The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-03-15

High water to-day, 3:54 a. m.
 insurance x Loans Chas. W lison & co. Two family house. .s2 600. RE.Raldwin. Siloti, the famous pianist will be the guest of Professor Sanford of Yale's musical department.
 The annual banquet of the Hotchkiss club will be held at the Tontine to-mor- row evening at o'clock.
 T. J. Leahy of New Haven has sign ed contract to play with the Wash ington nine of the National league this season.
 A. M. Young of Waterbury is spend ing few days at Rock Ledge, Fla. Seymour.
 Robert A. Beers has sold his fine res idence, No. 5S3 Orange street, corner of Humphrey street, to James Thompson of Chapel street.
 It has been definitely decided that the Harvard Pennsylvania football game next fall will be played Novem- Der 5 at Cambridge.
 Selectman and Mrs. w. Burr Hall of Wallingford are entertaining Mrs. NV. B. Miller and daughter, Miss Maud Miller of New Haven.
 Hon. c. M. Ingersol1 was resting much easier yesterday than for several days. The attending physician, Dr. Russell, said that he expected that MT. Ingersoll would recover.
 Winthrop G. Bushnell 'SS of this city Il. J,t bo launch and has rendered the university crew management the use of his old one until he disposes of it.
 Tomorrow evening the Clover club, an organization of young Jewish peo- ple, will give a private ball in Lenox hall Music for the dancing will be furnished by Albert Williams orches- fra
 Lieutenant A. Murray lectures in the Sheffield course of lectures this even ing on Modern War Material" The lecture will be fully illustrated and one of the most interesting in the course thus far.
 The Rt. Rev. Chauncey B. Brewster Protestant Episcopal bishop coadjutor of Connecticut made his first visit tc Norwich on Sunday and confirmed classes at Christ, Trinity and St. An drew's churches.
 MT. and Mrs. J. W. Beard and MT and Mrs. Burritt Hills of Plainville will start home from Rock Ledge, Fla, to- day. If MT. Hills is able the party will stop at St. Augustine and other places of interest on the way.
 A benefit concert is to be given at Warner hall on Monday evening, April 4 for the City missions. MT. and Mrs IN. B. Weston have charge of it. The artists are from New York and very enjoyable evening is anticipated.
 MT. and Mrs. Felsberg were to have celebrated the tenth anniversary of their marriage to-day with several of their friends. A large number of invi- tations have been sent out but the af- fair has been postponed owing to the sickness of Mrs. Felshurgs mother.
 MT. and Mrs. Edward Lawrence and daughter of Humphrey street have re- turned from a very pleasant southern trip. Mrs. Lawrence and daughte, made stay at Rock Ledge, Fla, while MT. Lawrence went on and took ar ocean trip, visiting Nassau. The trir to Nassau was a tempestuous one, but MT. Lawrence greatly enjoyed it, nev. ertheless.
 Beacon lodge No. 69, N. E. o. P, in. itiated a goodly number of new mem bers last evening. The disposal of g graphophone is in progress, proceeds of the sale of tickets being devoted tc the benefit of James Girken, a member of the lodge, who became totally blind about eighteen months ago. He for, merly worked for years in the rubber shop. With the proceeds MT. Girker will go to New York and have an oper. ation performed, which, it is hoped, vii restore his eyesight.