The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-22
OF LOCAL INTEREST.

The New Haven Liquor Dealers as-
 sociation will hold their next meeting on Friday evening. Besides the discus-
 sion of promoting the interest of the
 business and routine matters, six mem-
 bers will be elected to attend the state
 convention, which will take place at
 Danbury September 21 Great interest
 is always centered in this meet be-
 cause three delegates are chosen to at
 tend tn national convention at Ashe-
 vile, N, c. This will be held for four
 days, beginning with October Ii.
 New Haven county democrats at their
 meeting in this city Saturday at w. H.
 H. Hewtt's office discussed the
 merits of a county organization as ap-
 piled to practical local politics. F. S.
 Andrew presided with L. A. Crockett
 secretary. The discussion was partic-
 ipated in by James H. Peck, of the
 state central committed; J. Darlington, Beacon Falls; J. T. O'Dea, Derby; c. J. Futile, East Haven Edwin M. Clark, Bethany; Robert Mulvey, Cheshire. It was voted to form county organiza- tion, and that a final meeting be held Saturday, August P, at the same place, for the purpose of electing officers and transacting such business as necessa- ry.
 Sheriff Spiegel took twenty prisoners to Wethersfield state prison Saturday. At the second months mind'' cele- brated for the late Thomas Crane Bell at St. Mary's church Saturday morning
 Rev. Father Lockingen was celebrant and many friends were present. The three masted schooner James M. Seaman of this port, which was found
 wrecked off Halifax several weeks ago, was hauled out Friday and will be re-
 paired. She will be placed in dry dock
 at Halifax.
 An excursion throng of 600 came to | Savin Rock Saturday from points on the Canal railroad.
 | A special trolley car of the New Ha- ven Street Railway company carried | the children of the New Haven orphan | as ylum to Mansfields Grove at o'clock | Saturday afternoon for an afternoon s | outing.
 | One year ago last Saturday Eliza Park Bassett, wife of Hon. E. D. Bas- sett, ex-United States minister to Hay | ti, beloved and devoted wife and mother, entered into rest. Her memo ry is dear to many friends in this city who knew her beauty of life and char 1 acter.
 l Captain F. s. Dove, at the request of
 Mayor Farnsworth, has supplied sta l tistcs regarding New Haven harbor tc an English compiler of marine work | that is to include the principal harbors ] of the world.
 | Captain James J. Brewer and Mrs
 Brewer were in New York Saturday witnessing the great naval review o1 the victorious American warships ant | the ovation given to the marines. Cap 1 tain Brewer, through the courtesy of 2 | friend, had access to a point of vantage
 on West street, from which to witness | the demonstration. He returned Satur- | day evening.
 The second annual excursion of the 1 Alfred H. Terry command, Union Vet | eran union, to Glen Island, on Angus | 16 was greatly enjoyed by those or l board A Vet writes: About 700 par l ticipated and it netted neat sum tC
 their benevolent fund. The excursion | ists greatly enjoyed themselves 1T games, and addresses delivered by tht comrades and dancing participated 1T | by the old and young. The day coult | not have been finer had it been order
 ed. It Is generally a cold day when thu old veterans of 61-'65 get left, but sadly
 to relate, Comrades Haywood ant Hubbel got outflanked in the terpsi l chorean festivities by two young sol
 diers of the Spanish American war
 but it was amicably settled, and the!
 found their partners after the surren | der.