The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-04-02
Local Weather Report.
New Haven, April /, 1901.

gh water to- day, 1918 a. m.

Rev. A. X. Foster, of this city,
preached at the First Baptist church,
Meriden, last evening.
Major William Bowen, who Is well
known in this city, where ne spent
several months when he was on duty
with rank of captain, has been ordered
to Manila.
During the school vacation this week
some needed repairs on several school
buildings will be made. Superintendent
Beede will remain in town, as he has a
number of school matters to attend to.
The schooner Cumberland, hailing
from a port in Maine, has arrived with
$4,000 bushels of salt for 'Sperry &
Barnes. The schooner had a, quick
passage of thirteen days from Turks
Island. This Is the first arrival of the
season from Turks Island
The little son of Mrs. Maggie Skin
ner, three years of age, lies quite seri-
Ously i'll with pneumonia at the home
Of his grandparents on Waverly street
DR. Rowland, Of Edgewood avenue, is
! attending the little sufferer, and it is
ease have been passed.
TheNffeight clerks and telegraph OPP
orators Of the New York, New Haven
and Hartford railroad are now station
ed in the new office building on Belle
dock, having transferred their para
phernalia to their new quarters yester-
day. The new waiting room, for the
steamboat passengers has also been
opened.
Attorney Harry Doolittle, whose Of
flee is in this city, has received his COM
mission as judge of the Branford court
and will begin his new duties May /.
He has appointed Frank j. Kinney,
Yale 1900, prosecuting attorney. The
assistant prosecuting attorney has not
been appointed. The court room will be
located in the town hall.
Postmaster Howarth will forward
the petition of West Haven people for
sub-station at the drug store of Will
liam H. Beckwith of First avenue, near
Elm street, as soon as Congressman
Sperry's signature is obtained. Tho
petition is signed by about 200 people
vor the request of the people of West
Haven.
Patrick Burke, of Meriden, aged
twenty years, was brought to the New
Haven Jail Saturday to serve elk
months for assaulting his mother be-
cause she objected to his holding cock
fight in her kitchen. He has been ar
rested three times on assault cases. and
Judge Plat evidently thought it was
about time to send him away.
George T. Case has accepted a posi-
tion with the Morgan & Wright Rub
Der company, of Chicago, and will re-
main in the west for a time, or until
the trees of his plantation, which he
purchased a few months ago in Porto
Rico, grow to a size where they will re-
quire his personal attention. Mr.. Case
WAS for a number Of, years connected
with the Seamless Rubber company, in
this city.
Frank Burr, aged twenty-four, who
died few days ago in Burrville
Conn, after a years illness with con-
sumption, was at one time manager of
q bicycle store in New Haven. He had
lately been employed by the Eagle BIZ
cycle company, of Torrington. He
leaves a wife, who was Miss Mary
l6GduCudIup,
q daughter, father and mother and
three brothers.
The monthly report of the department |
of charities and correction, just issued, |
shows that of 272 who applied for aid |
during March $50 were aided. The dis
positions of the cases were as follows; |
Springside home 80, General hospital l., |
Grace hospital s, doctor and medicine |
g. Connecticut School for Imbeciles /, |
cash co. groceries "a, coal s, shoes lG, |
transportation 6, burials 2, other aid 1, |
shoes II pairs.
Charles H. Wardell, of Westville, the |
agent for the Otis Elevator company, |
with office in the Benedict building, is J
about to leave New Haven to live il \
Atlanta, Ga. Mr.. Wardell took an ey- |
tended tour through the south this win
ter for his concern. He has made his
home in Westville for a great many
years and will take up a permanent
residence in Atlanta, representing the
same concern with which he has been
associated for a long term of years.
EGOPODIUM-IS-