The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-07
OF LOCAL INTEREST.

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 Where it Win be Most Beneiicial-The Disbanded Stars-New Haven Genius
 Recognized-Tax Commission Ends Its Labors and Dimes at the New Haven
 House Funeral of James O'Brien Yes
 terday,
 Congressman sperry and wife arrived in Washington last evening, They are staying at their apartments in the Buckingham, opposite McPherson Square, where they resided during the last session of congress.
 By the will of the late George Bliss of New York $6O,0oO is bequeathed to Yale, ! the money to be applied at the discre- ton of President Dwight,
 The members of Excelsior. Jr, com pany, which broke up here last Friday night, all obtained enough money to set home on the boat, and expect to receive the balance in due time, The company had a hard run of luck ow ing to election times. This company was not one of Edward E. Rices as was reported. The beautiful Deyo, one of the prime favorites of the original company, will remain in this city with her mother Mrs. Scott, as the guest of New Haven friends, a few days. | Deyo's dancing is more winning than ever and the seVenteen-year-o -old beauty has won golden honors in nearly every city in the Union since she began her theatrical career on the opening night of Excelsior, Jr.," in the Hyperion in October, 1895. She has number of of- fers to join metropolitan companies and will probably enter the Gay Girl from Paris cast in New York the coming week. Arthur Dunn and his wife of the Excelsior, Jr." company will go to England in the spring and Deyo will also make the trip. Her father is in London and she has an offer to appear in spectacular work there. Deyo's sis ter, Grayce Scott, was here recently in "A Parlor Match.
 The members of the town and city joint tax commission appointed by the last legislature to settle the cases of delinquent taxpayers in New Haven, held very enjoyable private ban quet in the New Haven house Satur- day evening, in observance of the close of their labors. Those present were Aldermen Forsyth and Isaac Bromley, who represented the city on the com mission ,Selectmen Ludington and Cunningham, who represented the who represented the town, Harry w. Asher, who represented the school dis trict, and Clerk John c. Gallagher. Elk Alderman Bromley presided. A fine menu was served.
 James O'Brien, aged forty-six, who died on Friday night, was a contractor in the bullet department at the Win chester arn1ory, and for twenty-eight years an employe of the company. He was i'll only four days. His death came as g. shock to his many friends. He leaves a wife and three children. The funeral services were held yesterday at St. Marys church and were largely at tended.
 Miss Sarah Converse, the talented New Haven girl, who is cast for An nette Donnelly" in "The Sporting Duchess" company, has many friends | here who take pride in her progress and success, which have been rapid, she having been on the stage but one season. This is a phenomenal record. She is very pretty girl with mag netic stage presence and her gowns are said to be very ''fetching' Her role here tonight and tomorrow night includes several little comedy scenes. l She will receive a warm welcome. Harry Lacy of the same company, also of New Haven, needs no introduction in this city, where he is well and favorab- l ly known to so many friends.
 Mrs Jean Pardee Clark has new play ready for production and it will doubtless be first given at one of the dramatic schools in New York after Lent. It is entitled (Which One?" and is in four acts. It is society comedy with more of the dramatic In its con- struction than comedy. The scene is laid In London, two acts in London and two in the suburbs One scene will in- l troduce a lawn fete which is in cele- bration of a marriage and in which a large number of people will figure. Twelve characters will be needed for the cast, the principal one or star part being written for a man. It is said by good judges who have knowledge of the scope and character of the new play that it bids fair to be 8 signal success.
 New Haven's share of the liquor li- cense money just collected by the coun- ty commissioners is $145, ,350. The coun- ty keeps 5 per cent. of the total amount l collected from each town and sends 95 per cent. to the towns excepting New l Haven, where 5 per cent. goes to the city and per cent. to the police fund, the town getting S5 per cent. The amounts sent to the other towns were as follows: Waterbury, $59,2S0; Meri- den, $32, 2,121.40 Walhngford, $S60S.90; Branford s5,0S2.50; Hamden, $2137.50; Milford, $2,1S5; Orange, $1 ,805 Seymour, $2,47o; Southbury, $380; Guilford, s11.40; Madison, $11.40.
 General E. E. Bradley, gold candidate for mayor, filed his election expense &C., count Saturday. It was S107.60.
 The county health officers of the state at their meeting in Hartford Saturday voted to revise the rules of the town health officers and have them recorded in the town clerks office in each town.