The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-02-28
local NEWS JOTIINGS.

Two more cases OI SCdIiel lever WCiC
reported to Health Officer Wright yes
terday morning. Both are in Jewish
families, at TIA and 176 Liberty street.
The patients are children and attended
private school at Factory and Com
eating. Thus far this month there have
been thirteen cases of scarlet fever,
nine of diphtheria, three of typhoid fe-
yer and eighteen of measles.
TRANSFER OF PROPERTY.
DR., Walter Judson has sold his house
at 1899 York street to Dr. Arthur N. AL
ling of PA Crown street, who will reside
there
SUPERINTENDENT POND ILL.
Superintendent Albert e. Pond of the
Winchester avenue road is il in Boston
with an attack of heart failure,
GOT THEIR LICENSES.
Clarence B. Hotchkiss of $50 Dixwell
avenue and Joseph H. Wagner of IL
Shelton avenue were yesterday granted
licenses by the county commissioners.
Their applications were opposed by the
summerfeld M. E. church.
BY NEW HAVEN ARCHITECTS.
Architects Brown & Berger have be-
gun plans for a handsome shore cot
tage which is to be constructed for Pro-
fessor Woodford of New York at Wood
mont this spring. The cottage is to be
two stories high and the main dimen-
sions will be 25 by Sc feet. 1t is to have
an exterior finish of white cedar shin
giles. 1t will be finished inside with
polished pine. A large veranda will ex-
tend across the front and sides of the
cottage. There are to be two fine buff
brick mantles and the plumbing will
be of the most approved kind.
REV MR.. MILLER.
The resignation of Rev A. p Miller
as pastor of the Dixwell avenue Con-
gregational church was accepted We'd
nesday afternoon by council of the
Congregational ministers of New Ha
ven at the Di3well avenue church. At
the session Mr. Miller explained the
situation of the trouble which has re-
suited in his resignation. AT his re-
quest he was given power to withdraw.
work with the American Missionary
society Monday next. Mr.. Miller's de-
parture is greatly regretted by many of
of the best people of the city, colored
and white. He has done a splendid
work here and has been hard work.
ing, earnest and able pastor and preach
er-one of the ablest colored preachers
that the city has ever had.
NEW OYSTER STEAMER.
w. M. Rowland & Co., oyster growers
at City Point, have new $1,000 naph-
tina dredge boat nearly ready for
launching at Patchogue, Long Island.
It will be delivered about May /. The
craft is to be propelled with power fur
nished by naphtha engine and will
have some Improvements never before
applied to one of these boats. 1t will
be a first-class oyster dredge. The hull
is "a feet long, 151s feet breadth of beam
and will draw about four feet of water.
The intention is to combine light draft
with the greatest carrying capacity
possible. This boat will be able to car
ry five hundred bushels of oysters,
which is quite large for a craft of her
dimensions.
CHAPEL AND PARISH HOUSE IN
MONTOWESE.
Ground was broken yesterday for the
chapel of the Baptist church in Monto-
wese. 1t is in the form of an addition
to the church and will be used for Sun
day school, lectures, concerts, enter
tainments and social affairs. 1t will
have a basement and will be two stories
high. The seating capacity in the main
body of the chapel will be 200. The E.
I4arkins & Sons Co. are the contractors
and they viii have it done by May 1.
1t is the intention OF the ladies of the
church to have the annual May break
fast there on May /
PHI BETA KAPPA MEETING.
A business meeting of the Phi Beta
Kappa society was held Wednesday ev-
ening in Old Chapel. The graduate of
ficers were all reelected: President,