The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-09-04

The picnic of the M. P. Rice Hose
 company and the L. A. Fiske Hose
 company, of Branford, will be held al Double Beach on Saturday.
 Mrs. M. E. Dwyer, of Washington, if visiting her sister, Mrs. w. T. Ever hardt, of Ward street. Mrs Dwyer will X go to Europe in few weeks.
 w. B. Brown, organist and choirmas- ter of the Presbyterian church in Stam- ford, has been notified of his appoint ment as supervisors of music for the state normal schools, and will divide his time between those of New Haven and New Britain.
 Elton B. Andrews, of "A Clark street, "a graduate of the Hillhouse high school in the class of 1901, has accepted a po- sition as travelling salesman for New York firm. MT. Andrews left yesterday for six months trip through New New York state.
 Charles E. Longdon, formerly secre- sF bdIy dIlQ Ol tlit pOdlli- less Rubber company, has accepted a position with the American Hard Rub Der company, of College Point, New York, and assumed his duties yester- day. The American Hard Rubber com- pRny is one of the largest producers of hard rubber products in this coun- try.
 Hon. $. R. Champion, of Madison, was in town yesterday calling on some of his old friends. He was accompa- nied by his daughter Miss Ruth, one of the most successful teachers in the Hartford schools, and by his son, Sam uel Merwin Crampton, a bright boy of twelve years. MT. Crampton is eighty a five years of age, but hale and hearty still.
 " MT. and Mrs. c. c. Harrison and daughter, of New York, are guests at the New Haven house for couple of weeks. MT. Harrison is a member of the firm of Prince & Whitely, of New York, bankers and brokers, and Is talk ing charge of the firms branch office in New Haven during the absence of Clar ence B. Bolmer, who is away for two weeks on his summer vacation. MT. and Mrs. Bolmer have gone to Pearl Point, Lake George.
 Howard A. Johnson, the eleven-year- old son of Warren $. Johnson, of 152 Greenwich avenue, who was missing from his home since Wednesday of last week, returned Monday morning. He had left his home with seventy-five cents and succeeded in travelling to sStratford and back, including other towns on his trip. He said that he had eaten cucumbers moctly while en route. He was covered with dirt and looked the most unkempt youngster im- aginable.
 x Clerk Rowe of the department of charities, made public yesterday his re- port of the operations of the depart ment for the month of August. Com pared with last year an increase in the number of cases is noted. The first fig lures are for 1901. The following is the report: Number applying, 299; 1900, 251; number aided, 255; 1900, POS; Springside, 36; 1900, 3S; General hospital, 1; 1900, '; Grace, s; 1900 8; doctors and medicine, 41; 1900, 49; insane, 5; 1900, 0; cash, 25; 1900, 23; groceries, 109; 1900, 68; trans portion, 15, 1900, 8; burials, Il; 1900, 5. X A steam pipe in the engine room of the mill connected with the plant of the New Haven Iron and Steel company, at the foot of Wolcott street, exploded yesterday noon, filling the engine house with steam and frightening the em- ployes to such an extent that nearly all hands made rush for the waters of Mill river. They jumped on seows and other craft, soon finding, however, that there was little danger. R. N. Allen, of 95 Woolsey street. had his thumb dislo- cated and WIS severely burned. He had a narrow escape from death. Dr. Rob- bins attended him. The mill was shut down after the accident to repair dam ages.
 
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