The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-23
NOTES OF LOCAL INTEREST
SONS or THE AMERICAN REVOLU-
TION MEETING TODAY.

IlON MEETING TO-DIl.
Another Slight Fire Calumet Clubs Troll
ley Ride-Fast Bicycle Track-Mr. Til
louis Death-Tho Post Office Changes
Naval Militia.
The board of managers of the Con-
necticut Society of the Sons of the
American Revolution will hold meet
ing at the Republican League club
house this afternoon, when it is expect
ed that definite plans will be arranged
for the unwilling of handsome bronze
tablet, which the society is to erect
in the war office of Governor Trumbull
at Lebanon, on Flag day, next June.
Ex-Representative E. e. Lord has de-
signed an exceedingly handsome bronze
table, in the center of which is an APP
propriate inscription and on either side
are the names of the revolutionary gem
erals, who met with Governor Trum-
bull at his office in Lebanon. The So
clety came into possession of the Office
about four years ago and purpose to
maintain it as an historical land mark
AT the meeting of the board several
prominent men will be proposed for
membership.
SLIGHT FIRE.
Another call from the fire alarm box
on the corner of College and Wall
streets Saturday afternoon caused a
large crowd to collect in that vicinity.
The fire was in the students boarding
house kept by Mrs. ]. e. Vining at
139 College street. 1t started in the
room of H. S. Weller '97 s. The dam
age was $780,
PYGMALION AND GALATEA.
The presentation of "Pygmalion and
Galatea" will take place on April Is at
the Hyperion. For some time the men,
bers of the cast have been drilling I'M
der the direction of c. Edward Bloomer
of New York, who has charge of the
rehearsals, and the company will meet
daily for rehearsals from the present
time till the production of the play.
The cast was finally decided on Sat-
urday night as follows:
Pygmalion.. Edward Bloomer
Galatea.. Jean Pardee Clark
Cynisca. Miss Jane Dillon
Myrine.. ............. Miss Jane Coombs
Daphne. Miss Elizabeth Kunz
Crysos. ......... Albert Milander
Ieucippe. Northumberland A. Smith
Agesimos. .................F. d. Rogers
Mimos. ........ Arthur Ramsdell
CALUMET CLUBS RIDE,
The Calumet club will go on a trolley
ride tomorrow night The members,
wiVnc NJ fyia dc will 10 nov OF ho
club house and go out to Montowese.
Their destination will be the Eaton
Brothers cafe and hall at the end of
the line. There supper will be served
and an orchestra will furnish music.
Assessor c. A. Baldwin will deliver an
address to the ladies.
WALTER TILLOU'S DEATH.
Walter G. Tillou of lis College street
died at the hospital in St. Augustine,
Fla, on Saturday from a sudden and
strange attack of insanity. Ten weeks
ago Mr.. Tillou went to Florida on ac-
count of his health. He was supposed
to be much improved until a dispatch
was received few days ago. Mr.. Til
lou was for many years superintend-
|ent of the Bosworth Machine companys
shops at Milford He leaves wife
and one daughter.
He was q. member of Wooster lodge,
f. and A. M.
Franklin B. Tillou, brother of the
deceased who is in St Augustine. will
bring the body to this city for inter-
ment.
POST OFFICE IMPROVEMENTS.
Postmaster Beach has received from
the post office department at Washing
ton orders for the establishment of
three sub-stations in the city, in ac-
cordance with the recommendations of
the postmaster These stations are to
be located in the following drug stores:
T. e. Egglestone, 339 Howard avenue;
r. M. Sheridan, 665 Grand avenue, and
P. B. Schurman, corner of York and
Elm streets. The stations will issue
money orders and registered letters, but
will not be empowered to pay money
on either. The stations will be estab-
lished on April is of this year. Each
druggist will be paid 500 a year.
An order from Washington to the
postmaster received Saturday changes
the name of the Fair Haven post office
to Station No. /.
W. "a. DOClolI las Dttn dpDOlnleu
substitute stamper in the post office.
NAVAL MILITIA
The first division, Naval Militia,
have placed on exhibition in the Win
dow of S. H. Kirby on Chapel street
silver loving cup which is to be pre-
scented to Company X, First regiment,
of Hartford. The cup is intended as a
souvenir of a trip to Hartford by the
local company on December IL, when
they were entertained by Company K.
1t has five handles, and the spaces be-
tween them have been appropriately
inscribed with figures representing one
of the sailor boys being welcomed by
the National Guardsman of the infan-
try corps. The work is by Meacham
A committee embracing large part
of the division will go to Hartford on
Wednesday. April /, and make an Off
cial presentation.
FAST BICYCLE TRACK.
Manager P. r. Greist of the Edge
wood Baseball association announced
Saturday that he would build fast BIZ
cycling track Immediately, if suitable
arrangements could be concluded with
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