The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-05
Local Weather Report.
 FOR AUGUST f. 1898.
Brief Mention.

Brief Mention.
 High water to-day, 12:56 a. m.
 Two-family house S2.6OO-R. E. Baldwin A large party of people from North Branford pionicked at Lighthouse Point yesterday
 Miss Adella Baldwin of Woodbridge has accepted a position to teach in North Haven.
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas Hooker of this city are the guests of Dr. and Mrs. Dwight in Litchfield.
 Joseph F. Baldwin of State street was among the New Haveners who at tended the races in Branford yester- day.
 Several more days of this hot, muggy and generally uncomfortable weather are expected by the weather bureau before a cool wave arrives.
 w. V. Denman, the new physical di- rector of the Y. M. c. A., was in the city yesterday making arrangements to month.
 Mrs. Catherine Backes of Fair street Is stopping at Short Beach. Her daugh- ter, Miss Catherine Backes, and Miss Grace Pixley left yesterday for the same place.
 c. N. Wayland and a party of friends who are spending the summer at the Thin1ble Islands were at the Pequot "Wednesday. They came over in MT. Wayland's pretty launch, the 'Viola.'
 The Rev. w. F. Avery of Middlebury is in New Haven for several weeks. Professor BIackman of this city takes possession of the Congregational par sonage and his place in the pulpit dur ing his absence.
 l.. A. Bettcher and T. A. Wyre and their families who have been camping in Hotchkiss Grove, Indian Neck, will break camp to-day and return to the city. They have been in their camp rOakwood' for about two weeks and a half.
 MT. and Mrs. H. K. Beach and MT and Mrs. A. D. Perkins are spending a part of their vacation at Asbury Park.
 Miss Maud Reilly of Ward street and Miss Margaret Fahy of Cedar street will spend their vacation at Burns Point, Milford.
 Miss Jennie l.. Scott, assistant city missionary, has gone to Chautauqua for the month of August. She will at tend the meeting of the assembly and also visit relatives. After the hard work of the past ten months this rest is much needed.
 MT. and Mrs. L. F. Clark of 61 At water street are visiting friends in 1r;r toJ nI rtiI to for a few days before returning home. MT. Clark is enjoying his first vacation for some years. Mrs M A. Lane of 32 Atwater street is visiting friends in Plainville.
 The annual reunion of the Ninth reg iment, c. w., will be held at Pleasure Beach, Bridgeport, next Thursday. Din- ner will be served at Il o'clock for those members who notify the secre- tary before next Monday. A steamer will carry the party from the railroad depot to the park
 F. L. Hitchcock of Watertown, &C., companied by four young men from Woodbury and one from this city, will leave this noon for a ten days cruise, having secured the yacht Starlight of z HGW IldNClls AiSJ NfliA NisoAS ANN" POi V Narragansett Pier, Marthas Vineyard, Block Island and other places of inter- est
 Dana Bartholomew and M, H. Belk- nap of Ansonia have purchased the Wooster property on the Ansonia road between Seymour and Ansonia. The property consists of about one hundred acres of land, a large house, several barns and small buildings and a large ice pond The new owners of the prop erty have had the purchase in view for some time.
 Clarence Gaylord Davenport, son of the Rev. Dr. J. G. Davenport of Water bury, has enlisted in the First regiment of engineers, United States Volunteers The regiment is now encamped at Peekskill and will shortly sail on the City of Chester for Porto Rico. MT. Davenport has been appointed sergeant in Company F. He is thirty years old and has been in the employ of the Gen. eral Electric company.
 William McDermott, a brakeman ot the New York, New Haven and Hart ford Railroad company, who met with an accident by falling from car ir Ansonia a few weeks ago, is out again and warmly greeted by his friends Since meeting with the accident he has been confined to his home in this city.
 Mrs. Mary R. Young of Bridgeport fell from her bicycle in Seaside park "Wednesday and broke her leg. She is not an expert, and lost control of heI wheel.