The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-04-15
or LOCAL INTEREST,

Shell Fish Commisslon-Preside Clark
and Party-Real NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Graham--New Haven Butcher-other
Notes.
The shell fish commissioners met yes
terday and signed the annual tax bills,
$50 in number which will be given out
at once. About $4,000 will be realized,
The rate of tax this year Is 11s per
cent, as against 1 per cent, last year,
THE increased rate is to provide for
paying the state oyster police
Charles j. Nash has been recon-
mended for appointment as state police
for the Fairfield district, and William
Lalley for the Stratford and Bridge
port district, and they will be appointed
at the next meeting.
Commissioner Waldo said yesterday
that the yield of the natural oyster
beds the present season promised to be
| very fine. The oysters had kept through
the winter excellently and there would
be a large amount of seed for the oy-
Stermen TO catch up.
PRICES OF ICE.
The scale of price for ice agreed
upon by the New Haven ice dealers
for the season just opening, at the
annual meeting is as follows: For
! the family trade, 40 cents hundred
| pounds, for the wholesale trade, mar
kets and saloons, 20 cents; for small
drug stores, 25 cents There is fair
supply of ice in New Haven and no
change in rates, either an increase or
4 decrease, is expected.
PRESIDENT CLARK AND PARTY.
President Clark of the Consolidated
road and party decided not to visit
Portland, Oregon, and are now on their
way east. They were in Salt Lake City
Monday.
HOUSE PURCHASED.
James e. Reilly yesterday sold to
John j. Howard of 20 Leonard street
the house and lot at "a Arch street for
$4,000.
EDGEwOODS AND BOWLERS TO-
DAY.
The Edgewoods and Bowlers of this
city will play baseball at the Edge
wood grounds this afternoon at $3.50
o'clock Arthur Cottrell has Joined the
Bowlers and will play third base to-
day Winchell will pitch for the Bowl
ers and Madden for the Edgewoods.
MIR. GRAHAM AND THE SOUTHERN
PACIFIC.
Ex-senator Graham of West Haven
said yesterday regarding suit brought
against him by the Southern Pacific
railroad: 1.-THE only claim that the rail-
road company has made is against the
Bear Valley company, and, of course,
although this company is not in a po-
sition to now meet the demand, it will
be settled in a short time. / am not
concerned In the matter except as an
agent of the Bear Valley company"
STRANGE CASE REPORTED FROM
WEST HAVEN.
DR.. Barnett of West Haven has re-
ported to County Health Officer Hoad-
ley that New Haven butcher. whose
name is withheld for the present, has
been killing heifers and selling the I'M
born calves for the veal. This meat,
it is said, will cause a disease almost
as serious as Asiatic cholera and in
almost every case proves fatal. Mr..
Hoadley has the case in hand and will
soon obtain warrants for the arrest of
the butcher and others implicated.
ON EDGEWOOD AVENUE.
Charles Stowe of this city is having
plans made for frame dwelling which
is to be erected at the corner of Edge
wood avenue and Orchard street. 1t
will be frame dwelling. The plans
are being made by Architect Hayne.
GIFTS TO BOARDMAN SCHOOL.
w T. Linton has presented the Ii
brary of the Boardman Manual Train
ing High school with an elegant bound
volume of "The Masters of Wood En-
craving"
F. B. Farnsworth has given to the
school library two volumes on the sub
ject Of iron work. They are: ''The
Molder's Text Book" and "a New
Foundry Practice" He has also placed
a years subscription of THE Foundry
in the library
attended the school, has presented a
fine air pump for the use of the pupils
ANNUAL PARISH MEETING.
The annual parish meeting of st.
Lukes church, April 10, 1885, election
of the following officers took place:
Senior warden, James w. Stewart; jun
Tor warden, CnarleS II. PnllllpS; YES
try, Moses T. Rice, William Alling
Jackson, Theodore A. Thompson, Jo-
seph H. Griffin, Samuel S. Douglass,
William I. Cummings, William E.
Thomas, Henry S. Merriman. John w.
Merriman; treasurer, Joseph H. Crit
fin; parish clerk, John w. Merriman;
delegates to convention, Joseph H Crit
fin, Moses L. Rice; alternates, Theo-
dore A. Thompson, William Alling
Jackson