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The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25
BICTCLE NOTES.

The regular quarterly meeting of the board of officers of the Connecticut di- vision of the League of American Wheelmen has been called by Chief Consul Westlake for Tuesday, June 29, at Bridgeport, in the rooms of the Bridgeport Wheel club, corner of Main and Wall streets Matt IFS of exception al interest to the division will come up for consideration, the chief of which will be plans for increasing the mem bership. over 100 new members have been added to the division rolls so far this month.
 Lovers of the sport of cycle racing will have abundant opportunity to witness contests of this nature in Connecticut on Monday, July 5. The state meet at Bridgeport, at Pleasure Beach track, promises exceptional attractions, and the bicycle parade will be the largest that has ever taken place in this state. The two days meet of the Waterbury wheel club to be held July 3-5.will af- ford lively sport in that section of the
  Wheel club of Norwich will give anoth- CT of it's interesting meets, as will also the Nutmeg Athletic club of New Britain which will celebrate the Fourth with a meet at the Berlin Driving park on Monday, the 5th. Events scheduled later In the month of July are the Wal lingford Ramblers meet on the 24th and the meet of the Pequot Wheel club of New London on the 18th.
 Chief Consul Westlake has under consideration the suggestion of Presi- dent Potter that honor medals and cer- tificates be awarded to the workers In the Connecticut division of the L. A W. The medals are very ornate and are really a decoration, resembling ir design the Legion of Honor medals ir France. The badge is on a gol6 plated base and is rich in coloring. The enamelling Is in scarlet, white and green. It is suspended from a heavy ribbon of watered silk. Chief Consu | Westlake would like some expression of opinion about it. The honor meda | Is too ornamental and large to be Worr every day but would make pretty an6 l acceptable souvenir President Potter suggests that one of these medals be given the members bringing ten ol ! more applications. It would be an in ducement that would increase the mem | bership of the state a great deal as il has done in New York, Pennsylvania California and other states.
 Chief Consul Westlake of the Con
 necticut division of the l.. A. w. offer:
 a medal to the local consuls through
 out the state for energetic work. An!
 consul who sends in four or more appli
 cations and whose endeavors for L. A
 w. interests are known, will receive on' 1 of these medals.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25
SHEETS FIFTY YEARS.
Will Celebrate Their Anniversary ir
 October.


 October.
 The fiftieth anniversary of the Shef- field Scientific school will be celebrated in this city October 28, 1897, and during the past week invitations to all the alumni have been sent out. The com mittee of arrangements consists of Profs. W. H. Brewer, w. G. Mixter, A. J. Dubois, c. s. Hastings and H. L.. Wells.
 The founders of the Sheffield Scien- tific school were Joseph E.. Sheffield and Profs. John P. Norton and Ben jamin Silliman. The school at the time of it's founding was an innovation, be- ing entirely a chemical school Spec ial attention was paid to agricultural chemistry and later, when gold was discovered In California, there were many students who took to studying assaying.
 Prof. George Brush and Prof Will | liam H. Brewer were members of the class of 1852, which was the first to re- ceive degrees. Prof Brush became a member of the faculty in 1855 and | Prof Brewer in 1884 l In 1862 the department of engineer ing was added. In 1862 congress made an appropriation for scientific schools and Shelf. being the only school of this kind, was the first to profit by the ap- propriation.
 Forty-five classes have been gradu- ated since the foundation of the school, and at the present time there are fifty nine members of the faculty, fifteen professors and thirty-eight instructors, and 553 students.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25
A BIG GAS DEAL.
The Boston Syndicate Has Bought Out
 Addicks of New Jersey,

AuulChS Cl 1NcW belocy.
 Boston, Mass, June 24-The Trav- eler to-day says: A big gas transac- tion, by which the Standard oil people secure absolute control of the Bay State Gas company of Delaware, was consummated in New York yesterday. The conference in which the arrange ments were completed was the last of series and was of most important character. Messrs. Rogers, AddiclSs, Coudert. Carter and other gentlemen prominent in gas affairs were in at- tendance. Addicks accepted the Stan dard Oil proposition that he should re- fund about 900 in cash, or it's equivalent to the company, in consid- eration of which all litigation is to be ended.
 MT. Addicks, by virtue of the "deal,' retires from the gas field and the next move will probably be a reorganization of the entire business on a simple ba- sis.
 When business at the stock exchange opened this morning Bay State Gas ad- vanced 7-S
 The g, 600 involved in the transac- tion Is said to be the amount of securi- | ties of the New Jersey Gas company, retained by MT. Addicks at the time of the absorption of Bay State Gas inter- ests by the Standard Oil company some time ago, which, the latter demanded, should be refunded, before a proposi- tion to drop litigation could be consid- cred
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MISS sIEBKE RESIGNS.

Miss Henrietta Siebke, chief clerk of the registered letters department of the local postoffice, has rendered her resig- nation, to take effect September 1. She is the daughter of the Rev. Charles H Siebke, pastor of Emanuel church. and has been connected with the depart ment for fifteen years, rendering most efficient and faithful service, and is a most estimable lady.
 The engagement of Miss Siebke tc ex-Assistant Postmaster Edward E. Boyd is announce, the wedding to take place in the fall. Mir Boyd is now a resident of Hartford.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25
VICTOR HERBERTs BAND.

Favorable Criticism on This Well
 We'll Known Musical Organization,
 Critics have read many pleasant things about the New Gilmore's band as it has been improved by the master ly hand of Victor Herbert, but the St. Paul Pioneer Press summed up all when it said:
 s'Gilmore's band is not what it used to belt Is better"
 This band has been engaged by the Winchester Avenue Street Railway company to give two grand concerts at Savin Rock next Wednesday after noon and evening, June 30.
 The Minneapolis Tribune says: "Victor Herbert is an absolute master. He affects no mannerisms, is calm and dignif1ed, but he is master of the in struments before him."
 The Atlanta Constitution: "No such perfect playing by a military band has ever been heard in Atlanta"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25
ITS 150TH ANNIVERSARY.
Celebrated by Congregational Church
 in Woodstock

Putnam. June 24.-The one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of the Congre- gational church at West Woodstock was observed to-day in a fitting man. ner by large number of the society, assisted by some of the former pastors The exercises opened at Il o'clock. but the chief features did not take place til after the collation. had been served. The programme included an historical pa- per by G. Clinton Williams of West Woodstock, a descendant of the Rev Stephen Williams, the original pastor of the society, which dwelt upon the first half century of the society's exist ence. He was followed by Rev F. E Rand, the present pastor, who briefly reviewed the church's history from 179I to the present time.
 Deacon Ezra Hammond, who is aged rinety-one years, gave some historical "reminiscences, and "reminiscences were also indulged in by several former pas. tors.
 The celebration closed late this after. noon by all present poining in singing Coronation"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25
BUNCE-EVANS.
A Brilliant Society Event in Middle
 town.

town.
 Middletown, June 24.--Middletown's society was largely represented at the wedding of Miss Mollie F. Bunce, the daughter of James H. Bunce, promi- nent merchant, and Percy Norton Ev- ans, Ph D., of Purdue university, La- fayette, Ind, which took place at the First Congregational church this even- ing at o'clock. Three hundred invit- ations were issued, and there were a number of guests from abroad The colors of the decorations were laven- der, pink and white. Miss Mabel Evans was maid of honor and the bridesmaids included Misses Lillian Wainwright Hart of New Britain, Ollie Fisher of Easton, Pa, Lillian Evans of Lafay- cite, Ind, Nan Dennis of Washington, D. C., and Marian Hill of Stonington. Nevil Norton Evans of Montreal was best man, and the ushers included James H. Bunce, jr., Rev. William w. Peck of Chicopee, Mass, H. A. Thomp- son of New York, Severance Burrage of West Newton, Mass, and John l.. Merrill of East Orange, N. J.
 Rev. A. w. Hagen performed the cer- emony.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25
DEE FOR EuROPE.

Among the passengers who sailed for Europe Wednesday on the American line steamer St. Louis was James M. Townsend, jr., prominent attorney Of New York son of Hon. James M. Town send of this city. The New York Mail and Express gives the list of notables on board the same steamer, among whom were Dr. W. Seward Webb and Sir Julian Pauncefote, British ambas- sador to the United States, with Lady Pauncefote and a retinue of ser wants. Seward Webb goes to join Mrs. Webb, who left New York last week in MT W. K Vanderbilts steam yacht Valiant for Southampton MT. Wander bilt is to take a trip through Norway, and MT. Webb is to go with him. Among the passengers also were Gen eraI B. F. Tracy and four or five multi nillionaires, Mir c. F. Huntingdon among the number.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25
STATE NORMAL SCHOOL
EXERCISES TO BE HELD AT THE
 ACHOOL BUILDING TO-DAY.

Eifty-eight Young Ladies-Lieutenant-
 plomas-Exerolses at Hamilton and
 Webster Schools Yesterday.
 To-day tifty-eight young ladies will kgraduate from the senior class of the State Normal Training school and re- exercises will consist of presentation of diplomas by Lieut.. Gov Dewell of this city, who is a member of the state board of education. They will be hand ed to the girls at il o'clock.
 The certificates presented to the graduates testify that they have at tained required standard of scholar ship, and exhibit a fair degree of skill in teaching and governing children, The course of study is two years In 1 length. The list of girls to graduate fol- i lows:
 l New HaVen-Katharyn Callahan, ,Su- sic c. Coe Marie R. Dillon, Margaret M. Dunn, Honore c, Helleman, Lillian M. Hopton, Harriet M. Hubbell, Grace A. Johnson, Sarah F. Kemp, Clemencia Kendrick, Clara A. Klebe, Elizabeth c. Hogan, Ida K Macphie, Kittie Mer- chant, Alice T. Minor, Mabel G. Phelps, Janet M. Perdue, Mary A. r. Reilly, Lulu Rentz. Minnie M. Smith, Cecilia A. Stars, Josephine H. Sullivan, Anna M. Tanyane, Ethel L. Tillotson, and Mary A. Williams.
 Helen NJ. Barclay of Kent, Minnie Bassford of Ansonia, Agnes A. Bryant of Norwalk Ella M. Cahill of Milton Grace P. Covert of Branford, Lill M Davis of Wallingford, Rachel M. Dick ele of Higganum, Sadie NJ. Dolan of Shelton, Lillian A. Farrell of Norwalk Gertrude C. Harrison of West Corn wall, Mary J. Hayes of Ansona, Els tella r. Hubbell of 'Ansonia, Marie C. Keith of Norwalk, Helen T. Martin of Ansonia Augusta H. McGee of Soutt Norwalk Monica M. McMahon of An sonia, Bessie A. Moore of Westbrook Clara L. Morgan of South Beach Emily F. Pauch of Hartford, Catherine B. Reilly of Derby, Ruth M. Roots of Morris, Mary F. Shea of Guilford, No na A. Sullivan of Ansonia, Hattie F Terrill of Ansonia, Helen P. Tiffany of Ansonia, Estella N. Whitney of Mid dletown, Amelia L. Wilcox of Nor. walk, Annabelle Wilcox of Higganum
 Six of the class of sixty-four seniors failed to pass a satisfactory eXamina. tion and will not graduate.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25
THE COMING BASSETT FAMILY
 REJTNTON

The officers of the Bassett Family association, elected at the association's meeting held recently in this city, are as follows:
 President-Dickerman M. Bassett of Derby.
 Vice presidents--Samuel Andrew Bas- sett of New Haven, Edwin F. Bassett of New York, Homer F. Bassett of Wa terbury, Francis H. Bassett of Bridge port, Edward D. Bassett of Providence, Carroll P. Bassett of Summit, N J., Clarence W, Bassett, M. D., of sharon, Samuel Bassett of New Britain, Arthur H. Bassett of Barre.
 Secretary-Frank G. Bassett of Sey- nour.
 Treasurer-Charles E. P. Sanford of New Haven.
 Historian-Frank G. Bassett of Sey- mour.
 Reunion committee-William s. Downes of Derby, Newcomb M. Bas- sett of New Haven.
 The officers will meet in New Haven to choose a place and time for holding the first reunion.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25
.lr rnE EOroN rRAON.
First Races of the Season at Riverside Park Many Spectators In Fine Teams-Two Pacers Win tho Kpoes-Viola and Blue Light the Winners.

First Races of the Season at Riverside Park
 Many Spectators In Fine Teans-Two
 Pacers Win tho KpCes-Viola and Blue
 Light the Winners.
 The management of the Riverside Driving park provided a good after noons sport for the patrons who saw fast time made at the track yester- day As the races were half mile heats the drivers sent their horses at fast rate, without any liability to obtain records A large number of owners of fine teams enjoyed the beautiful drive to the park where they witnessed the sharp contests with evident interest, The following gentlemen otticiated as judges and timers of the races: r. L. Newton, starter; E. M. Futile, c. E, Minor, c. N. Mack, V. B. Truesdell, Robert Meachem.
 The first race on the programme was decided as indicated in the following summary:
 Blue Light, big g, B. S. Bradley ............ Z l Jimmy Moy b g, J. H. Burton.. ........,.... .. 5 Leo Wilkes, b g, J. H. Beach ..,.........,... Q Blue Light, ch g, w. A. BrlSht .............. b Henry, b g, J, Mooney.... 4 Flora B., b m, r. Bishop. 6 6 3 6 d ;10A, 1:1l%, 1:12 1:11, 1:12h. | The oats in the above race were | awarded, 50 bushels to B. s. Bradley, 25 bushels to J. H. Burton, 15 bushels | to J. H. Beach and 10 bushels to W. A.. Bright.
 Only three heats were required to finish the second race, which had a | quartet of contestants, whose names appear in the following summary: 2:25 Class-150 Bushels of Oats,
 Viola, b m, Frank P. Clark. 1 1 1 Little Jack, g, Dr. A. J. Tenny 3 2 Star Eddy, b g, c. Tilinghast., 8 Quite Right, blk g, c. N. Appell 4 d
 Time-1:08, 1:07, 1:0S
 The award of oats was: 75 bushels to Viola, 371a bushels to Little Jack, and 221a bushels to Star Eddy. The win ner of the above race was driven by Charles F. Archer who drove g full
 mile at pace much faster than her record of 2:241a.
 Messrs. John Parker, George Bradley and others of the Foxon association are l entitled to credit for providing sport that Is much appreciated by the pat rons. It is apparent that the Foxon races have had a beneficial influence on the horse business, which in this case includes fine horses and valuable ve- hicles, as the number of fine teams to be seen at the track are more valuable and also more numerous than were owned in the vicinity before the con- struction of the track.
 At an interval between the heats Mir
 H. S. Lancraft drove his fine pair few
 times around the track and made half mile easily at a 2:50 gait. Others al
 the park were D. c. Cook, with a pair
 of bays, Landlord McCaffrey with the
 pacer Bessie Gates, Frank Palmer with
 stylish pair, Fred Oakes with fine
 horse, and many others with fast road.
 sters.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM ROTH
 SIDES THE RIYER.

Chidsey Brothers Sawmill-To Fill in Railway Cut-ohicers of Columbia Castl
 -Oficers of Ladies' Aid Society.
 Chidsey Brothers of East Haven are building sawmill at North Branford for Nathan Harrison, The building is to be 80 by "A feet and 14 feet high. Ten joiners are at work on the job, MT. Harrison will establish the machinery of his portable mill in the new build ing.
 E. A. Huntley has contracted to fill in the old Shore Line railroad cut, un- der the Brown street bridge, The fill will be about seventy five feet in length and twenty-five feet deep.
 MT. and Mrs. J. M. Hartman, who have boarded at s. D. Bradley's on Grand avenue for the past two years, have gone to housekeeping on Academy street.
 Captain and Mrs Harvey Robinson have returned from the Plainville camp ground During his absence Captain Robinson has had a second cottage
  ton built on to the cottage that he oc- cupies most of the summer. The cot tages are located on Bristol avenue.
 An account of the funeral of Alfred B. Torpay of 225 Lloyd street is given in another column.
 Columbia castle, K of G. E., has elected officers as follows: Noble chief, F. R. Burnham; vice chief, R. F. Bur well; high priest, John Dixon; sir her aid, s. R. Whittlesey; venerable her init, J. s. Bauer; trustee for eighteen months, c. T. Jones; finance commit tee, F. Henderson, c. T. Jones, J. s. Bauer.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Grand avenue Congregational church held the annual meeting at the home of Rev, and Mrs. J. Lee Mitchell, Tuesday eve- ming. Officers were elected as follows: President, Mrs. c. B. Adams; vice presidents, Mrs. Walter s. Bishop and Mrs. Charles F. Bates; secretary, Mrs. J. Lee Mitchell; treasurer, Mrs. Lewis IL. Bradley; committee on entertain ment, Mrs. Wallace Hurlburt, Miss Ger trude Bradley, Mrs. George w. Kelly Miss Hattie Denison, Miss Addie Meek; directresses, Mrs. Meek, Mrs Elliott Bradley, Mrs. James Hull, Mrs. J. F. Blinn, Mrs. James Johnston, Mrs. Hen- ry Stevens, Mrs. Musch, Mrs. James Nelson, Mrs. Curtis; outlook commit tee, Mrs. W. s. Cunning, Mrs. c. H. Hubbard, Mrs. Mary F. Linsley, Miss Minnie Goodsell. The society has rais- ed over S1,2O0 during the year for va rious church purposes and has bal ance of $SS.93 In the treasury. After the meeting the members were enter tained by Mir and Mrs. Mitchell
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25
NEW ENTERPRISE.
Near the Banks Of West River.

Near the Banks Of West River.
 Work has been commenced for the erection of large manufacturing plant near the West river. south of the Consolidated road tracks and the erec- ton will be started very soon. The plant is to be used by MT. Lucien San derson for the manufacture and sale of agricultural chemicals. The main building is to be 1S0x125 feet, and two stories high. IL will contain the fac tory, storage and shipping rooms.
 The machinery building will be sep arate, 24xGO feet, and three stories high. A side track has been laid at the site of the building.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25
WOMAN PUT A TIE ON THD TRACK

A Section Foreman Discovered Her
 Making an Attempt to Wreck a
 Train.
 New London, June 24.-Section Fore man Plimpton, who has charge of the section of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad that includes Slocumville, R. T., discovered woman early yesterday morning in the act of placing railroad tie on the track. It was near the place where a tie was put early on Tuesday morning, which came near wrecking an express train.
 The woman is supposed to have plac- ed the tie on the track on Tuesday morning. Her name is said to be Fan nie Taylor. The motive for her act is not known.
 Up to Tuesday there was consider able number of old ties piled up along the track, which were being saved to build an embankment Orders were re- ceived on that day for all the old ties to be burned and the order was carried out immediately. Little is known here of the Taylor woman.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25
TRAIN ACCIDENT.

Naugatuck Junction, June 24.-By a mislaid switch, four cars of a gravel train at work at the Naugatuck Junc- ton gravel pit were derailed at noon to-day at a point about one mile north of the junction on the Naugatuck di- vision of the Consolidated road. The accident occurred at the new cross over. Travel was delayed two hours.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25
DIED IN WALLINGFORD.

Wallingford, June 24.-Charles Brain- erd, a resident of this place for twenty two years, died late last night, aged fif- ty-five years. For four years prior to his coming to Wallingford he was clerk at the Allyn house, Hartford and for two years acted in that capacity at the McDonough house, in Middletown. A brother is proprietor of the Brainerd house, at Stony Creek.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25
RAILROAD WAS NEGLIGENT.

New York, June 24-The coroner's jury at Inwood, L. l., which has been Investigating the collision at the Mer- rick road crossing at Valley Stream, which resulted in the killing of five persons on Decoration day, rendered a verdict to-day that the Long Island railroad was criminally negligent in not having the signal bell at the railroad crossing in working ordeV.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25
MASONIC HOME OFFICERS.

Wallingford, June 24.-The second an- nual meeting of the board of visitors of the Masonic home was held here to-day. The following officers were elected: President, H. Wales Lines of Meriden; vice president, Mrs. Emily G. Steele of West Winsted; secretary, Hugh Sterling of Bridgeport; treasurer, Mrs. A. H. Brewer of Norwich.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25

Mammy-"See were. yo' Jefferson! why foh didn't yo' cut me no wood to cook de fish with?" Jefferson-''I done 'membered bout dat, Nanny; so l didn't ketch no fish."-Puck.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25

Precepts of Experience.-"He," sob- bed the verdant bride. does not love me any more" You are lucky" said the seasoned matron, If he does not love you any less. s.''-1ndianapolis Jour- nal
The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-06-25
At Hamilton School,

The graduates of room 12 Hamilton school held their closing exercises yes- terday. Sister Celestine, principal of the school, was present; also Rev Fa- ther Russell and Rev. Father Zobolio, V. G., of all the Italian priests in this country, and MT. Horace Day, secre- tary of the board of education.
 The programme was an excellent one. Miss Annie Kiernan played the opening march, City of Rome; Miss Alice Kiernan recited "A Leak in the Dike"; Master Antone Esposito played the vio- lin solo, "The Irish Artists Waltz; f; Master John Farrell gave a reading on "Oportunity" Miss Mary Costello sang "The Song That Reached My Heart" {; Miss Lizzie Bric read History of the Glass;; Miss Maggie Costello play ed the piano solo, Nipples of the Ala bama."
 The dumb bell exercises by Misses Cox, Duffy, Herbert, Kiernan and Mahan, and Masters Coffey, Condon, Dillon, Ross and Scully were features of the programme Miss Mary Verdi sang an Italian song, I'll SC Greto." Miss Maggie Costello and Master A, Esposito gave piano and violin duet. Miss Nellie Kiernan's essay, Joan of Arc" was well written. Miss Alice Kiernan recited "The Last Rose of Summer" Master Christie McHugh gave the class prophecy. Miss Maggie Costello and Hattie Cox rendered a piano duet. Bessie and I" was recited by Miss Nellie Kiernan. Master An tone Esposito gave a mandolin solo. The vocal duet '"The Lily and the Rose" was given by Misses A. Kiernan and K. Mahan. Miss Josephine Berney gave a rendition of Spelling the Sign. The class choruses were well sung.
 Diplomas were given to twenty-one graduates by MT. Horace Day. secre- | tary of the board of education, who spoke on the class motto, "No step backward" He referred in compliment tary terms to the history of the school and gave the pupils some excellent ad- vice, urging them to good reading, in- | telligent judgment, definite ideas and | careful preparation for each duty and always to look forward, not backward He spoke particularly to the boys ot their duties as citizens, and most feel | ingly of the invariable kindness of the sisters to their teachers, and of his own 1 paternaI interest in the school.