The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-09-30
or L0cAA INTEREST,

There was a slight fire in st. Pat
riek's convent yesterday morning at
o'clock = one of the sleeping rooms,
No. SIS flremen put out the fire. Dam
age to the amount of $500 was done,
John Beattie, the Stony Creek quar-
ryman has been awarded the contract
for the construction of the New Haven
oreakWater extension at the jetty in
the harbor. He has also been given the
contract for building the breakwater at
Stratford Shoals, and also that for the
breakwater at Jewett's harbor, New
York
The first issue of the Yale News will
be out at noon to-day An effort is be-
ing made this year to make this popu-
lar paper still better in all respects,
The yearly salaries Of the following
five clerks in the postoffice have been
raised 500 each because of the retire
ment of Miss Siebke and the promo
lions which resulted: Chester w. Ew-
ing, Isabella Harris, William III. Moore,
Blanche w. Pardee and John c. Mad
den
Captain Doherty of steamer No l was
| injured early yesterday morning at the
engine house on Howard avenue by
railing down the pole-hole. He rushed
| out OF his room when the alarm from
poX 6l sounded and ran for the pole to
side down to the floor below, but his
hands missed the pole and he fell
through the hole and landed on the
floor below With full weight. One Of
| his ankles was badly wrench, but no
| bones were broken
There was recorded in the town
clerks office yesterday lease of a right
of way next to Traegers hotel, the en-
trance way to Bowling hall, The lease
is given by Judge w, X. Townsend and
wife to Patrick J. Cronan, owner Of
Traeger's.
| No portion of Eaton school will be
ready for business before October II, at
which time some of the upper rooms
will be ready for occupancy
Burglars entered Francisco's fruit
store in Seymour yesterday morning
and secured $1S. They then stole $35
worth of shoes from Louis Bernstein
| store.
| Two empty freight cars were kicked
into the harbor channel Tuesday night
at Belle dock, and the wrecking car
was busy yesterday morning lifting
| them back on the dock again. The
| cars were at the end of a long train
which was slowly backing down the
freight yard and went little too far.
Detective Owen ]. Daley yesterday
afternoon arrested Toney Lavine on
the charge of violation of the junk law.
Detective Daley caught him selling
junk, although his license was recently
revoked.
A general meeting of all Golden Eagle
Knights was held last evening in Red
Mems hall to discuss the trip to the
fair given by Erwin castle of New
Britain. A large delegation proposes
going by special train.
Philip E. Bushley, motorman on the
Fair Haven and Westville road, resid-
ing at 105 Clay street, Is the happy
| father of baby boy, born Tuesday
night.
On Sunday night "a new passenger
| train from this city to Waterbury at
20 will be put into service 1t dis
| places the one which has only run to
Ansonia before. IT will stop at Tyler
City, Orange, Derby Junction Derby
Ansonia, Seymour, Beacon Falls, Maui
gatuck and Union City. At Waterbury
J a freight will be made up and brought
, to this city.
The suit of Peter Ubivich against the
ST. Francizkaus Benefit society, which
was withdrawn Tuesday. was renewed
yesterday by Attorney John F. Wynne
and the societys funds were again at
tached.
The Alpha Delta Stigma fraternity OF
Hillhouse high school will give an in
formal reception and dance to the mem
bers Of the senior class in the Ander-
son gymnasium, commencing at eight
o'clock, tomorrow evening. The com
mittee is composed of Tom Roland Hal
9S. Herbert Brinkerhoff North '9S ant
Frederick Garfield Smith 49, The pa
tronesses are Mrs. Myron T. Scpdder
Mrs. ]. C. North and Mrs. F. B. Walk