The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-25
or LOCAh INTEREST.

The president and directors of the
southern New England Telephone COM
pany are planning celebration Of the
twentieth anniversary Of the opening of
the first telephone exchange in the
world. They will give . dinner at the
New Haven house on the night of Fri
day, January 2S, to invited guests.
The Middletown Tribune says; The
museum of war relics and historical
room, which is being created in Russell
library, is bound to be a splendid sue
cess. Col. Edward e. Sill Of New Ha-
ven, who Is to lecture in the hall on the
| evening of February /, for the benefit
of the relic room, gives his services
gratuitously as his contribution.
The watch department of the New
Haven Clock company continues to be
rushed with orders. A great many
| thousands of this little watch have
been marketed by the company.
The big rubber factory here is now
running on half time The shop has
been rushed with business for nearly a
year.
A dispatch was received here yester-
| day from Mr. Benjamin Hoppin, son of
| Prof. J. M. Hoppin Of Yale, and dated
| at Braddeck, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia,
| January "a, announcing that word had
| been received throughout London from
| DR.. Cook, surgeon of the Belgian Ant
arctic expedition. announcing that the
expedition had arrived safely on De-
cember g. at Pueritas Areners, Chill.
| The Adelphi Literary society will cell
citrate it's twentieth anniversary on
Thursday evening in Harmonic hall
| with a banquet and dance.
| The Ladies' Aid society of the Hum
phrey street church society will give
reception Wednesday evening, January
26 at Mrs. George Mathews, 726 Orange
| street, to which all friends are invited.
Light refreshments will be served.
| Arrangements are being made by the
members of Nathan Hale camp, Sons
of Veterans, for a ball and reception
| which it is proposed to hold on Febru-
ary IL. That is the date of the state
| encampment of the Sons Of Veterans of
this division.
| ST. AIMS guild of st. Johns r. G.
church will give a festival in Warner
hall for February 8. An interesting
| programme has been arranged to be
| given in connection with the festival.
| Miss Margaret Hogan, soprano, and Mr.
L Il .,,,n
there will be a pretty dance by eight
| children.
The Sarsfield Guard will entertain at
| Warner hall on Friday evening. Some
Of the best talent in the city has been
secured for the entertainment, the prin-
cipals being Albert Milander, Miss Isa-
belle Feuchtwanger. Miss Mary E..
Lynch, and Riley E. Phillips jr After
the literary and musical programme is
rendered there win be dancing till l
o'clock.
A six-months-old son of Mary Byrnes,
an inmate at the almshouse, died at
the institution yesterday morning
Mr.. F. Lynch will speak Friday night
next at the Y. NJ. G. A. on Ralph Wal
do Emerson"
| L lie SeCoIlu leCluIe NY JUN H. 1eSuS
| on THE Orient as l Have Seen IT,
will be delivered in the parish house of
Trinity church, Temple street, this even
ing. All men are cordially invited to
attend the lecture.
Patrolman Cornelius j. Egan, of the
Central station, is confined to his home
because of an abscess. Recently DR.. b.
Austin Cheney performed an operation
and now the officer is reported to be on
the road to recovery.