The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-08-30
or LOCAL INTEREST.


 to-day, varied with a shower or two possibly.
 Chairman Martin of the democratic town committee has called the conven- tions for the selection of county and judge of probate convention delegates The meeting at which Leigh and Tom linson will fight it out will be held to- morrow night at St. Aloysius hall on Meadow street. Shanley and Callahan will have their Innings in regard to the probate judgeship at Arion hall on the same night.
 About twenty dollars for the sick sol diers had been deposited in the box at Mix's drug store up to last night. Let the good work go on.
 Miss Marguerite Graham, assisted by some of her friends, will hold a lawn party, with a sale of fancy articles, homemade cake, etc., at her home at 137 Elm street, West Haven, tomorrow evening for the benefit of the sick sol- diers. cordial invitation is extended to all.
 At the annual convention of the Dan ish and Norwegian churches of the eastern district held yesterday in the Danish church in this city officers were elected, and last evening sermons were preached by Rev. H. Anderson and Rev. T. J. Frauson. The convention closes tonight. The pastors present, all of whom were accompanied by from three to five delegates, are Rev. Ole Thorpe of Boston, Rev. Morton Olsen of Bos- ton, Rev. s. K. Dedreksen of Hartford, Rev. D. M. Dedreksen of Worcester, Rev. T. J. Frauson of Brooklyn, Rev, Fl. Anderson of Jersey City, Rev. J. H. Pedersen of Hoboken, Rev. c. N. Jacob son of Lowell and Rev. Christian Phil lipson of New Haven. The present of ficers are: Rev. Ole Thorpe, president; Rev. D. M. Dedreksen, vice president; Rev. Morton Olsen, secretary. Alto- gether there are about sixty delegates in the city.
 w. J. Atwater is putting up a hand some two-family house on Mechanic street. The foundations have already been completed.
 Christian Star lodge No. 1484, G. U. o. of o. F., will give an excursion to Bos- ton on Thursday, September 8, to at tend the annual New England demon- stration of the order
 The eighteenth annual reunion of Company F. First c. V. A., will be held August 31. Members of the company residing in this city include Captain E. c. Dow, George M. Harmon, Frederick H. Waldron, A. J. Kennedy, William A. Lincoln, Robert Langdale, Martin l.. Church and James D. Murray.
 Nellie Conway, hired girl employed at the summer cottage in Woodmont of Dr. G. A. Shelton of Shelton, was ter ribly burned Sunday by an explosion of gasoline which she was pouring into a gasoline stove. People near at hand rolled her in blankets and thus un- doubtedly saved her life, but she was terribly burned about the throat, neck and chest. Among those who rendered her assistance were the wife of United States Senator Hawley and A. B. Smith of this city, who has a cottage at Woodmont. The young woman has long been in the employ of Dr. Shelton ever since before Mrs. Shelton died. She has been a very faithful and effi- cient servant and seems almost like a member of the family. Dr. Shelton was making preparations to go on a trip to Europe and started from New York on a steamer yesterday. His health is quite poor and the excitement and worry of the accident almost un- nerved him.
 The sick soldiers in the local hospitals are for the most part improving. Near ly all the sick are considerably strong CT than on Saturday. They are greatly pleased at the excellent treatment they are receiving.
 The dry goods store of the Charles Monson company is undergoing exten- sive alterations and Improvements, and David H. Clark has taken the contract to do the work.
 MT. and Mrs. John B. Mcqueen of 11h Park street entertained last week six relatives from Brooklyn, the guests coming on Wednesday and remaining until Saturday. They were MT. and Mrs. Edwards, the formers brother and wife, and children. Mir. Edwards has been an extensive traveller in the interests of the Standard Oil con- pany.
 Miss Adella M. Stiles is putting up a handsome house on West Main street, West Haven.
 Among the New Haven people who left yesterday for Saratoga and the White Mountains were H. W. Sweet, Mrs. H. Sweet, J. H. Sweet, Misses Rose Deegan, Catherine Deegan, Julia Merz, Catherine Beane, c. c. Currier, M L. Rice, Minnie l.. Tillou, George l.. Gorham, John Rockford, Theodore b. Beach, Mrs Theodore E.. Beach, Misses Fannie and Ida Beach, Mir. Hotchkiss, Fred A. Downer, Charles B. Downer, Mrs. William Doty, Mrs. P. B. Buck ingham and Peter Schjoth Charles F. Mix is erecting a brick block at the corner of Congress avenue and Oak street. Superintendent B. S. Gilbert of the Hartford hospital yesterday received a telegram from Colonel Forward, who is in charge of the medical department at Camp Wikoff, Montauk Point, &C., cepting the offer of the institution to care for seventy-five sick soldiers. The soldiers will arrive soon. Miss I. W. Blake is erecting hand some two-family house in Westville. Deputy Coroner Callahan, in view of the facts learned in the case and in the absence of proof to the contrary, has rendered a verdict that Jonas Johnston, the engraver who worked for the George H. Ford company, came to his
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