The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-29
Local Weather Report. FOR JANUARY 28, 1900.
Brief ell ton.


 Pease & Son have received the Gen. tury for February.
 R. L. Kingston of Reading, Pa, is stopping in this city.
 The Century Magazine for February at T. H. Pease & Sons.
 Miss Rena Theresa Barnes sang My Maker and My King as an offertory solo at St. Johns F. B. church yester- day.
 The Bridgeport Sanitarium company has been organized for the operation of the Springer Gold Cure at Bridgeport. The capital is $5,O00, s2,000 paid in.
 Governor Lounsbury, who was ex- pected in Hartford Saturday to attend the Yale alumni dinner and the Foot Guard carnival, was unable to come and will be at his office in the capitol tomorrow
 Ray Morris 1901, son of the late Govt ernor Morris of this state, who is one of the ablest writers in Yale college has written a parody on David Har- um,' which has been accepted by the Independent.
 A fire which was discovered about noon Saturday noon in the house of Guetave Erisscon, 15 English street. caused damage amounting to $50. The fire caught from a defective t1ue Loss covered by insurance.
 Manager Dana of the Yale track team, who has returned from trip to the west, says that there are no further particulars to report concerning the proposed international Intercollegiate track meet. The place where the games will be held is undecided.
 The Young Mems Republican club will observe Lincoln day by holding a ban quet at the club house in the evening" Donald G. Carmichael is chairman of the committee, and the other members are George H. McKendrick, Waldo H. Miner and James A. Howarth jr. The banquet will be large affair, and q number of well known speakers will be present.
 Superintendent Kendall said Saturday concerning the report that he had been offered the position of superintendent of the public schools of Indianapolis that his name had been mentioned in con- nection with the position two years ago but further than that he had nothing further to remark. It Is said that at {. recent meeting of the Indianapolis school board it was decided to employ MT. Kendall if his services are availa- ble.
 Judge w. K. Townsend of the United Estates district court, has granted the of 1II1rt r,f Bridgeport to be adjudged a bankrupt. Papers containing the decree were re- ceived by Referee John Banks Saturday morning. The liabilities amount to $764.43, and the assets at $464.41. A decree has also been granted George F. Ives of Danbury, whose liabilities are $7,422.3O, with assets at $2S6.
 The Meriden Journal says of Freder- ick Hotchkiss who has a large &C., uuaintance among New Haven business men, all of whom remember him as a most popular and wide awake man: "Commissioner Hotchkiss is one of Meridens most popular business men, end conducts a large wholesale grocery business and carriage repository. He began business in Meriden in 1888, and his trade was rapidly increased until his business is one of the largest of it's kind in the state. Previous to going into business for himself he was very successful travelling salesman. He has taken great interest in the fire de- partment since becoming fire com missioner"
 Rev. James Tregaskis of New Haven an evangelist and member of the New Tngland Southern conference nf the Methodist Episcopal church, began series of evangelistic services last even- ing at the North M E. church, Hart ford. MT. Tregaskis was released and made supernumerary at the last session of the conference with the understand ing that he would engage in evangelistic work. He is said to be an eloquent and persuasive speaker and an excellent singer He is highly indorsed by the Rev. Crandall J. North, former presid- ing elder of the New Haven district; the Rev. E. P. Herrick of the New Eng land conference, the Rev. George H. Bates, presiding elder of the Norwich district, and the Rev. Micah J. Talbot, D. D., of the New England Southern conference.