The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-22
OF LOCAL INTER EST.

The remains of the late Lucius K. 1 Finch, a sketch of whose life was given ' in our yesterdays issue, will be brought here for interment in the family plot. They will arrive this afternoon at l o'clock and will be transferred from the train to the plot by Lewis x Maycock' The funeral services will be held at MT Finch's residence, Plainville, to-day. MT, Fineh's wife died here as did also l two of the children. All are buried in the Grove street cemetery,
 The New Haven yacht clubs catboat race will take place August l6 at high tide, p. m. There will be four classes smaller open and cabin catboats, and l larger open and cabin catboats-and half hundred boats are expected to enter the lists, To-day posters announc- ing the races will be put up in all the shore towns and around the city, invit- ing all owners of catboats to enter the competition. Members of the Long ls- land Yacht club will probable partici- pate. The course will be from the yacht club house to Lighthouse Point and back. Prizes will be offered for the competition.
 Up to the present time all attempts to right the wreck of the schooner James M Seaman of this port, which was lowed into Halifax recently, have failed. Strenuous efforts with lighters were made this week. The wreck has not been sold.
 The Y. M. c. A. lone of a thousand' membership has now reached 955. With 1000 new members to back him, making a total membership of about 1,300, MT. Lotze is convinced that he can secure the solid and substantial support of the community in carrying out the other ] plans for the enlargement of the work of the Y. M. c. A.
 Deputy Collector Kennedy yesterday received $5,000 worth of internal reve- nue stamps. He has now nearly all the various denominations of stamps. This week he had a call for 100000 one eighth cent stamps from one party, but could not fill the order.
 Major Smith s. Leach, who has charge of the Sound coast defenses, will remove at once the torpedoes in the harbors of New London and New Ha- ven. He expected to begin the work at New London yesterday. The mines will DG GdIc4Qlly ICIliONtO anu tlt IllGtuOu employed is considered beyond doubt a guarantee against their exploding. Walter H. Allen of this city, Yale '95, now attached to the Minnesota, as act ing quartermaster, after examination in Washington by the board of which Admiral Matthews is president, has been appointed cadet in the navy and ordered to the Dolphin. He is son of | Walter Allen of the N. Y, N. H. and H. K. R. Co.,, and is expected to arrive in New Haven to-day for brief visit be- fore starting to sea.
 The tenth annual summer meeting of the Connecticut Past Grand Mas ter's association was held at Pequot Point, New London, yesterday. These summer meetings partake solely of so- cial entertainment, and no business is transacter. Members to the number of twenty five were entertained yesterday morning by Past Grand Master Ware at his cottage at Ocean Beach park. At noon luncheon was served at the Pequot house, and the afternoon was given up to good time. Lyman H. Johnson of this city was among those present.
 With two of the regiments of the Connecticut National Guard in the ser vice of the country and possibility tha tanother will be called out, the out look for the usual brigade encampment is somewhat dubious.
 Winthrop castlss No 10, K. G. E., at It's meeting Wednesday voted to pay $100 to the widow of I. H. Stoddard, the deceased photographer
 United States Marshal-elect Bishop was in town yesterday and visited a number of New Haveners. He was met in this city by Deputy Marshal Clark but remained only a few hours. MT Bishop will assume the duties of his office August 1.
 Rock Castle, No. 8, K. G. F., will hold regular meeting at it's rooms, corner of Hines Place and State street, tonight Brothers in all the K. c. F. lodges In this city are invited to at tend
 The D. A. R. at the Organized Char ities building has now on hand ready to be sent to the army corps hospital at Jacksonville, 200 hospital shirts 200 sets set of pnjamas. o9fes Of castle soap, bath tubs, 75 bath sponges, 100 cases Ol cldH DF0lui luU D0$eS or SaIClne ' crackers, 24 boxes of calves foot jelly, a ten gallon keg of witch hazel besides , many other things too numerous to mention. Among those that have sent , valuable boxes are the firms of Ives, : Upham & Rand of Meriden the Ruth } Hart chapter of Meriden, the Abigail Phelps chapter of Simsbury, the Wads- worth of Middetown, the Katherine
  , Gaylord chapter of Bristol the Tor rington chapter the Judea chapter of Washington and Litchfield, the Faith 7 Trumbull of Norwich, the Ruth Willis and Freelove Baldwin Stowe chapters of Milford, and many others. ARDLAMONT MURDER MYSTERY