The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-28
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 Weather Observer Tarr says the heated area is moving eastward and is likely to make itself felt in this portion or the land to-day and still more on Saturday and Sunday. So he offers but little consolation in the immediate fu- ture for the sweltering New Haven public. He is not anticipating extraor- dinary temperatures, but says the max mum may reach S5 to 90. The hottest day yet has been 97 degrees. As long as the low barometer continues over the lake region it is likely to influence the drawing In of the warm winds over the eastern region, causing high tenn peratures. Observer Tarr says there is prospect of the low barometer moving seaWard, so that better weather may be in store for Friday. To-day is liable to be cloudy and more showery in the morning, with better conditions in the afternoon
 The New Haven Retail Butchers as- sociation has decided to enforce a sys- tenn of credits that will minimize their losses. The system will be enforced on and after September 1.
 Governor Cooke yesterday authorized the statement that if present conditions continue he will issue a call for the mil- itia to encamp at Mantle probably the first week in September.
 Counterfeit ten-cent pieces are nu- merous in this city. They are fair imi- tations, but easily detected. The troll ley car conductors are very wary when ten-cent pieces are offered them for fares.
 Fourteen out of the fifteen old town ward sections of the city have been "re- viewed" by the board of assessors and reassessed. They will finish this work September 1. This work relates to the buildings. The land will be assessed later from the maps.
 Connecticut pensions have been granted as follows: Original--John R. Gibbons, Middletown, $6; Seth w. Car yer, Colchester, $10; Horace N Randall South Woodstock, $6; Lorenzo D. Dun bar, Bloomfield, $6; John B. Adams, Norwich, ss; William l.. Hubbell, Bridgeport, $12.75 Original widows Elizabeth A. Potter, New London, $s; Mary E. Caldwell, Hartford, $S; Rowena M. Calkins, Torrngton, $S.
 George Wohlmaker, tailor, of 167 | Crown street, has not yet received an answer to the telegram sent by him to his son in Montreal in reference to a story printed in the Register Saturday, nor to a letter which followed. MT. 1 Wohlmaker said yesterday that he be- 1 lieyed the report about his son was a joke. T don't think any one was shot in the back by a marshall at Montreal, and I am sure that my son is not there. 1 Only a few weeks ago he was in St. Louis, where he has been for the past 1 four years.''
 I The New Haven Press club outing 1 will be held this afternoon at Light house Point The club always has a good time, and there will be music in the air" by the Second regiment band, i The New Haven Street Railway com- pany will have two special cars at the l corner of Church and Chapel streets promptly at o'clock and the party will go rain or shine. Manager Taylor has arranged for one of his splendid broiled dinners for the occasion.
 The committee on the democratic county organization has decided to call | in the chairmen of the town committees for conference and named Saturday, August 20 as the day for the meeting. ] The committee consists of F. $. An drew chairman; William Kennedy of 1 Naugatuck, George H. Ennis of Anso- mia, J. B. Dunlop of Meriden and w. H. l H. Hewitt of this city.
 The Branford auxiliary chapter of the Sanitary and Relief association of New Haven held the first of it's sewing af- ternoons at Gaylord's opera house or 1 Tuesday. About thirty patriotic wo- men responded to the urgent call A barrel packed with pajamas, abdominal bands, pillows and other accessories for the sick and wounded soldiers and sail ors will be dispatched soon to the front from Branford. Four sewing machines in the hands of skilful operators kept | turning off all the work that could be prepared by the little army that was I present.
 The grand consistory of Scottish Rite Masons will convene in October and the
 Quinnipiac bodies of this city will sent
 delegation. It has not been decided where the consistory will be held fur then than New England is to have the honor of entertaining the guests, but Boston and Providence are the places most talked for the meeting.
 The famous tenor singer, M. E. Med wedoff of Russia, will appear in Music hall, Court street, tomorrow evening Pan Medwedoff is an imperial singer
 to the czar, and has sung in the impe. rial theaters at Moscow and St. Peters.
 burg for a number of years.