The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-11-28
or LOCAL. INTER EST.


of Mrs. Samuel Davis-Funeral of Mrs,
Frank Wood--Mrs. Lauren Lennox--Ash-
mum Street Pavement, Ste.
The regular meeting of the police
commissioners, due for next Tuesday
evening, is postponed, owing to the city
and town elections, until the following
evening.
Mrs Elizabeth, wife Of Peter Doher-
ty, died at the residence of her moth
er, Mrs. William Allen, at 8 Arch street,
yesterday morning, after a weeks ILL
ness, to the great grief not only Of her
own immediate family, but also of a
large circle of friends and acquaint-
ances. Mrs. Doherty was Miss Eliza
beth Allen. She leaves three children,
the youngest of which is only one week
old.
Owing to the special services at st.
Francis church on Sunday, December
g. the lecture and rally of the temper
ance men, who have engaged Mrs. Ele-
onora Lake, will be postponed. An eff
fort is now on foot to exchange dates
with Waterbury and have her here on
December 49,
Richard Hennessey of Wall street,
employed by Gilhuly & Bohan, bottlers.
met with a painful accident yesterday
morning. While placing bottles in a
case one exploded and the glass flew,
badly cutting his face and eye. He
will probably lose the sight of one eye
Mr.. and Mrs. ] B. White Of 115 De-
Witt street are happy over the arrival
of daughter on Thanksgiving day.
Samuel A. Stevens started yesterday
for Moreno, California, where he ex-
poets to remain until next May, when
he will return to his many friends in
this city.
ST. Nicholas Magazine for December,
an excellent Christmas number-one
that will delight the young folks great
ly-is for sale by 7. H. Pease & Son.
William N. Fitzgerald, formerly en-
ployed at the works of the New Haven
Ruffle company, has accepted a respon-
sible position with the Tower Manufac-
turing company of New York.
f. N Seeley, who for the past twelve
years has been employed by the Con-
necticut Bible society, has resigned in
order to devote his time to evangelistic
work
Mrs. John N Champion has returned
from three weeks visit to her sister
in western New York state.
| The funeral of Frank Wood was held
| from the residence of his sister, Mrs.
| John Ryan, on Franklin street, yester-
| day morning, and afterward from st.
| Patrick's r. c. church, where high
| mass of requiem was celebrated. -Four
members of the Grand Army, G. B.
| Foote, F. S. Snow, E. o. Loudard and
| H. f. Keefe, and Terrence Clancy and
Andrew McDermott Of Hartford were
| the pallbearers.
City Engineer Kelly said yesterday
| that the work of paving Ashnun street
would be finished within few days.
| 1t was nearly done now and if the
weather held out the contractors would
| be through in less than a. week. The
announcement will be received with
| satisfaction by the residents and man
| ufacturers of that locality, for at pres
| emit the street is dug up and impass
| BILE
| The republican presidential electors
meet at the state capitol next Wednes-
day to cast ballots for president an6
select a. messenger to carry the ballots
| to Washington. The presidential cleo.
tor from this district is Hon. James
| Graham of Orange
Mr.. Otto Ochs, manager of the Wen
dell company, New York, with his
family, was the guest of Mr.. W. e. c
Young Thanksgiving day
/ LOOMS Musical and Masonic Jour
nal for November, now in its thir
teenth year, Is out. 1t is an unusually
excellent number and among othe
things contains a portrait of Miss Nyrts
French, soprano, of New York, and {
song by LANCE, "a Prayer to the Vir
gin
The funeral of Mrs. Emily MANSFIELD
Davis, widow of the late Samuel Davis
of 361 George street. took place yester
day afternoon, many friends attending
Deceased was a very estimable lady
Rev. DIR. Beardsley, rector of st
neral services.
Mrs. Laurens Lennox speaks to he
Current Event club in Westville TIKI
afternoon on Electricity in 1900 and il
1896" On Wednesday next she will
meet her New Haven club of womel
at the home Of Mrs. Clifford Booth OF
Orchard street, When her topic will be
THE Salvation Army" Her elias
numbers about fifteen; among them be
ing Mrs. William P Tuttle, Mrs c. NJ
Loomis, Mrs. w. L. Ioonnis, Mrs
George Butler and Mrs. Booth. She ha
a class of fifty-seven little girls il
| Westville, to which she is teaching elo
cution and Delsarte. She is coacllin;
them in the Birds Christmas Carol,
an adaptation of her own from Kat
Virgins story. The entertainment
will be given at the holidays.
MORE EOTE1TBER WEDDINGS.