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The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-23
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
STRONG SCHOOL AL UMNT ASSOCI-
 ATION FORMED.
The Organization Starts Out Very Au- spici0usIy-Work on the Streets-Dt- rector Coe on an Inspecting Tour Superintendent Waterbury Improv- ing In Health.

HE
 The Alumni association of Strong school held a meeting to complete it's organization Wednesday evening. About seventy paid the dues of twenty five cents and became members. The constitution was adopted, after several amendments had been made A pin was adopted for future classes of Strong and in the center the word "Strong. A space will be reserved for the class number, or year. The silver pins are to be sold at $1 and the gold ones at $2 each. Twenty-Five pins were ordered by the class of '02 It was decided to offer a prize in literature for the Eighth grade to be competed for by members of the present class. It is also expect ed that a prize will be offered in the Seventh grade. There was considerable enthusiasm at the meeting, and the new organization starts out auspiciously.
 Pipes are being distributed for gas main on Poplar street, between Grand avenue and Pine street. That section of the Twelfth ward has grown rapidly of late and Illuminating gas in the dls- trict is now required.
 Superintendent William A. Water- bury, who has been very ill., is now much improved in health. MT. and Mrs. Waterbury have been stopping for a few days at Hotel Palmer, Noank, and have just returned to their home on Grand avenue.
 Director Coe was over here Wednes- day looking after some city improve nents resident remarked yesterday that Mr. Coe and one of his assistants took look up Clinton avenue, but did not go up and inspect this worst part of the roadway. However the people will keep harping upon this betterment until they get something done in the way of improving the surface of the avenue for heavy teams.
 The directors of the East Haven Tel ephone and Electric company are inves- tigating and it is expected that an au- tomatic system of some kind will be in stalled in East Haven George c. Kirkham, the president, and Henry H. Bradley, the secretary, went to Provi- dence last week to investigate the workings of the Clark automatic switch board with a view of installing the plant in East Haven. A number of applica tions have been received for new telephones to be installed during the summer.
 The May festival of the Montowese Baptist church netted over $100.
 Judge Julius c. Cable of the court of common pleas is confined to his home on Lombard street by illness and he will not be able to hold court again until next Tuesday morning.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-23

SB Center Street, Members New York Stock Exchange.
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-23
OBITUARY NOTES.
Death of MIas Harriet A. Lewis, Aged
 AbOut Seventy Years.

Miss Harriet A, Lewis, aged about | seventy years, an old resident of
 Bridgeport, and sister of Frank E, Lewis, and of Mrs. Henry w. Anthony of this city, died yesterday at the res- idence of her sister, Mrs. Anthony in Home Place. She was stricken with paralysis several weeks ago and failed steadily until her death. For twenty five or thirty years she was identified with the firm of F. Brdsey & Co.,, dry goods merchants in Bridgeport, having charge of one of the departments in the
 store, and was we'll known to the fash ionable and prominent society people of Fairfield county, by whom she was held
 in high esteem as well as by all who
 knew her. Many will regret her death.
 There will be prayers at 16 Home Place at 10;30 a. m. Saturday. The burial will
 be in Trumbull this state.
 A very brief service of prayer was held yesterday morning at 10;30 o'clock at the late residence, 56 Park street, over the remains of Carrie G., wife of Bernard B. Savage. The service was conducted by Rev. pr. Henry Baker, of the First M. E. church, assisted by Rev Dr. Gardner S. Edridge, formerly of this city and now of the Sumner avenue church, Brooklyn, N. Y, and Rev. Dr. E. L. Thorpe, formerly of West Haven and now pastor of the Rose Hill church in New York city.
 The service was very simple, conclud- ing in time to allow the family to take the remains on an early train to Port land, where the funeral services were held at the home of B. B. Savage yes terday afternoon.
 pr. Thorpe, who was formerly the pastor of the deceased, accompanied the family and conducted the services at the old Savage homestead in Port land and at the cemetery, where the interment took place in the family plot. Bearing mute testimony of the love and esteem in which the deceased was held, beautiful flowers rested on the casket and around the floor beneath the casket were numerous set pieces, all the re- of friends, neighbors and relatives.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-23

Announcement has been made of the forthcoming marriage of Mrs. Pauline Swords Stevenson, daughter of Mrs. William Henry Swords of South Nor walk, to William Thorn Haviland, of Bridgeport The wedding will take place in Trinity church at Il o'clock We'd nesday morning, June f.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-23

About twenty ladies of West Haven borough went down to Woodmont yes terday noon to attend the bundle whist given at the cottage of Mrs. Dwight Baldwin,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-23
MRS. SMITHS FURNITURE MORT
 GAGED

MRS. SMITHS FURNITURE MORT
 GAGED
 Bridgeport May 22.-An action of foreclosure has been instituted against Mrs. Mary E. Wright Smith of West port by Max Straus of New Haven, which is destined to deprive Mrs. Smith of her household furniture if the decree sought is granted. The foreclo- sure is on mortgage given to secure a note of $150 made by Mrs. Smith in favor of Mir. Straus, on April +, 1901. No interest has been paid on the note which is long overdue The articles in- cluded in the mortgage are an old ''grandfat ther'S" clack, an old mahog- any sideboard, dining table, a sewing machine, an unright piano, four pie lures, rosewood parlor suit of seven pieces, a rosewood bedroom suit, a dresser and mirror, three other bed- room sets, carpets and many other articles, all contained in the house at the corner of Compo avenue and State street, Westport. The action is return able to the June term of the civil court of common pleas. The papers were served this morning by Deputy Sheriff Peter Doolan, jr.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-23
The Union Trust Company
NEW HAVEN.

CHARTERED by the State of Connecti- cut with authority to act as Executor, Ad. ministrator, Guardian, Receiver or Trustee, under will or deed.
 Is legal depository of money paid into Court and all Public Trust Funds. Acts as Trustee for Municipalities, Corporations and individuals, and administers trusts of all kinds. Empowered to act as registrar of stocks, bonds, or other evidence of indebt. edness, manage sinking funds, and do il business such as is usually done by Trust Companies.
 It also does a general Banking business. ceives deposits, The principal of each Trnst is invested by itself and kept separate and apart from the general assets of the Com. pany.
 ined by the Bank Examiner of the State of Connecticut.
 HENRY L. HOTCHKISS, President.
 EUGENE S. BRISTOL, Treasurer.
Evening journal., 1902-02-01
Norfolk Loses Many Large
Business Houses
While Fire Vas in Progress .HhiSkel
Barrels Exploded and Drove
Fighters Back

Norfolk. Va, Feb. IA heap Of
smoking ruins is all that remains Of
the Atlantic hotel, the massive Colum-I
bia ofiice building. which adjoins the
hotel. the Albemarle Flats and block
OF stores in the centre Of the city.
The conflagration, one OF the great
est In the history of Norfolk, broke out
shortly before daylight yesterday
morning, and when finally subduod
over 100000 worth Of property had
been destroyed. The flames started
in the Columbia, six stories high,
which Is the largest but one of Nor.
folks ofIlce buildings
Shortly after the fire was discoy-
cred over 1000 gallons OF whiskey
stored in the building exploded with
terrific force tearing out the front
wall. The fremen were driven back
by the explosion, and before they
could get a stream OF water on the
flames the entire building was afre,
Hardly 10 minutes later the north
wall, which was over 75 feet high,
fell in, completely annihilatlng the
homo Of the Virginia Club, which ad-
Joins the building on the north.
From the outset It was evident that
the immense Atlantic hotel was
doomed. J. Hull Davidson, it's pro-
prletor, personally made the rounds
Of the rooms, and. aided by his as
sistants, aroused every guest in the
building. To this is due the fact that
so far as known no life was lost, al.
though about three hundred people
were asleep In the hotel when the
alarm was sounded The little army
Of half-dressed men and women refu
gees from the flames elbowed theiI
way through the crowded streets. In
their hands they carried such small
belongings as they were able to save
in their flight.
The flames soon spread 70 the FIVE
story Albemarle apartment house, OF
posite the Virginia Club, which was
quickly destroyed. and then to the en-
tire block facing the Atlantic and
running from Plume to Main streets
Within an hour this block was en-
tlrely destroyed.
Miss Mamie Rixey. sister OF DR.
Rixey. the recently appointed sur
geon general of the navy, was a guest
ut the Atlantic hotel. and she had q
very narrow escape from death. VIII
liam Thorogood, a big negro politi
clan. was assisting in the rescue o
guests when he found Miss Rixey ly
ing in one OF the corridors with
severe bruise on her face. She ha'
been struck by a trunk thrown dow
stairs from tho floor above. Mis-
Rixey then told tho negro that he
trunk and a picture OF her mother
which she priced very highly were ii
her room in the burning hotel Th
heroic colored man dashed through
the flames and smoke, found the room
and shortly afterwards emerged iron
the building with the trunk and thu
picture.
Evening journal., 1902-02-01
COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER
M'CLOSKEY'S SALARY

Frank a. McCloskey may be con-
tinuod on the payroll of the Depart
ment of Elections. He is clerk of the
Three Commissioner Department
which viii supervise the municipal
elections only AS no municipal cleo
tion will he held this year. Council will
determine whether Mr.. McCloskey
shall be paid a salary. IL is said that
President Martin j. Fairy. of the de-
partment. desires the salary of the
clerk continued throughout the year as
Mr. McCloskey retains his position in
the department.
Evening journal., 1902-02-01
MINERS PRESENT SCALE
Operators Say 1t Is Nonsense to Expect
Its Adoption

indianapolis, Ind, Feb. 1.-The
Joint conference of miners and opera
tors settled down to business yester-
day afternoon and by evening proceed
ings were well under way. Even in
this short time the issues were clearly
Joined between the miners and the
operators.
President Mitchell submitted the
formal demand of the miners, which
was as follows: That there be a gem
eral advance Of 10 per cent. on prices;
that an absolute run-of-mlne system be
adopted for all mines in the competi-
tive field; that there shall be uni
form scale for all outside day labor,
and eight hours shall constitute a
days work; that there be straight
differential of z cents per ton between
pick and machine mining; that all
drivers wages be advanced TO s2.25
per day and 10 per cent. added.
President Mitchell said the miners
ask the increase Of 10 per cent. be-
cause prices OF coal are uniformly
higher, and a substantial increase in
the production was shown.
Mr.. Robbins, Of the operators, in
opposing the proposed new scale de-
MED the increase in price, declaring
that they had decreased. lie said:
"You can never hope to accomplish
what you ask for. This scale is non
sense; it is nonsense to expect it. You
do not, you cannot expect it in the
face of the facts"
John r. Reede followed Mr. Rob
bins. making a strong argument in
support of the miners contention.
Evening journal., 1902-02-01
/ NEWARK sWOMAN ENTRRTAINS
Owners Of SIeiglS Have Great Sport on
Country Roads
speclal TO ihe Evening Journal.


Newark. Feb. Yesterday after
noon Mrs. w. H. Bishop gave an "at
home" which was largely attended. In
receiving Mrs. Bishop was assisted by
Mrs. Frederic Robinson. Of Whining
ton: Mrs Dwight l.. Sanderson, Mrs.
E. w. Dawson and Miss Gertrude
Bridgman. Those who assisted in
serving refreshments were Mrs. John
Pfnng, Mrs. Dr. Rowan, Mrs j.. J..
Handy, Mrs. w. Steel, Miss Annie Hos
singer. Miss ola Worth and Miss Jen-
ME Raub.
The recent snowfall has delighted
the hearts Of owners Of fast horses.
The main street. which is about hall
mile long and forty feet wide, was
used as a speedway yesterday after
noon. There were some lively brushes
between crack trotters and PAGERS
Among those noticed enjoying the
sport were II. r. Tyson, superintend-
ent of the Newark Farm; Joseph II
Hossinger, w. J. Armstrong, Danie
Thompson, Austin Pierce, Postmaster
Morrison. Cornog Brooks, Dr. Walter
Steel. Henry Steel. Benjamin Campbell
and several others.
George G. Kerr, a prominent farmer
and one of the trustees of the county
workhouse. will rent his farm il
March.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. Minot Curtis will
leave for Palm Beach, Florida, mex
Thursday.
Evening journal., 1902-02-01
DIRECTORY OF SALES

February:
shipley street property of Laura e.
Mccartney.
Fifth street property Of Michael
Mclaughlin, Wilmington.
Bennett street property Of Julia
Gallagher, Wilmington.
Property of John Carter, Whining
ton.
3-Farm of John b. Cats, In Pen
cader hundred.
Property of Emile Schaller, Sixth
and Walnut streets
6--William II. Klair, sale of horses
near Centreville, Del.
6-Frederick Klair. sale OF sew
cnty-five horses, near Centre
vile.
February 5-Salo of twenty horses
by Jester & Mcdaniel. No. i1g
West Front street, Whining
ton.
special public sale of furniture
at Stidhams auction room.
~. Shermad Dayett, Glasgow,
Del.
1S-Edward Wollison. farm stock,
Mill Creek hundred
2l-Sale of furniture at Stidham's
auction pQom.
27-H~M. White, New Castle hum
dred.
.iarch
Woodward & Fennmore, New
Road. Christiana hundred.
Evening journal., 1902-02-01
PROMINENT MEN ACT
AS THE PALL.BEARERS

General James II. Wilson, DR. Will
liam r. Bullock and Samuel Bancroft,
Jr.. Of this city; w. r.. Colvin. of New
York Henry Belin, of Scranton, Pa
and Captain Birmingham, of San
Francisco. were the pall-bearers at the
funeral of Eugene DUPONT yesterday,
Bishop Coleman and the Rev John S.
Bunting conducted the services. The
funeral services We're held at $3.50
o'clock, and interment was made in the
family burial ground
Evening journal., 1902-02-01
DIED

GORDON lin this CITY. on January l
1902. William ,. Gordon, m ms I'd year
Relatives and friends arc rcsncctfulll
invited 10 attend the funeral. from tni
residence of his brother, Joseph Gordon
No. 90i Pine street, on Monday morning
February g. High mass at 81. Mary
Church az o'clock. Intermcnt al New.
Cathedral Cemetery.
January 30 1902
James O'DOnncll, Sr.
Relatives and friends are invited 10 at
rend the funeral. az the residence of 3D.
r. kilroy, No. no West Seventh street
High mass at ST. Peters Cathedral
Monday morning. az O'Clock. lntcrmenl
New Cathedral Cemetery.
WlLLIS.-On February ]. 1902. Benjamin
Willis. aged 90 years.
Relatives and friends and Brandywne
Conclavc. No. g. 5. W. M; Smyth Post,
q. A. r.. are respectfully invited TO at
TEND the funeral. on tuesday afternoon,
February 4. Servic es at Bethany Baptist
Church a l.S0 o'clock.
Evening journal., 1902-02-01
Interesting Exercises Held

Interesting exercises were held by
the Union Veteran Legion in its
quarters, at Third and Market streets
last night. l.. L. Wilcox presided, and
prayer was offered by Chaplain Grady
Brief speeches were made by William
A. Reilly, Charles 3. Foster, Richard
Heritage Jonathan French. Colonel
McCrea and others.
Evening journal., 1902-02-01
LleId posl.morlem EaamInalIon

Coroner's Physician James A Draper.
Jr, yesterday made a post-mor-
tenn examination of the body of Elsie
Leonard, who committed suicide at No.
200 Orange street, ON Wednesday. The
physician concluded that suffocation by
gas was the cause of death. Nobody
has claimed the body, but some OF the
women with whom the Leonard woman
associated say they will see that She
has a respectable burial.
Evening journal., 1902-02-01
OLD POINT COMFORT. RICHMONr
AND WASHINGTON. ID. G.

Leave Wilmington, Saturdays. March
], 10 and %, at 11.0l a. m. Rate. s8l
for round trip. including railroad fare
transfers, stateroom berth Washington
10 Old Point Comfort. one and one-half
days. board at Hygeia Hotel. Old Point
Comfort, one and one-Quarter davs'
board at the Lexington Hotel. Rioh-
mond, and two and one-half days'
board AT the Ebhitt OF RiEgs House
Washington. For itinerary and full
rarucularE, write or apply 10 II A
Miller, Passenger Agent, Wilmington
Del. '9--
Evening journal., 1902-02-01
DarIIngton's speolaI Announcement

Darlington's Special Announcement
Joseph G.. Darlington d co. announce
that during February they will exhibit
the newest and msot fashionable goods
to be worn the coming season. These
include Lyons novelties, printed sat-
ins and china silks, novelty cotton cos
tune fabrics, laces. white goods, do
mestic underwear French lingerie and
the celebrated ParOme corset Special
attention is called to an attractive as
sortment of wOmen's shirt waists, par
ucularly desirable for those going
South. The infants and childrenis de-
partments are complete in every detail
Evening journal., 1902-02-01
viii Plav Baltimore Team

Special railroad rates can be obtained
20 Baltimore ON February 10 by applying
10 The y. NJ. &. A. The associations
basketball team will play with the West
Branch Baltimore team. ON February
% the return game viii be played in vii
mingtOn.
Evening journal., 1902-02-01
Fire Comnany Ruys Lot

Samuel II. Wiley has sold TO the In
dependence Fire Company a lot Of land
in Claymont street, below Thirteenth.
for $500 The company will build an en-
gine house on the site.
Evening journal., 1902-02-01
lnnnest Over Henry Mitchell

Georgetown, Feb. deputy Sheriff
James A. Marsh, acting as deputy coro-
ner, held an inquest over the body OF
Henry Mitchell who died from the eff
fects of being cut with an
axe, last evening. the jury rem
dering verdict that he came
to his DEATH as result of a deer
incision i'm his left shoulder. inflicted
with an axe in the hands OF Nehemiah
Harmon, Jr."
Evening journal., 1902-02-01
CITY NEWS IN BRIEF

M. J. Henry, OF Baltimore, has
been reassigned as United States inter
nal revenue gauger for the rectifying
houses in Wilmington this month.
L. a. Ford today became an assist
ant mechanical engineer in the Phila-
delphia office of the p, w. & B. rail-
road
Members and friends of Wenona
Lodge and the Ladies Home Circle
No. 3, Shields of Honor, will give an
entertainment this evening.
Evening journal., 1902-02-01
I'd. cool io Havn Nem Hnn,r

Richard W. Crook, superintendent of
the Peoples Railway Company. has
bought a piece of the Price farm an
Greenbank and viii erect on the site "A
stone residence. The work will be begun
in the spring.
Evening journal., 1902-02-01
Change in Postal Clerks

Garrett S Smith today takes the po-
sition of money order clerk in the
postoffice. Harrison Gould has been
made distributing clerk. Sub-station
No. o. at No 1926 Market street, may
be opened for business next week.
Evening journal., 1902-02-01
Weeks Morinnrv Rennr,

The Board of Health reports 2s deaths.
Is births and Is marriages for the week
ended at noon During the correspond
ing period Of last year there were S6
deaths, 10 births and 45 marriages
Evening journal., 1902-02-01
FLORIDA-POPULAR TOURS VIA B
& o. r. r.

Leave Wilmington at 11.O1 a. m,
February II and 25. S4S for round trip,
covering all expenses en- route, which
includes Pullman fare, dining car and
hotel IN Washington, going and return
ing, on tour of February II. Tour OF
February % includes all expenses go
ing, and railroad transportation only
returning For itinerary and full in.
formation. write or apply to II. A
Miller, Passenger Agent, Wilmington
del
Evening journal., 1902-02-01
win Ask for Murderer's Pardon

Will Ask for Murderer's Pardon
Michael Fiano. who is serving a life
sentence for killing Carl Ruga, at
Front and Market streets. eight years
ago. will ask for a pardon The petit
tion will be presented 10 the board on
Tuesday by William S. Hilles.
Evening journal., 1902-02-01
Killed Old Family nriuer

Levy Courtman Isaac c. Elliott has
had TO kill his old family horse. The
animal was about thirty years old. and
had been sick for some time.
Evening journal., 1902-02-01
LOCAL MARKErs.

LOCAL MARKETS.
To days local wholesale quotations reported
by Stayton 4 Chandler.
Cabbage, hundred, N. ", 8nO4O0
Cabbage ton. SIS
Onions, bhl., S2i 80
White Potatoes, bushcl old, 9oc
White Potatoes Foreign. 2.I5
Lemons, box, o Is,
eggs, Del. and Nd dozen, 20 SIC
Western Eggs 25c
Chickens ssuVespound, lOEllc
Chckens, dressed. pound. lie nc
Apples, barrel, 400 10 AS
Sweet Potatoes Dbl, 300, 2.5O
Sweet potatoes. basket. SOC
Oranges box. Naval S2958n0
Oranges, FlCrida, box, $50, 2.7d
Grapes, key, 800. $50
Evening journal., 1902-02-01
HOTEL EMPIRE,
Broadway and 69d Street,
New York City.
ABSOLUTELY FIREPROOF.

Large. well furnished room with hot
and cold running water and use OF de-
tached bath. Si00 per day upwards.
Large rooms with private bath, 500 Der
day upwards.
Suites with private bath, $500 per day
upwards.
The Hotel Empire restaurant is noted
for its excellent cooking, efficient ser
vice and moderate prices.
on crossing any OF the ferries. take ths
9th Avenue Elevated Railway TO 59th St,
from which Il IS one minutes walk t9
hotel.
Within ten minutes OF amusement anl
shopping centres. All cars pass the Em-
pire
Send to Empire for descriptive booklets
W. JOHNSON QUINN.
Evening journal., 1902-02-01
WASHINGTON, ID. C.-POpULAR
THREE-DAY TOURS VIA b. & o.

Leave Wilmington at 1856 p. m.
Thursdays. February 20 and March 13.
Rate, including all expenses, 80 for
found trip. Expenses include railroad
fare, transfer to hotel and two days
board at Washington. For book of
tours. giving itinerary and full details.
write or apply TO IT. A. Miller, Passen-
ger Agent Wilmington, Del
Evening journal., 1902-02-01
IMPROVED TRAIN SERVICE TO
CHICAGO AND THE NORTH.
WEST. BALTIMORE AND OHIO
RAILROAD.

Leave Wilmington, Delaware Ave
nue. station. daily, S.04 a. m. and $40
p. m, arriving Chicago $50 a. m. and
g.30 p. m, connecting with the Colo
RADIO and California limited express
trains.
Evening journal., 1902-02-01
WILMINGTON QUOTATIONS.

Reported by Il. D. Lackey & Co, Bank
Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-05-27
WILL MEET HERE.
kennebcc County Teachers Associa
ton to Meet, Oct. 10.

+. IT. Cowan, chairman of the execu-
tive committee of the Kennebec County
Teachers Associat ton, has issued the
following circular letter to the super
intendents of schools and principals of
High schools in the county:
The Teachers Association of kenne-
bee county, will hold it's next meeting
in this city. Oct. TO- 1902. The members
of the committee desire large attend
ance and a profitable session. They
ask your cooperation in bringing this
to pass. You can best help them and
the work by interesting your teachers
in the coming meeting and influencing
them to attend. Please answer by re-
turn mail the following questions that
the committee may arrange as COM
prehensive program as possible:
What subjects would you like to have
discussed?
Mention any of your teachers who
are able to give something of profit to
the convention, and mention the line
of work also.
Would you advise a session of one or
of one ana one-half days?
Make any suggestions you see fit in
regard to the convention.
Very truly yours,
f. II. COWAN,
Chairman Executive Committee.