The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-27
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Talk of the Erection of u Big New Hotel
Salvation Army Railies-East Haven's
School House-Lighthouse Point-Died
ut tho A'mshOuSe,
Incorporation Counsel c. 4. Dris-
coll has purchased of John Ryder the
property occupied for a saloon at the
corner of Commerce and Water streets.
The property has n frontage of so feet
on Water street and 70 feet on Com
merce street, and completes for Mr..
Driseoll the ownership Of the entire
square bounded by Meadow, Water and
Commerce streets on three sides, and
extending back as far as George Hotch-
kiss property. Mr.. Driscoll's property
at that point embraces 1873 feet on
Meadow street, 1873 on Water street,
and 146 feet on Commerce street.
Mr.. Driscoll was enthusiastic over
his purchase and said his property now
was the finest site for a hotel in the
city, and that syndicate of New
York and New Haven capitalists was
in course of formation to erect one of
the most commodious hotels in the state
on the site, and that plans for such a
building were now being drawn by one
Of the city architects. The building,
he said, would probably cost over $780,
900. 1t would be six stories high on
the corner of Meadow and Water
streets. diagonally opposite the en-
trance of the Consolidated roads new
office building. He declined to give the
names of any of the local parties in
terested in the scheme, saying that the
announcement would be premature.
THE GOVERNOR TO ATTEND.
Governor Coffin yesterday accepted
the invitation of Wadham's post, G. A.
r., to attend the celebration of COM
memorating the surrender of Lee on
April 9.
EAST AHAvEN'S NEW SCHOOL
BUILDING.
The committee in charge of the mat
ter of building a school in East Haven
have decided to adopt the plans sub
mitted by Brown & Berger the well
known Church street architects. The
design is handsome one and the build
ing is to be 57x37 feet. 1t is to be con-
structed of pallet brick with Long
meadow stone trimmings. 1t is to be
two stories high and will have four
rooms. The entrance will be in the
center through semi-circular arched
doorway. The rooms are to be fitted in
hard wood and the building is to be
heated by steam. 1t will cost about So,
900.
DEATH AT SPRINGSIDE
Mrs. Mary Seymour, eighty years old,
,,t~o o,-1x- a~Io x,
morning, of g. complication of diseases.
She had been in the institution since
October, at which time she was taken
there from her daughters home in
| Webster street.
ELISHA FONDA'S DEATH.
Elisha H. Fonda of East Haven died
of pneumonia Wednesday, aged sixty
two years. For several years he had
been employed as machinist at the
Branford Lock works He leaves a
widow and several children.
MR.. LAMBY'S FUNERAL.
! The funeral of the late Frederick
| Lamby was held from his late resi-
dence, ia Wooster street, Wednesday
afternoon. The services were conduct
ed by the Rev I. C. Meserve of Daven-
! DOII ClluICIl. 4nAHIlltlll
was in the family lot in Evergreen
cemetery.
ALL ABOARD FOR LIGHTHOUSE
| POINT.
| c. W. Blakeslee & Sons, who have
been engaged nearly all winter in grad
| ing the road bed for the extension o,
the New Haven Street Railway from
the present terminus to Lighthouse
Point, will complete their contract this
week 1t is expected the extension vii
be ready for use about May Is. Thi:
work will cost over $4,000.
THE PIED PIPER.
| w. Manning Reynolds new operetta
"The Pied Piper of Hamelin," is com
pIeted and will be presented at TIN
Easter Carnival which is to be giveI
in Warner hall on Easter Wednesday
April s. 1t is by far the finest operett;
Mr.. Reynolds has produced. The must
is very catchy, especially the mayor
song, 81 Am the Mayor of Hamelil
Town" the policeman's What Will tn
Mayor Do Them" and the "Scoldinl
Chorus" by Hamelin DANES. One of tn
prettiest solos is "The Sunshine of Gu
Lives is Gone" A Maypole Dance AM
a song introducing singing games ar
VERY pretty features of the picnic scene
The operetta will be repeated on Apri
IA at Warner hall.
FIRE IN ANSONIA--A DEAD MAN
Ansonia, March 26.-Germania hal
here was damaged by fire this morn
ing, and the Ulk society lost propert.
valued at 5000.
While the fire was in progress tn
dead body of Henry Elmer, a residen
of West Ansonia, was found in tn
rear Of the burning building. 1t is sup
posed that his death was due to epil
epsy, to which he was subjected. III
was thirty-fve years old.
SALVATION ARMY RALLIES.
Adjutant and Mrs. Merriweathe
will conduct three days special meet
ings at the Salvation Army, corner O
York street and Broadway, Saturday
Sunday and Monday, March %, 90 an
so.
Monday evening Captsin Truman wi
give his experience of fifteen years i
the United States navy. Capital
Bergh. the great Swedish singer an
guitarist, will also be present and rem
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