The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-14
VARIOUS ITEMS.


 Hartford railroad has issued new time table of it's western district, which includes the highland division, formerly the western division of the New Eng land road. In the Danbury division is now included the Shepaug road, While the time table under the head of Dan bury and Berkshire divisions is done away with entirely.
 Internal Revenue Collector Thomas "A. Lake received this week a supply of S0,OOO cigar stamps from Washington. Each stamp is for box containing fifty cigars. This will enable him to fill all his present orders for stamps from manufacturers of cigars. Since the new revenue law went into effect Col lector Lake has received in all 11,S56,- 716 stamps. Of these 5,3S6716 were doc- umentary stamps and 5,970000 proprie- tary.
 Rev. Duane N. Griffin, pastor of the North Methodist church, Hartford, recent pastor of the Epworth M. E. church, New Haven, will begin his va cation August 1 and will be absent one month. Most of his time will be spent in Granby, where his family already is, but some of it will be devoted to visits in Massachusetts.
 The canvass for one thousand new members of the Young Mems Christian association of this city is going on rap idly and will soon reach nine hundred. As soon as the one thousand point is reached preparations will be made for erecting the pew building on the fine lot on Temple street, facing Center street The association will be the lar gest in the state and will have the finest building. Probably not less than S200,0 ,0O0 will be expended on it. It will be about six stories in height, with stores on the ground floor, and the up- per floors will be arranged according to the best modern ideas of Y. M. c. A. work. William G. Lotze, the manager deserves a great deal of credit for the successful manner in which he has con- ducted the canvass.
 Mrs. H. G. Denniston of Union City, whose husband is i'll in New Haven, re- turned to this city yesterday. Mir Den niston is slowly improving and will be taken home as soon as he is strong enough to bear the Journey.
 Dr. R. S. Goodwin of Thomaston spent the day in New Haven yesterday as the guest of his son, Dr. R. s. Good win jr.
 Miss Sara c. Graham, teacher in the Derby high school, resigned this week to accept a more advantageous position in the high school in her own city, Washington, D. c.
 Over S275 has thus far been subscrib- ed for bicycle path from New Haven I'D the Naugatuck valley. The Ansonia and Derby clubs are working with a right good will.
 Professor and Mrs. William Beebe and P. S. Beebe of New Haven are spending a couple of weeks at the Eawkhurst, Litchfield.
 MT. and Mrs. Godfrey Dunscombe and Miss Trumbull of New Haven are at the Hutchinson cottage and the Hawk hurst, Litchfield, for the season.
 Superintendent Mather of the Gen. tral Railway and Electric company Of New Britain was in town yesterday.
 Miss Anna Skiffington, residing on Howard avenue, has returned from visit to Catherine Twisted of Danbury.
 Mrs. F. L. Converse, president of the Ladies' Aid society of the Church of the Messiah, has arranged a trolley party to Bridgeport and return on Friday afternoon of this week. The friends of the society are cordially in- vited.