The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-05-17
OFLOCAL INTEREST.

Alderman P. Davis Oakley and Harry c. Smith of Hartford have been ap- pointed special deputies of internal revenue. These appointments are made necessary on account of the war tax bill about to pass congress. Both men will be under Collector Lake.
 Ensign Bagley, the first American killed in the present war, is well re- membered by quite number of our residents, he having visited this city last summer, when he was the guest of Ensign William F. Cronan, son of P. J. Cronan, the paper box manufact- urer, residing at 455 Orange street. He was graduated from Annapolis few months before his visit here. Ensign Cronan was then cadet at the acad- emy, and he and the late MT. Fagley were warm friends.
 Ex-Alderman John w. Lowe will go to Washington to-day as representative of the State Pharmaceutical association i to appear before the senate finance committee to protest against the reve- | nue tax bill which passed the house l last week. The bill increases the tax on drugs, proprietary medicines, and l provides that druggists shall pay tax ] on all prescriptions that they com pound.
 l The Young Mems Republican club | has gained 201 members since January | l. The membership now is sixteen hun- | dred.
 Mrs. Charles Atwater entertained by private theatricals last night. The in- vitation cards were limited to the friends of those who took part. 1 The following officers of the Epworth | league were installed Sunday night at | the Trinity Methodist church: Presi- dent, B. Dexter Hubbard; first vice president, l.. T. Law; second vice pres ident, Miss Catharine Sanford; third vice president, Miss Lulu Curtis; fourth | vice president, Miss Susie Leonard; secretary, MT Gilbert; treasurer, c. J. 1 Garfield.
 | Justin H. Smith of the firm of Ginn & | Co.,, the well known Boston publishers,
 but who is now resident of this city, 1 sailed last Saturday on the Rotterdam
 of the Holland line for an extended ab-
 sence abroad Professor c. J. Bartlett will also sail in June on this line when he goes to Germany for a special course 1 in medicine.
 | The New Haven Electric Light com
 pany has put in two powerful new boil
 CTS of 250-horse power, each to take the place of the three old boilers which
 were operated at its plant.
 Crown streets upheaval near State, l though temporarily an inconvenience,
 is much approved by tie business firms | who use the street. as the top dressing
 now in progress there is much needed,
 and has been for long time, the mud
 in that section in wet weather being, as one business man phrased it, "atro- | cious.''
 The thirty-second annual dinner of l the Psi Sigma Tau will be held in the
 society hall on Friday evening at
 o'clock. A short entertainment will be
 given by the active members. The
 committee in charge of the affair is composed of F. Beers, J. Osborn and R. | Alling
 The Yale Glee, Banjo and Mandolin
 clubs gave the annual concert last night
 at the Waldorf Astoria for the benefit of the Yale crew.
 | New Haven lodge No. 21, O. B. A.
 has passed unanimously the following i To make all preparations so as not tc 1 strike from the books for non-payment
 of dues, assessments etc., any member l of our lodge while in the service and actually doing duty as a member of the
 army, navy. militia, volunteer army | hTny 1yoa l them in good standing, so that in the
 event of their death the grand lodge of the Order o. B. A. be enabled tc
 pay the endowment to their widows
 orphans and benefciaries; and com
 mittee should be appointed to look after the families dependent on such mem bers.
 Lamp Inspector Hopkins, who has been confined to his house by muscu-
 lar rheumatism, was at his office agair yesterday.
 The fourth biennial convention of the General Federation of Women's Clubs will be held in Denver June 22 to 27 William Bryan of Indian Neck, who
 has been suffering with trouble pc
 culiar to old age, is improving. w. A DI tll, WllO llcto pSSil IliollcStI Ol LIlt | Montowese house the past three sue
 cessive seasons, will continue the man.
 agement this year.
 The Yale Glee club will sing at tht
 town hall in West Haven this evening
 for the benefit of the Episcopal church
 in that place. A large attendance i.
 expected.
 Charles D. Cruttenden has not decid ed whether to lease the Fremont hote
 or to continue the management himself
 Captain Hodgdon will withdraw iron
 business in this city. He formerl,
 managed the Tontine hotel here as vel as the Fremont.
 Captain Baldwin of Branford is hay
 ing the little steamer White Star over hauled. The cabin has been taken ou
 and seats have been put on deck and al l awning built. The steamer is greatl, improved.
 After using 10 cent trial size of Ely's Cream Balm you will be sure to buy
 the 50 cent size. Cream Balm has nc equal in curing catarrh and cold ir head A slx yoIlr drllppiSt for if ar Sanf