The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-13
OF LOCAL INTEREST,


 United States Commissioner Wrieht spent yesterday in Springfield as ad- visor in deciding the terms of settlement of an estate of that city.
 The "Roentgen or X ray photogra- phy" is well told about in this weeks Scientific American, for sale at Pease's on Church street
 Miss Anne Day read paper before the Mary Clap Wooster chapter, Daugh- ters of the American Revolution, Tues day afternoon. Miss Days paper told the story of an old colonial bedstead, that at present stands in certain house in New Haven.
 The trial of E. J. Conwell for arson will be held in Southport to-day and is expected to be the most sensational trial ever held in the village. A dozen or more of the prominent business men of the village have been summoned as witnesses.
 A friends of Michael c. Murphy, the Yale track athletic trainer, said yester- day that MT. Murphy had received a tempting offer to go to the University of Pennsylvania.
 The Police Mutual Aid society cleared S1,700 from their recent ball. Two years ago the net receipts were $2 100, but the expenses this year were larger.
 Some excitement was caused at Brown university yesterday by the an- nouncement that seven juniors had been suspended until September ?. The giv- en cause was presenting to the rheto- ric department as their own composition written matter not their own compost tion."
 Mr. H. G. Flemming of St Louis, the J. T. Pub tobacco and the Toddy cigarette representative man, is in town.
 Tho Hubinger brothers have offered to construct fine bicycle track at the Elm City Driving park for the newly organized local bicycle club as soon as the club is ready to hold meet.
 City Clerk Lyon was yesterday noti- fled that the Consolidated railroad had withdrawn it's appeal from the order of the court of common council compelling 1t to pay the cost of the new sidewalk on Bridge street, a total amount of nearly $500. fi
 Max Levy of Congress avenue has purchased of Frederick c. Smith, the feed dealer, the premises at 51 Wash ington street The price paid was $5,- 200 and the business was transacted by Thomas r Cox,athe real estate dealer. Levy will convert the building into a flat with stores on the first floor.
 The treasurer of the Union school dis trict Of East Haven has paid to the county treasurer $1,700 in payment for the condemned property of the Stephen Hemingway estate and of Mrs. Ellen s. Kirkham on Thompson street. The money was paid to the county treasurer because Mrs. Kirkham refused to ac- cept her portion and there is some aues- tion over the title of the Hemin gway property.
 The quartermaster general is receiv- ing from commanding officers of the National Guard the bronze five-year narksmens badges for exchange. The new badges to be issued will bear the designation "y-year" on the bar, and they will be made on the same die as the silver ten-year badges.
 August Schaefer, who keeps a baker shop at 65 Congress avenue, was badly injured at o'clock yesterday morning while trying to prevent his horse from running away. The horse fell on him. Dr. Strauss was called. Schaefer sus- tained severe internal injuries.
 The work on the addition to the coun- ty jail, which has been in progress for some time past, is now about completed. As soon as the workshop is moved the men will begin at the old shop to con- vert it into a jail. The floor will be torn up and 100 cells will be put up.
 Frank E. Morgan, for many years a prominent official of the New Haven Clock company, has recently completed the invention of an automatic gas meter which Is likely to prove a bonanza to him. Although it has just been patent ed MT. Morgan has already received one order from the Consolidated Gas company for 10000 of the Ndevices. Preparations for the manufacture of the attachments are now being made under the direction of F. A. Lane, who for many years was also associated with MT Morgan at the works of the New Haven Clock company.
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