The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-05
or LOCAL. INTEREST.


The next meeting of the New Haven
Social Science association will be held
this evening at 7:3o at the rooms of the
Young Mems Institute. The subject is
Improvement in the Material Condi-
ton of the Average Man" and the dis
cussion will be opened by Mr.. Hunter.
HEUBLEIN'S NEW LEASE
The Heublein Brothers have secured a
lease of the entire Lefiingwell building
in which their cafe, at the corner of
Church and Court streets, is located.
They will take possession May l. The
tenants who now occupy the offices on
the upper floor will not be disturbed
The Heubleins will occupy the first floor
as now, and sublet the offices ON the
upper floors. as has been customary
The lease by which the firm held the
first floor of the building would not
expire until May /, 1898, but the lease
has been merged into the new contract,
which holds for five years from May J.
of the present year. The papers were
drawifby ex-Judge Lynde Harrison.
EXTENSIVE IMPROVEMENTS.
The plans for the extensive improve
ments which are to be made at Mendel
4 Freedman's store In Chapel street
have been completed and the contracts
for doing the work We're awarded yes
terday. Charles McF'eeters will do the
joiner work and John Nugent the mason
work The improvements will cost be-
tween 81, 900 and $4,000. The concern is
to occupy three floors and will have
among the other improvements, pass
enger elevator put in. The work Of al
iteration will be commenced in a few
days.
REPUBLICAN CLUB ASSEMBLY.
The Young Mems Republican club as
sembly will be held Saturday night at
the Hotel Majestic. Speeches will be
made by President f. b. Farnsworth,
Attornew Matthewson, James a. How
arth Isaac Ullman Sydney Dawson, j.
P. Goodhart, L. Darlington, F. w. Orr
and Mr., Snow.
MR.. AND MRS. GEORGE IVES.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ives, who start
ed for Antwerp several days ago upon
learning Of the serious illness of their
daughter, Mrs. William J. Konold, who
was away on her wedding trip and who
died a few. days ago, arrived out yes
terday morning. A cable was received
this week from Mr.. Konold stating that
the remains of the deceased had been
embalmed He was waiting the arrival
of Mr. and Mrs. Ives before leaving
with the body of his wife for this
country.
JSy-GfTNTTT 90 NEW SsTTlRE,
Mr.. Frank C. Bushnell said yester-
day: sThe r. c. Bushnell company has
leased the premises No. 22t Water street
and will begin wholesale grocery
business there about May /. The new
firm is composed Of f. G. Bushnell, i.
/. Andrews, NJ w. Shaughnessy and e.
M Somers. That is all | have to say
on the subject at present" The Water
street building referred to by Mr.. Bush
nell is known by the name of the Ives
building" and is one of the best arrang-
ed structures for the wholesale grocery
business in New Haven. 1t is opposite
the Consolidated railroads office build
ing
KINGS DAUGHTERS MEETING.
The postponed meeting of the Kings
Daughters union will be held at the
Epworth NJ. T.. church March at 3
O'Clock.
BICYCLE CLUB RECEPTION.
The New Haven Ladies Cycle club
will hold their fourth annual reception
at Neru hall this (Thursday) evening,
March 5. Notice has been received that
large delegations from Bridgeport Mer-
iden, Springfield and Waterbury will
attend. and also the Germania Bicycle
club of this city.
SIGNALS BLOWN DOWN.
Four signals have been blown down
at Norwalk, Stamford and Darien. Mr..
Sanford went down by the first train
to ATTEMPT to save the material The
signals are erected on high land over
looking the sound and are used as'
ranges in setting the oyster ground
buoys. They are made of boards, are
about Is feet in height and cost about
$50 each. Engineer Sanford did not
expect to restore the signals, but wish
ed to save the material from further
destruction.
DIR. MADDEN HOME AGAIN.
DR.. Edward G. Madden has returned
from a trip to Florida, and resumed
practice at his office, 224 Congress ave-
nue.. DR.. Madden went south for
needed rest and was accompanied by
the Rev. NJ McKeon, pastor of the Sa-
cred Heart church. Father Mckeo1
remains in Florida for few weeks
longer, but DR. Madden says he is al
ready much improved in health.
NEW CHAPTER HOUSE.
plane fo,. the handsome new chapter
house which is being designed by a
well known New York architect for the
Clofster. the well known Sheffield scien-
tific school society, are completed and
will be submitted to builders in a short
time for estimates. The building as
designed is to be of white marble and
will cost about 100000. 1t is TO be of
classic style and will be located on the
property on High street near Grove,
purchased by the society a year or SO
ago. When completed it will be, it is
expected, the most artistic and costly
ooiIeora society building in America