The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-04-15
Local Weather Report. New Haven, April IA.
Brief Mention.
ater to- day, 4:2S a. m.

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 A new map of the Consolidated rail
 road system was published yesterday
 by the passenger traffic department of
 the road.
 A party took place last night in this x city in honor of Miss Ida Cox's engage
 ment to Frederick Rrddin, of this city,
 The parties have many friends and well
 wishers.
 The condition of ex-Alderman J. c. Doody was reported as much improved yesterday and his physicians say that unless he suffers a relapse he will be about soon.
 Willis F. Miller of Orange street left Saturday for the south. He goes to Camden, s. C., to join his famly, who have been there some weeks. MT, Mill CT will return about May 1.
 William H. Spock, formerly with the Register Publishing company, has ac- cepted position with the North Insur- ance agency, representing the accident department of the Travellers Insur- ance company of Hartford.
 Whitney social circle gave masquer- ade> last evening in Lenox hall, Broad way and York Square It was the sec ond affair of the kind given by the cir cle and was very enjoyable. Prizes were given for the best costumes. K It was announced officially yesterday morning that Judge w. H. Taft, IL. D., governor-general of the Philippines, would speak before the students of Yale on Tuesday, April %. The address will be on the Philippine problem.
 The Chamber of Commerce will hold special meeting tomorrow evening at 8 o'clock. President Edward E. Bradley will deliver his second annual address and announce his appoint nents for the standing committees
 The New Haven gasoene launches Spray and Viola. which have wintered in Florida, after making the run there under their own power through the in side passage, will start from St. Johns river to-day on the return trip north,
 Superintendent Beede and the board of education are beginning to prepare for the annual appointment of teachers There will be about the usual number of vacancies in the teaching staff, but so far none are definitely known to occur in the high school.
 Frank Staley of Wallngford a nephew of Superintendent Preston of the Organized Charities, removed his household effects to this city yesterday, and will reside here. He last week purchased the bakery business for years conducted by Mrs Briggs on State street.
 X Two fraternities, the Crescent of the Hillhouse high school, and the Forum of the Boardman Manual Training school have united and hereafter the membership in the Crescent society will Include those of the pupils of the Boardman school who have belonged to the Forum.
 A gasolene stove in the house at 395 East street, occupied by several Italian families, exploded at 12;30 yesterday. The occupants of the house ran to the Grand avenue station and yelled mur- der. Three policemen were sent to the | house and they threw the stove out of | the window and extinguished the flames without calling the firemen. Damage ! small.
 The members of the Founders and | Patriots society of Connecticut will ! hold their annual meeting in Hartford 1. on Saturday Dr. Davenport of Water bury is president of the society in Con- ! necticut, the membership in the entire state being about seventy-fve or eigh- ty. G. F. Newcomb of this city has been the registrar for the past two | years, his term of office expiring at the annual meeting by limitation of the by laws of the society.