The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-08-30
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of timber in the vicinity of Lebanon
swamp, Bethany, last spring from Mrs
| e. H. Darlington and converted the
greater part of it into lumber, fence
posts, railroad ties, etc, have been en-
gagged for some days past in cartine
fence posts and lumber to New Haven
/ The sloop yacht Eflie May sailed on
Tuesday with party of ten on board
for a two weeks cruise at Block Island
and Newport with Captain John Page
in charge Among the party are It. 0.
Blatchley Ben O. Stark, Lewis Odeli
of this city, f. B. Thompson and J. II.
| Warren of Boston, and Howard Mar
shall of Bay Port, long Island.
Miss Elma l. Augur of Woodbridge
| has been appointed to the position OF
| teacher in room Westvile grammar
! school
Professor George B. Chatfield of Wa
terville started on Tuesday from his
summer stay in that place for the west,
| to resume his duties as musical direc-
| tor at the Western Normal Conserva-
| tory of Music at Shenandoah, Ia. Pro-
fessor Chatfield's work in this inStitu-
ton has been very successful.
The survey of the proposed route for
a trolley line from Waterbury to South
ington has been completed and map
of the new layout, also.
E. H. Perry of Waterbury, while driv-
ing from Thomaston last Monday, re-
ports that he saw q handsome deer q
mile this side Of the Dan Carter prop
erty The deer was a good sized one,
well rounded and had pair of finely
developed antlers.
Miss Margaret Healy of this city is
visiting Mrs. James Kennedy of Ninth
street, Derby.
Heath Gregory who made such hit
at the home musicale given last spring
at the house Of Mr.. and Mrs. j. Jerome
Hayes, has been singing with even
more fattering success during the
summer at fashionable Newport events.
Mr. and Mrs. Hayes have been spend
ing the summer at Harwinton, Conn.,,
but leave there next week for New
York, where they will make their home
in the future instead of here, as for
merly. Mr. Hayes coming to New Ha-
ven at times.
George Harvey's family Of Minortown
saw deer cross the meadow in front
The majority of the wells in Bethany
are entirely dry, and it is feared that
are entirely dry, and 1t is fearted that
if rain does not come soon there will
be a water famine. The brooks are as
low or lower than they have been for
many years past, and some of the peo-
pie are obliged to draw water from
their wells to supply their stock.
Warden Hotchkiss of Shelton has re-
ceived word from C. w. Blakeslee &
Sons, the contractors, for the paving of
Bridge street, Shelton, that the work
will be commenced on that job the lat
ter part of this week,
James Ellis a hermit, living in a
shanty in Monterey Mass, has a COM
panion, a big rattlesnake, which he
handles without fear. The snake, two
months ago, when taken in by Ellis,
had thirteen rattles, but has broken
them all off but five. in his attempt to
escape by jumping against the win
dows of the hut. The snake, it seems
is more anxious to quit Ellis than to
stay and live with him-Waterbury
American.
About twenty-five members of KEEL
logg w. R. c. Of Derby spent the day
yesterday with Mrs. j. N. Booth at
Burns Point.
Waterbury will have professional
basketball this season. This was de-
cided Tuesday by Jean jacques and
Frederick w. Dixon as they viii be
the owners of the team Basketball is
an old game in Waterbury in amateur
respects, but the public of Waterbury
has never had a chance to see the pro-
fessional game.
The renovated church building at the
center in Monroe was re-dedcated last
Friday evening Rev. George f, Prem
tiss of this city preached the sermon
and a fine alto singer also from this
city, assisted in the singing. The ser
vices as a whole We're very interesting
and inspiring
The price Of ice in Waterbury will
be increased September 1 from twenty
cents to thirty cents a hundred to retail
tradesmen and from forty cents to six
ty cents to families This increase in
the price of ice was determined upon
by the Waterbury dealers who "eame
together yesterday morning for that
purpose.
One of the curiosities at Woodmont
Tuesday night was a night blooming
cereus owned by David Daniels of Wa
terbury. which had twenty-nine bios
SONS on it. He purchased the plant
of Mrs. Green of Milford. who was for
merly Mrs. George Smith of Derby.
The plant is a beautiful one and at
tracted much attention.
The members of the Waterbury alder