The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-02-20
Local Weather Report, New Haven, Feb. 19.
L. NJ. TARR, Observer.
lsriel Mention.

High water tO-uIy, 5.oo e hi'
 Miss Carrie Emmerich of New Lon don came Tuesday afternoon to this city. where she will spend week with Mrs. Guy Knowlton,
 Grand Prelate William J. Fuller or this city with Grand Chancellor Kendall of Suffield witnessed degree work at an important meeting of Mithra lodge, R.. of P. of Bridgeport, Tuesday evening. pr. Frank Wright, the health officer stated yesterday morning that there has been a marked decrease lately Tn the number of cases of scarlet fever and diphtheria reported to the health board.
 The Branford Agricultural society has appointed committee of three con sisting of P. J. Carney, G. R. Ha1E and T. J. Mccarthy to make a new con tract with MT. Fisk with reference to the fair grounds this year.
 The Connecticut New Church associ- ation will hold it's regular quarterly meeting to-day in the lecture room or Center church in this city. The meet ing will begin at 1O;S0 a. m. and at II o'clock Rev. J. K. Smyth of Boston Will preach.
 A teachers meeting will be held in the Baptist church at Spring Hill, Mansfield, o-morrow. at 2:SO p. m. . There will be addresses on History by Annie w. Buchanan of Mansfield and on .fLanguage' by Arthur B, Mor- Till of this city
 The reasons for the postponement to March r of the German play to be given at Yale by Manager Confried Is that several of the leading actors were taken i'll and were therefore unable to appear on the date which was first an- nounced. namely March ,.
 The friends of Charles Bates, former lv of this city. but now of New Haven, have been receiving announcements of his marriage which took place in the Elm City a week ago. MT. Bates was :, formerly railroad train brakeman. He is now the proprietor of a cafe in New Haven,-New London Telegraph.
 There is a, notable scarcity of eggs in the local markets. The storekeeperf say that the hens have stopped working and that eggs are not coming in from the country at all. Country eggs are now thirty-f1ve cents a dozen and may go higher for they can hardly De se- cured at that price.-Danbury News.
 pr. w. A. welch of 792 Chapel street was given an enjoyable surprise Tues dav evening. A fine emuscal pro gramme including solos by Miss Me Guire and Thomas Greeley, was wei rendered. Miss Johnson danced cake walk, which feature was much enjoyed The dining room was elegantly deco rated. Dancing followed the banquet ting.
 pr. Charles H. Rowland of Sherman avenue, who has a fine pineapple farn in the south received a consignment o inc delicious fruit yesterday and re membered many of his friends with tn finest specimens seen hereabouts fo many a day. The doctor has been un able to visit his fruit farm this season ss he has been in the habit of doing owing to his large business.
 This evening Professor William L Phelps of Yale will give a lecture ol "The Modern Novel; at the residenc of Howard J. Curtis, corner Yves Broad and Main streets, Stratford, heinz the third in the series of parlo entertainments given under tn auspices of the Ladies' Home Mission ary society of the Stratford Congrega tional church.
 very interesting meeting was hel bv Eintracht Rebekah lodge of Wal lingford Tuesday evening. An invita- ton was received from Deborah Re bekah lodge of this city to attend thel next anniversary March 19, Mrs Kos JTlbrand and Mrs Rosa Harris Wei elected delegates to the Rebekah stat assembly to be held in this city Mr. Gehrins alternate. A public whist pal ty will be held after the next meetlns
 The production of the Mikado at tn Peuuot club house this and to-morro' nights promises to be finely rendere and delightfully."- entrtaining. Some ( the best singers in the city will in personate the nobility and lofty cit zens of Japan. and will sing the tunetl wandering minstrels ballad, the pon pous lord high executioner's song, tf charming three little schoolmaids' me odious trio and the many other pleas ing and catchy numbers of one of tf most popular comic operas ever con posed and written. The scenery an costumes will be splendidly and orien ally richr brilliant reds and golds b' ing picturesquely employed to carry ol the gorgeous color scheme.