The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-10-29
Local Weather Report.
New Haven, Oct. 2s.
Brief Mention.

< Hlgn water to-day, IU:zV D. Ill.
 The Ladies Home Journal for Mo- vember at the Pease-Lewis Co.'S.
 The ball of Greist Hose company, Westville. will occur in Masonic hall November Il.
 Tomorrow evening at the Milford s town hall the democrats will hold a caucus for the nomination of represen- tatives and justices of the peace.
 Last evening occurred the usual so- ciable of the St. James Episcopal church of Westville at the home of Mrs. Edward Cooper of Whalley avenue.
 The new trolley schedule which gives Branford residents a later car than in the past, leaving State and Chapel streets at 11:S6 p. n., meets with gen. eraI favor.
 Dr. c. s. Lamb said yesterday that little May Lee, who was badly burned last Saturday, is doing nicely and that the chances for her ultimate recovery were very bright.
 John Magee, trumpeter of Company I, has been appointed chief trumpeter of the Second regiment. The appoint ment> went into effect on October 25, and MT. Magee will commence on his new duties soon.
 This evening at Pythian hall, Bran ford, the. high school basketball team will play the Delta Kappa team of Mer- iden. Following this game the Grays of New Haven and the Crescents of Branford will engage in contest.
 From headquarters of the Second reg iment came orders yesterday to the of f1cers of the companies saying that the yearly drill will commence, on next Thursday evening at the armory. The drill will be for each company one hour and fifteen minutes.
 The price of anthracite coal dropped from s15 a ton yesterday to SIP and there is every indication that it will gradually become lower until a figure near the normal for this season of the year Is reached. Some dealers are sell ing soft coal at $6 per ton.
 The annual meeting of the Connecti- cut Baseball league, scheduled to be held at the Hotel Garde, this city, yes terday, has been postponed until next Tuesday. As next Tuesday is election day, it is probable another change of date may be made before that time. \ Tomorrow evening the members of the Holy Name society of the Sacred Heart church will give an entertain ment and dance in the school hall on columbus avenue. The arrangements are in the hands of a committee with Hugh A. Keenan chairman and the mu- sieal programme will be in charge of Professor Wheeler, organist of the church.
 The largest ball yet given by Court Farnham, Foresters of America, will be given by that association in Haru- gari hall Thanksgiving night. The committee in charge is: Andrew J. Flanagan, chairman; J. J. Sullivan, P. J. Creamer, Peter McHugh, J. J. Car roll, George Stamford, Peter Flynn, Ed win Cannon, Patrick Bohan and J. J. Hyland.
 The Connecticut Woman Suffrage as- sociation will hold convention in Col linsville to-day in the Congregational church. The association will be the guest of the Alert club, a school suf- frage club of that place, which will serve dinner between the meetings to out of town visitors Addresses will be given by the president, Mrs. Isabella Beecher Hooker, and by Mrs. Susan S. Fessenden of Boston, Mrs. Annie c. $. Fenner of New London, Mrs Ella $. Bennett of Willimantic Miss F. E. R,1rr and Mrs. E. D. Bacon of Hartford.