The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-12
OF LOCAL INHERENT.

Charles Dudley Warner to Speak in the Teachers Course-Anthony Carroll to Speak on Abuses of the Charter-oth Notes-A Sad Bereavement.
 Charles Dudley Warner has given as- sent in regard to speaking upon some educational topic in the teachers course of lectures to be given in this city this winter His fame and popu- larity as an author and lecturer ensure a big house at the lecture The teach CTS course last winter was so popular that steps have been taken to have another course this season. The first lecture will be given directly after the holidays The other speakers are not yet announced
 The New Haven Elks will probably repeat their very jolly and capital show given this week in this city, at New London. The net profits of the 1 performance Wednesday night are | somewhere in the neighborhood of one | thousand dollars.
 The board of education has not veto- ed the holding of prom" by the high school, but the general opinion of the board is thought to be adverse to the project.
 Sergeant James Kingsley Blake has been elected lieutenant of the signal corps, vice James E. Wheeler, resigned. Leopold Besser, the clothing mer- chant on State street, has been sadly bereaved in the death of his daughter, 1 Carrie Besser, who died on Thursday after lengthy illness with typhoid fever. She was eighteen years of age. The bereaved parents have the sincere sympathy of many friends in their sor- row. The funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at the house | Undaunted Anthony Carroll has hired | a hall and will speak on certain abuses of the city charter by the political par ties of the day The address will be given at St. Aloysius hall on Sunday night, December 27. He said yester- day in regard to the subject: This | | the Good Government club constitutes l itself the guardians and conservators of the people and is endeavoring to doctor the charter for it's own interests rather than for the best interests of all and it Is time the people knew a little about how the charter has been mang- led in the past in order that 1t cannot be doctored and fixed up so that it car be more effectually doctored in the fu- | ture As an instance of how it has been disregarded, it is only necessary to say that from the time of Henry Lewis down to 1898 the sum of s1,000 z year more was paid to the mayor thar the charter allowed. Now I want the people to know these things which can, not be told to the committee having tht matter in charge, because they won allow it to be told, and for that reason have hired the hall"
 Frederick Howshield, who has con. ducted a carriage business on Basset street for a number of years, is seri ously i'll at his home on Orchard street A consultation of physicians has beer held, and they give but small hope o his recovery.
 Nicholas Corcoran expended $50 a candidate for Third ward alderman. c. Miles reports that it cost him $22. } to run for city sheriff. James H. West candidate for alderman from tn Fourth ward, spent SAFE. Henry Joos who wanted to be councilman from tn Sixth ward, had no expense. J. B. Me Queen spent $2.75 during the campaig, as candidate for Second ward alder man.
 The funeral of the late Mrs. Marga ret Paine, wife of Mr. William Paine was held from her late residence, 13 Frank street yesterday morning. fol lowed by a requiem high mass at Sa cred Heart church, Rev. M. Mckee being celebrant. Mrs. Paine was tn
 daughter of Mr and Mrs. Patrick Ea
 gan of Adeline street. The circum stances connected with her death ar
 peculiarly painful. inasmuch as sh
 was only five months married. Sh
 was much beloved by a large circle C , friends.