The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-30
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Dr. Charles A. Bevan of West Ha-
 ven was appointed health officer Of
 that borough by County Health Officer
 Hoadley yesterday morning and has
 begun his duties directly and will con-
 tinue to hold office until the fall of 1899.
 when the term of Dr. Barnett would
 have expired. This terminates q quite
 lengthy, contest, as a strong move had
 been made to abolish the office of
 health officer in the borough. The
 board of warden and burgesses failed
 to select successor to Dr. Barnett
 and so the appointment fell to County
 Health Officer Hoadley.
 day that the cause of the present dis
 agreeable weather was a low baromet-
 ric area on the north which was slowly
 moving westward. This is in the val
 ley through which the St. Lawrence
 river runs and also north of the great
 lakes Superior. Huron, Erie and On-
 tario. But there is prospect that
 breeze may spring up and that by per-
 haps to-day. certainly by Sunday it
 would be clear again and the atmos-
 phere would not be excessively humid. Colonel Burpee of Waterbury will
 pass through here to-day en route to Washington to assume his new duties.
 He will be greeted by a few friends at the depot here. He has left the follow ing official order;
 General Orders, No. 6. The commandant having received leave of absence from his duties until his Service in the volunteer army ceases, the command of the regiment devolves upon Lieutenant Colonel T. F. Callahan.
 (Signe0) Lucien F. Burpee, Colonel Commanding. Michael Amaranda, the Italian who cut his rival, Guieseppe Martino. with a razor, on Hamilton street. Thursday morning, is still at large and the po- lice say they have secured no clew to his whereabouts. The condition of his victim is not considered dangerous by Dr. Moore, the attending physician. Governor Cooke yesterday appointed Captain Edgar S. Dove of this city to the board of harbor commissioners to fill the vacancy caused by the resigna- tion of Curtis r. Evarts, also of this city. The appointment is to fill the va cancy until the regular appointment is made at the next session of the legis- lature.
 The Torrington Printing company was formed in Torrington Thursday night with capital of $25, 900. The fol- lowing officers were elected: Presi- dent, F. F. Fuessenich; secretary and treasurer. T. H. Graham; directors, A. r. Migeon, F. F. Fuessenich, T. H. Graham and c. E. Currie, all of Tor rington. The deal as consummated 1 consolidates the Torrington Evening Item, the Torrington Evening Register and the Graham and Gerard Job Print ing company. The Register will now be printed by the new company and | the Item ceased publication yesterday. There was a dense fog on the Sound yesterday morning. causing a delay in the arrival of the New York boats. The Northam of the New Haven line did not arrive until noon.
 The 125 or more real estate dealers in this city who negotiate real estate loans or mortgages must pay the $50 1 special tax under the revenue law ac- cording to the decision of Collector Thomas A. Lake.
 1 Labor day, Monday, September 6, will be observed in this city after the man. ner of the observances since the gen. eral assembly made it a legal holiday. The committee of the trades council, ] of which J. c, Morton is chairman, are ! now hard at work preparing for 8 pro- gramme of exercises to take place at Savin Rock There will be athletic contests for prizes.
 Clerk A. Mcclellan Matthewson and Engineer David c. Sanford of the shell l fish comnission have nearly completed maps of all the oyster Jurisdiction in Connecticut. There are nine maps On the New Haven map are the oyster ! grounds in the towns of New Haven, | East Haven, Branford and Orange. The maps give the ownership the number of each lot, the relative size of the lots and the boundaries. All the maps are on the same scale.
 1 The committee in charge of the Southington agricultural fair to be held at the Driving park in September have the premium list nearly completed for | the printer. As arranged the first days track events will be for horses, the sec- ond day to be devoted to bicycle rac- | ing. The first days events call for a | $75 purse for 2:50 class for horses owned in surrounding towns A sl50 l purse will be given for 2;30 class. | For the second day there will be three races: Mile handicap for local cham pionship mile open for riders of this ! and surrounding towns. mile handicap open to ali Prizes of S130 will be given l for the three events. The races will be l in charge of the Eagle Bicycle club. | G. L. Messenger will have charge of the trotting events and superintend the renting of privileges