The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-02
or LOCAL INTEREST.

tension of the Whitney avenue line of
the New Haven Street Railway.
Through cars leave the Green every
forty-eight minutes The men who
were working on the extension are now
helping finish the extension to Cosey
Beach and vicinity which 1t is expected
will be opened May 80.
In accordance with the vote of the
Colony Historical society passed
at the suggestion of Henry L.
Blake in his paper on the old
Green, and the consent of the city
authorities having been obtained, the
president and secretary of the society
superintendent Saturday the removal of
the ancient tombstone near the Dix
well monument, back of Center church,
which is marked m. G., So" from it's
former exposed situation to place in
side the semi-circular iron railing at
the rear of the Center church.
Mrs. Carter, wife of Rev. G. w. Car
ter of the West Haven Methodist
church, is very i'll.
Some wretched unpatriotic thief stole
the American flag which graced the
residence of w. H. Van Buren,, 109
Dwight street. The pole was left. The
owner has 3S-calibre revolver loaded.
George P. Haven will give an organ
recital tomorrow evening, May 3, at
o'clock at Christ church. He will be
assisted by Mrs. Nora Russell Haesche,
soprano; w. E. Haesche, violinist;
Master George wellington, soprano So
loist of the vested choir of the church.
No tickets are required, but all overs
of good music are cordially invited to
be present.
The Methodist Ministerial association
of New Haven and vicinity will hold its
next regular meeting in the lecture
room of the First M e. church on
Thursday, May 5, at 8 p. m. The topic
for discussion will be 1.-THE Recent Ses-
sion of the New York East Annual
Conference" The ministers who have
just come to New Haven Methodist
churches, will be present, and be in
troduced.
The bastardy suit against Rev. o.
Raymond Howe formerly pastor of the
Westville Congregational church, has
been returned to the court of common
pleas. 1t has been transferred to the
jury docket by Attorney A. McC. Math-
ewson, counsel for Miss Sadie e. Lans-
ing, the complainant. Just when it
will be tried is not known.
Miss Emma w. Hodkinson of this
city began her fourth year as soprano
soloist at the First Baptist church yes
terday morning.
Special services were held in the First
Baptist church, Milford, yesterday af-
ternoon. The Rev. e. r. Irwin deliver
ed a sermon for the benefit of the coll
ored Odd Fellows of New Haven at the
5 p. m. service. The services yester-
day We're the last the colored people
will hold in the old Methodist church.
The property, which was recently sold,
will be remodeled The work will be
commenced to-day. This Baptist peo-
pie will meet hereafter in the hall
above Jabez Tibbals & Sons's grocery
store
Miss Mae Jones, soprano singer, of
New Orleans, gave a recital at the
services held yesterday at the Bethel
A. M. E. church, Sperry street.
Thomas F. Deedy, who has been in
charge of the branch of the Postal
Telegraph company's office in the Ho-
tel Tontine, has accepted a position in
the Postal office at Worcester, Mass,
his former residence, and has gone
there.
Elmer L. Norton the secretary and
treasurer of the Peck & Bishop com
pany who has been quite i'll for sew
eral days past at his home, is consid-
erably better and hopes are entertain
ed that he will soon be entirely recov-
cred.
New Haven clockmakers will be in
terested in the following from the Bos-
ton Advertiser: 1t seems to be pretty
we'll understood that the trouble with
the Howard Watch and Clock company
was too great conservatism. Few me-
chanical improvements were made, es-
pecially in the watch business, and
the consequence was a retail price for
the Howard movement, which made it
rich mans luxury. 1t is believed by
those who should know that with the
prestige of the Howard trade mark the
company can become a money making
concern II Sucl improvements dS were
urged some time ago by certain inter-
ests are now carried out
New Haven musicians have been
honored with a request to play at the
Holyoke Musical festival. The tender
has been made to Frank Fichtls or
chestra and it has been accepted. The
festival will be held in Holyoke on
May "a and %, and is one of the great
est musical events in New England.
The orchestra will go with from thirty
five to forty pieces and the musicians
will be selected from the New Haven
Symphony orchestra.
Nearly all of the members of the New
Haven baseball team were in town
Saturday afternoon. From now until
May 5, when the season opens in this
city. by a game with Meriden, the
team will be practicing at Elm City
park.
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