The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-06-16
LOCAL NE WS,
Brief Mention.
High water to-day at 1:54 a. m.
 Own a home-S1 500, R. D. Baldwin.

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 Own a home-S1, ,6OO R. F. Baldwin. Loans and insurance furnished by Charles Wilson & Co.,, 42 Church street. The Twenty-ninth regiment, c. ", have decided to hold their annual re- union in Ansonia in the latter part of August.
 The transfer books of the New Haven Water company closed yesterday at p. m for the usual semi-annual divi- dend of 4 per cent, payable July l.
 MT and Mrs. P. Woodbury Bush, for merly of this city, arrived in Dallas, Tex, a week ago on their tour conduct ing the singing in series of evangelis- tic meetings.
 Mrs, George D. Mcclellan, wife of the Derby Adams Express agent, has just received word from England inform ing her of a legacy of $25OO0 left by her brother, Thomas Watson.
 The Chicago Junction Railroad and Stock Yards company has declared a semi-annual dividend of per cent. on the common stock and quarterly div idend of 11a per cent on the preferred stock, both payable July 1; transfer books closed yesterday.
 Mrs. Margaret Bottome, president of the International order of Kings Daughters and Sons, will speak in the Methodist church at Norwalk Thursday afternoon. The state secretary, Mrs. D. M James of New Haven will have charge of the opening exercises.
 Mrs. George Eustis Robertson and children, formerly of Chicago, who have been visiting her parents, MT. and Mrs. George H. Smith of Humphrey street, leave this week for the Adirondacks MT. Robertson, who is now secretary of the American Real Estate company of New York, has gone west on business trip.
 The Ministerial association of the New York district of the New York East Conference will meet in Stam- ford to-day. The speakers assigned for the occasion are Rev. Dr. George Lansing Taylor, Rev. pr. Pullman, Rev. J. E. Holmes, Rev A. H. Good enough, Rev. Dr. G. P. Mains and Rev. Dr. Buckley
 Several members of the New Haven Camera club left last night for Pittsfield Mass, to attend the annual field day and meeting of the New England Lan- tern Slide exchange, of which the clut in this city is a corresponding member. A business meeting was held last night and to-day a long ride will be taken through the Berkshire hills.
 The ninth annual convention of the German Catholics of this state will be held in this city July and 6. The delegates will arrive Sunday and attend mass at St. Boniface church at 10:3O a m. In the afternoon they will convene in Germania hall. Delegates and so- cieties will be present from all of the principal cities in the state. Monday after the celebration of mass, the visit ing societies will parade the principa streets, after which the business session will be held. The festivities will close with social demonstration Monday af. ternoon in Schuetzen park.
 Among those to take part in the lawr tennis tournament in Bridgeport this week is A. E. Foote of this city, whC recently won the New England cham pionship and is one of the best player! in the country. It is hoped that Nal cOlm c. Chace, who ranked third il the players of the country last year, vii also be present in the open event. Som, of the others who have entered art Messrs. Colgate, Kent Griffith, AFch bald, Sheldon and Hooker, who are tn best players of the Yale University Ten his club, and Professor William LyOl Phelps of the New Haven club. Tn Brooklawn Country club will probabl. be represented by Gregory Bryan, Sam uel w. Hawley, and others. The clU is fortunate in obtaining the presenc of MT. Joseph T. Whittelsey, secretar. of the United States Lawn Tennis as sociation, who will act as refereed This tournament is the first of the Con neCticut state championship tourna ments held under the auspices of tn national association. -.-.