The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-20
OF LOCAL INTEREST.

Suit was brought against William J. Healy of Mechanic street, contractor Tor the new Lombard street school, Sat urday night, by Burton Mansfield, rep resenting the lumber dealers, Austin Mansfield & Son, who are eager to col feet bill of S1,O0O from MT. Healy. Papers were served by Deputy Sheriff William E. Higgins.
 The New Haven Driving association will hold a meet at Elm City Park Wednesday and Thursday, September 2S and 30. They have arranged for $200 ana $25O purses in the following events 2;17 class, 2:22 class, 2:26 class, z'Sz, 2:38 and 2;45 classes, beside two running races. The entries are coming m rapidly and successful meet is ex- pected.
 Manager David c. Twichell of the ale football eleven was here all day Saturday, making provisions for the ac- commodations of the candidates for the team. The orders of Acting Captain Benjamin to the players were for them to report at the Yale gymnasium this afternoon at o'clock, and at that hour about thirty are expected to appear. The backs, who have been at Wash lngton since Monday, finished their work there Friday.
 The candidates will go to the New maven house to board and room until college opens, September 30. Then the regular training table will be formed.
 The city has accepted the new police station house on Howard avenue and Will take possession to-day. The SUD- ply Of coal and necessary appurten- ances have been put in, and by noon the old wooden house which has done duty as police station since March 1891, will be deserted.
 One of the last trolley parties of the season by the New Haven Street Rail- way company will be given next We'd nesday evening, the car starting from the Green at 8 o'clock. At Lighthouse Point there will be dancing in the pa viilon, the music to be furnished by the Second Regiment orchestra.
 Mayor F. B. Farnsworth Saturday morning was shown the sensational dispatch which appeared under a New Haven date in Bridgeport morning paper, and which had it that his honor was dying with virulent diphtheria. The mayor was apparently In the best of health. He said: If there is any, thing the matter with me, thank the Lord that l don't know it. I am sound in limb and wind and am on deck fif- teen or sixteen hours every day"
 The Warner Brothers company, cor set manufacturers of Bridgeport, have II p1 ole ,,i, two evenings each week. About 300 more hands than usual are employed. Wages in several departments have been increased and are fully up to those paid before the hard times
 State Highway Commissioner James Il. Macdonald has extended the time to October 15 in which towns may apply for state aid for grading purposes. This has been done in compliance with the request of a number of towns that the time be extended beyond the town meeting. The contract for building an eighteen-foot roadway at Litchfleld has been awarded to John s. Lane & Son of Meriden at $197h per lineal foot. The plans for new roadway at Staf- ford have been approved.
 Middletown dispatch says: There is little prospect that the Wesleyan football team will play any of the home games in this city. The college campus is being regarded and will not be available this year. The boys do not seem to take kindly to Pameacha Park, and it is stated that Captain Young will transfer the home games to New Britain, his own home.
 The first of the summer trains to be pulled off was the Shore Line special, which has left Union depot at D. m, returning here at 6:45 D. m. This has proved a popular shore train especially for New Haven people whose families have been residing at various shore places. Three cars have been run and they have been filled on most of the runs. The experiment has proved so very successful the train will undoubt- edly be put on again next summer. These trains ran for the last time Sat urday
 Adrian w. Breese. who was arrested Friday on complaint of Superintendent Johnson of Malley Nicely & Co.,, charg- ed with embezzlement. and Henry w Bennett who was arrested several weeks ago on Mr. Malleys complaint charged with the same offence were both in court Saturday morning tc answer the charges, but both cases went over until next week. Bennett has been unable to get bonds, but Breese secured bonds of $500.