The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-13
Local Weather Report. New Haven, May 12.
Brief Mention.

High water to-day, 3:06 a. m.
 The Hawthorne club will meet this { afternoon at the residence of Mrs. J. H. Merriam, 516 Howard avenue.
 Word was received Saturday in Clin- ton from Westbrook of the death of ( Captain Buell.. MT. Buell. passed the winter at the Clinton house.
 Mrs. w. N. Smith of Branford, who has spent the past four months in Mon- treal and Maine, returned home the last part of the week much improved in health.
 The war department has decided that 1t has the right to grant authority for the erection of the proposed new draw less bridge between Hartford and East Hartford.
 It is estimated that ninety people we're rendered homeless by Fridays fire on Rose street and Congress ave- nue, and they are scattered about the city with friends.
 A special meeting of the state board
 
 at the capitol in Hartford to-day. The board has a large number of applicants x to examine.
 The eighteen freight handlers at the iNaugatuck railroad station who struck last Friday evening are still striking, and their places are being filled by Ital- fans from New Haven.
 Miss Janeth Treat of Iowa is visiting her uncle; Mortimer Treat of Wood- mont. Miss Treat is a daughter of Joseph Treat, and this is her first visit to her eastern relatives.
 James Cusick, the smallpox patient at the pest house, Springside home, is about ready to be discharged, but the authorities fear to turn him loose as he is destitute of clothing and is pennless,
 Town Clerk Robert Weber of Bridge port Issued marriage license to George Fl Divine, a real estate agent of that city, formerly of this city, and Florence M Moran of this city. The license was issued yesterday.
 Professor Edgar Stillman Kelly of Yale will deliver a lecture at Liberty hall, Branford, this evening upon 'TFhe Influence of Race and Religion on Mod ern Music" with Illustrative excerpts, vocal and instrumental, by Mrs. Kelly.
 Miss Cornelia Connors of S1 Spring street slipped and fell on Howard ave- rilIe corner of Spring street, in trying to avoid wagon and badly sprained her hip. Dr Goodwin attended her and she was removed to New Haven hos pital.
 N ]. Clarence Bacon of Branford has accepted the position as steward of the new Magnolia hotel in Magnolia, Mass He and Mrs. Bacon will leave soon for their new home. Mrs. Bacon is improv- ing in health very rapidly now after a long illness with typhoid fever.
 Rev. Dr. Brown of this city conducted | the morning service Sunday at the an- r1iversary of Plymouth church Milford | In the afternoon a congratulatory ser vice was held, during which the minis | ters of the other churches in town make | short addresses. On the evening the | regular serivce was held and addresses were made by Rev. Nathan T. Merwin 1 and Rev. Sherwood Roosevelt cousin of | President Roosevelt.
 The committee on schools and Super
  the work of preparing a list of teachers | for the next school year, which will be- gin next September. It is probable that | the committee will recommend the ap- | pointment of about 450 teachers. In | making up the list the committee will spend several evenings a week during the remainder of the month. The esti- mate of 450 teachers includes the prin- cipals and supervisors.
 The First Baptist church has bought fine lot for the site of it's new church on Edwards street, corner Livings- ton street. The lot is 100 feet by 150 | feet deep. The new church will cost about $50,000, and will seat 700 or 500 people. The work of preparing the plans will begin right away. Hope Bap- tist church, where the First Baptist so- cety now worships, will be abandoned | when the new structure is completed It was built about eight years ago by the Hope Baptist society, which recent ly united with the First church.