The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-02
LocaI S PaIlIer Report. New Haven, March 1.
Brief Mention.

Brief Mention.
 High water to-day, 12:S2 a. m.
 The Worlds Work and McClure's magazines for March at the Pease- Lewis Co.'S.
 Stephen H. Billings, one of Bridge ports best known druggists, died Sat urday of double pneumonia. He was native os stratford.
 The democratic town committee Will meet March 13 to take the first steps toward the spring primaries which will be under the direct system.
 Mrs. John Smith of London. Eng. while on her way from New York to Meriden, stopped off at Milford on Fri day, and made the Rev. and Mrs. Nathan T. Merwin a brief visit.
 Mrs. John H. Smith died at the Odd Fellows' home Friday. She was na- tive of Manchester, Eng. Mrs. Smith had resided with her husband at the home for some time. They came from Bridgeport.
 Deacon George F. Platt of Milford, who has been in Porto Rico the past winter, has sold out his interests there and will sail for home on Tuesday next. He is expected to arrive in Milford on Saturday of next week.
 The death rate in this city for the month of February shows considera- ble increase over that of the corre- sponding month in 1902. During this month 14S persons died in New Haven against 109 in February, 1902.
 An operation for appendicitis was performed yesterday afternoon on a girl fourteen years old named Katha- H rine Maley at her home on State street, near Pearl street. Drs. Carmalt, Brad ley. Russell and one other surgeon op- erated. The girl has been ill about a week.
 Alvah N, the little son of Conductor John Rogers of the Consolidated rail road, who was so severely burned while playing with some companions about a blazing can of kerosene oil unled bridge in South Norwalk, about three weeks ago, died from the effects \ of his injuries Friday night.
 A small blaze in a house in Dixwel avenue, near Ford street, Saturday af ternoon, caused an alarm to be turned In from box 527. The fire was extin guished with a few buckets of water. l +o a his home on Main street, Branford, wa removed to the New Haven hospita E Saturday morning.
 \ Painters, carpenters and tinsmiths il the employ of the New York, New Ha wen and Hartford Railroad company il this city were laid off temporarily Sat qlrday. It was said that about 300 me would be affected by the order, an ! that they would be laid off for at leas six weeks. A desire to reduce expense is mentioned as the cause of the or der.
 The following officers were electe yesterday in Epworth M. E. Sunda school for the next conference year be ginning April 1, 1903: Superintendent F. w. Randall; assistant superinteno ent William Avery; lady superintend ent Miss Jessie Winans; secretary an treasurer, F. T. Hulse; librarian, l. W Covert; pianist, Miss Emma Garvie president missionary society, Miss Eo ma Crandall.
 The will of the late Mrs. Foste widow of the late United States Sens M tor L. F. S. Foster, was probated Norwich, Saturday. Among the pro visions are the following: $2,000 to u American Asylum for the Education Deaf Mutes, in Hartford; $3,000 to tf Connecticut Prison association, liar ford; sS, 900 to the Park Congregations X church, Norwich, and $2,OO0 to the Ot public library, Norwich.
 The degree team of Sherman counc Royal Arcanum, of South Norwal -F may be called on to go to New Have ;. on March 31st to confer the degree ( s a class of 15O candidates for the coul cils of that city. The occasion will the most noteworthy in the history
 the Royal Arcanum in this state. TT S sherman council team is the only ol using the Kempton ritual, and the z, degree work is the finest of any in u
 state.-South Norwalk Sentinel.
 The state library has received fro
 D. c. Kilbourn of Litchfield two "a
 volumes One is a manuscript copy
 lectures delivered before the Litchfie
 Law school by Judge Reeves and talk by Roger Minot Sherman, the lectur beginning in November 17S4. T
 volume is in manuscript and contai
 70S pages with an index. The seco
 volume is a genealogical history of
 early settlers of West Simsbury,
 Abiel Brown, printed in Hartford
 1856.