The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-10-29
LooAL NEWS JorTINGs.


AT Humphrey Street Church--At
United Church-The Pequots-Hallow-
e'en-Birthday Reception-other Social
Events-A Colored Woman Made Happy.
Fire yesterday noon damaged barn
in the rear of SO Fillmore street, owned
by Patrick Murray and Patrick Malone,
about 5000.
Charles II. Nettleton of Derby was
elected president of the American Cas-
light association at Its meeting in ST..
Louis this week.
The board of assessors are now hold
ing evening sessions for the benefit of
working people. There are only four
more days In which to get property
lists in.
Announcement Is made of the ap-
preaching marriage Of Theodore H.
Macdonald, clerk in the assessors Of
flee, to Mrs. Flora Beecher Fancher, of
rs Bristol street, on Thursday evening
next, at the home Of the bride.
Mrs. William H. Newton, wife of
Cashier Newton of the First National
bank of Wallingford, Is seriously ill at
her home in that town. DR.. McGaughey
of Wallingford and DR.. Bacon of New
Haven, after a consultation, have de-
cided that she is suffering from appen-
dicitis, and will perform an operation
this morning,
The Century Magazine for November,
for sale by T. H. Pease & Son, contains
in this Issue an unusually brilliant ar
ray of interesting articles. Ernest In
gersoll, formerly a resident of Law
renee street, this city, has very read
able and we'll illustrated story on
Election Day in New York" DR.. S.
Weir Mitchell contributes the first
chapters of an interesting novel en-
titled, Hugh Wynne, Free Quaker
There are various other excellent ar
ticles.
The Knights of Columbus fair was
continued at Old Union armory hall
last evening. st. Johns Catholic club
gave cake walk at the fair Arrange
ments are being made to have the cleo
ton returns announced in the hall next
Tuesday evening.
The Y. P. S. c. e. society of the Unit
ed church held sociable in the chapel
last evening. There was a large num-
Der present. Cake and ice cream were
served, and a general good time was
enjoyed. The young ladies of the mis-
sion circle are preparing for sale,
which will be held in the chapel in a
short time.
A lecture will be given at the Hum
phrey street Congregational church on
the evening of November 10, by Rev.
Mr.. Luckey The subject will be "Pu-
ritan Principles the Need of the Times,
and the proceeds will go toward the
carpet fund. The supper and sale OF
fancy articles by the ladies last week
Melted $40 to the fund. Mr.. Luckey In
tends some time this winter to give his
people sociable talk on his trip
abroad, with stereopticon views.
County Health officer Hoadley and
the state board Of health were in Meri-
den yesterday inspecting the new sew
er beds in South Meriden. The new
system of sewage disposal has had a
fair trial in Meriden, and it Is believed
there that the state board will report
favorably on the experiment.
The following officers have been elect
ed by the Pequot association: Presi-
dent, NJ R. Durham; vice president
L. w. Beecher; secretary, G. H. Butler;
treasurer, M. Wildman; executive com
mittee, John N. Champion, w. r. Dem
Arrest, r. S. Woodruff, F. e. Brooks;
auditors, Wilson H. Lee and Charles R.
| Coan The reports of the secretary
| and treasurer showed that the associa-
ton has a membership of 267. The $45(
| debt on current expenses has been
| cleared up, and $475 paid on the bonded
| debt. Eighteen hundred dollars has
been spent to furnish the new club
house, and $1,000 is still left in the
treasury. A new ten year lease of the
club house and property has been made
with the privilege of renewal for the
same length of time. 1t was voted that
the secretary draw up resolutions oil
regret on the death of two prominent
members, ]. Henri Porter of New York
and E. w. Cornwall Of this city.
| One of the large shade trees at the
north end of the green, on Temple
street, was yesterday morning con-
| demned to the woodman's axe. The
| tree was one of the largest around the
green, and had outlived It's usefulness.
Blakeslee & Sons have been awarded
the contract for the building of the
extension of the Fair Haven and West
VILE tracks and the double tracking OF
the company's West Chapel street line
out Norton street and Derby avenue to
Yale field gate. There viii be alto
gether mile of track laid, and the
work will be commenced to-day.
The musical program for the Hallow-
cen celebration at the Pequot club
house on Friday evening, the SOth, Is
in charge of Mrs. F. Howard Russell
The first numbers will be two selec-
lions by the H. H. S. Banjo and Man
dolin club combined, numbering sew
enteen players. Miss Ellen Hofer is
down for contralto solos. Miss Ludel-
la Clark, a young girl of seventeen
! from Union City, and q pianist of I'M
usual ability, has consented to play
| and will be a new musician to the au-
dience. DR.. George Lawton, at the
Humphrey street church, will be the
tenor singer with T. J. Adams the bar
itone Mrs. F. Howard Russell, who
has a soprano voice of beautiful quail
| ity, will sing twice at the earnest re-
| a,,oe+ Of tba rrplrrarp will