The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-23
TdRIOUS ITEMS.


court house. Carriages were procured
and the party went out on tour of in
spection of different bridges about the
city. Washington bridge was the first
visited. The New Haven commission
ers took office July /, and this was theil
first meeting. The same members have
been reappointed except A. B. Durham
who was elected county sheriff. He is
| succeeded by Charles Brewer.
HAL Woodruff of Southington, who
has been sick for the past two weeks, is
recovering slowly.
Louis f. Werba, representing Klaw
& Erlanger's Rogers brothers in "Wall
Street." the new play to be given at the
Hyperion August 81 and September l,
was in town yesterday in advance of
the company. Mr.. Werba is a very pop
ular representative and comes in ad-
vance Of capital show.
| Miss Margaret and Miss Mamie Car
mody of Bridgeport are the guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. John +. Flynn of South
| ington.
Four schooners having cargoes Of coal
abroad are bound for this port. They
left Norfolk and Newport News about
the time the West Indian hurricane
came in shore in that region. AS there
was plenty of warning of the hurri-
canes approach no fears for the vessels
safety are entertained
T.. H. Mckenzie Of Southington has
been in Southbridge, Mass, directing
plans for the construction of storage
reservoirs foc the Quinnebaug Water
Power company.
A barn in Watertown owned by Ly
man Sperry on the Woodbury. road was
struck by lightning Monday night and
totally destroyed by the fire which fol-
lowed. The loss was about 5000, with no
insurance.
Bridgeport division, Uniformed Rank.
Knights of Pythias, will formally open
it's new quarters in Turner hall in that
city Friday evening with an entertain
ment and smoker.
Captain William w. Hart Of German
town, Pa, spent Sunday at the Scran-
ton homestead on Boston street, Gull
ford.
Forty members of the Stratford Oys-
ter company enjoyed an outing yester-
day at Pleasure Beach.
There have been no new developments
in the strike Of the iron moulders at
the Davenport & Tracy company's plate
factory in Stamford since the men quit
work yesterday morning. The members
of the firm claim that they pay as high
wages as any other firm, and, further
more, that there is no strike, as the men
quit work without authority from the
International Iron Moulders' union.
Miss Mary e. Scranton Of New Haven
spent Thursday in Guilford with Miss
Emily r. Wilcox of Boston street. The
library which Miss Scranton is building
in honor of her father, the Hon. e. c.
Scranton, is progressing as rapidly as
can be expected, and it is believed that
it will soon be ready for use. Her faith
er was one of the most prominent men
of Connecticut in his day, having been
president of the Second National bank
Of New Haven, mayor of New Haven
and president of the New York and New
Haven railroad He was man Of high
character and honor.
Mrs Gilbert L. Watson and family
of Parkersburg, w. Va, began to occu-
py their summer cottage on Boston
street, Madison, Monday.
Hon r. j. Kingsbury of Waterbury,
for many years of Yale's corporation,
was yesterday elected vice president of
the Bridgeport Brass company. George
E. Somers was elected president.
Mr.. Wylie, a familiar figure in the |
silk department at Howe & Stetson's 1
store returned yesterday from a weeks
vacation passed in New York state.
The many friends of Mr.. Gallagher,
buyer in the upholstery department at
he Howe & Stetson store, will be gla /
20 learn that he is home from very
pleasant stay at Watermill, near Sag
Iarbor, l.. l., where also his parents and
sister spent a couple of weeks.
General T. L. Watson of Bridgeport
las been designated as postmaster for
he dinner Of the ex-ofiicers and nom
officers of the Fourth reg
ment, c. N. G., which alone insures the
success of the event. The reception
committee consists of General Watson,
Colonel George L. Porter, Major H. G.
Iubbell, Major w. w. Starr, Lieuten-
mt r. j. Naramore, Colonel James
Sheridan, Major G. w. Cornell, Major
J. c. Kingman Major M. F. White,
Sergeant Major George Derrick and
Hospital Steward f. s. Stevens.
William Calvert of New Britain re-
urned yesterday from a week spent at
'avin Rock.
Victor Bovander and Axel Lundman
f New Britain are to engage in the
rocery business in this city.
George Fl. Collett, amateur bicycle
hampton of the United States, is at
Berkeley Oval in training for the ma
ional championship races to be held
here next Saturday, at which all the
est amateur riders of the country will
ompete.
Miss Mamie Dayton Of Minneapolis,
aughter of the late Frederick Dayton, |
Tho was for years superintendent of
he H. Hooker company carriage man
factory, is spending the summer with
er mother at the Adams cottage on
beach street, Savin Rock. She returns
0 her home in Minneapolis in about a
lonth.
August Wirtz Of Edwards street and
ack Cavanagh, also Of this city, will
ide in the two-mile tandem bicycle I
ace at Bridgeport on Labor day and
ill endeavor to make a record for the
Jack in an unpaced tWomile contest.