The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-10-12
OF LOCAL INTEREST,


 The board of selectmen of New Ha- ven and Woodbridge, in joint confer ence yesterday, decided to commence on the Improvements to Long Hill on October 23.
 The Boys club of 19 Oak street, which was started last year under the aus pices of the Yale students, was reopen ed last evening. Howard c. Henz of P College street has charge of the good work
 The New Haven Gun club will hold it's next monthly shoot tomorrow af- ternoon. Merchandise prizes and team race as usual. Visitors are always wei come.
 The wheel club of the Y. M. c. A, in this city will entertain the Meriden club connected with the association to- morrow night The club from Meriden will make the run to New Haven by moonlight. Contractor Mansfield of sthe Boston Asphalt company has put a number of men to work fixing a few minor defects in the bad gutters of Trumbull and Or ange streets, caused by heavy teams using the pavement before it was thor oughly hard,
 The board of selectmen will inspect the roads and bridges in Fair Haven this morning, and in the afternoon will inspect roads in Westville and take dinner at Springside home.
 Thomas Reilly forty-fve years old, fell down stairs Saturday night at his home, 165 Congress avenue, but no phy- sician was called until twenty-four hours later. It was then found that MT Reilly had broken one of the bones in his leg. He was taken to the hospi- tal
 James Hamilton, sixty years old, who was taken to the hospital on Sunday night from his boarding house, 31 Wal lace street, is critically i'll with pneu- monia. He has no friends in this city except a sister, whom he believes lives on Park street. At the hospital yester- day it was said that his recovery was doubtful.
 The fair in aid of St. Mary's Catholic church of Mt. Carmel, which opened last Friday evening, is progressing success fully. For the accommodation of New Haven people special car will leave from in front the town hall, Centerville, each night of the fair. The Consolidated railroad will sell excursion tickets to Hartford, Farragut day, October 19, good on trains arriv- ing in Hartford before 3 p. m. and re- turning the same day. Fares from New Haven county towns will be as follows: Meriden, 55 cents; Yalesville, 65 cents; Wallingford, 75 cents North Haven, 90 cents; New Haven, Si10.
 Postmaster Beach received an order yesterday to cut off two stamping clerks. The order goes into effect on October 30, and under it Michael J. Mur- phy and Lawrence Sullivan will be laid off work. These two clerks are the last ones to be appointed in the postoffice. The order from Washington is for the purpose of retrenchment. A meeting was held on the Yale cam pus at 176 Lyceum last evening for the purpose of forming Pennsylvania club.
 The Baptist parsonage on Roger street, Branford, is undergoing a thor ough renovating, both as regards inte- rior and exterior. The new pastor. Rev. Joseph McKean of Mantle, will take possession about November l. Rev. P. G. Wightman, the retired pas tor occupied the pulpit of the Baptist church on Sunday. and will continue to supply the pulpit the rest of this month.
 The Kent club held debate last night. The subject was: Resolved, That the discovery of gold in the Klon- dike region at this time will be benefi- cial to the United States. The speak CTS were: Affirmative, Hedges, Noone. Powell; negative, C. P. Sherman, Bow en, Lynch.