The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-27
VARIOUS ITEMS.

4 certificate Of the reduction Of the capl- tai stock of the Funtella Cigar company of filed with the secretary of state.
 John Curren and Sylvester Barbier, en- plOyed at the S0uthingrOn Cutlery company have taken positions with the Winchester Repeating Arms company in New Haven.
 Colonel L. F. Heublein left Monday even meet W. B. Mills of Detroit. Mich. and make trip to the Thousand Islands on MT. Mills's steam yacht Cynthia.
 Highway Commissioner Macdonald yester- day awarded to Leonard Blondel of Stam- ford the contract for the construction of section of 6,013 feet of macadam road in the town of SaybrOOk. at the price of S1.S11& ger lineal foot.
 The body of John HendricksOn, Mill stone Point Quarryman, was found in New London yesterday morning by the crew of the schooner yacht Varuna. HendricksOn was forty years old and leaves a widow and son. How he was drowned is unknown.
 The fOrtieth annual reunion of the Eleventh regiment, C. w., will be held at Grand Army hall, in Hartford, Wednesday, September 1I. c. Quein of Danbury is the secretary of the regimental association and r. A. Cummings of Hartford Is the presi dent.
 NJ. H. Flynn of Hartford walked recently to the summit of Mt. Washington, from the Alpine house, in hours 30 minutes. He left Gorham at 6:45. arriving at the Glen at S:37, the Halfway house at $50 and the man and lives oh Sigourney street.
 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hopkins Clark. Horace B. Clark, Miss Hary H. Clark and Miss Helen B. tBunee of Hartford. and Judge and Mrs. John H. Perry of Southport left on Monday morning on the White Mountain train for the Metabetchouan club on the Lake St. John railroad. about 100 miles north of Quebec.
 The Hartford Post says: An increase in the price of bicycles is being very seriously talked about by the leading manufacturers. The price of steel, wood, leather and rubber the low prices Of the last few years have not left margin enough for the ordinary tale of losses and honest percentage of profit besides.
 The Hon. W. B. sprague of Andover, deputy collector of internal revenue, has been sick for about week at his home in Andoyer, the trouble being calculus, pass ing from the kidneys to the bladder. Dr. W. L. Higgins of South Coventry is attend ing him and has had Dr. T. R. Parker of Hartford in consultation. He is now i'm proving.
 Augustus Seidel of Rockville died in Den yer, Col, on Monday. He was a druggist and, employed for some years in the Rock vilee drug stores, and was a most respected young man. About two months ago he went
  ate did not agree with him and he returned to Denver. His wife joined him there about two weeks ago. He was completely ex- Dea William H. Farnham, of Morris, after two days of serious illness, passed away Wednesday, August 20 This community was saddened by the news of his death. Dea Farnham died in the house where his life was passed From early manhood he was identified with the church of the town. For fl years he has held the office of 1oo md fnp o nr the superintendent of the Sunday school. He was also at other periods of his life member of the Ecclesiastical society. He passed away at the advanced age of 91.
 The Connecticut Dairymens' association will hold its second field meeting for 1902 wink, Jr., proprietor. Thursday, August 2S. Prof. c. l.. Beach of the Connecticut Agri- cultural college will judge the herd of cows. The program for the afternoon is as follows: response, F. H. Stadtmueller, president Connecticut Dairymens' association; ad- dress, '.The silo and Ensilage' Theodore 4. Stanley. New Britain. address. ''rhe Production of NIilk for Market" Prof. C. L. Beach of the Connecticut Agricultural col le@e.
 The Connecticut State Drummeds' and Fifers' association will hold their annual convention In Middletown on Friday. In the morning starting at 1915 o'clock, there
 
 through the principal streets of the city. Dinner will be served at Harmony hall In the afternoon the corps will go to Lakeview park where there will be drilling for prizes and playing for prizes. In the evening there will be ball at Armory hall and an exhi- bition of fancy drilling by some of the best trained corps. It is expected that about 75 corps will take part in the convention. hausted by his long trip.
 Manager Poli yesterday announced to the nj 1CntN NnrtT +tnt ta Sc p1NJs p0ne the opening of his theatre in that city to September 8. He has been making ail the effort possible to get ready by Labor Day, September 1, but the marble and mosaic work in the lobby is much slower than anticipated
 Deputy Sheriff Duis of M0riden came to New Haven yesterday to attach the license of Thomas F. Maher, the saloon keeper of 249 West Main street, in suit brought by the Connecticut Brewing company for a biil of $100. The case is returnable in the Justice court of Attorney Willis I. Fenn at 9 o'clock on the morning of September 20.