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


past two and half years, has accepted
position with Mendell & Co. Of Chi
cago and left Saturday morning to start
in with his new firm to-day.
The class day committee of the Hill
house high school elected Saturday was:
Jonn Murphy, Miss Margaret Fuller,
Miss Margaret Wells, Miss Bessie Man
ross, George Allen, Miss Frank, Miss
Nilsson, Miss Canada and Mr.. Fogarty.
jeremiah Sullivan was elected valedic-
torian.
The Consolidated road has secured an
option on all the Dixon property, land
and two houses inclusive, north of the
railroad tracks at the Westerly station,
and between Canal street on the west
and High street on the east. This is
believed to be the first move towards
the contemplated new railroad station
and freight depot for Westerly.
Grace Carney, six years of age,
daughter of James Carney Of this city,
died at the New Haven hospital Satur-
day.
The funeral of Sinclair Godette was
attended Saturday afternoon at his late
residence at SO Whalley avenue. The
deceased was a member of the wilkins
Guard and the company attended the
funeral preceded by the Second Regl-
ment band. The company formed an
escort for the burial.
superintendent Kendall announces a
new course Of study in arithmetic, for
the public schools of this city.
The seventh annual meeting of the
Lumber Dealers association of Connec-
ticut will be held in Republican hall
next Wednesday at $3.50 a. m.
The plans and specifications for the
workshop which is to be erected at the
Springside home under the supervision
of the department of charities and cor
rections have been prepared. 1t will be
25X64 feet, of brick, two stories high,
with slate roof Bids will probably be
advertised for soon.
Plans are being made for the new
building which Edward Malley contem-
plates erecting on the site Of the Malley
stores on Chapel street. adjoining the
Insurance building The lot has 'front.'
age of sixty-nine feet and the proposed
building is eight stories in height. The
first floor will be occupied by the Ed
ward Malley company and the upper
floors will be divided into sixteen Of
fees, each making 112 in all.
Attorney Roger Sherman Baldwin,
son of Judge Simeon E. Baldwin, of
the supreme court, has become asso-
ciated with Judge L. w. Cleaveland
and Attorney Phelps Montgomery in the
practice Of law.
The property at 43 Park street, which
has been in the name of Matthew S.
Borden and Mrs. Mile Negbaur Bor-
den, has been transferred to John c.
Kebabian, the oriental rug dealer on
Orange street. The stamps on the deed
indicate a transaction of about $4,000.
DR.. A. e. Winship, noted educator
of Boston, will address the school
teachers of the city this evening in the
College street hall. His subject will be
Study in Education
Mrs Frederick B. Street and her
daughter, Miss Grace Street, have gone
to Washington, d. c., for stay of two
or three weeks.
The Winchester avenue railroad.
which has been running cars every
hour to Bridgeport has withdrawn one
car and runs on q two-hour schedule.
Among the nominations sent to the
senate Saturday is that of John w. Mix
to be collector of customs, district of
New Haven, Conn. The nomination will
be promptly confirmed.
Benjamin G. Kautz of the well known
firm of Kautz Brothers, together with
Cyrus Custard of Marshalrs Creek,
Munroe county, Pennsylvania, who is
a relative and has been visiting friends
in this city, left yesterday for Bloom
field NJ j., where they will spend a few
days with friends. Mr.. Kautz, who was
deeply afflicted a short time ago by the
death Of his wife, has not been in the
best of health of late and seeks needed
rest.
Coroner Eli Mix is planning for a WIS.,
it to Mexico and will leave next Thurs
day, accompanied by his wife. They
will stop over in New Orleans for few
days and then leave for the City of
Mexico. Most of their stay will be in
the Mexican capital city, but other cit
les in the country will be visited Mr..
and Mrs. Mix will remain away three
or four weeks. During the coroner's
absence the duties of coroner will be
deputy coroner.
Az the COuSIeSdtlOlldl CHuICll III INdu-
gatuck yesterday the sermon was
preached by the Rev. Howard w. Pope
Of this city, the Congregational state
and who represents the Con-
necticut Home Missionary society and
the Connecticut fund for needy minis
ters. In the afternoon Mr.. Pope adj
dressed the Y M. G. A; subject, "Our
Greatest Enemy"
The Bridgeport Standard of Saturday
says of Gurdon S. Colt, who was for
many years a very popular clerk for
the New Haven Steamboat company:
'Gurdon S. Colt, clerk of the board of
to-day completed his third
score of years of life. The number
IF his friends who called on him at
his office to extend their congratula-
tons and to express their wishes for
the addition of many more years to
The number was large, and the call
ers were enthusiastic over the improve
nent in Mr.. Colts health in the last
year."