The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-31
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found to be too great an undertaking.
Theodore A. Crabb, of the contract
ing firm of Crabb Brothers of Stamford
was probably fatally injured in run
, away yesterday morning. His hors
, took fright on Main street and ran tw
blocks. The wagon collided with
telegraph pole and Mr.. Crabb wa
] thrown violently out and terribly in
jured.
No work has been done on the new
Clark building to be erected at the cor
ner of Church and Crown streets TO
several days. The delay is caused by
the non-arrival of the steel girders or
dered The same trouble in regard t.
getting orders for iron work filled is ex
perienced in all parts of the country
The contracting for the new Malley dry
goods store building on Chapel street
has been delayed owing to the difficulty
of getting figures for the contracts OF
tn iron work.
The county commissioners will this
morning open the bids advertised for in
accordance with the plans of Architect
w. H. Allen for the changes and i'm
provements at the county Jail on Whal-
ley avenue
The Friendly Sons of st. Patrick will
| have clambake in Scanlon's Grove, on
the east shore on Wednesday, Septem-
Der 20. Preparations are in progress for
an excellent feast. Cars will leave the
green at II a. m. and the return will be
1 at the pleasure of the company.
In Toledo, O., yesterday the hearing
on the suit and attachment proceedings
brought by the Edward Malley COM
pany of New Haven against John D.
Davis, who started to cross the CONT
nant in an automobile which was at
| tached by the Malley company, came
up before Justice of the Peace Rivers
and was continued until October 4, be-
cause the constable who served the pa
! pers on Davis claimed that he could not
| find Mrs. Louise Hitchcock Davis, who
| Is said to be half owner of the automo-
bile, to serve papers upon her also.
Thatcher Gilbert of this city is visit
ing N. B. Curtis in Nichols.
The Adeph Literary society of this
city will go on an excursion to Glen
Island to-day. The minstrel company
of the society will give performance
on the boat on the way down.
The United States bureau at Wash
ington has made recognition of the OBJ
servaton station by supplying the local
observatory with complete line Of the
most modern instruments for record,
thus virtually elevating' New Haven
from the second class to the first class
in point of equipment and scope of use
fulness
Word has just been received at Deep
River Of the sudden death of Benjamin
r. Arnold of that place in San Diego,
Cal. Mr.. Arnold was president of
Pratt, Read & Co. Of Deep River. and
was well known to some of New Ha-
vens business men He died last
Thursday.
Mrs. j. B. Adriance and her brother,
D. w. Crippen, have returned from the
Berkshire Hills.
Professor b. Jepson and family return
to-day from their annual sojourn at
their cottage on one Of the Thimbe Is
lands, where they have most pleasantly
spent the summer.
Uncle Sam in response to a request
from Weather Observer Tarr will pro-
vide a desk for the use Of newspaper
men who visit Mr. Tarr's office in the |
Insurance building. The convenience
will be much appreciated by the report
ars.
The warehouse and junk establish |
nent of w. Fl. Rogers of East Washing
ton avenue, Bridgeport, was destroyed |
oy fire yesterday morning, causing to-
al loss of nearly $4,000. Partially in
sured The building was three story
prick with small annex of wood The
ire caught from a bonfire started by
some small boys. The loss on Rogers
stock is 100000; partially insured The
building Is owned by Frank w. Beers,
md is valued at $4,000 His loss is COW
red by insurance.
Vice President Hall of the CONSOLIDATE
ID road said yesterday regarding the
lot weather story that the Pennsylvania
cad had gobbled up the Consolidated:
There's nothing whatever to that sem
ational stuff. We are not trying to
eep the New York Central out of New
England, and we couldn't keep them
ut if we wanted to. Our own relations
nth the New York Central are perfect
Y pleasant and we have no such move
s that in mind"
The Whitney avenue team will play
he Woodmont nine for the third time
t Wodmont next Saturday. The game
ill be most interesting, as both teams
ave won one game apiece. d,
1t was learned in Bridgeport yester-
ay that Rev. Father Mckinney of st.
church there will soon go to
[eriden as first assistant to Rev Fa-
lem McAlenny, rector of ST. Roses
1urch. Father Mckinney will be sue :
'eded in Bridgeport by Rev Father ;
ennedy, a nephew of Father Kennedy
st. Francis church, this city, who :
as recently ordained. ,
George Albrecht of New Britain, who :,
stained serious injuries while coast c
6 down Cliff drive on Sunday, is still +
at the Meriden hospital. II
The Hebrews of this city are prepar- r
g for the New Years celebration, h
hich will be held Tuesday and We'd n
sday of next week. Tuesday is known /,
"Rosh Hashanoh," their New Years a
y.
The infant baby a tiny mite of hui
anity, ten inches long, that has been
pit alive four months in an incubator -
Grace hospital, is dead. The child y
,s the daurhter of Mr. and Mrs NV r.