The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-08
LOoAL NEVIS JoTTINGS.

Judge Deming-Cuthbert & Co.'s New
 Banking House-A Trip to Florlda-S. $.
 Superintendents-New Haven Y. P. S. c.
 E,-West Side Club, Etc
 Judge Shipman of the United States circuit court was in town yesterday and lectured on United States practice before seniors and graduates at the Yale law school In the afternoon,
 At the First Baptist church this eve- ming 0 fine entertainment will be giv- en, arranged by MT. Bishop, a promi- nent member of the church. There will be music and recitations, followed by social hour
 Rev. Father Lilly of St. Mary's R, c. church has returned from his vacation which he spent in the west.
 The board of governors of the Mon- ticello club will meet tomorrow night to arrange for the payment of the in- debtedness of the club.
 Mrs. A. F. Winchell, wife of pr. Win chell of Pearl street, has gone to Com bridge, Mass. where she will spend two weeks visiting her daughter, Mrs. William Brooks, wife of Prof. William Brooks of the Harvard medical school.
 John S. Lane & Son have been award ed the contract to build a telford road on Maple avenue in this city at $1.35 lineal foot.
 Attorney William s. Pardee, former town counsel, announced yesterday that he will accept the national demo- cratic nomination for senator from the Eighth senatorial district. For one plank in his platform he announces that he favors the consolidation of the town, city and school districts into one legislative and executive government.
 Brazos & Son of Middletown have been awarded the contract to build a macadam road in Old Saybrook, and they have begun work upon macadam road in Saybrook.
 Charles s. Leete and son, J. B. Leete, of the firm of c. 8. Leete & Co.,, have gone to attend the National Wholesale Druggists association's annual meet ing in Philadelphia.
 A reception and tea will be rendered to the visiting tennis players of the Intercollegiate association here on Fri day from to I o'clock in the afternoon. The patronesses are: Mrs. Godfrey Dunscombe, Mrs. Henry l.. Hotchkiss, Mrs. Wilbur F. Day, Miss Susan san ford and Miss Lena Farnam.
 Ex-Judge Lucius P. Deming delivered his illustrated lecture in the Naugatuck opera house Tuesday night under the auspices of the republican town com mittee. About 1,4OO people were pres ent and filled the hall to overf1owing, and about 400 were unable to get in.
 East Haven. at its town business meeting Tuesday night, voted for free text books for the first time in it's his- tory, and appropriated s200 for the books. A larger sum will be appro- priated later on. The school year is in creased from 3S to 40 weeks. Dwight w. Futile presided.
 E. B. Cuthbert & Co.,, the we'll known New York bankers and brokers, open ed their new local offices to the public yesterday morning. Attorney John B. Clark, who has been with the firm for the past year, has been appointed man. ager of the local office and will no doubt make a success of the new enterprise. Mir. Clark Is we'll and favorably known to large number of influential men of this city, and the firm, which has been established for many years Is one of the most famous in the country. It has thirty-nine branch offices in as many cities of the union.
 John Semon, the Connecticut agent for the National Cash Register com pany, and his salesfnen, will leave this city Saturday, the 17th day of October, for Dayton, O., where they will attend a meeting of the companys salesmen from all over the world. There will probably be $50 men present The meet ing is the eleventh annual, and will last one week, from the 18th to the 26th 18th.
 A fleet of three small boats, con- sisting of the Capt Cod catboat Isolde, with C. w. Lord. Captain Edward Burt and son, and two other persons as passengers; the sloop rig sharpie Mist, with owner, G. H. Clements, wife and two children, of Flushing, l.. l.; the small yacht Peerless, with Captain James Austin In command, will leave this port witsin a few days for a sail down the coast to Florida.
 The bearers at the funeral of Mrs. James K. Matthias were: Judge l.. w Cleaveland, William T. Booth, General E. B. Bradley, Judge A. Heaton Rob- Iertson, Joseph Portel and Isaac J. Wild. Rev. Dr. George w. Douglass of Trini- ty church, assisted by Rev. MT. Sco- vile, assistant pastor of Trinity church, and Rev. MT. Woodcock of Ansonia, conducted the services. The interment was in Evergreen cemetery.
 The New Haven Sunday School Su- perintendents' union has secured Pro- lessor H. M Hamill of Illinois to speak to the Sunday school teachers of New Haven and vicinity at the First Pres byterian church on Friday evening at 7:45 o'clock. Professor Hamill, field secretary of the international associa- tion, Is widely and favorably known as a leader in normal work. A freight locomotive on the New York, New Haven and Hartford rail- road exploded at Meriden yesterday morning and was completely wrecked. Engineer Webber and Fireman Bates of the locomotive escaped miraculously with slight injuries by virtue of the fact that the flying debris went for ward instead of to the rear The loco- motive was No 68, the oldest engine in use on the road. It was drawing g. iutt nd at e.EE haI