The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-09
OF LOCAL TEREST.

lican hall, Crown street, to-day,
continuing through Friday and Satur-
day. The affair will be given under the
auspices of the Woman's School asso-
citation. The work is unusually fine
this year, showing the progress that is
being made in these departments. The
association has taken great interest in
making the exhibition and there Will
be large attendance Of spectators on
the days of the display
Invitations were issued yesterday for
the MARI sc of Miss Belle M. Man
vile, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
B. Manville of Park street, to Freder-
erick S. Hurlburt, at noon on Wednes-
day, June %, at st. Paups church.
Benjamin Spock, clerk of the local
civil service board, announced yester-
day that examinations will be held Fri
day, June II, for clerical positions I'M
der the city government. These posi-
tons are permanent and will offer good
salaries. They will probably include
clerkships in the office of the registrar
of vital statistics, also in the town
clerks office, and the position of. type
writer and stenographer in the board
of education. All persons wishing to
try for these positions must hand in
their applications by June 10.
Hon. John H. Leeds has just return
ed from a bushes tour of four months
in Europe and Asia. He is in good
health.
The Light Guard have voted to take
part in the Fourth of July parade. The
company numbers eighty-four men.
The United States monitor Jason,
having on board the Brooklyn branch
of the Second divisio. New York
Naval Militia was in New London har-
Dor yesterday noon. The monitor an
chored off the Pequot and the tars
came ashore.
Professor H. R. Lang and his
mother, Mrs. Constance Lang, will sail
June IS on the Rotterdam, the elegant
new steamer of the Holland line.
Captain Wood, Lieutenant Reynolds
| and Lieutenant Hall of the Light
Guard. Captain Smith of the Blues, ex-
Sergeant Walker and several other
friends of ex-Trumpeter Frank w.
Reed of the Light Guard made up a
purse day or two ago and sent him
fine new pipe and big package of
| tobacco as testimonial of remem-
brance and regard. Mr.. Reed is now
| trumpeter of Captain Beach's Heavy
Artillery Battery.
| Mr. and Mrs. Charles P. Clark have
| issued invitations for the marriage of
| their daughter, Miss Sally Tyler Clark,
| to Professor Edward G. auckland of
| the Law school, and commander of the
state Naval Militia, the wedding to take
place at the Clark residence on Orange
street at 4:30 o'clock on Tuesday, June
| 81. Invitations to the wedding cere-
mony are limited to the nearer friends
of bride and bridegroom, but for the
reception which is to follow from 5
until o'clock 1000 invitations have
been more general. A large pavilion
will be erected in the yard at the Clark
residence on Orange street for the sup
| per and dance, which will follow the
| ceremony.
The members of the Second Company,
| Governors Horse Guard, have received
no reply yet to their application to
enlist in the United States army.
| The New Haven lodge of Elks are
making arrangements FOR a fine old
| fashioned clam bake which will be held
some time in July. The affair will be
for the members of the lodge only.
Walter B. Street of Lee. Mass. who
has just been graduated from Yale d.
vinity school, has accepted a call as
| pastor of the Hope Congregational
church, the leading Congregational
church of Anderson, Ind, a place of
10000 people. He will begin his duties
as pastor in Anderson about the middle
| of August He is Williams college
| graduate of the class of '92 and was
| for three years half back on the Will
| liams football eleven, and left fielder
on the Williams nine.
| Mr.. and Mrs George Cullum of 300
Orchard street have gone to Sag Har-
Dor, L. T., to attend the funeral of Mrs.
Mary Cullum, wife of Elijah Cullum.
| In Harmonic hall last evening the
Ladies' auxiliary of Russell council
gave an "Old Glory" reception. The
hall was handsomely decorated with
flags and bunting and first class en-
tertainment was given. Miss Cahill
was chairman of the committee.
| Professor and Mrs. A. j. Dubois will
sail next Saturday on the Maasdam of
the Holland line.
| The first Of a series of two wedding
receptions by Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin S.
Oviatt was held last night at their
home, No. "a Howe street, Wednes-
day, June IS, is the date for the second
'at home"
Captain John f. Donovan of Byxbee
hose company, Meriden, and Miss e. j.
Egan. daughter of Daniel Eagan of
Pearl street, this city, will be married
at st. Mary's church on June o. Their
| home will be in Meriden.
| Miss Elizabeth Frary Wylie and
Roland Robbins Cooke of this city were
married at high noon yesterday in
Meriden at st. Andrews church by the
Rev. A. T. Randall. The church was
beautifully decorated. The best man
was Seden Tyer, Yale '94, of Hartford,
and Miss Susan Wylie of East Had
dam was the maid of honor. The ush-
ers were: Messrs. Louis Fisk, Yale
Hutchinson, Walter Billiard, Howard
Stevenson, all of Meriden. At 1890
o'clock Immediately following the cere-
mony, the wedding breakfast was serv-
ed at the residence of the brides sis
ter, Mrs. A. B. Mather, Miller and Cat
| lin streets. Mr. and Mrs. Cooke left for
a wedding tour, and on their return will
reside at West Haven.
|
A NEW CONDEMNED CELL.
Hartford, June 8.-Warden Wood
| bridge is having a cell constructed in
the execution house for condemned