The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-24
"A RIOUS ITEMS

George M, Flames, general superinten- dent of the Wheeler 6 Wilson Sewing | Machine company, Bridgeport, is re- ceiving congratulations upon the ar rival of son in his family last We'd nesday.
 Carles w. Merwin of Pond Point, Milford is critically ill with pneumo- mia.
 Mrs. Charles A. Botsford of Milford is seriously i'll with peritonitis. She is un- der the care of Dr. A. L. Futile.
 Rev J. E. Adams of this city, who is | one of the best Sunday school workers in the M F. church, met the Shelton M. E. Sunday school board on Saturday, and gave it many valuable suggestions.
 The report of the commissioner of the Connecticut school fund shows that the total fund is S2,019,300. as compared with %2,01S,G41 the year before The fund is | largely invested in mortgages, and shows default of interest of S61I5 on Connecticut mortgages; on Ohio mortgages of SSH; on Indiana mortgages, of S105. There was distributed to the public schools of the state during the year, S121 ,231. The de- faults of interest in Connecticut are note worthy, when the fact is considered that moe of he fund is loaned outside the state than in it. The Agricultural college fund in the hands of the commissioner now amounts to $135,000.
 Conductor Lane, of the Berkshire division resumed his Sunday run between Ansonia and New Haven again Sunday. It was just nine weeks fro mthe time he was taken Il! on his train, which resulted ill all attack of typhoid fever, that he resumed his run again.
 A resident of Torlington is buying oys- ters exclusively of q market near the cen ter. He recently purchased a quart of his favorlte bivalvos at the aforesaid market Ion t1,,Nr,, tnl,l of considerable size and beauty was found anyway. he had no trouble in disposing of it for $iS. He is now fonder of oysters than eyer
 It is aseertained that the resolution re- gently passed in favor of Connecticut woman's college by the Connecticut Eeder aton of Women's clubs was prompted by an offer of q considerable endowment for tha purpose by a person whose name is carefully, withheld. The offer, however, which are likely to be disclosed soon
 pr. H. H. Newcomb, a veterinary sur geon, who formerly lived in Derby but who has been in South Africa for several months, was in Derby on Saturday, calling on friends. He has just returned to this country by way of London.
 Yesterday was the twenty fifth anniver- sary of the ordination to the priesthood of the Rev. Joseph NJ. Gleason, pastor of St. sion was tittingly observed at the church yesterday morning when d solemn high mass was celebrated at 9 o'clock, with tie lowing officers: Celebrant, the Rev. Father GleesOn; deacon, the Rev. Father Downey of Hartford; subdeacon, the Rev. Father Lawless of Cromwell; master of ceremo- nies, Rev. J. P. Donovan, D. D., of Hart ford; assistant masters of ceremonies the Rev. Father Sullivan the Rev. Father Jor- dan and Frank Johnson: thurifer, Timothy Mccarthy The altar and sanctuary were appropriately decorated by the young ladies of the latar society. Father Gleeson re- hnDutjfuI frn,, t1n society of the parish and from his numer- our friends among the clergy and lalty, not only of Waterbury, but of the state. After the solemn high mass benediction of the most blessed sacrament was glyevn. Rt. Rev. Bishop Tierney administered contirma- tion to about 200 boys and girls.
 A large memorial window, the gift of Miss cated at St. Johns Episcopal church. Stanl- ford, Sunday. The window was given in memory of her parents, John W. and Eliza Leeds. It is triple window, and repre- sents the transtiguration.
 The newly reorganized Emmet club of Branford held meeting at Pythian hall in the town Sunday afternoon. Election of President, J, F. Callahan vice president, H. J. Mathers; recording secretary J. w. Lynch financial secretary, James Galigan; treasurer, Martin Burke. A large number of New Haven paid q fraternal call to the new organization. The club, which is purely social contemplates giving several brilliant affairs during the winter and its many friends are in a state of pleasant expectation.
 Real estate on Market street, Hartford, and bank deposit in the Merchants Ma. tional bank of New Haven have been at tached by Deputy Sheriff Morris in n suit for $500 brought by Waite, Rowlet & Co. against Roswell J. Clapp. formerly of Hart. ford, and now of New Haven, to reco, CT for building materials.
 Miss Irene Stoeckel of Norfolk is confined to her bed by sickness. trained nurse ar rived Saturday to care for her. Dr. Welch of Winsted. who is attending Miss Stoeck- el, stated this morning that she was doing nicely.
 The Springfield Republican says: w. l.. Stoddard, who recently resigned the agency of the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad at Meriden, which he had filled with credit for many years, will be remeni- bered as a young man in this city, where he attended the Trinity church, and was employed in the local freight oboe of the Southern road. Mir. Stoddard, who is spending the winter at the sonth. is sue ceeded In the Meriden office by his son, w. A. Stoddard, who has been his assistant for ten years
 Edward N. McDowell, the we'll known and popular manager of "The Tide uf Life" company will tender banquet to the members of his comTany tonight at which a number of well known New York man agers will \be in attendance.