The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-05-24
OF LOCAL. INTER EST.

The letter carriers met Saturday
night to arrange for the convention of
letter carriers to be held at Savin Rock
on Memorial day They voted to issue
a handsome souvenir for the occasion,
containing pictures of the officers of the
state association.
Miss Lydia A. Smith of Madison, who
died Friday at her home, was seventy
six years of age and was a sister of
Wilbur f. Smith of 5S3 Broad street,
Meriden.
The Taft school baseball team on Sat
urday in Litchlield defeated the Itch
field team, to l. This makes the fifth
consecutive victory for the Taft team,
which Is captained by Raynham Town
shend of New Haven, son of Captain
Charles H. Townshend.
The races for half-raters for the cup
offered by the Yale Corinthian Yacht
club took place Saturday afternoon over
seven-mile course. The start was
made off the club quarters at Morris
Cove and out into the sound and re-
turn. The boats finished In this order:
Lono, sailed by Hiram Bingham '9S;
Jinalea, by w. Ray '98. and Orion, by
w. A. Alexander 1900. The races will
be held on Wednesdays and Saturdays
until the series are ended
Representative Averi1l has declined to
accept the city attorneyship rendered
him by Judge Bishop.
Edward l.. Camp of the Consolidated
i 10 Tal1
has returned to this city greatly i'm
proved in health.
John E. Healy has purchased the
handsome residence at 718 Orange street
from w. r. Shelton. The house was
formerly owned by Charles Bigelow.
Pyramid lodge, A. Q. U. W.. has just
received fifteen volumes of Dickens,
handsomely bound, as gift from Will
liam Nicely for the lodge library.
A rose festival will be given by St
AIMS guild of st. Johns R. c. church,
at St. Aloysius hall, Meadow street, on
Wednesday evening, June 2. The enter
tainment will be made UP of local tai
ent. The proceeds will be devoted to
charitable purposes.
George D. Lamb of sol Chapel street
street, near Broadway, New York city.
Mr.. Lamb, wife and son, George B. B.
Lamb, Yale "a, Law school SO, are at
present on Brooklyn Heights, boarding.
Their daughter, Miss Anna P. Lamb,
will spend the months of May and June
travelling through New England states,
coming from Boston to New Haven
and spending commencement week in
her old home in this city.
LOOMS Musical and Masonic Journal
is just out for May, with a life-like
portrait of the prima donna, Madame
De Vere-Sapio, and resume of her
| career, besides unusually fine music,
both instrumental and vocal, and it's
customary bright literature.
The st. Johns Catholic club will ten
der banquet tomorrow evening to the
victorious pool team connected with the
! club. The team has won the cham
| pionship for the second time in the
| series of games arranged each year by
| the Catholic organizations of this city.
| The banquet will be the second annual,
and will take place at Judges West Ha-
ven hotel, Savin Rock. The club mem
| bers and their friends will meet at the
| club house, 80 Ward street, at 1880 on
| that evening and march to the corner
! of Congress avenue and Ward street,
| where special car will be in waiting.
A trolley ride will be enjoyed over a
portion of the Winchester avenue sys-
TEN, and thence to the shore.