The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-14
Local w Gather Report
New Haven, Jan. Is, 1901.
Brief Mention.
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Bargains in shoes at Howarth Bros.
Medical Examiner Bartlett is still
quite sick with the grip.
Miss Nellie Bean, who took poison at
the Grand opera house Friday evening,
is nearly recovered.
The womans board of Grace hospital
will hold it's annual meeting at the hos
pital this monday afternoon at three
o'clock.
The creditors of the B. III. Douglass
e Sons company filed an involuntary
petition against the concern in the Unit
ed State court Saturday. The petition
Ing creditors are j. D.. DeWell & Co.,
Stoddard & Gilbert and Bryan, Miner &
Read.
George Reynolds boy eight years
old living at No. II Hobart street, was
gored by vicious COW on Saturday and
knocked down, and in his fall he struck
on the curbstone, cutting bad cash in
his head. The COW was being led by
farmers boy. DR. A. w. Marsh attend
ed the injured lad, who is now recover
ing.
The Rev. G. Brinley Morgan of this
city has gone, with Mrs. Morgan, to
Newport where he is to officiate to-day
as one of the clergymen who are to mar
nv Alfred G. Vanderbilt Yale '99, to
Miss Elsie French. Mrs. Morgan is a
cousin of Miss French. Rev. Mr.. Nor
gan will read the betrothal and the ex-
hortation.
AT st. Mary's church yesterday Rev.
Father Lilly read the church's annual
report to the congregation. 1t was
very gratifying one, as 1T showed
great reduction of the church's debt.
From $4,000 a few years ago it is now
reduced to SIS, 900. 1t is thought not i'm
probable that the church will free itself
from debt in two years more
The annual meeting of the New Ha-
ven Gun club was held Saturday night
at Bassett & Reeves. The club Is In
excellent shape and the report of the
treasurer shows that there is nearly ST.,
900 on hand. Officers were elected as
follows: President, Ernest l.. Isbell; di- |
rectors, B. W. Claridge, F. J. Potter and
George E. Ortseifer. John e. Bassett |
was elected secretary and treasurer. |
The club now has a membership of sew
enty-six.
The state Masonic grand lodge will |
meet in this city tomorrow, Wednes-
day and Thursday, the opening session
taking place at Masonic hall on Church |
street tomorrow evening. Frederick S.
Stevens, a prominent Bridgeport drug
gist, is talked of for the post of grand
master to succeed Mr.. Rowland, the
present incumbent of the office, who is
now in charge of the Masonic home in
Walllngford.
At the. Yale undergraduates mass
meeting in Osborn hall at 6:45- o'clock
tonight the fate of the proposed new
scheme of assessing undergraduates will
be disposed of. At 81 head for all UNI
dergraduates who can afford it the sum
of SIS, 600 can be raised, which will meet
all requirements for the support of ath-
letics at the university 1t is thought
the meeting will ratify the project. At
this meeting also the plan of sending a
Yale battalion to take part in Mckin-
ley's Inauguration will be acted upon.
The creditors of the estate of the G.
w Hazel company held their first meet
ing Saturday morning and Frederick c.
Lum was appointed trustee with a BOND
of $4,000 The hearing was adjourned {
until $50 o'clock next Saturday morn
ing when the matter of sale and exam
nation will be taken up. The liabilities 1
of the concern are 1854 and the assets
$4,7o0.
The st. Patrick's T. A. B. society has
arra nged for another of its smokers on
January II at it's club house on Wallace
street. Invitations have been issued for
the affair.
Major D. A. Blakeslee will leave for
Indiana to-day to attend to some mat
ters connected with the trolley road
which ne expects to construct there in
the spring. He will be gone until next
Saturday, and next Monday, with Mrs.
and his sister, Miss Phoebe
Blakeslee. will leave for Florida. Miss
BlakesIee returned to New Haven from
Florida to attend the funeral of her
sister. Mrs. Copely. Major and Mrs.
Blakeslee expect to stay in Florida
,hree or four weeks. Clarence Blalkes-
ee left last night for Indiana, and will
stop over day or two in Pittsburg