The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-13
OF LoCAL INTER EST.

The weather bureau reports a proba- bility of more rain for to-day, the indi- cations pointing that way. This has been a rainy week, with light showers, heavy showers and positice doWnpours, intermingled with humidity and gen eral unpleasantness But there is some prospect of clear weather being near at hand. The week has been a remarka- ply dull one for the shore travel Of the trolley roads.
 The transfer of the twelve incurably insane people from the Middletown in stitution to the Springside home was effected successfully and without ditii- culty yesterday morning.
 A Bridgeport dispatch yesterday says: Fort Radel as a military post will soon be thing of the past, the officer in charge having to-day received notice from Washington that his services would be no longer required at that point. The guns have been spiked and the fort will soon be deserted.
 Next week a baby show occurs at Savin Rock
 The baboon that has proved such an attraction for the children at Light house Point has been shipped to New York, and his place will be taken by a boxful of ring -taNed monkeys.
 The official statement of the South ern New England Telephone company shows the condMon of the company on June 30: Capital stock paid in, $2,51, = 900; debts, $5739S6; credits, $1SS, TIA; real estate, $16O,29S; personal property, exclusive of patents, $2,6S0,944.
 The New Haven Yacht club has de- cided to include in its list of races for the regatta August 23 a special race for power boats. A match will be arranged between J. F. Hubingers new Renie and W. G. Bushnell's w. G. B. Both boats are twenty five feet long and are speedy. A good race is expected. It will be started after the sailing yachts have got off. The prizes for the regat- ta are now on exhibition in the window of the George H. Ford company. The regatta will be held off the Yacht club s house at the foot of Hamilton street, The entries are numerous, and some of the best racing ever seen in the harbor is expected. The entries close on All gust 20.
 The department of education has ad- vertised for typewriting machines, and bids will be opened on Monday, August 22, at 12 o'clock noon The department intends to buy nineteen machines for use in the Hillhouse high school and to exchange in part payment thirteen old machines. It asks for three Hammond machines, nine Reningtons and seven Smith Premiers. What it has to ex- change are seven Hammonds, one Yost, two Williams and three Remington ma chimes. The specifications provide that the old machines will be allotted by ballot or any one bidder may take the entire number if his price is right
 The United States Rubber Reclaim ing company's branch in Shelton is to be enlarged by the leasing of the fac tory formerly used for the manufacture of United States postal cards, which wiz be devoted to the turning out of finer grades of goods. Forty new men are to be employed at first and this force is expected to be rapidly increas- ed
 New Haven will take advantage of the states offer of $150O for macada- mixing purposes when a like amount is offered by the town to be benefited A resolution appropriating S1,500 for the macadamizing of Dixwell avenue was presented to the old board of public works, and has finally been acted upon favorably by both branches and sent tc Mayor Fafnsworti1, who has approved 1t. The work will be commenced soon