The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-02
Local Weather Report.
FOR FERRUARY I. 1879.
L. M. TARR, Observer.
Brief Mention.

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High water to-day, 1921 p. nj.
One hundred acres $1,000 RE. Baldwin
Mrs. e. H. Clark has returned to her
home here from a stay in East Nor
ris.
Miss Lord of this city will speak at
the North church, Woodbury., next Sun
day morning.
The engagement is just announced
of Professor Hippolyte Gruener of Yale
to Miss May Cole of Cleveland.
j A. M. Turnel of this city is having
improvements made in the block known
as Clemmons block in Thomaston
The Second Regiment band will fur
nish music for the City Guard mas
querade in this city next Monday even
ing.
Mrs T. J. Lawton, who has been Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. B. D. Welton in
Waterville, has returned to her home in
thiG city.
The Woman's Seamen's Friend soci-
ETY. will hold it's annual meeting Mon
day, February g. at p. M, at the Beth
ell, No. 81 Water street.
A benefit dance for the New Haven
Veteran Volunteer Firemen's associa-
ton was given at old Union armory last
evening. About fifty couples attended
Captain T. T. Welles, secretary of the
Officers' association of the Second reg
iment, has issued a call for the quarter
ly meeting to be held tomorrow even
ing.
Three boys We're discharged from the
state school for boys yesterday. They
were Thomas Grady of this city, Will
liam Decker of Derby, and William Bur-
lington Of Hartford.
Michael Daley and Frank Jacobs of
Southington enlisted in the United
States regulars at the New Haven sta
ton Tuesday. Daley was volunteer
in the late American-Spanish war.
The Euodian society held rehearsal
last evening in further preparation for
their concert to be given in the spring.
Charles Stormont is the leader. He has
chorus of eighty voices
The State Association of Drum and
Fife bands will hold a ball in Middle
town February 10 under the auspices
of the o. V. Coffin Drum corps. Fiji
teiiN'
be parade and a banquet,
Councilman Charles C. Spreyer of the
Second ward, popular member of the
class of 80 l.. S., is i'll at home on Ell
liott street with severe attack of
pneumonia. His many friends hope for
his speedy recovery.
Frank I'll. Genung, a conductor on the
Winchester avenue railroad and taxi
dernaist of West Haven, leaves to-day
for a six weeks hunting excursion in
the sunny south. His many friends
wish him a prosperous and successful
trip
AT the meeting of the Phi Beta Kappa
society of Yale last night there was a
debate on the question as to whether or
not the three year course was prefer |
able to the four In the academic depart |
ment at Yale. 1t was decided in favor
of the negative, which was supported
by B. C. Smith and L. F. Fuller.
Thomas G. Pitman, who has been in
the employ of the Journal and Courier
for many years, met with an accident
yesterday morning that will doubtless
confine him to the house for some |
weeks While coming down stairs he |
caught the heel of his shoe on one of the /
steps In such manner that he lost his .
balance and fell to the bottom, a dis |
tance of about twelve feet. The family
physician, DR.. Walter Skiff, was called
and found that beside some severe
bruises Mr.. Pitman had fractured one |
of his ribs. The case being a surgical |
one, DR.. M. J. Adams was notified and .
reduced the fracture. Mr.. Pitman is
about seventy-four years of age. His |
many friends will hope for his speedy |
recovery.