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The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-27
A BANK CHECK
home.

For the westville Fire Department.
The following letter, explanatory,
has been received by the local hose
company:
December "a, 1902.
Mr.. Murdoch Dingwall, Chief, Westville
Fire Department: -:
Dear sir: Enclosed please find check
for $25 for the benefit of your organiza-
ton. We wish to say to you that we
heartily appreciate the service that you
and your boys rendered us at the time
of the city crusher fire, and ask you to
pardon us for not acknowledging your
good services before. The writer has
been out of town nearly all the fall, and
when home has had so many other mat.
tiers pressing for attention that this
matter has been overlooked. III
Wishing you and your company a
merry Christmas, we are,
Very truly yours,
Chas. w. Blakeslee &c Sons.
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IN WESTVILLE.

Enjoyable Occasion in st. Joseph's
Temperance Hall Last Night.
The church of St. Joseph gave a very
enjoyable entertainment at the st.
Joseph Temperance Hall in Westville
last evening. The room was gayly dec
grated with holly and mistletoe and
the children were RECALLED with large
bags of Christmas candy and later ice
cream was served. The following pro-
gramme was rendered:
Opening Chorus, Happy New Year,
Elizabeth Moran.
Recitation, ''Washington's Christmas
Surprise"
Song, Nobody Ever Brings Presents
to Me- Miss Edna Sachs.
Recitation, when I'm Man." Her
bert Mcclure.
Song. Julia Gilchriest, Alice and Rose
Larkin.
Recitation, Marion Stanford, "Baby's
Stockings"
Comic sayings, William Heller.
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AT THE HYPERION.

1.-THE Bird in the Cage" Won Approval
of Large Audience
Another of Clyde Fitch's successes,
"The Bird In the Cage" was presented
to a large audience at the Hyperion
last night and won the approval of all.
The play while out of the ordinary, as
is customary with F'itch's, presents in
an exceptionally strong and lasting
manner, scenes which depict the hap
penings of every day life. A bright,
winsome shop girl, a general favorite,
wins the honest love of her employer
and of the foreman of the shop. Both
proclaim their affection and to please
an aunt, to whom she Is devoted, the
girl promises to wed the man of
wealth. She is, however, overcome by
her love for the foreman, and plans to
escape from the cage into which she
has willingly entered. A younger
brother of the man of wealth helps her
to open the cage door but his advances
are spurned and she, after an excep-
tionally strong scene, in which the act
ing is superb, is given to the man
whom she honestly loves and who is
made a partner in the factory to take
the place of the brother driven from
home. The company, one of Froh-
mans, has in it's makeup several par
ticularly good people and their work
last night was par excellence. They
are Guy Bates, Post, Arnold Daily,
Jennie Satterlee, Sandol Milliken, Grace
Henderson, Edward Harrigan and
Charles Mackay.
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CHRISTMAS. EXERCISES

Held by Members of Two Sunday
Schools Last Evening.
A very pleasant Christmas cantata
was rendered in Dwight Place Congre-
gational church last evening by the
members of the Sunday school. The
cantata was entitled Christmas With
the Pixies" 1t was bright and tuneful,
and the children who participated did
themselves proud. The various parts
were taken in an excellent manner and
the programme was heartily enjoyed by
the large number present. At the close
of the canata ice cream and cake were
served.
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Of Miss Annie Oakley, who is known
both in America and England as a
markswoman Of wonderful skill. But
Miss Oakley also possesses marked dra-
matte talent and her representation of
the heroine in this new play promises
to attract attention. The production is
under the direction of JepsOn and Nc
Giehan, which assures the public ade-
quate scenery and many novelties. One
of the latter is an old time stage coach
which is introduced in a sensational
manner The supporting company in
cludes o. K. Hills. Robert Comp, Rich
ard G. Williams. Emmett Dewey, H. A.
Morey, Charles H. Phillips, Julia Bach
elder, Jeanette Terrell, and Eva Phil
lips Matinee Wednesday.
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CITY cnI1RT CASES

The city court docket was unusually
light yesterday morning.
The case of Thomas Canary, charged
with breach of the peace by his wife,
Mary Canary, was continued for one.
week. -~-s7 s.a'<
A case of non-support against James
A. Douglass was continued for one
week. ~ j5
A continuance until Tuesday was
granted in the breach of the peace case
pending against, Julia Curran, of Cos
lumbus avenue. HIP
Patrick McMahon was fined 81 and
costs for assaulting Samuel Winrnick,
an Oak street shopkeeper. ,
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BANQUET LAST NIGHT.

Given by Rev. Father Kennedy to
Choir of st. Johns Fl. C. Church,
Highwood.
The choir of ST. Johns r. c. church
of Highwood attended banquet given
by the Rev. Father Kennedy at st,
St. Joseph hall, Westville, last evening.
Among those present were: The Misses
Elizabeth McGann, Kate Mccain, Helen
Wrinn, Josephine Burns, Anna Burns,
Mae Taylor, Catherine DAILY, Lille
Daily, Albert Courier, John Burns, Den
MIS- Kelley, Thomas McManus, Jerome
Kelleher, Percy Hoods. Among the
features of the evening was an ice
cream eating between Miss Anna Burns
and Dennis Kelly. Miss Burns won out
by three plates; also vocal solo by
Miss Mae Taylor, accompanied by Miss
Josephine Burns; a whistling solo by
Albert Courier.
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WATCH NIGHT SERVICES
AT Grace M. II. Church Tomorrow
Evening.

AT Grace M. II. Church Tomorrow
Evening.
Watch night services are to be held
in the audience room of the church
Wednesday evening, December 81, be-
ginning at o'clock. A special service
of evangelistic services will also be
held under the leadership of the pastor
during the entire month of January.
Christmas Sunday past and the chill
dren's Christmas festival over, Sunday
will foreshadow the New Year 1908.
Rev. A. J. Smith will preach from "a
New Start" and in the evening from
1.-THE Early Witnesses of the Christ"
Some of the Christmas music will be
repeated at both of the services. Carl
A. Mears is deserving Of great praise
for the splendid Christmas cantata rem
dered by the choir last Sabbath.
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CHRISTMAS TREE.

Sunday School Celebration in East Ha-
ven.
The Sunday school of the East Ha-
ven Congregational church held it's an
nual Christmas celebrat ion in its rooms
last evening. There was a handsomely
trimmed tree, with a present for all
and a Santa Claus to distribute them.
There was an entertainment consisting
of the singing Of carols, speaking and
piano playing. Beautiful framed pic
lures were presented by the school to
Superintendent Frederick Street and
Secretary and Treasurer Theodore Fl.
Thompson. These men have been off,
GERS of the Sunday school for some
time, and the presents were given by
the pupils as tokens of esteem. There
are about two hundred pupils in the
school.
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OBITUARY NOTES.
Burial Of Mrs. DonmelIy.

The funeral of Mrs Mary Donnelly,
widow of the late Patrick Donnelly,
who died on Wednesday after an acute
Illness, was held at the home of her
son, John Donnelly, at No. 142 Ply
mouth avenue, at half-past eight
o'clock yesterday morning, and from a
requiem high mass at the St. Peters
church at nine o'clock. The mass
was celebrated by Rev. Father Early
and was very largely attended by
friends and relatives. The interment
was in the st. Bernard's cemetery. The
pail bearers being Messrs. James Dom
nelly, Francis Stanley, James Martin
and Patrick Faughner.
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sWITCHMAN KILLED
At Cedar Hill Yards Yesterday Morn
ing.

At Cedar Hill Yards Yesterday Morn
ing.
Patrick ]. Smith, forty-five years of
age, residing at 272 Portsea street, was
killed about O'clock yesterday morning
in the Cedar Hill freight yards by being
crushed between two trains. Smith had
just obtained employment in the yards
as a switchman and went on duty Sum
day night at 10 o'clock. He left his
boarding place at o'clock and that was
the last seen of him alive. /
Just how the accident happened no
one knows. The injuries which produce
ed his death We're to the right side of
his head and his right leg. He has a
father residing in South Orange, N. j.,
and the railroad company has commu-
nicated with him. The body of the
unfortunate man was taken to Flynn's
undertaking establishment on Grand
avenue. Dr. Bartlett viewed the re-
mains and finds the cause of his death
was accidental.
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VERDICT RENDERED
IN CASE OF ANNIE M'GOTERN,
ADMIR-, Us. f.. III. Dc ". r. r. 90.

Judge Thayer Gave $40 Damages to the
PIaintifr-Aceident Due to MCGOvern's
Negiigence-Rate of Cars Speed Had
NOthing TO do with Cause of Death.
A verdict was handed down by Judge
Thayer yesterday in the case of Annie
McGoyern, admx., VS.. the Fair Haven
and Westville Railroad company.
The memorandum of the verdict was
as follows:
1t is clear from the evidence that the
death of the plaintiff interstate was due
to his own negligence. If, as the plain
tiff claims, the defendants car was go
ing at too high a rate of speed that was
not the proXimate cause of the defend
ants death. He came directly in front
of the car when it was but a very few
feet away. and when no effort on the
part of the motorman could prevent the
car striking him, if going at ordinary
speed. The defendant having establish
ed the fact of contributory negligence
under it's notice of damages and
amount at the nominal sum of $40 for
which sum, with costs, judgment is Civ
en- for the plaintiff.
Thayer, Judge.
Patrolman Patrick McGovern of S03
Wallace street, policeman stationed
in the Grand avenue precinct, was kill
ed by being struck by a trolley car a
few minutes after o'clock on the even
ing of July 2, 1901. McGovern was on
the night squad and at o'clock he and
Patrolman p. Roche left the station
house to go to their beats in Fair Ha-
ven, across Mill river.
Just as the storm of the evening was
beginning and the wind was sweeping
the dust up the avenue, almost binding
pedestrians, the two patrolmen had just
crossed the first section of the Barnes
vile bridge and were on the causeway
between the two sections of the bridge
when the rain began to descend in tor
rents. They started to cross to a shed
on the other side for temporary shelter.
Roche crossed the track in safety in
front of an approaching trolley car. A
large truck wagon was just passing and
McGovern stepped from behind it upon
the track and was struck and instantly
killed.
This action was brought against the
road by his widow, and at the time of
the action no blame was attached to the
motorman or conductor by the coroner.
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FIRE AT HARTFORD.

Maple Avenue Store Burned out.
The Mascot meat market and grocery
store, SO and 95 Maple avenue, owned
by Martin Olsen, was burned out about
o'clock this morning, the stock of
meats and groceries which the owner
valued at $4,000 being entirely de-
stroyed.
The origin of the fire is unknown.
The place was discovered on fire by
the clerk who on opening the store,
found it filled with smoke and fierce
fire burning in the rear of it, The loss
is partly insured.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-27

Ely's Liquid Cream Balm is an old
friend in new form 1t is prepared for
the particular benefit of sufferers from
nasal catarrh who are used to an atom
izer in spraying the diseased mem
branes. All the healing and soothing
properties of Cream Balm are retained
in the new preparation. 1t does not dry
up the secretions. Price, including
spraying tube, rs cents. At your drug
gists, or Ely Brothers, Sc Warren street,
New York. will mail it.
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MRS. PRTNDIVILLE.

Mrs. Johanna Prindiville, wife of
Thomas Prindiville of Buckland street,
died at l o'clock Christmas morning of
pneumonia after a weeks illness. Flu
neral services will be held in St.
Thomas church tomorrow morning at
$50 o'clock. She will be buried in st.
Thomas cemetery.
Mrs. Prindiville was GA years old and
is survived by husband and five chill
dren, William of Brooklyn, N. Y, and
Thomas, James, Jennie and Lucy, who
reside at home. The deceased was a
sister of John Collins of Plantsville,
who is critically i'll.
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0. E, S. CHAPTER ELECTION

The election oe officers held at the
regular meeting of the o. e. S. chapter
last night was as follows: Worthy mat
ron, Mrs. Street.-The; worthy patron,
William Fudler; assistant matron, Miss
Nellie Mudler; secretary, Mrs. l.. Fl. Ar
mold; treasurer. Mrs. DR.. Sweet; con-
ductress, Mrs. Bedder: assistant con-
ductress, Mrs. Platt. The installation
will take place January 8. The meeting
was largely attended.
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REV Jesse A. WILKINS.

The body of the Rev. Jesse A. Will
kins, retired clergyman, was found
yesterday in his home at Woodstock,
Conn. The deceased, who was re-
ported of an eccentric nature, is be-
lieved to have died from the effects of
worry over finances. He was seventy
five years old and two nephews sur
vive him, one being DR.. Peabody, for
merly of the Worcester hospital staff,
and the other named Olmstead, living
in Rhode Island.
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At TRINITY NJ. e. CHURCH,

The Christmas cantata can Old
Fashioned Santa Claus was given by
members of the Trinity Methodist Sun
day school in the church parlors last
evening. The rooms were beautifully
decorated for the occasion and the cam
tata was one of the most interesting
musical events of the season.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-27

Good melo dramas are a rarity now
adays, but that clever young play
wright Langdon Mccormick, has in
1.-THE Western Girl" which is at the
Grand opera house Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday, next week, succeeded
in producing a play of this class that is
for above the average in merit. His
scenes are laid in Colorado, which gives
an opportunity to introduce fine scenic
effects and picturesque characters.
Aside from the excellence Of the play
there is another feature connected with
the production. This is the first ap-
pearance in several years on the stage
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GAS COMPANY.

Applies for Power to Increase Campital
Stock.
Hartford, Dec. 26.-The New Haven
Gas Light company has filed a petition
with the secretary OF state asking the
legislature for permission to amend its
charter to empower it to increase it's
capital from time to time, the total not
to exceed 100000, issuing stock at par
value
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SERIOUS FIRE IN wEsTPORT.

Oil Stove Explodes-Destroy Barn and
Carriage House-Loss $4,000.
A large barn and carriage house in
Westport, on the premises of DR.. J. NJ.
Nolan, was burned to the ground
Thursday afternoon. The loss is esti-
mated at $4,000. While at work help
ing to subdue the blaze Michael J.
Meyers, a fireman, was struck on the
head by some falling embers and bad
ly injured. The fire was caused by the
explosion of an oil stove.
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WILL LEAVE FOR THE SOUTH
AND NEBRASKA.

Colonel A. Fl. Bowman, 25th U. S. in
fantry, and Mrs. Bowman, nee Lille J..
Bartlett, recently returned from the
Philippine islands, after spending the
Christmas with Mrs William Tyler
Bartlett, 80 College street, go south Sat-
urday, then to Fort Nebraska, Nebras-
ka, ~ L.. .
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One of our readers tells us of dam
sci going to church with her parents,
and exclaiming suddenly: Buck up.
Old Blanks at the jigger." In Edg-
WORKMAN English this would run: st
pray you, dear parents, hasten your
steps. I can hear the organist playing
the voluntary. London Globe.
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MRS WILLIAM LITTZ.

Mary A Mccarthy, wife of William
Lutz, died at her home, II Asylum
street. Mrs. Lutz was % years of age
and had been ill only few days. She
will be mourned by her parents, two
brothers and two sisters. Interment
will be in st. Demands cemetery and
services will be held at her late home
Sunday, and later at St. Johns church.
A burial mass will be held in the
church Monday morning.
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MARTIN GJT.ROY.

The funeral Of the late Martin Gill
roy was attended from his late resi-
dence Thursday afternoon. Deceased
who was about fifty-five years old,
was a native of Monahan, Ireland, the
cause of death being pneumonia. The
interment was in st. Agnes r. c.
cemetery
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YALE TO BE REPRESENTED.

The sixth annual meeting of the col-
lege gynnastic directors will take place
in the New York A. G. beginning next
Tuesday. Yale will be represented by
Drs. seaver and Anderson, the associate
directors of the Yale gymnasium.
The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-12-27

The mystic charm which the life of
stage faVorites exert over laymen had
been so closely allied By such capa BILE
Judges as the late Fanny Davenport
that many managers refused to give to
the public any except shop" informa-
ti.n concerning their stars. Books of
stage stories always have sold rapidly
and plays built around notables of the
profession rarely Gail to excite atten-
ton. This being true William A. Brady
apparently has acted wisely in securing
for Grace George, who will be seen Fri.
day and Saturday, January 2 and 3, at
the Hyperion, with matinee Saturday in
pretty Peggy" drama concerning
that most interesting Of Thespians, Peg
Wellington.
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Inv BANKRuPTcY couRr.

Walter B. Woodruff, Of Waterbury,
filed petition in bankruptcy at the
office of Referee Newton yesterday
morning. The liabilities are $3.50 and
the assets are $685. Austin Nichols is
the only creditor of the petitioner. He
holds a note against Woodruff for the.
entire amount of Mr.. Woodruff's liabil-s
ities. = .t# IA
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MABEL. SIMMONS.

New London, Dec. 26.-The body of
Mabel Simmons was found at her home,
35 Shore street, to-day. The deceased
was twenty-five years of age and al
coholism is believed to be the cause of
her death.
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Grand Opera House.

The Grand opera house had big bust
ness yesterday at both performances of
Hal Reid's great play AT Cripple
Creek The play will be repeated to-
day. matinee and night, and big BUSH
ness may be looked for as this attrac-
ton is one Of the very best that visits
the Grand.
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DEATH oF AN 1rNKNOWN MAN.

DEATH OF AN UNKNOWN MAN.
Bridgeport, Dec. 26.-The body of an
unknown man, who is thought to have
died of alcoholism, is at the Bridgeport
hospital. He is thirty years old and
death occurred Thursday.
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A writer has said of Paisley, the
marrying blacksmith Of Grenta," like
all of the priests at Gretna Greene, took
great pride in his Office, and when in
his last hours, the rumble of hurrying
wheels came to him from the street, he
put away death long enough to join
three couples in marriage. and then
died with their $500 clenched in his
hand" Paisley is introduced by Miss
Grace Livingston Furniss in her come
dayof "Gretna Green" which Miss Eliz-
abeth Tyree will present at the Hyper
ion on Monday night, December 2, I'M
Ger the direction OF Henry B. Harris,
who has surrounded his star with the
following well known competent artists,
Scott Craven, Frances Gaunt. Eva Vim
cent, Henry Hare, Maude Monroe, Ar
thur Barry, George Lawrence. e. o. De-
Brasse. Philip Smalley, Mrs. Felix Nor
ris, Harris Forbes, Sybill Klein, and
others.
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ENTERTAINM EN1 S.
hyperion rlIehter.

ALL ON ACCOUNT OF ELIZA" j
Jacob Lifts production of "All on Ac-
count of Eliza will be seen at the Hy-
perion tonight. The play deals with
the petty annoyances to which the
young and pretty city born village
school teacher of a little hamlet in
western New York was subjected at the
hands of the malicious gossips Of the
little town. The president of the local
school board is a retired cattle dealer
of German birth and instincts. His son
/ and the school teacher fall in love with
each other unbeknown to the father.
The father is told that the teacher has
designs upon his son. He starts out to
discharge the teacher, but suCCumbs to
her charms, believes her innocent of all
guile and becomes her firmest support
er. When the school committee meet
charges are preferred against the pref
ty school marin by the women of the
town. These charges are either salts
factorily denied or explained and the
committee votes to re-engage the teach
er. Then the women try to drive the
teacher out of town. She seeks protec-
'4oii WIN 'll0 ooii VI ti'0 oio Neliiefil'
who is opposed to the marriage of hfs
son and the teacher, but after being
threatened by his housekeeper with a
breach of promise suit. gives his bless
ing and the curtain falls with every one
happy except the spiteful female Cos
| sips. The comedy throughout is whole
some and diverting. There are passing
! touches of pathos, but the comedy ele-
ment thoroughly prevails.
The Lamar register., 1902-11-26
Government Irrigation.

Corresponding in its Importance,
the subject of irrigation is given the
most space in the annual report of
secretary of the interior. Dealing
with this subject he says:
"The intense public interest in the
carrying out of the irrigation law re
suits in proper desire to see some
thing accomplished as soon as posi-
ble This is voiced by the current
expression that the people wish to
see the water running over the
dams before another season passes.
There is no one more desirous than
the secretary of the interior and his
assistants of bringing about such a
condition, but it is far more import
ant that the water should be running
over we'll constructed works for an
indefinite number of years than
through the ruins of single failure.
"The ultimate operation and con
troll of the water must be left to the
people who are dependent upon the
use of this water for their livlihood
Throughout the arid regions it may
be said that CO operatson in the
handling of water has been the
requisite tor success. 1t is appreci-
ated that some form of co operative