The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-05-14

man for the international Silver COM
pany, is the victim of a practical joker,
and although MI Miles enjoys a good
joke himself, nevertheless he doesn't
enjoy the story that caused several
hundreds of congratulatory kilograms
and letters sent to him from all over
New England as a result OF the an
nouncement that he had pulled out OF
the Northern Pacific sna,rl on Wall
street last week winner Of $65,00, more
or less Mr.. Miles didn't win $4,000,
nor did he hold any of the cherished
stock of the Northern Pacific.
Herbert Witherspoon leaves the Brick
church choir, New York, for Brooklyn,
and will sing in DR.. Storrs' church
Mr.. Witherspoon was graduated from
Yale in '95, at once secured the posi-
ton of baritone solost at the Brick
church and has held the position ever
since. Mr.. Witherspoon's co-workers in
his new choir are Miss Frances Miller,
the young soprano from the Forty
eighth street Dutch Reformed church,
New York; Miss Alice Sovereign, con-
tralto; Paul Dubault, tenor, and Abram
Ray Tyler, organist and director.
The musicale to be given next Thurs
day afternoon for the benefit of Grace
hospital promises to be very success
full social event. Mrs ]. B. Sargent, of
Church street, will throw open her
home for the occasion and 1T Is expect
ed that large number of those inter-
ested in helping along the hospital will
be present An exceedingly attractive
musical programme has been arranged.
The soloists will include Mrs. Fl. Grant
Thompson, Miss Austin, Stanley
Knight, who will act as accompanied,
and some well known violoncellist. Mrs.
Paul Spreyer, who is said to be one OF
the most talented monologuists Of the
country, will also appear. The event
of the the programme will be the rem
dition of "The Death and the Poet" a
work consisting alternatively of recita-
tons and song responses, which has
been given repeatedly in Paris with
great success 1t will be, however, the
second time 1t was ever given In the
United States New York claiming the
honor of having heard il once. The
music is by Benberg, while the poem Is
by the noted French poet Murger. The
work is generally given by two persons,
the poet reciting while Death sings an
answer. Mrs. Fl. Grant Thompson
however, will take both parts and STAN
ley knight will accompany her. There
will be also a violin obligato played by
a prominent musician.
The Rockville Turn society has the
arrangements practically completed for
the annual state funniest, which Is to
be held in Rockville July 4, 5 and 6. 1t
will be participated in by the Turn So
cieties in Hartford, Bridgeport, Water
bury, Meriden, New Haven, Rockville,
New Britain and Holyoke. Nearly
every society will bring band Of mu-
sic and a large delegation will be pres
emit from all of the cities. The societies
in the state have total membership
If 1,057 Nearly all Of the delegates will
arrive on the evening of July 3, and the
Rockville Turn society will tender a re-
,eption at Turn hall that evening to all
If the visitors. Mayor Loomis and the
members Of the city council have ac
,epted an invitation to be present. The
citizens of the city are also invited to |
De present On July there will be a
Dig parade, and the city will be in hol
day attire in honor of the occasion.
rhe athletic events will be held at Hyde |
bark.
Clarence T. Bliss, who has had
,harge of the Branford rural free de-
livery mail route for the past three
ears, resigned Saturday night and has
ccepted a position in the shops Of the
Jew York, New Haven and Hartford
abroad at New Haven. Mr.. Bliss went
n duty yesterday morning and the
acancy caused by his resignation has
cen filed by the appointment of Irwin
Iorton by Postmaster Linsey.