The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-02-11
OF LOCAL INHERENT.

James E, Bontise leaves to-aay TOT few days stay in Hartford, stopping on his homeward journey at Bristol, New Britain, Unionvile and Glastonbury,
 MT. Frank S. Hamilton, jru attained the twenty-hrst anniversary of his birthday yesterday and was the recipi- ent at noon of a very handsome gold watch, the case beautifully engraved It was the gift of his father, Alderman Francis s. Hamilton, in honor of the birthday event and in token also of his appreciation of "Jr s" uniform excel lent attention to the paternal admoni- tions. The gift is beauty, and the re- cipient's many friends wish him a great many more happy birthdays.
 New London temple No. 15 of that city last Thursday evening presented Charles D. Hall, P, G. w. T., of Safety temple, this city, with gold-headed cane.
 City Clerk R. r. Lyon has received a dispatch informing him of the death of his sister-in-law at Round Lake, N. Y. Mrs. Lyon started for that place yes- terday and MT. Lyon will go there to- | day.
 Councilman John Morse of the Second ward is i'll in Chicago, Ill. He went there about ten days ago on business and was taken ill at the Great North ern hotel. He will not return until Sat | urday
 | A subscription dance is being ar ranged for the 20th at Anderson's gym" by young girls. They are: Miss Grace Leonard Miss Hattie Butler, Miss Fannie Bishop, Miss Bessie Mix and Miss Hattie Blakeslee. The moth CTS of the girls named will act as pat | ronesses.
 1 News has been received from Norfolk that MT. and Mrs. Carl Stoeckel have given the use of their handsome home | there to the Litchfield County Yale Uni- versity club, which was formed on last Thursday in the house. The residence is one of the finest in Litchfield county and was elaborately fitted by the late Robbins Battell, father of Mrs. Stoeck- el. The object of the organization form ed last Thursday is to bring the alum nj of Norfolk and surrounding towns | together occasionally in an informal manner. Some surmise that the house will eventually be sold to the club. The | following were elected as officers of the club: President, Professor Gustave Stoeckel, Yale university; vice presi- dent, the Rev John De Peu, Amherst; secretary and treasurer, Principal H. w. Carter, Williams.
 | Upson & Granniss sent forty men and | four horses from this city to Congamond lake yesterday morning to begin filling the Dickerman ice house. It has ca pacity of 12,000 tons.
 The Consolidated road, will continue to use the Canal railroad cut for Canal railroad trains just as of yore. No | change is contemplated.
 1 On Thursday night the subscription musicale for the benefit of the work l ing girls summer home will be one of the attractions of the evening at the residence Of Judge and Mrs. Samuel A, York. Miss Gertrude Sanford and Miss Ella York will be the vocal soloists of the evening with Miss Kate Osborn, the accomplished whistler, in several selec- tions, among them her own new com position, "The Grays' March" Frank Guion will play the piano and Dr. T. s. Bronson the violin. On the same even- ing the second meet of the York as- sembly" will be held at Anderson's gym nasium. The first one of the series of five was held the 16th of January. and was such delightful affair that the second is anticipated with pleasure by the members.
 President Morris F. Tyler of the Southern New England Telephone com pany was asked yesterday 1T, in view of the fact that the Peoples Telephone company would put in a plant into this city, the coming spring, his company would make any reduction in the rate for subscribers in this city. He said that no reduction was contemplated as there was no city in the Union of the size of this that had as good service at such low prices,
 The stock of the New York, New Ha- ven and Hartford Railroad company was quoted at 1S6 in New York yester- day, and sales were made at that figure. This is the highest quotation since the recent Wall street panic.
 | The Thatcher Boat company an-