The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-04-21
NEUs JOTTINGS,

have a smoker and reception to-mor- row night at their club house, A quar- let from the Yale Glee club will sing. The habeas corpus case of pr, George E. Whitten will be argued before the supreme court at Bridgeport to-day. State Attorney Williams will appear for the state and William II. Baker of Boston and Albert D. Pinney of this city for Dr. Whitten.
 General Franklin's reappointment as a member of the board of managers of national soldiers homes was secured yesterday by the joint resolution which passed the house on Thursday going through the senate without debate. Professor D. Cady Eaton of this city, a prominent writer and eminent in col lege circles, has published letter on the political situation in which he de- clares for William E. Russell of Mas sachusetts for the democratic nomina- ton for president.
 Rev. pr. John Rhey Thompson or Brooklyn, N. r., formerly of Meriden' will lecture at the First M E. church in Neriden May 6 under the auspices of the church. The subject he. has se- lected is "Is the World Growing Better or Worse?" Ex-Judge and Mrs. Andrew J. Coe of Meriden arrived home from Wash ington, D. C., on Saturday evening from their trip to and travels in Ven- ezuela.
 Henry E. Champlin, farmer living +o5 cyItn n- day by taking a dose of paris green Drink and domestic trouble caused hlm to take his life. He had threatened 10 take his life a number of times during the past week.
 F. B. Weeks and Mrs. Weeks of Mid dletown will leave May 1S for a stay or six months in Europe. They Will pc accompanied by Mrs. Weeks brother, w. B. Hubbard, cashier of the Central National bank, Middletown MT. Weeks was president of the Connecticut com mission to the Atlanta fair. He IS presidenS of the Middletown board ot trade.
 About fifteen of the Meriden Cycle club boys took a run to Pennington Sunday. They report the roads in good condition.
 Miss May Morse has been re-engagec as soprano soloist and Charles Heator as basso of the First M. B. church quartet Meriden, for another year.
 Mrs. George H. Wilcox and Mrs. A. 5 Thomas of Meriden have returned iron the Bermudas, where they have beer for two weeks. They had a delightful trip. The engagement of Clinton Bronel of North Haven and Miss Liada VII son, niece of Rev. Henry Stone or Wal lingford, is announced The wedding Il to take place early in June.
 A farm belonging to the estate ot tn late James Scott in Foxen was sol' yesterday to Mrs. Ellen Clarke o Bridgeport for $905
 Sergeant John Driscoll of the Nev Haven police has his lists all prepare, and is ready to issue hack and tean licenses for the year 1896. Owners o hacks and express wagons are obl1ge to secure their licenses before the IS of May.
 James Davidson, the oldest shlppuild CT in Connecticut, died in New Londo N yesterday, aged seventy-two. lie wa N native Of Nova Scotia, came her many years ago and had been sue cessful shipbuilder, constructing man large merchant vessels, and was pecu niarily interested in many of them. Il leaves a large family.
 The New Haven Homing club, con sisting of majority Of the local non inc pigeon fanciers, has just adopte a, schedule of races for the seaso about to open. It includes, for the tirs time since the beginning of the club races q 800 mile race. Last year wa the first time the 400 mile race had bee attempted with any degree of success and the 800 mile fly this year will [ watched with great deal of intere! among local breeders. The schedu for this season is as follows: For ol ih;rds-From New Brunswick, N. May 17, 100 miles; from Philadelphi May 31, 15O miles; from Havre de Grac Md, June A. 200 miles from Manassa Va. June 28, 300 miles; from Livin' stone, Va, July 19, 400 miles; fro Rcadville, N. C., August 2, 800 mile from Stamford, Conn, July 12, 40 mile from New York city, July 26, 65 mile from New Brunswick, N. J., August 100 miles. from Philadelphia, August 150 miles; from Havre de Grace, M'
 
 September 6, 200 miles.
 Mrs Ella B. Kendrick, formerly Meriden, writes to the Woman's jou nal:
 we have now in Connecticut seve ty-four women serving on boards school visitors. In many of the tow one woman has been elected, and serving on g. school committee wi from five to eight men, and in a f' towns the proportion is better.
 Bethany there is one woman with t' men on the committee, in Canterbu there are four women and five me the same in Griswold; in Marlboro h. men and half women; in Scotland, q to; in Southington, four women a five men; and in North Stonington men have discovered that women in their sphere as school manage and in that town all the members
 the school board are women."