The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-04-28
OF LOCAL INTEREST.


The annual meeting of the Pequot
council will be hel at the Republican
league, 1882 Chapel street, on Monday,
May O. at o'clock p. m.
The employees at the Cedar Hill
freight yard dubbed together and
bought an American flag, 6x10, and yes
| terday they unfur1ed it from the build
ing in the yards.
| Mrs. G. S. Mellen has been out to st.
Paul for three weeks visiting her hus-
band, President Mellen, of the North
ern Pacific railroad. She returned on
Monday, accompanied by President
Mellen, who will remain in the city a
few days.
| 1t is estimated that the share in the
prize money of William W. Everett, a
New Havener, commander of the Man
grove, which captured the Spanish
steamer Panama, will amount to $780,
600. Commander Everett resided here
during his youth, being a pupil in the
old Lowell school He resided with his
grandfathr, Henry D. Smith, whose
house stood on the corner of Library
and High streets, the site of the present
Kent laboratory at Yale. He was sent
to Annapolis from here through the eff
| forts of ,Minott A. Osborn and James
e. English. His grandmother and
mother reside here till few years ago,
living on Orchard street. Both died
4 recently.
Mrs. w. Fl, Moseley of the New Ha-
ven house Is entertaining Mrs. Eu-
gene Smith of New York at her coun-
try residence at Norfolk.
The closing entertainment of the sea-
son at the Railroad Y. M G. A. build
| ing will be held tomorrow evening.
Those who are to participate consist of
Miss Frances A. Heath, soprano; Ar
thur Howarth, violin; w. f. Fenno. jr.,
cornet, and Elmer P. Ransom, enter
! tainer, humorist and, slight of hand
artist. Railroad men and their families
cordially invited.
/ Treasurer Farnam of Yale university
and the local attorneys of that corpo-
ration have been in Leroy, N. Y, for
several days disposing of the estate Of
the late William Lampson. Banker
! Lampson, it will be recalled, died with
out near relatives, and left the whole
of his large fortune to Yale. The most
important sale so far is that of the
Lampson mansion to Edward III. But
ler proprietor of the Buffalo Evening
News, who will make this handsome
residence his summer home.
The Sans Homme whist club met
Tuesday afternoon at the handsome
residence of Mrs. Charles Leishman on
Dixwell avenue. The prizes were won
by Mrs. Jones and Miss Booth. The
next meeting will be at the residence
of Mrs. L. r. Davis on State street
near Bradley.
A benefit will be given in Harmonic
hal May 10 for Mrs. Michaelson, who
lost her husband through accident a
few weeks ago. The family is in sore
straits and this testimonial will no
doubt be well patronized and net them
nice sum.
Miss Mae Jones of New Orleons, La,
a rising star among colored artists in
song and elocution, will give concert
in eBthel A. M. z. church, Sperry
street, Thursday evening, April 2S, at
o'clock.
Hammonassett Tribe of Red Men has
elected the following delegates to the
STebL COuuCll lueellllS " Dc iltlu LIE
early part of next month in New Brit
ain: T. S. De Mond, e. J. Windor,
Christopher Burgh and J. B. MADDEN.
The following alternates were elected:
c. H. Welman, j. H. De Baum, H. E.
Booth and Fred H. Ackley. The tribe
also voted for great chiefs and the re-
suit will be made known at the next
meeting.
The topic for discussion at the
monthly meeting of the Woman's
School association on Saturday after
noon Goth inst.) in the parlor of the
Young Mems Institute library on
Chapel street, is: Art in the Public
Schools" Mrs. John G. Schwab, the
efficient and successful chairman of
this committee, will tell how she has
already accomplished so much, and
Miss Wright of the Boardman school
will follow with an illustrated talk on
practical teaching and its results.
These meetings are not meant to be
confined to it's own members or those
of the library-but are open to all in
terested.