The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-24
Local Weather Report.
FOR MARCH %. 1890.


High water to-day, GIL a. m.
Lots on your terms. R. e. Baldwin.
Mckee has Leslie's Popular Monthly
for April,
The public schools close to-day at
noon. Spring vacation will continue un-
til April 8.
Bishop Brewster will administer the
rite of confirmation in Christ church at
1880 Tomorrow (Friday)
1t is expected that the improvements
at the postoffice will be completed by
next Monday, so that the transfer of the
departments can take place.
Bethany'sfoldest inhabitants are prob
ably Mrs. ]. B. Todd, aged ninety-eight,
and Willis Doolittle, nearly eighty-nine
years. Both are in fair health.
The next meeting of the Monday Lit
erary club. conducted by Miss Webster,
will be held on April Sd, at Is Lake
Place. The topic will be Types OF
Noted Women.
Superintendent Wrinn and Captain
Cowles were in Hartford yesterday with
other police officials about the state at
the hearing on the pawnbrokers' bill be-
fore the judiciary committee.
SCOT In a chimney at Mrs. G. P. Wurts,
113 Whitney avenue, caught fire yester-
day morning. A still alarm was sent to
No. SIS engine house, and the blaze was
extinguished without damage.
Rev. w. w Leete and family are
1a1 DOo
Ridgefield. Mr.. Leete will soon enter
upon his work at his new charge at
Dwight Place church in this city.
There was a special service at the
Salvation Army hall last evening, at
which the Rev. Mr.. Moody of the Mt,
Carmel Congregational church was the
+ sneaker. There was good music and
singing.
Mrs. G.. A. Vaughan has leased her
house on Prospect place to George B.
Hurd. principal of the Winchester
school; also her house on Stevens street
to John Stuhlman, an employe of F. s.
Andrew.
The schooner General Merwin, which
collided recently with the steamer Bal
timore in the Chesapeake bay below the
city of Baltimore, has been taken to
flry dock in that city for repairs, which
will take only a short time.
The Methodists of this city will tender
a reception to Dr. and Mrs Crandall j.
North next Wednesday evening at the
First M. e. church. They announce
that not only all the Methodists of the
city but all the friends of DR.. North as
well arc invited.
The Grays have reelected as members
ex- Lieut.. j. w. Howe of the Engineer
corps, Second regiment, U. S. "; eX-
CORPORAL Gruener of Company X, First
CONNECTICUT regiment of volunteers, and
ex-Corporal w. e. Beach. F. H. Harris
was also admitted to the company.
At the regular battalion drill of the
Grays and Sarsfields at the armory on
"wednesday sevening Miss Rebecca
Reach, sister Of the late Rodman V.
Beach, presented both companies with
large punches of carnations as a token
of her thanks for their kindness in TAX
ing charge of the funeral of her broth
err
The Estelle Phinney, four-master OF
about 1900 tons capacity has been
bought by Frank w. Benedict and will
he added to his fleet of coal carrying
vessels. The schooner is now on the
VOYAGE from Boston to Newport News
The vessel is eight years old and cost
SAT 600 to build.
A warranty deed was recorded yes
+erday transferring the plant of the
J,ayigne & Scott Manufacturing COM
many ID the Lavigne Automatic COM
MANY. The works are located upon
River street in Fair Haven and have
frontage of 109 feet on the street. The
price paid was about SlS,ooO.