken two rooms on the floor over the main corri- dor.
 The will of the late David Dudley Field gives $5OOO to his native town of Haddam for the care of Field Park, ,s,aIal 4a No1 ago.
 | Arthur A. Smithies of Greenwich has a steady eight hours smoke before him, as the result of his confidence in Bryan. He made a unique bet that if McKin- l ley won, he was to smoke at one sit ting a cigar one foot long and weighing l four and half ounces He was to do it in the presence of two newspaper re- porters, and send to the winner a photo of himself in the act. A cigarmakel says it will take Smithies at least eight hours to smoke the cigar, if it is prop | erly made.
 1 John Prior, who has for many years been employed by E. N. Pierce at his soon to enter the employ of Pierce WEIGH HI llllS clty-
 The weather of Tuesday and Wednes- day was cold enough to form thick coating of ice in both Plainville and Hamlin's ponds in Plainville.
 Henry T, Blake of this city will de liver his very interesting lecture or '"The New Haven Green as Court o1 Justice," before the Bridgeport His, torical society December 15. The Bridgeport Standard says: "This lec- ture is one of great historical interest and is written and delivered in the Ihappy manner which marks MT. Blake's historical addresses. Those who re- member his intensely interesting lee lures on 'Wyoming' delivered in the Barnum Institute two years ago, vii not need to be told that he makes 8 most attractive lecture of these remin. iscences of the old New Haven Green George F. Clark and Charles S. Chaf fee have been nominated for mayor by the republicans and democrats of Derby respectively, The Condon democrat ts made a hard fight, and so did the Bas sett republicans, but at no time were formidable. 1'he city election will be helC next Monday. Party lines will not bt drawn, or at least, will sag as never be
 fore in local politics. Even bets tha Chaffee will have over 300 majority art
 being snapped up by Clark men as fas. as offered. On the general result odd: of from two ito three to one on Chaffet I are the rule.