The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-18
NOTES OF LOCAL INTEREST
PROMINENT MES OPPOSE THE
GRANTING or 4 LICENSE.

ding-New Oyster Grounds -Gainsa Point
Against the Consolidated Road--Sunday
Nights Temperance RaIly-othor Notes.
Strong objections were made yester-
day before the board of county COM
nissioners against granting a license
to Frederick r. Bissell to sell liquor at
$50 Whitney avenue in Hamden, just
over the New Haven line. The attend
ance was so large that an adjourn
ment was taken to the superior court
room. A remonstrance was presented
gotten up by the Hamden selectmen
and signed by the o. i. Winchester
estate, Eli Whitney, n. A. Baldwin, the
New Haven Street Railway company
and others.
The place Mr., Bissell has rented is on
the south side of Whitney avenue, adj
joining the drive to East Rock park
and is directly opposite the residence
of MI and Mrs. N a. Baldwin. High
board fences have been built about the
place as have also some sheds for horses
in the yard.
~AIbOAkANy NildI lGo IAiciIyCl dpRt&iSNa
for the remonstrants and was assisted
by Secretary Thrasher of the Law and
Order league. Attorney James Bishop
appeared for Mr.. Bissell.
The first evidence presented was the
remonstrance of the gentlemen before
named and a remonstrance from the
New Haven commission of public parks
signed by H. F. English. They object
ed TO a saloon adjoining the entrance
to the park by a formal vote passed
last Friday night.
Attorney Webb, whose home is in
Centeryille and also drives by the place
daily testified as one of the remon-
strants, saying the place was most I'M
suitable. Samuel Morris OF SAL Whitney
avenue said he had seen and heard
night hacks going into the place, that
ne had seen young girls coming and
going to and from the place, often not
leaving until or o'clock, and in some
cases not until he went to work in the
morning. He stated that above all
places for a saloon the place suggested
was the worst; that it would be great
annoyance to women and children who
get off and on the Whitney avenue
through the park. He said also that
he would sell his place for $4,000 less
money If a saloon was located there
President David Corey of the New
Haven Street Railway company Rev,
Charles f. Clark, Postmaster Wilbur
F. Smith, Deacon Paine and W. N
Gesner of Whitneyville, also Rollin c.
Horsford and Constable Cook of Ham
den testified in remonstrance: as also
did Henry O'Neill, First Selectman
| Davis of Hamdun and after hearing
this and other testimony the license
was refused.
TEMPERANCE RALLY SUNDAY.
The Rev. John d. Coyle. rector of
St Johns church, will preside on Sun
| day evening at the mass meeting to be
| held in the Grand Opera house under
the auspices of the Catholic Total Abb
stinence union. The speaker will be
| the Rev. James NJ. Cleary of Mime
apolis, president of the Catholic Total
| Abstinence union of America.
| YESTERDAY AFTERNOONS FIRE.
| Fire broke out in the one story addi-
ton of Peter Hanson's house at 80 View
street at 1855 yesterday and commune
|
| in from box So at the corner of James
and State streets. The flames were ex-
tinguished, but not before the addition
was consumed Mr., Hanson is a mason
by trade, but had built the house, a
| frame structure, himself The addition
| was used as a sort of carpenter shop.
/ The damage to the house was very
small The loss is about $500; no in
surance. Mr.. Hanson could not state
what caused the blaze.
WAS NO FIRE.
| The alarm of fire yesterday morning
| was due to a blaze made by straw and
paper in the yard of SS5 Grand avenue.
| Mr.. Silverglide was trying to thaw out
a frozen conductor pipe and the smoke
| was so great that some one sent in an
alarm from box 1872.
| CLOSED ALIENS HAT STORE.
The hat store of James r. Allen at 112
Crown street was closed yesterday by
an attachment served by Deputy Sheriff
! William E. Higgins The claim is for
$780, the sum borrowed from New York
parties.
TANNHAUSER IS SELECTED.
"Tannhauser" Is the opera to be CIV
SH ny lllS iIdiiil OSci SpeId tOiilpdhS a.
the Hyperion on Friday evening, April
10. THE scenery will be the same as
that used in New York and is said To
be gorgeous in the extreme The at
Effectiveness of Tannhauser depends in
unusual degree upon the acting powers
of the singers. and the two chief stars
who are to take part here, Frau &lafs
ky and Max Alvary, are distinguished
for both their singing and acting. Tho
ballot taken for the choice Of opera re-
suited as below:
"Tannhauser"-324.
"Tohengrin"-26S
Tristan and Isolde"--l5S.
die Meistersinger'-156.
"Die Walkure"-6o.
"Siegfried' FPS.
THE Scarlet Letter'--74
'Die Gotterdammerung"
DER Freischutz'-16
Mr.. H. G. Snow, the manager OF the
Damrosch Opera company, will be ir
New Haven to-day and make the fina
arrangements for the production Of
Wagner's great work, which will UNI
= doubtedly be the greatest musical event
here for some time to come.
| DEATHS AT THE ALMSHOUSE,
| Henry Ellis, fifty-four. formerly
known around town as Hank" dice
at the almshouse yesterday morning O
dropsy.
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