The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-01-27
T1RIOTS ITEMS.

Superintendent Whitaker Of the de-
partment of streets had about one
hundred men at work on the streets
yesterday clearing off snow.
Coal is selling at retail in this city
to-day at $13. SO and $3.50 per ton, ac-
cording as one happens to find it. The
latter price is not new one. Coal has
| been at this figure all along with some
of the dealers to their regular custom
ers.
Assistant Corporation Counsel Ull-
man is making an effort to collect from
taxpayers who are in arrears. Last
year Attorney Ullman collected $780,
900 in back taxes, and expects to eX-
coed that amount during 1903, or up to
June, when he will retire from office.
Record was made in the office of the
town clerk yesterday of the lease of
lands in Westville from Augusta J.
Smith to the Elm City Nursery COM
pany. The lands are located in West
Chapel street between Central avenue
and Forest street and in Tryon street
and Alden avenue. The rental per year
is 1915, and the lease is for five years.
Mrs. c. Berry Poets is visiting in
Brooklyn
Miss Webster met with her Monday
Fortnightly club at the home of Mrs.
Edward Prince at 314 Howard avenue
yesterday afternoon. This was the first
meeting of the second series of this club
ohcta
tertainingly on THE Modern American
Poets" There were about twenty-five
present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight w. Baldwin Of
Park street have returned from a
weeks absence, the former going to
Syracuse on business trip, the latter
to visit friends in New York.
The Simeon Hard Rubber company
Of Bridgeport has filed a certificate Of
incorporation in the office Of the state
secretary. The capital stock is $25,OO0'
The Montowese Grocery company Of
North Haven has filed a certificate of
dissolution.
The annual meeting of the New Ha-
ven Dry Goods association will take
place tonight and considerable bust
ness of Importance will be done. The
annual reports will be heard and nomi-
nations of officers for the ensuing year
will take place Arrangements for the
annual masquerade ball which occurs
on February II will be completed.
Samuel Robinson of Waterbury pass
ed Sunday with his friend, B. A. Guth-
RE, who is connected with the New
W q
Mr.. Robinson resided here several years
and is we'll known.
The social given under the auspices
Of the Cow Club at the residence of
Mrs William H. Peck at Oak cottage,
Branford Point, Saturday evening, was
fine affair and highly enjoyed.
Mrs G. A. Maycock entertained her
literary club yesterday afternoon at
her residence on Oak Place. Mrs.
Laurens Lennox has charge of the club.
Her topic yesterday afternoon was
The Reign of Queen Victoria
S. A. Griswold of Branford attended
the twenty-fourth sem-annual exposi-
ton of the New York city last Satur-
day
Robert F. Dillon, whoA has been dam
gerously ill for the last two weeks at
his home in Main street, is but slightly
improved.
Next Wednesday afternoon Mrs. J.
s. Coburn will entertain the E, O. w.
Whist club at her pleasant suite of
apartments in Duncan hall.
The Dorscht concert. which was to
be given Sunday night, February Is,
has been postponed in order to give
the knights of St. Patrick an oppor-
tunity to prepare the theater for their
ball. which is to take place Monday,
the 18th Mr. Felsburg very kindly
gave up this engagement for the 18th,
and an announcement will be made
later stating when the concert will be
held.