The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-01-20
or LoCAn INTEREST.

WHO was EGpuIteu as tt4Fil5 SpHe Alolil
town, made his will just before he left.
Isadore Stein drew 1t for him. He was
treasurer OF a Hebrew benevolent socl-
ETY..
The steamer Richard Peck of the Old
line recently damaged by striking on a
rock, has been repaired and resumed
her regular trips.
The Dramatic club of st. Mary's I.
A. Is, and l.. society of Mt. Carmel will
produce IA Celebrated Case" a drama
in prologue and four acts, on Tuesday
evening, January n, at st. Mary's
church hall of that place.
The story that several hundred en-
ployes of the Winchester Repeating
Arms company were about to be laid Off
because of dearth of business is denied
by an official of the company in a posi-
ton to know This official, who request
ed that his name be not mentioned, sald
that no greater number had been laid
off work than was usual at this season
of the year. He also stated that he
knew of no reason just now why a Iar-
ger number than usual of the employees
should be suspended.
Washington, Jan. 1S.-Original-Joh
E. Brown, Norton Heights. Renewal
Henry Page, Stony Creek. Increase
George Hoey New Haven. Original
widows. etc.-Elizabeth Mcdonald, New
Haven; minor of David Grammar, Wa
terbury.
The case of Michael Gaelindo and wife
of Wallingford against Nicholas Pas
quale Of this city, an action for alleged
Islander brought through Attorney J. +.
Wynne several days ago, has been set
tied
GOOD ROADS.
The good roads commission of the
state, of which James H. Macdonald
of this city is chairman, have prepared
a valuable pamphlet which they will
distribute among the towns of the state,
principally to selectmen, and persons
who have the interest of better roads
at heart. The statement to be sent out
contains a summary of the work of the
commission the past year, and its hopes
for the coming few months 1t states
that the entire sum allowed it by the
state and county, $4,000 each, was eX-
pended last year and that the same
amount will be needed and used this
year. In the one hundred days the
commission worked last year twenty
ona towns were furnished with high
ways under the auspices of the commits
sion, fourteen new roads are nearly
comleted, thirty-six are under process
of construction, to be finished before
July l, and nine more are well under
way.
ARCTIC CLUB REUNION.
The members of the former Arctic So
cial club, which twenty years ago was
one of the leading organizations of the
kind in New Haven, will have a reunion
in room in the Insurance building on
Wednesday, evening. William Coogan
is the senior surviving member Other
members are ex-Registrar Carr Law
yer Mcnamara, William Maher, Mail
Clerk Richard German, Cornelius Dali
ey and Daniel McEwen. The club dis
banded about fifteen years ago.
FATHER LTLLY's VACATION.
Rev Father Lilly, rector of st. Ma
rvs church, leaves this week for Men,
phis, his native place, for a visit of
about two weeks. During his absence
the parish will be in charge of Rev.
Father Higgins, it's former pastor and
now provincial of the Dominican order
During the past year the collections of
st. Mary's have been about $4,000 above
those Of the previous year.
SAVINGS BANKS MUST PAY.
The state board of equalization has
rendered decision in respect to the re-
turns of the Society for Savings of
Hartford and the Putnam Savings bank
which will be of interest to all savings
banks in the state. Each of the banks
deducted from the net amount of its
securities upon which the state fran
chise tax of one-fourth of one per cent.
is levied, the amount of United States
bonds on hand, the Hartford institution
$4,000 and the Putnam bank $4,000.
Other savings banks which had deduct
ed the amount of their respective hold
ings of the bonds corrected their re-
turns upon request, but the two insti-
tutions named desired hearing on the
subject, which was given Thursday
The board decided that under the state
law the bonds could not be deducted
This makes a difference Of $3.50 in the
taxes to be paid by the Society for Saw
ings and sips in the case of the Putnam
Savings bank.
ROBERT EMMET'S MEMORY.
Wolfe Tone and Napier Tandy clubs
and st. Vincent de Paul society, with
the ladies Guild will meet Wednesday
evening to perfect arrangements for
celebrating the anniversary of Robert
En,met. The anniversary exercises will
occur at the Hyperion theater on March
4 Hon. John J. Delaney of New York
ex-assistant corporation counsel, will
deliver the Grafton.
THE PEQUOTS.
The Pequot club will give an enter
tairment at their club house. Morris
Cove on the evening of January 81
There will be an informal talk on Ger
many by George L. Fox, which will
be illustrated with the stereopticon. At
ter the entertainment there will be
dancing and card party. The spec
ial committee in charge of the affair u.s.
Mrs. w. A. Harris, chairman; Mrs. F.
w. Human, Mrs. S. A. Howe, Mrs A.
L. Frisbie, Mrs. f. e. Brooks, Mrs. c.
r. Wells, Mrs. r. S. Woodruff, W. L.
Loomis, F. l. Booth, f. P. Lewis, E. W.
Cornwall, A. III. Jackson, r. E. Well
man, Fl. S. WEIGH 7. J. Adams. The
entertainment committee is e. S. Os-
born, j. N Champion and c. E. Larom.
DEATH OF MIR. DOCKENDORFF.