The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-09-01
VARIOUS lTEMs.

The Henry Grattatn club met in it's rooms in the Insurance building last evening and took action on the death of Charles H. Coyle, who was a valued member of the club. t .>. The entire Branford fire department, consisting of L. A. Fisk Hose No. i, M. F. Rice Hose No. 2, Martin Burke Hook and Ladder No. l, also Rescue Hook and Ladder No. of Stony Creek will participate in the parade at Bridge port on Thursday of this week.
 It Is reported in Consolidated railroad circles that the telephone department of the big system is to be merged with some other of the kindred departments of the road, and that the office of su- perintendent of telephones would be abolished. X *
 Captains John A. Andrews and James R. Quinn of Colonel Norton's staff, two Branford men, are attending the old
 Home Week" celebration in Bridge. port this week. Several other members of the uniformed rank, Knights of Py- thias, in Branford, are also in attend ance. fi.
 A lack of interest in the international yacht races on the part of New York CTS was responsible for the withdrawal of the New Haven line steamer Richard Peck from yacht race service The week day excursions on the New Ha- ven line to New York and return were. resumed yesterday morning.
 Mrs. Carrie F. Campbell, who has. conducted the little store at the corner of Dayton and Wfalley avenue. left for Massachusetts last evening, where she intends making her home in the future.i Mrs. Louise Horlacher will continue the. business. .-. -".~s'
 The city committee on bathhouses. will visit the new public bath in St John street tomorrow afternoon in. view of making preparations for it's opening. The. building is practically completed, and Director Coe will soon appoint the janitor.
 Michael Angelic was arrested yester-i day afternoon by Patrolmen Doody and McManus on a charge of violating the liquor law. He is held in bonds of S200 for trial.
 < Edward o'Brien of the Edward Mal-i ley company, accompanied by Harry Smith of the M. T. A. Co., Branford, left. Sunday for Portland, Me, in the vicin-I ity of which they will spend week.. Returning Mr. o'Brien will stop in Bos-I ton for another week.
 Letters of acceptance to invitations to the Republican club clambake Sep tember 10 have been received from United States Senator Platt and Con-I gressmen Lilley, Hill and Sperry. Gov ernor Chamberlain, ex-Governor George] P. Mclean and host of other political potentialities are also expected.
 The steamer John H. Starin arrived yesterday morning early from Locust Grove, l.. l., where she put in on ac- count of the storm. She left here for New York at 3 a. m.
 According to reports that have been received at the office of the Connecticut Shell commission in this city there has been no 'set' this year on the plantedl beds in Long Island sound. This means @ severe financial loss to the growers1 who have had their labor of the last few months without results and the ex- penditures made in planting the beds without hope of yielding returns.
 "Gus' Holland who intended to swim from the long pier at Savin Rock to Lighthouse Point under two hours, Sum- day, postponed his trial owing to the weather. He will start this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
 The first work of this college year will begin at Yale this morning, the members Of the civil engineering de- partment of the senior class in the Scientific school beginning their work at 9 o'clock.