The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-06-01
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will be discontinued and sales will be made only between the hours of a. m. and S:S0 p. m. The reason for this change is that thereby the efficiency of the office will be increased. The postmaster is constantly in receipt of complaints of delays in the delivery of mail. He believes that one reason for it is the fact that stamps are sold from the box window, the window intended to be used only for the convenience of those having boxes, after the sale at the regular stamp window has been discontinued. The sales are made by the distributing clerks, and the clerks have to stop distributing to answer the innumerable rings of the bell at the box window after S:30 p. m. The an- swering to these calls seriously inter- feres with the work of the clerks, not only by delaying them, but by reason of destroying the continuity of their attention upon their work. Mistakes are thus likely to be made. With this reason removed the postmaster will hold the clerks to strict and accurate performance of their work, and will have reason for so doing.
 At the Colt Patent Firearms compa- ny, Hartford, the revolver and machine J ,P ,n fo will put upon double time, running night and day as soon as possible, beginning immediately with some of the work and adding to the force as it becomes necessary. This course is made imper- ative by the demand for firearms which has been brought about by the war with Spain. The company has rush orders.
 The annual report of Health Officer Wright was submitted to the mayor yesterday afternoon. During the first four months of 1898 there were reported to the board of health 103 cases with 22 deaths; 29 cases of scarlet fever with 3 deaths; il cases of typhoid fever with 8 deaths; whooping cough has been universally prevalent. The report says "the number of deaths from this ex- ceeds those from scarlet fever" Dur ing the four months there were 624 deaths.
 Mr. and Mrs. Edward Field and fam fly of Lynwood street have removed to their summer home in Madison. MT. Field and his eldest son John will re- turn to the city daily, the former to his desk at F. M. Browns, the latter to his studies at Dwight school.
 A. A. Spalding, son of Druggist W. A. Spalding, will return from years s the latter part of this week. MT. Spald- ing is located with the law firm of A. s. Smithers, Philadelphia.
 June 12 will be observed as Children's day at the Davenport church. There will be baptism of children, and then Rev. MT. Prentiss will preach on the theme White Robes." There will be a choral service at o'clock and the choir and orchestra will assist MT. Prentiss is arranging for a national and patriotic service to be held on the even- ing of the Fourth of July.
 Walter Woodruff, who was seriously injured on Monday by running into an electric car at the corner of West Chapel street and Sherman avenue, was slightly improved yesterday. He has recovered consciousness and Dr. Vish- no, who is attending him, has hopes of his recovery.
 On June all the New Haven camps of the Patriotic Order of the Sons of America will go to Bridgeport on the 6:30 D. m. train to take part in the in- stitution of a new camp in that city. About 200 members will go from this city.
 Mrs John Collins of Washington, D. C., daughter of Michael Cavanaugh, the well known writer on Irish subjects, spent the last few days visiting the family of Major Patrick Maher of 2S3 Sherman avenue.
 Andrew Murray, the aged man who was found in a sick and destitute con- dition In barn on Pine street Sunday night, is made as comfortable as possi- ble at the hospital.
 The body of Andrew Bremen, the West Haven suicide of last Saturday was claimed by relatives from Newark and removed to that place by permit issued by Medical Examiner Barnett of West Haven.
 H. Hart, J. Hart and Manager H. E Burgess of the Hillhouse baseball team were visiting friends in New London yesterday.
 Ten members of the newly organized photographic society of New Haven G. w. Wright, M. c. Ferguson, F. j. Chatterton, Dr. w. G. filling, F. G. An thony, J. R. Wilcoxson, E. L. Miller,S w H. Hale, George Edmondson and Miss Edmondson-had a. very pleasant out ing at High Rock Grove on Memorial day.
 MT. and Mrs. E. Knight Sperry left yesterday for Willimantic and Haplp- ton Hill. After a stay of couple ot days they will drive to South Kiliing- ly At the latter place MT. Sperry has team of dogs in training for driving in light wagon. He says he has ex- perienced some delay in getting :he dogs properly trained, but his traine. is making progress and MT. Sperry hopes to be able to drive his novel team through the streets of New Haven dur ing the fall.