The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-13
or LoCaL INTEREST.

yesterday morning line Whlch extend
ed far out into the street was formed,
and the line waited for the opening of
the box office at 1890. 1t was noon be-
fore the sale of tickets to the persons
in line was over. The sale will continue
to go on until the festival opens next
Monday afternoon.
The current issue of Truth has a cap
ital large colored picture, 30x15 inches,
showing our flying squadron in fight
ing trim. Copies at T. H. Pease &
Sons. .p..
Mrs. Henry Champion, regent of the
has sent notices to the members of the
chapter for meeting at the Foot Guard
armory on Saturday afternoon, May IA,
at $3.50. This is in accordance with the
request of Mrs. Sara II. Kinney, the
state regent, who requests all chapters
to assemble and take action on call
from the national officers for patriotic
work.
The New Haven Yacht club will have
it's formal opening on May 80. The
yacht race which it has been CUSTOM
airy to hold on this day has been given
up and instead there will be races be-
tween the racing catboats belonging to
the club in the harbor.
The third informal dance by the
young ladies Of the D. +. S. G. Social
club at town hall, West Haven, was
given last evening and was a very sue
cessful affair. A fine programme was
arranged, for which music was furnish
ed by Atwater's orchestra.
Lieutenant E. v. Reynolds TO the Ma
val Militia, with a crew of seven men,
has been assigned to patrol duty in
New Haven harbor. The steam launch
used by the Naval Militia is used for
the purpose. The duty of the patrollers
is to indicate the channel through the
mines and prevent vessels from dis
turbing them.
Captain Jerome Donovan and Attor-
ney Matthew A. Reynolds left for New
York yesterday. During their absence
they will visit the New York state mill
tary camp at Peekskill.
The volunteer naval militia company
of West Haven will attend the services
at st. Lawrence r. c. church in West
Haven next Sunday morning at 10
o'clock. The Rev. Father Curtin will
deliver patriotic address to the COM
pany. The naval men will march to the
church, preceded by a fife and drum
corps.
The Reynolds Monument association
of this city has organized by the choice
of these officers: Hon. James P. Pig
oft, president; James P. Bree, vice
president; David E. Fitzgerald, secre-
tary, and John D. Cunningham, treas
urer. The following were appointed an
executive committee: Colonel John G..
Healy, Captain Lawrence O'Brien,
Michael Dillon, Frank w. Foley, M. w.
Lahey, Captain j. ]. Kennedy, James
A. Fogarty, Patrick Moran, William J.
Cronan, James P. Landers, John J.
Sullivan, William ]. O'Keefe, Joseph
F. OBrien, James F. Brennan, William
O'Keefe. A Subcommittee was APP
pointed to communicate with similar
organizations.
The Beecher Folding Bicycle Stand
company has just been organized in
this city for the purpose of manufac-
turing bicycle stands patented by
Thomas Beecher. The factory will be
located ON Court street. Lyman A.
Holmes is the president and H. S. Fish
er the secretary.
Detective and Mrs Cowles of Daggett
street have for their guests, Mrs Tay-
lor and her infant son, Of New York.
The steamer Richard Peck has re-
sumed her place on the line. The Peck
has been thoroughly overhauled and is
now in perfect condition for the season.
The Northam, which had taken the
Pecks place, will lay off for repairs
and went to New York yesterday to
be locked. The Continental will take
the Northann's place on the line. The
officers Of the line say that they have
received no notices from the govern
ment regarding the mines at the en-
trance OF New York harbor. The New
Haven and Starin line boats are the
only craft which are permitted to come
out Of New York harbor after 8 o'clock
at night at the present time.
Mrs. Fl. M. Marlin is entertaining her
sister, Mrs. Charles Slocumb Of Green
field, Mass, at her Morris Cove cot
tage.
Mr.. Poll yesterday said in regard to
the report that Managers Poll and
Jacques OF Waterbury were to CONSOLE
Gate their interests in Waterbury that
in so far as the report said such nego-.
tiations are under way. it is correct.
He said that as yet the matter had not
been definitely closed.
Thomas G. Shepard of IS College
street has been in rather poor health
for several days. He is completely
tired out and is in need of rest. Mr..
Shepard Is away for few days and
will return Saturday.
The Rev. Harold Pattison, pastor Of
the First Baptist church, Hartford, who
will sail on Saturday for two months
trip to italy. will be accompanied on
his tour by his father. the Rev. DR.. T.
TIarwood Pattison a professor in the
Rochester university, who fifteen or
twenty years ago was pastor of the
First Baptist church in New Haven
and Is well remembered here as bril-
liant preacher and after dinner speak
err.
Mr.. and Mrs. Beecher of Bradley
street have taken the Isbell cottage on
Thompson street. Morris Cove, for the
season, and are already settled there.