The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-06
FURIOUS ITEMS.

Arthur Higgins, thirteen years old
was drowned in Berkshire pond, Bridge
port, Saturday morning while skating
with Grover Baker and Arthur Merker
His companions narrowly escaped
drowning.
Frank E. Hall, keeper of the light
house on Southwest Ledge, has been APP
pointed to the charge of the lights on
the uncompleted section of the west
breakwater, vice Charles Mckenzie of
East Haven. Mr. Hall will fill both
positions until the new lighthouse,
which is to be built when the break
water is fineshed, has been placed in po-
sition
Wonder what Fred Cakes of New Ha-
ven now has in his stable? It's big
gated PAGER with a mark of something
n like 2:13 He's big roadster, and, of
course, he's very speedy. Who knows.
possibly Mr.. Cakes has an eye on the
laurels which Blizzard has monopolized
On the Derby ice track?-Iiartford
Y Times.
The West Haven Republican club
will hold a ladies' night reception this
week.
Edison f. Shuster, son of eX-ToWn
Clerk John Shuster, who has been dan
gerously i'll owing to an accidental fall
On the rocks at Lighthouse Point, is
Improving, and his physician, DR.. w.
H. Sanford of Edwards street, thinks
he will recover. The young man in his
fall struck upon his head, which caused
conclusion of the brain.
Superintendent Beecher has awarded
the contracts for the construction of
the Willow street bridge, fence and
grading to extend from Willow street
to the corner of State street and Batch
lev avenue The contract for the bridge
and fence was awarded to Captain
Lawrence O'Brien-for the bridge $3250
and for the fence $500. The contract
for the grading was awarded to F. Bra
zos. 1t will amount to $4,000, there be-
ing from $4,000 to 10000 cubic yards in
the job.
The board of directors of the Y. M. c.
IA. will hold a meeting tonight to de-
eide on the specifications which have
been submitted by architects for the
new building which the association
hopes to build soon on Temple street.
The clothing store now occupied by
Walter Leigh on Church street Is to be
converted into a saloon, having been
leased by Clark of the Broadway Pal
ave. Mr.. Leigh will occupy store in
the new Moses building.
A new fire alarm box has been put
into circuit at the corner of Shelton
avenue and Argyle street. 1t is box No.
BIS.
The new warden of the Connecticut
state prison is Albert Garvin of lndi-
ana. He will succeed Warden Wood
bridge March l. Mr.. Garvin has been
assistant superintendent of the Indiana
reformatory at Jeffersonville since 1896.
His first service was in the capacity of
wall guard at the Illinois state prison
at Joliet, when only twenty-four years
old. He has filed every official position
in that prison and resigned after a SER
vice of seventeen years. Mr.. Garvin
has also been connected in official ca
pacity with the Minnesota reformatory
and as warden of the Minnesota prison.
He was also at one time chief of police
of st. Paul.
DR.. J. E. Herrity, graduate of the
HiIlhouse high school in '93 and of the
Yale Medical school, class of '97, now in
the Polytechnic hospital, New York, has
received an appointment in the New
me- k, Maternity hospital through
Tys 6etitive examination in which there
Iskfe eighteen competitors.
TThe New Haven Water company will
hold it's annual meeting on Monday,
February 6, at half-past ten o'clock in
the forenoon.
Mrs Virginia w. Kelsey and F'reder-
lex c. Lum were Saturday morning ap-
pointed as administrators of the estate
of George R. Kelsey, with the will an
nexed. Israel A. Kelsey and Horatio
G. Kelsey resigned about week ago.
Fireman William Foote of No. has
been detailed temporarily to assist in
the clerical work at headquarters. He
is aiding in the preparation of the an
nual report Of the department.