The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-11-30
or LOCAL INTEREST.


ber-An Old State Street Firm of Restaur-
ant Mon Dissolve Partnership-A New
Shad Propagation station-The Pequots
Miss Benham's Reeital-speoialS service
Last Night at All Saints Chapel
Colder weather came yesterday, and
it is very acceptable to almost every
one. Many of the merchants would
hail good cold snap with delight
Last evening there was a lively fail of
hailstones for a quarter Of an hour
Concerning last month, Observer My
ers of the New Haven signal office says
that twenty-elght days of the month
were warmer by one degree than any
similar November period since the sta
ton was started in this city, twenty
four years ago.
More than $1,000 letters containing
ballots for to-morrow's election have
been deposited at the postoffice by the
Young Mems Republican club of this
city. It is expected that an equally
large amount of mail matter will be
sent out by the gold and silver demo-
cratic factions.
The old popular and well known firm
of Nixon & Nanton, restaurateurs ON
State street has been dissolved, the
notice concerning the same appearing
in another column. The firm has done
business there for eight or nine years
and met with instant success, which
has followed the firm throughout The
firm dissolves owing to the continued
poor health of Mr., Nixon, the senior
partner. and by advice of his physi-
cian Mr.. Nixon will quit night work
and engage in another line OF business.
Mr.. Nanton is one of the most skilled
and competent restaurateurs in the
state and has host of friends
Charles H. Stevenson of the United
| States fish commission left here Satur-
day night for New York after looking
over the conditions here relative to es-
tablishing a federal experimental sta
ton near this city for the propagation
of shad He interviewed members of
our shell fish commission, also Lezette
Foote and others. Mr.. Stevenson stat
| ed that the government would in a
short time establish stations at various
places along the coast. There is no
'Oubl WllelSNCI NiipNl oiiS " -
diately located in Connecticut
The social given November by Lib
erty Bell council No. 8, Junior o. U. A.
NJ, will be repeated December 10 by
request.
More than 200 members of the Pequot
association have made arrangements to
form a theater party at the Hyperion
within a short time. The affair will be
full dress and after the play the mem
/ bers will partake of lunch at tlem-
ings cafe on Chapel street.
Miss Neva Mae Benham of the Emer-
son School of Oratory will give liter
airy and musical recital in Warner hall
! on Wednesday evening, December >,
She will be assisted by Miss Madge II.
Roberts. contralto at the Center church;
the Yale Glee club, the Hillhouse High
School Banjo club and others Dancing
will follow from 10 to II o'clock ISe
dance music will be played by VIII
liams' and Lacheers orchestra OF
LOOMS Temple of Music.
The Rovers' Wheel club fair and bi-
cycle exhibit, which has been running
at McIntyres old store on Chapel
street since the 21st attracts large
| crowds nlSnIly. -Sdlufudy liSllt a W.
i egation from the Rambling Cycle club
of Bridgeport attended and Tonight
the Torrington Cycle club will be pres
ent.
SPECIAL SERVICES AT ALL
SAINTS CHAPEL.
A special musical service was held at
i All Saints chapel, corner of Howard
avenue and Lamberton street, last
evening, at which Rev Edwin Har-
wood, D. D., rector emeritus of Trinity
. church, delivered a fine sermon. Music
was feature of the service, Miss HUI
da Pagels, the organist having arrang-
ed an elaborate program, which was
rendered by the choir assisted by G
III. Mann, basso of the United church
who sang Dudley Bucks Fear Not Ye
o Israel" at the offertory, These spe-
ciaI services have attracted large con-
gregations, and the organ fund, t
which the collection is devoted, has
been substantially increased.
A large number Of Or. Harwood's
former parishioners at Trinity attend
ed last evenings service