The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-24
or LOCAL INTER EST.


while returning homeward Sunday eve
ming was run into by either team or
bicyclist and knocked off his wheel.
The blow rendered him insensible and
his shoulder was broken. Mr.. Peter
son, treasurer Of the Hyperion, with
whom he had been riding, came up a
is and with the help of another bicy-
clist carried him into the nearest house
where DR.. Slattery attended him.
Captain George r. Hodgdon is ne
sotiating for the lease of the fremont
hotel after it shall have been remod-
eled and enlarged by it's owner, c. e.
Cruttenden. The hotel furniture will
be sold at auction this week.
George Gerety of Richards street,
West Haven, fell from tree on Stew
ems hill in Orange, Friday, and frac-
tured his skull. He will recover
The engagement is announced of c.
Ii. Pierce to Miss Harriet Russell of
this city.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Historical society will be held in Colon
ial hall, Wednesday evening, at 8
o'clock. A paper will be read by Fred
erick H. Cogswell entitled 1.-THE Sacri-
flee of General Hull"
William Hackett, president of the
Hillhouse High School Athletic associa-
ton, has rendered his resignation to
the executive committee. The reason
given is that he is not satisfied with
the work Of the baseball nine this year.
Mr.. Hackett Is a highly popular teacher
and an effort is being made to have him
reconsider his action.
Samuel E. Dibble, the plumber at
500 Grand avenue, as chairman of the
legislative committee Of the National
appointed as the other members of the
committee, Andrew ]. Clerkin of this
city, James Ahern of Hartford, J. B.
Weiant Of New Britain and E. S. Scho-
field of Bridgeport. Any legislative
matter affecting the association which
may arise, will be left to this commit
tee to act on 1t, and report to the gen.
eral association.
The old Zimmerman fire engine which
was formerly at steamer 6's house, has
been moved to the new engine house in
the Tenth ward, and the old steamer
has been taken to the Twelfth ward
eng:ne house. They will probably be
kept there unless they are needed at
some other house.
The contract for building the piece of
state road authorized in Foxon has
been awarded to B. D. Pierce & Co.
Of Bridgeport. The work will be begun
Wednesday.
Fifty resident admirers of Queen
Victoria will informally celebrate her
birthday tonight with a banquet at
Lucey's restaurant on Crown street.
John Trace will be the POSTMASTER.
Among the toasts will be ''The Presi~
dent 1.-THE Queen "Our Adopted
Country" and england and the
United States, Arbiters of Civilization
and the World"
Mrs. schaubel, sixty years of age.
drank small quantity Of carbolic acid
yesterday at the home Of her son-in-
law, Paul Beetz, 1854 Grand avenue,
which nearly caused her death. She
reached for a bottle which she sup
posed contained rhubarb. She belongs
in Madison, where she has farm. Her
husband died recently and she came to
this city, and has made her home with
her daughter.
The work of preparing the city bath
houses for use this summer is in prog
ress.
The members Of the Mary Clap Woos-
ter chapter, D. A. r., are busily en-
gagged making aprons to send to Wash
ing for the hospital corps of the D.
A. r.
1t is now said that F. E. S. Munger,
under whose management the fremont
hotel has been carried on for the past
two or three years. will secure the lease
of the place personally.
Captain William c. Langf1tt Of the
corps Of engineers, U. S. A., who will
visit New Haven soon, has been or
dered to various coast cities, for the
purpose of consulting with the district
engineers in reference to the mining
defenses under their charge, under spe
cial instructions from the chief Of en-
gineers.
President Cullen B. Foote, Primary
superintendent Miss Lucy G.. Stock Of
the Connecticut Sunday School associ-
alton, and Rev. George 3. Gluten of
: Montowese were the principal speakers
at the celebration Of the anniversary of
Olivet Bible school Sunday.
Chief Gerlach Of the Wooster, O., fire
department, who was in this city last
Thursday evening as the guest of E. F.
De Young, treasurer and general agent
of the New Haven Steamboat company
was shown the workings of the fire de-
partment here with it's various
branches by ex-Mayor Hendrick, Chief
Hubbard, Fire Commissioners Morgan,
and We'll, Councilman Charles l.
French, and Superintendent Geraty.
The chief came from the west on in
vitation of Mr.. De Young, whose
brother was former chief of the de-
partment.
Miss May Dwight Foote will in June
be united in marriage to Ten-Eyck
Wendell. Their engagement was an
nounced last week. Miss Foote is a
daughter Of Mrs. Edward Foote.a She
is an expert golf player, winning two
prizes at the woman's tournament at
Hamburg, Germany, while touring
abroad last autumn. She is great
granddaughter of the late Jonathan
Dwight of Springfield, Mass, who sew
enty-f1ve years ago was called the mer-
chant prince of New England, and who
was cousin of President Dwight of
Yale. On the maternal side her great
grandfather was Cyrus Alger of Bos-