The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-24
VARIOUS ITEMS.
Sumner League TO Meet To-day at Savin
Rock-Other Matters.


The Sumner league, which is COM
posed of a great many of the leading
colored men of Connecticut will hold its
annual meeting at Savin Rock to-day.
Delegates from all over the state will be
| present. A lively session is expected
| over the discussion of recent events of
political importance. Joseph Peaker of
! this city has been president of the or
ganization since it was organized six
years ago. To-day 1t is stated that Mr..
Peaker will be nominated and that the
opposition to Peaker will nominate c..
A. G. Beauman of Middletown.
The Eagle Hose and Hook and Ladder
company Of Ansonia held it's twenty
eighth annual outing at Mansfield s
Grove yesterday afternoon. The party
was accompanied by the Ansonia Brass
band A clam bake will be served at
the grove and there was baseball game
between the Eagle Hose club and the
Business Mems club.
The Bridgeport Retail Butchers Pro-
tective association met yesterday even
ing and made final arrangements for the
grand barbecue to be given by the asso-
citation on Tuesday, August 80, at Avon
park. After the meeting a smoker was
held and a pleasant time enjoyed. A
round of roast beef was served with
other refreshments.
A surprise party was given in honor
of Miss Violet Alling at her residence,
1914 Cedar street. Tuesday evening The
house was prettily decorated with flags
and bunting. John Parrett sang, Miss
Stanford recited several times and
there were songs also by a quartet.
The Price & Lee Co. of New Haven
who have been awarded the contract
for properly numbering the houses in
the borough, expect to commence work
here some time this week.-Naugatuck
News.
Miss Grace Roberts of Oxford Is visit
ing with her friend, Miss Minnie Wut-
erich in Tracy, Conn.
Rev. G. L. Schaeffer of Oxford has
had as guests for week or two the
Rev. Z. G. Encke and family of Column
bia, Pa. Mrs Encke is a sister Of Mrs.
Schaeffer.
Mrs w. S. Welton and little daugh-
ter Marguerite of Waterbury, have been
staying with Mrs. G. e. Crofut at the
Inn in Oxford for about week.
Miss Annie Church of Haddam, who
has been in the New Haven hospital for
treatment for two years, returned home
ftip f,1j
her that she is again able to walk with
the aid of a cane.-Middletown Tribune
Mr.. and Mrs. John Dayton and child
of Fair Haven, who have been spending
few days with Norman Edwards in
Chester, have returned home, Mrs
Dayton was formerly Miss Ida Perry of
Chester. re~
George w. Leeof Winsted is visiting
New Haven friends.
Among the arrivals at the Hillhurst,
Norfolk, yesterday were Mr.. and Mrs,
Edward Russell, Miss Clara Pierce of
Brookline, Mass; e. B Eddy of New
Britain, Howard L. Aller of Richmond
HILL George r. Murray of Princeton,
N. j.; Mrs. John C. Kirkland, Miss
Kirkland Miss K. Kirkland of Orange,
~. y. NIL anu hi p. ~ iS'teli IN - AioW-
ard of New York Mrs. S. Fl. Chapman
of New Haven.
c. S. Mellen, president of the North
ern Pacific railroad. spent Sunday with
his family in Litchfield
George NJ Curtis of East Bridgeport,
who is one of that city's old and wealthy
men, his property being estimated at i
100000 is very low with an abscess
and debility.
A committee has been appointed by
the Germania Wheel club of Bridgeport
to arrange for the entertainment in that
city of the Germania Wheel clubs of
New Haven and Hartford, who will
spend Sunday and Monday September
and in Bridgeport Sunday an out
ing will be held at HOLSTER Heights,
Monday afternoon all three organiza-
lions will attend the bicycle races at
Pleasure Beach.
Notice of an assembly of the Degree
of Honor has been given by Financier
w. C. Mcintosh of New Haven The
meeting will be for the purpose of TAX
ing action on the death of Mrs Harvey, ]
who was one of the victims of the re-
cent trolley accident and one o. the
most prominent members of the order in
the state.
SHOOTING SEASON.