The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-11-20
Local Weather Report.
Brief Mention.
water to-day, 10 p. m.


Bargains in shoes at Howarth Bros.
Among the New Haveners who will
visit the New York horse show this
week are G.. II. Bishop and his relatives,
Mrs. William H. Sears and her daugh-
ter.
BY direction of the grand master
Croswell lodge, I. o. o. f., will hold a
roll call at it's meeting next Friday
might After roll call there will be an
exempIification of the secret work, be-
sides cigars and music.
A social evening was given by Miss
Gushing Of South College at her home
Saturday evening to the mathematical
club in honor Of her guest Miss Ruth
Wood. Miss Wood, who was a SO girl
and is now doing postgraduate work at
Yale, gave an informal talk.
The first steel wharf ever built in this
city will be constructed during the win
ter. The wharf is to be 100 feet in length
and twenty-five feet wide. The engi-
neer who is making the plans refused
yesterday to state for whom the wharf
is to be built until the contract is given
out.
All outgoing and incoming New Ha-
ven mails which are transported by
railroad are being weighed at the post
office The weighing is done in order to
obtain the average weight, so that the
government can make new contracts
with the railroads for transportation of
the mails.
The grand officers of the Masonic
< Grand lodge Of Connecticut paid an Of
fetal visit to Hartford lodge of Hart
ford last evening, when the master
Mason's degree was exemplified. There
was a large attendance of the frater-
nifty. Refreshments were served in the
banquet hall.
The regular monthly meeting of the
chamber of commerce will be held to-
morrow evening at o'clock. This
meeting is called for the purpose of bal
loting upon candidates for admission to
membership; receiving reports of stand
ing and special committees, and taking
suitable action upon sundry commune
cations addressed to the chamber,
Charles A. Stockder well known
citizen of Meriden died in that city
Yesterday, aged sixty-four He had
relatives in this city, among them be-
ing Philip Hugo, director of public
works He was the father of Charles
10. Stockder and Fl. HI. Stockder of
Meriden of the International Silver
company and of George A. Stockder,
travelling salesman for the ]. d. Ber-
gen company and Frank Stockder. The
funeral takes place tomorrow fore
noon, Rev. A. T. Randall officiating.
Jacob Nepel of New York, for many
years well known jeweler and watch
repairer of this city, first on Chapel
street afterward on Church street and
later on State street, leaving here sew
enteen years ago, was in town Sunday
and yesterday revisiting old friends
and scenes here. The principal object
of his visit was the dedication of a
monument erected in the Jewish ceme-
Ter in Westville to the memory of his
brother. Isaac Nepel, who was for many
wears a manufacturing jeweler here,
his last place of business having been .
lin one of the rooms in the Exchange I
building. The monument was erected !
by Mrs Goldbaum of this city,
Haughter of the deceased. Appropriate
exercises were held at the monument.
Jacob NepelNis now located in the jew
elrV business OH Oue II4luTeu anu
Twenty-fourth street in Greater New
York Many old friends were glad to
greet him. He returns to-day. The
many friends of the family here will
be interested to know that his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Rosenberg, formerly Miss
Jennie Nepel of New Haven, is now re-
siding in New York after nineteen
years residence in Silver City, New
Mexico, where her husband was en-
gagged in business. Mr. Rosenberg is
now engaged in manufacturing ladies'
novelties in New York.