The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-08-10
Y.iRIOUs LOCAL ITEMS.


plain because the asphalt pavement on
that street is watered but few times
each week. The dust gathers on the
pavement and is driven by the winds
into loose windows and covers all car
pets and furniture. The residents say
that if the street is not watered oftener
they Will refuse to pay any sprinkling
assessment.
Miss Hattie e. Page, a young lady
employed by Charles Hall, a milk deal
er, and living at 773 Whitney avenue.
who fell while getting off Whitney
avenue car Sunday evening and was
carried to the hospital unconscious, had
a severe shock, but recovered yesterday
morning without any permanent injur-
les.
The tug John T. Pratt arrived here
yesterday with tow consisting of
three mud scows and dredge belong
ing to Taylor Bros of New York, who
are to dredge the channel leading out
of the harbor.
The fourth tournament of the Con-
necticut Trapshooters' association will
be held on the ground of the Windsor
Locks Gun club on Tuesday, August II.
Next Sunday the steamer Continental
will leave the New Haven Steamboat
company's new dock, foot of East
street, with the annual excursion of
Russell council No. S. knights of CO.
lumous- They go to TWenty-frst street,
New York, and will then sail down the
East river, around the Statue of Liber-
ty and up the Hudson river. passing
General Grants tomb.
William j. Cronin, president of the
st. Patrick's Young Mems T. A. B. So
ciety, has been elected a delegate to
represent the society at the national
convention of the c. I. A. u of A., to
be held in Scranton, Pa, August Is to
p. He will leave with the other Con-
necticut delegates next Monday.
The New York, New Haven and Hart
ford Railroad company has decided to
build it's new freight depot on Whiting
street, in New Britain. The building
will be three hundred feet long, TWEEN
ty-five feet WIDE will be of wood and
IL.
work on the foundation has already
been started.
Jens D. Jensen of ~ Foote street,
while scorching on a bicycle between
Milford and Woodmont Sunday even
ing, dashed against a trolley car and
was knocked unconscious His fore
head was cut and his knee and arm
were bruised. He was revived at John
w. loves drug store, near by, and
later was attended by DR.. C. S. Lamb,
who says that the injuries are not seri-
Gus.
The John H. Starin will carry a big
crowd to Glen Island to-day. Wash
ington camps No. l. and s, Patriotic
Sons of America, will have large par
ty on board.
Lion park, Allingtown, yesterday was
| a scene Of gaiety, it being the occasion
Of the American Hebrew Military asso-
| citation picnic. Music and dancing and
other good things were INDUCED in
throughout the day
At the morning service of the First
Baptist church last Sunday a package
containing 5000 in crisp new bank notes
was found in the contribution box after
it had been passed around, with an ex-
planatory note in which the writer said
that the donation was made in accord
ance with instructions from the Lord.
A similar thing happened at the even
ing services Of the Grace M. e. church.
A package containing $500, with note
similar to the one found in the morn
ing at the First Baptist church, was
discovered in the contribution box.
Late Sunday evening o. S. Stevens, a
travelling salesman. living at 36 Whit
ing street, was told by his wife that she
I drew $500 Of his savings from the bank
Saturday, which she had given to the
two churches named. Mr.. Stevens made
Inquiries at the bank yesterday and
found that she had told the truth. Mr..
Stevens said yesterday that he would
demand the return of the money on the
ground that his wife was at times ire
sponsible.