The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-06-17

nlSn SCHoOl eXnlDlLS at strong ScnOOl III connection with the regular class day exercises.
 Colonel Landers, assistant adjutant general, has replied to the letter of Major Ludington of the Second com pany, Governors Horse Guard of New Haven, rendering the services of the command for the war with Spain. The major is informed that the communi- cation has received the consideration future reference.
 The senior examinations at the Hill house high school are in progress. The class numbers about 160. About 10 per cent, are taking the examinations, the remainder having been recommended for graduation. The papers for the written examinations were prepared in Principal Scudders office and duplioat- ed in stencil
 A very pretty wedding was that which took place Wednesday afternoon at o'clock at No. 136 Union street, West Haven, at the residence of Mrs. Richard Strong, ST, by which Miss An- nie Strong became the wife of Rev. Frank L. Stevens of Boston, Mass. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Josh- ua Gill, presiding elder of the Evangel- ical church in Boston, the groom being a clergyman of the same denomination.
 The schooner Shenandoah which, while loaded with molasses for this port, ran on the breakwater off this harbor a year ago and which was in this port quite recently, caught fire while lying off Thimble light on the completely destroyed.
 Lieuetnant Cornwall and Ensign Ba- ker of the Naval reserves are in town waiting for their commissions from
 Washington, which they expect to re- ceive before the week is out.
 The New Haven Yacht club will be
 well represented at the Cornell Yale
 Harvard boat race. The Castanea,
 Messrs. Coxeter and Beecher, owners,
 will take party from here.
 J, B. Fitch and the Misses Fitch of
 this city have gone to Litchfield to
 spend the season.
 Miss Grace Roraback of New Canaan has declined the position offered her as teacher in room ', Eaton school. She
 was to receive a salary of $500, but has received an offer of $40 to teach in Willimantic.
 Rev. Storrs o. Seymour, D. D., of
 Litchfield has been spending the week
 in New Haven.
 Charles T. Bartlett of Mo- 30 College street, was in town Tuesday afternoon
 on a few hours leave of absence from the army restrictions. MT Bartlett en- listed in the Twelfth regiment of New York city and from there went south | to Chicamauga, where the regiment is at present stationed.
 Miss Eaton of New Haven has beer spending few days at the Hawkhurst at Litchfield.
 l Detective Ryan, who has been with l Ringing Bros circus for several years | called at police headquarters yesterday morning and paid his respects to the l local detectives.
 Captain F. G. Beach, who has opened ! an office in the armory in order to re | ceive applications for enlistment in his
 battery at Mantle, yesterday had eigh. | ty-three applications from men desir. | ous of joining that organization. He
 will continue to receive applications fol l two or three days
 | Prof. W. w. Farnam of Yale was ai | Mantle yesterday and made arrange l ments for the Yale seniors who are 1 enlisted in the batteries here to go tc i New Haven to the commencement ex- 1 ercises on June 29 to receive their de. ! grees. The seniors are very much pleas. 1 ed over the announcement The family of the late Mrs. Ida Kan. | trovitz desire to extend to their many i friends their heartfelt thanks and ap l preciation for their sympathy and fol the many acts of kindness in their houl | of bereavement.
 | George M. Smith and Miss Katherine
 Ware were quietly married Wednes
 day in Southington at the home of tht | brides uncle, Edward W. Twitchell il Plantsvlle, by Rev. Joseph Twichell O 1 Hartford, an uncle of the bride. Botl
 are well known young people, the bridt | being a daughter of the late Edmund | Ware of Boston, we'll known for his in | terest in educational work among th 1 negroes at Atlanta. The groom is th | only son of MT. and Mrs. George F /! Smith of Huntsville. He is a graduat | of Yale go, and commands the friend | ship of many. MT. and Mrs Smith, af | ter a two weeks tour will return t. | reside at Hill Crest, the former hom l of Mrs. E. J. Smith of Hartford.