The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-03-02
Local Weather Report.
Brief Mention
High water to-day, GAS a. m.
Insurance & Loans. Chas. W ilson & c
Two family house. 50, 600. RE. Baldwi
Brief Mention.


Two family house. 50. 600. RE Baldwin.
Trunks and repairing at L. Bostwicks
The monthly meeting Of the mana
gers Of the Home for the Friendless
will be held at the home this (Wednes-
day. afternoon at o'clock.
Mrs. Morehouse, wife Of C. S. More
house and mother Of Mrs. Lines, wife
bf Rev. DR.. Lines, continues seriously
ILL.,. She has been i'll since last Decem-
Der. Yesterday she was more comfort
able than for several days past.
The regular Thursday evening enter
tainment Of the Young Mems Republic
can club will consist of either music by
Lewis w. Warner, piano solos by
Charles Burton and. vocal solos by
Frank Edgar. Refreshments will be
served.
Il The many friends of P. w. Ferry,
the Church street business man, who
has been i'll for two months past, will
be glad to hear that he is now daily
Improving, and hopes are entertained
that he will be able to be out again
Soon.
Governor Cooke has confirmed the
appointment of Alfred B. Beers of
Bridgeport and Leonard A. Dickinson
of this city to be members of the Sol
idiers hospital board, each for two
years from March 20, 1898, and to sue
coed themselves.
Thirty-four convicts will be released
from the state prison at Wethersfield
during the month because Of the expir-
alton of their sentences. The number
includes one woman, Catherine .Fitz-
gerald. This is the largest number re-
leased during any one month in the
history Of the institution.
Colonel Sheridan of the Fourth regi-
4nent will, next August, complete his
thirtieth year as member of the Con-
necticut National Guard, and he is re-
+ ported to have said that he would re-
tire and give way to some one else
Colonel Sheridan is about the Oldest
member in years OF service in the c.
N. G..
During the shutdown at the l.. Can
dee Rubber company's factory this
month among other improvements a
new 1,000-horse power boiler, additional
to those at the factory, will be put in
alongside Of the S0O-horse one that was
put in about a year ago. The boiler is
the largest made of it's style. 1t is a
Morris Climax boiler, made by the
Clonbrock Steam Boiler company of
Brooklyn, N. Y.
The house Of Rev. J. W. Eggleston
Methodist pastor in Miamus, formerly
tof this city, was ransacked by burglars
last Sunday evening while the pastor
and family were away at church. Up
on investigation the family found the
silver spoons missing, besides two gold
watches, two silver watches, gold
chains, diamond pins and rings and $40
in cash. Mr.. Eggleston estimated his
loss at 5000. There is no clue to the
burglars.
A very pleasant social event yester-
day afternoon was the matinee whist
party given by Mrs. George w. Lewis
at her residence on Dwight street for
the benefit of Grace hospital There
were twenty-four tables. Mrs. George
r. Chamberlin achieved the highest
score, viz, IA. Mrs. L. J. Russell and
E. w. Baldwin came next each, with a
score of so. The special tables for the
occasion We're very kindly loaned by
George r. Chamberlin and the chairs
by Mrs. G. w. Lewis.
A very pleasant entertainment enti-
tied "Slumber Songs of All Nations, ~
will be that tonight at the chapel of
the United church, to be given under
the auspices of the Mission circle of the
church, at which from fifteen to twenty
young ladies will appear each repre-
senting in appropriate costume diff
ferent nationality and singing a slum-
Der song peculiar to the nationality
represented. The admission is thirty
cents and the proceeds will go to a
fund for the benefit of Miss Montgom-
cry, missionary in Turkey, daughter
of the late Mrs. Montgomery, who was
also a missionary in Turkey and tc
whose memory Rev. DR.. Munger paid a
beautiful and well merited tribute al
the church last Sunday.