The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-05-29
Brief Mention.
h water to-day. 11:5S p. m.

High water to-day, 11:59 p. m.
 Bargains in shoes at Howarth Bros.
 Mrs. Lucy Bowen of this city is visit ing with Mrs. John A. Bowen of Nor wich.
 M s. Tracy of Rocky Hill and G. w. Wright of this city are registered at the Metropolitan in Washington.
 The county commissioners have is- sued over 225 full licenses, ten druggists licenses and ten beer licenses.
 Philip E. Bowen and family of this city are visiting with MT. Bowen's par ents, Chief and Mrs. John A. Bowen of Norwich
 The county commissioners yesterday afternoon granted a liquor license to George Stanford for his new shore house at Savin Rock.
 The committee in charge of donation day for the Home for the Friendless beg to remind the public of the change in the date from Thursday, May 31, to "Wednesday, June 6.
 
 Wallingford Sunday from Dr. Cheney's hospital in New Haven, where she re- gently underwent an operation for ap- pendicitis- -Meriden Record.
 Albert Sander, ap Italian who was arrested some time ago on the charge of counterfeiting, was yesterday arrest ed by Bicycle Policeman Lindsley on the charge of fast bicycle riding on Chapel street.
 Connecticut pensions. Restoration and increase, Joseph F. Kelley, Derby, $S; renewal, Joseph White, North West chester $SO; original widows, Mrs. Mary J. Kelly, Derby, $S; Mrs. Annie V. Walsh, Meriden, SIP.
 Charles Knight, the talented animal il- illustrator, is the guest in this city of Max Dessauer. MT Knight illustrated the story which appeared in one of the leading magazines on "Marmosets," written by Miss Justine Ingersoll
 The fine launch built for ex-Fire Steamer Engineer James B. Toocker of this city arrived at his Essex home Sat urday. It is twenty-four feet long and will be fitted with an electric spark en- zine. It was completed at Guilford.
 A son and daughter were born to MT and Mrs James E. English Sunday. The grandparents of the young couple are MT. and Mrs. B. R. English and congratulations are pouring in from all quarters to the parents and grandpar- ents.
 Congressman Henry has designated Robert Collins Eddy of Simsbury as a candidate for cadet at West Point, with Charles Thomas Stuart of "A Sisson ave- nue, Hartford, as alternate. The young men will take their examinations next March.
 The sixth annual meeting of the chiefs of police of Rhode Island and Connecticut will be held at Bridgeport tn-day at 9:30 a. m. It was originally planned to hold this meeting with Chief Currier in Woonsocket, but his death changed the plan. J. Addison Porter, who recently on ac- count of ill health resigned as secretary to President Mckinley and for several I weeks has been in a sanitarum in Mad ison avenue, New York, is much inn proved. It will be some time, however, before MT. Porter will be able to return to active work. Patrolman William Meany of Hart | ford has been sick with the chills and fever for more than week, He was out Saturday afternoon, but has not | quite recovered. His sister, Mrs Boyle | of 37 Spring street Hartford, who was recently knocked down in New Haven | by bicyclist and was for some time | in a critical state in the New Haven | hospital, is improving.
 pr. Walter I. Lowe, head of the de- | partment of history in the Sheffield Sci | entific school, has announced his retire. ment to the governing board of the | school, which will officially accept it at l it's meeting next week. Dr. Lowe will 1 discontinue his connection with Yale at the close of the present school year. He | has been offered and has accepted the | chair of history and political and social science in Wells college, Aurora, N. T., near Ithaca. This is one of the best known female colleges in the east. It will be remembered that Mrs. Grover Cleveland is an alumna pr. Lowe was graduated from the academic depart ment. of Yale in the class of 90. H| afterward taught in the MOrristown, IN. J.. preparatory school and returned to Yale in 1893 for post graduate work. He was principal of the evening high school of this city for two years. He is a graduate of Williston academy and formerly lived in Whitinsville, Mass.