The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-07-12
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ments from stamp tax issued by the off, ficials of the United States or any state, county and town"
 Henry Flagg, member of the New Haven Blues and an employe at Win chesters, has been missing from his home, 60 Whitney avenue, for over week, and his wife is uncertain as to whether he has enlisted in the army or whether he has deserted her.
 The Second regiment has not been called out yet and Lieutenant Colonel Callahan said yesterday that he had no idea when it will, but the order might come any day. The regiment is as fine a body of men as can be found any where, and is all ready for the coun- trys service. It numbers 1924 men, twelve companies
 The recruiting station of the Foot Guard on the old green has been dis continued the requisite number of men having been obtained.
 Boys yesterday afternoon set fire to the dry grass on the corner of Howard avenue and Sixth street and the flames became so fierce that it was feared that two houses belonging to Jeremiah Smith & Sons in that vicinity would be destroyed. Bremen put out the flames.
 William J. Flynn and Meyer Stodel were yesterday appointed substitute letter carriers by Postmaster Howarth. They were taken from the list of wait ing substitutes.
 The state convention of the c. T. A. U. will be held in Walllngford Septem- Der G. County Director Kelly has been in Wallngford of late completing the arrangements for the affair. The Wal lingford T. A. B. has appointed a com mittee of twelve to assist MT. Kelly in completing the arrangements, and a most successful convention is looked for. On the evening of September 5 a grand rally will be held in the opera house at Wallingford. James Dunn of New York, who has been prominently identified for years with temperance work and Mrs. Lake of Milwaukee will make addresses and the rally will un- doubtedly be largely attended.
 J. w. Stewart of this city and Walter D. Garfield of Norwich have started for Omaha, Nebraska, to, attend the con- vention of the National League of Re- publican Clubs, they being two of the delegates from this state. Other dele gates may follow later. The conven- tion will open in Boyds new theater, Omaha, on Wednesday, July 1S, at 10 a. m. It will probably be in session three days.
 New Haven banks and individuals have forwarded about S1,000,000 to Washington in subscriptions to the new per cent government loan.
 A motor car of fhe Winchester ave- nue railroad jumped the track in front of Primrose park Sunday afternoon and was showed along by the trailer. There was an hours delay in traffic to Wood- mont, but passengers were transferred around the cars and not delayed on their trips.
 The Young Mems Republican club has arranged for a moonlight excursion to be held the latter part of this month, when there will be full moon. The steamer has not been selected. It is proposed to hold two or three of the eXcurS1OnS tnlS season..
 The New Haven Yacht club has voted to hold a yacht race for catboats in New Haven harbor the last of this month The date has not yet been de- terinined It will be open to all cat boats in the sound and a good field of entries is expected, notwithstanding the indisposition to yachting resulting from the war.
 The residents of Stratford who live near the woods that are between the shore and Nutmeg park have seen 8 man lurking in the vicitiny who an- swers the description of Gantonato Els posita, the Italian who murdered his fellow countryman, Antonio Colangelo, at Pierce's quarry a week ago. On Sun day Superintendent Birmingham took thirty three of the Bridgeport police force and searched the woods. without success.
 A dispatch from Chickamauga park from William w. Ward of this city of Company M, Ninth New York, an nounces that Thomas J. Lynch, Com pany K, Ninth New York Volunteers infantry. died Sunday night at S:30; residence 55 Hurlburt street. He was '95 Yale man and a member of the Sarsfields and Sacred Heart club. No further information has been received concerning Lynchs death. He is a son of MT. and Mrs. Edward J. Lynch of 55 Hurlburt street and a nephew of ex- Road Commissioner Thomas F. Stack pole. A sister of the deceased is a teacher in the New Haven schools The deceased was about tWenty-three years of age. Before going to college he graduated at the Hillhouse high school He enlisted In the Sarsfleld Guard about six months ago. It is expected that the remains will be brought to New Haven for interment It will sur prise New Haven people to learn that MT. Ward, who sent the dispatch, is also in the army
 A party of New Haveners visiting in Bridgeport Sunday left that city on their return trip about D. m., but ow- ing to several delays along the route failed to make connections at Wood mont with the last car on the Winches- ter avenue line. Seeing the plight the passengers would be in if they left them at that place, the conductor and motorman on the Bridgeport line kind- ly consented to take the party to the car barns of the Winchester avenue road, where a special car was ordered out by the station master at that point and the weary New Haveners were talk en to this city without further worri-