The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-05-06
Local Weather Report. New Haven, May 5, 1901.
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Offices to let: New building 39 Church.
 The ninth organ recital will be given
 In Battell Chapel this afternoon by ! Professor Jepson, assisted by the col
 lege choir.
 Attorney William H. Ely has gone to ] Montreal on business connected with
 the settlement of the estate of Major
 Howard, formerly of New Haven, who z was killed in the Boer war The estate
 Is estimated at nearly $200,000
 George c. Spanutius, the well known
 Trombone soloist of the Grand Opera
 House orchestra and Dorscht Lodge.
 leaves to-day with his family for an
 extended visit with his brother Prof. IF. w. Spanutius of Lehigh University, East Bethlehem, Pa.
 Frank McGovern, who has served 60
 days in jail, having been convicted of passing counterfeit 50 cent piece, was
 brought before United States Commits siorer Wright Saturday afternoon on his petition to take the poor debtors oath He claimed to be unable to pay j, his fine of $50 and costs, took the oath
 and was released.
 There are 34S applications for liquor licenses for 1901 pending, and "A have been issued 50 far by the County Com
 nissioners. A few beer licenses have been issued thus far. This record com- pares with that of New Haven for the past year, as follows: Applications for 1900, 425; liquor licenses granted, STA; .sbeers'' granted. 90
 There has been great deal of confu- sion among holders of season tickets for the Connecticut Music Teachers festival which opens to-day. The ofti- cers desire to state that the reserved seats for the festival are only seat checks and do not admit. In order to enter thethall it is necessary to have coupon from a season ticket.
 By the invitation of MT. and> Mrs. Theodore R. Blakeslee a number of their friends assembled at their house, 620 George street, last Friday evening. Whist was played and at the close of sithe game everyone found that they had drawn prize; each received pound box of fine candy. The evening was much enjoyed by all. A fine bouffet lunch with ice cream was served.
 It is estimated that the cost of the Rathbun trial will be over $3000, which is considered small when it Is taken in- to consideration that it cost the State of Connecticut $25, 900 to convict Nancy Guilford and to send her to ten years in States prison for the death of En- ma Gill, the unfortunate Southington girl. The cost of securing the Rathbun Jury was about $1,000, that is including the 100 talesmen examined but not ac- cepted.
 Henry Hopkins of 6S Gamer street. lamp inspector of the city department, filed Saturday night a petition in bank ruptcy with the clerk of the United States Court in Hartford, with liabili- ties scheduled at $1,90O and assets at riothing. MT. Hopkins debts were in- cured while he was in business, and though he had made great exer- tions he had been unable to pay them. | His financial reverses date from the dull times of 1893, when he was in the clothing business.
 William Rutz the well known bicy- cle racer, will go to Springfield to-day | to start his spring training. It is the intention of both Rutz and Edward | Hausman to make Springfield their headouarters during the entire season. Hausman will not go to Springfield un til the new French motor which is eX pected for pacing purposes arrives. It is a four-horse power machine and is capable of going @ mile under 1:12. Rutzs first middle distance race of | the year will occur May 30, the other two contestants being Perry and Alex ander Each will have motor pace.
 The officials of the Consolidated l-ii- road have decided to provide still bet ter accommodation and better train service for the patrons of the Hartford division by the addition of fast eX- press to run from Hartford to New York. making only two stops, toe first at Merden, and the other in this city The new train will leave Hartford at 7:1O a. m. and Meriden/ at 7:30 a. m., arriving here at 7:4S, and in New York before 10 o'clock. The train will be put on for the first time Monday, May 20 and will undoubtedly prove a great accommodation to business men Of Hartford and Meriden as we'll as New Haven.