The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-08-28
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AhohAO StuBs LSHhl-~SIhto DAcyClo Circuit-C Commercial Traveller Arrested The Pequots.
 MT. Mckee, the newsletter, who has been in Lancaster Pa, for a couple of weeks, returns in a few days. He is looking over $3O,OOO business block, which he is erecting in that city as an investment
 The child of Ernest Wruck of EX- change street. who was injured near schuetzen park on Barbecue day, when MT. Wruck's carriage was struck by an electric car, is rapidly recovering. No suit will be brought against the company, as a friendly settlement Is under negotiation.
 Unity commandery, No. 9, Loyal Le- zion, went to Glen Island on its annual excursion yesterday. The party left the dock at S:30 on the John H. Starin. There were about 5S0 on the boat. At the island a dinner was served to the excursionists. They had a very enjoy able time and the finest of weather.
 The nominating committee of the Christian Endeavor union is busily preparing a ticket for the election. which will take place in the different churches on the third Wednesday in September.
 The third annual sociable of the St. Agnes T. A. and B. society will be given in Elks' hall Monday evening, of Labor day, September z. The society has 175 members and is prosperous.
 Henry B. Sargent, of the firm of Sargent & Co.,, stated yesterday morn ing that an article printed in a morn ing paper to the effect that a new schedule of four days week was going into operation yesterday morning at the factory was mere guess work. We are running on all sorts of time," said MT. Sargent, some of our departments are running on two days week. We have no regular schedule"
 A large whist party is announced by the Pequoters for Wednesday,, the Pequot day on the 4th of September, before the house is given over to the masons and carpenters for finishing touches.
 A recently organized social club, named the Sleeping Giant Social club, and composed of James H. Webb, s. H. Bassett of the Mount Carmel bolt works, Alfred Vicks, F. s. Crockett, Chauncey Ives, F. H. Thorpe and D. J. Dickerman of Hamden, George Brad ley. jr., and c. w. Futile of New Ha- ven, has purchased Turner Ledge, near the summit. of Mt. Carmel, and will lay out a park and erect a cottage thereon.
 Rev. Alonzo A. Stagg, the famous Yale athlete, who won fame for the ball team by his magnificent pitching, and was given the chair of professor of athletics in the University of Chicago, has ordered the candidates for the football team of that institution to don their moleskin garments and show what they are able to do with the pig skin oval Only light practice was in duIged in, most of the time being spent bunting and catching the ball
 The Connecticut state bicycle circuit which is being conducted under the auspices of Connecticut division racing board, has proved very successful so far this season. Eight meets have been held insavarious parts of the state as circuit events, at which the attendance has been large and the racing of the best character. The next two circuit events, Bridgeport on Friday, August 2S, and Meriden, Saturday, August 29. Following this will come the meet of the Rose of New England wheel club of Norwich on Saturday September 5, the Capitol wheel clubs meet at Hart ford, September 12, and the meet of the Berlin Agricultural society, Septem- Der 23.
 Detective Tighe yesterday arrested Edgar c. Helphenstin, stylish com- mercial traveller at the New Haven house, charged with forgery. Helphen- stin was travelling for Terrellin & Co. of Washington, D. C., and presented a check on the National Metropolitan bank of Washington for $150 made pay able to himself and signed by Terrellin 6 Co.,, R. K. Helphenstin, treasurer. MT. MoseIey of the New Haven house was suspicious, and put the matter in- to Detective Tighe's hands. In answer to a telegram the Washington bank said that the Helphenstins had no ac- count there The arrested man con- fessed that he had committed the for gerry in the Westmoreland hotel, where he boarded. He was locked up. He said he had a wife in New York and that his father lived in Washington, He told the detective that he had got into tight spot for money and ap- peared greatly distressed over the af- fair.
 P. L. Buxbaum, salesman and win dow dresser for s. Goodman & Co.,, has gotten a striking a window display il- illustrative of the gold and silver issue.
 The resolutions passed by the com mon council of the city of Ansonia in acknowledgment of the gift of the free public library by Miss Caroline Phelps Stokes, have been engrossed in a very tasteful and artistic manner by c. H Blakeslee of Orange street, New Haven The work was done with pen, in red blue, black and gold, with appropriate initials and borders. The resolutions are prefaced by an ink drawing of the library itself and enclosed in rich sea covers, with corners of gold, and bear the initials, "C. P. s. in letters of the same material The Ansonia Sentinel says the testimonial is probably the handsomest ever prepared for a like purpose in the valley. MT. Blakeslee has also recently engrossed in gold blue and black the letter of thanks sent by the public library of this city to the Maharaja of Jeypore, India, who has 1ihyo1.v