The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-11-15
local Weather Report.
New Haven, Nov. IA. 1900.



High water to-day, $40 p. m.
Bargains In shoes at Howarth Bros
Donation day to-day at st. Francis
Orphan Asylum.
Postmaster Kelsey of West Haven is
still quite Ill at his home.
Rev. N. J. Squires of West Haven
attended the Sunday school convention
in Bridgeport yesterday.
Mrs G. w. Warner of West Haven
left yesterday on two weeks visit
with friends in Waterbury.
Eastern Star lodge of West Haven
will have their social meeting at the
home of Lewis Fl. Warner on Stevens
Heights, Thursday evening.
There will be a cake sale at St. Johns
Pc. church, Orange and Humphrey
streets, this afternoon from 2;30 to $50
O'Clock
Camp No. 3, Patriotic Order Sons of
America, will give dance in their
hall, No. So Insurance building, to-
morrow evening. Every brother is re-
quested to be present and bring his
friends Take elevator to top floor
L. w. Housed, candidate for represen-
tative on the democratic ticket has fill
ed a statement of his election expenses
with the town clerk He expended 1853.
TO the town committee he gave $50, to
campaign clubs $50, for pastors $25, for
helpers $4S, for postage $40.
City Controller Rowe announced yes
terday morning that the checks for
payment of city bills for October were
ready. The controllers department is
also ready to furnish city year books to
any citizen who wishes them and who
will make application at the office.
The sale of tickets for the Leila day
nursery fair that starts in next week
in the armory commenced yesterday
morning at Judd's book store There
has already been strong demand for
the tickets and the sale will be unpre-
cedented in this city for similar affairs.
The next lecture in the Branford |
course will be given on Thursday even
ing, November o. by Professor Mino-
suke Yamazach Phi. D., of Toxic, !
Japan, subject, "Home Life in Japan |
illustrated. The present series of lee
lures has been arranged with great /
care and painstaking selection by the
lecture committee, T. f. Hammer and |
DIR. Gaylord
Civil service examinations for candi-
dates for positions as clerks in the post
office will be held at the Young Mems I
Republican club on Wednesday, No
vember 81. The local board will have
charge of the examinations and thirty
nine applications have been received
thus far from young men anxious to
try the tests The examinations will
begin at O'Clock in the morning.
Five insane patients, all men, were
committed to the insane retreat at Mid
dletoWn yesterday from Springside. All
are cases which have been at Spring
side home for long time. They are
committed by the probate court at the
request of the board of charities be-
cause they can receive better treatment
at Middletown. Five women were COM
united to the same institution from
Springside last week.
The arrangements for the grand
Oriental fair which Will open in Music
hall the 18th inst for the benefit of St 4
Joseph's parish, are now completed. The
several committees have finished their
work most satisfactorily. Musical and I
Grammatical entertainments of very
high order are scheduled for each even
ing. Many of the best talent in the
city will render selections Hundreds 4
of valuable and useful articles will be
distributed among the patrons.
The New Britain Herald says: CDR
Robbins of New Haven is to come here
to locate in the office occupied by DR..
T. w Peck, in the Booth building So
1t was announced ct the meeting OF
the executive board of the hospital last
night. DR.. Peck, who is considering
removal to Litchtfeld, handed in his
resignation as member of the hospi-
tai attending staff, and DR.. Robbins
was chosen his successor. DIR. Peck
stated this morning that he had not I
fully decided whether he will remove
from town yet or not. He was not 4
prepared to say He was not certain
either that DR., Robbins would come
here. In view of this uncertainty, the
regular doctors of the city were in
clined to-day to orticse the election of
a stranger as a member of the staff, no
matter how high his recommendation
may be" DR. Robbins said last even
ing that he had decided not to accept
the call to New Britain. -