The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-06-24
OF LOCAL INTEREST.

LHo oluCeIS OL the oeCoHu TeBlIlleHt
meet tonight and may have important
matters to discuss regarding the future
of the regiment and the possibility that
eventually this, the highest stand regi-
ment in the state, may be called into
service.
Tomorrow the second annual after
noon and evening picnic of the P. N.
Corset Cutters of I. Newman & Son
will be held at Lion park.
A letter has been sent by the citizens
committee of the city of Detroit, where
the League of American Municipalities
will hold convention from August 1
to August A. asking that our court of
common council be represented at the
convention.
Miss May Reynolds of West Haven
returned Wednesday from Montreal
where, as usual, she has had most
successful season of teaching and pre-
pairing plays for amateur production.
The entrance examination for High
school pupils for both Hillhouse and
Boardman will be held at H.llhouse
High school building on the forenoon
Of June go. The time has been chang
ed to the forenoon to accommodate
several other of the schools who wish
to have their graduation exercises on
that day in the afternoon.
All the invitations TO the meetings
of the democrats to be held in New
Haven on the evening of June 80 have
been sent out by the committee. Some
of the gold democrats invited are Gen.
eral e. Re. Bradley, Judge Lynde Har-
rison, Samuel e. Bronson, Colonel N.
G. Osborn, Carlos French of Seymour,
George M Gum of Milford, Benjamin
r. English, w. S. Pardee, Martin Con-
Ion, Seymour c. Loomis Burton Mans
field, Henry c. White e. G. stoddard
and Judge A. HI. Robertson.
The children Of Mary of st. Mary's
church will give an entertainment
Tuesday evening, June 2S, at o'clock,
at Sunday school hall on Temple street.
Mis- Elizabeth c. Gaffney will be the
soloist.
Bids will be opened by the board of
education on Saturday, July 2, for the
proposed alterations at the Hillhouse
High school. Some quite elaborate
changes are to be made at the school
in order to provide room for the pupils.
Petitions are to be removed and several
changes are to be made. 1t Is hoped
that about $50 pupils more will be ac-
commodated in this way.
Henry McDonough Of 20 Lawrence
street, vice president of the Brickiay-
ers' union, is the happy father of fif-
teen pound baby daughter.
Court City of Elms, A. o. F., will
banquet at Taylor's, Lighthouse Point,
next Wednesday.
Deputy Collector Flahaven has mail
ed inventory blanks to dealers in ci-
gars, cigarettes and tobacco in this dis
trict. The blanks We're forwarded from
Washington and are to be used in maxi
ing UP the schedules of the stocks on
hand by the dealers and manufactur-
ers.
Crusaders castle, No. 3, knights of
the Golden Eagle, has voted to turn
out in the Fourth of July parade.
Rev. I. G. Meserye, formerly pastor of
Davenport Congregational church, and
Mrs. Meserve will pay visit to this
| country some time in August.
City Controller Brown has made ex-
! tensive alterations and improvements
in his office in the city hall with view
| toward obtaining more room and of
getting all the clerks in the depart
nent into one room. The controllers
office is shared by the city sheriff, city
clerk. assistant city clerk, controller
stenoerapher, cashier, accountant,
copyist, and clerk.
Nathan Hale camp, Sons of veter-
ans, will remove into Music hall on
July 1. They will turn out both in ar
tillery and infantry on the Fourth. The
camp will go to Glen Island on August
80 on an excursion
| A civil service examination for those
desiring to enter the postoffice service
will be held in this city In the Federal
building, August 8. The applicants
must file their applications twenty
days before the day Of the examina-
| ton.
The Henry G.. Thompson company
| has been organized to manufacture
| saws. gas meters and other machinery
! in this city. 1t is capitalized at $4,000.
The subscribers are Henry G. Thomp-
son, Samuel G. Mower and H. Grant
| Thompson, all of this city.
| Superintendent Kendall of New Ha-
| ven schools, will sail this morning for a
| European trip of two months. He
will go direct to Hamburg. He will
travel through Germany, thence on to
Italy through northern Italy, with
short sojourns in Switzerland, Paris
and London, returning on the Barba
Rosa of the North German Lloyd line.
Mr.. Kendall and his party will reach
home on the S0th of August Mr.. Ken
dali expects to visit the famous sum-
mer schools at Switzerland and France.
His party will consist of Mrs. Kendall,
Miss Chamberlain of Chicago, Miss
Carter of Boston and Miss Rayner of
| Springfield.