The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1903-02-10
NEWS HERE AND THERE.
WATERBURY, STRIKE COSTS
STATE $4,000.

Haven Grange Celebrates Tonight.
/ The programme of the North Haven
grange for tonight will be in charge
of the Stevens brothers of Clinton
vile, the topic being st. Valentines
Day." All grangers are cordially in
vited to be present and make the even
ing a merry one The origin of st.
Valentines day will be given. also
readings, recitations and music, all
bearing on the subject a light lunch
con, in which heart-shaped sandwiches
and cake will figure largely, will be
! served. Evergreens and red paper and
cloth hearts will form the decorations.
1t is hoped that large number will
be present.
| The same cast has been secured for
the opera "Florinda" to be given in
West Haven that sang at the former
presentation. The solos will be sung
by Miss Mabel Ray, Miss Viola Jessup,
Miss Helen Machally and Master Rob-
ert Bush. In the chorus there are for
ty voices. Mr.. Northrop has arranged
| for two rehearsals a week, and the
children are entering into the work
| with enthusiasm.
| Another cargo of British coal has ar
| rived for the Consolidated road. The
| Norwegian steamer SoUga, which sailed
| from Hull, England January Is, laden
with soft coal, is now discharging her
cargo at Canal dock. The Souga arriv-
ed in this port early yesterday morn
| ing, and was promptly docked. 1t will
fob
5000 tons of coal she brought here. An
| other steamer has also arrived in the
harbor, the Ordesa, from England, load
| ed with coal for New York consignee.
| This vessel is anchored in the deep
hole" and will discharge at Canal dock
! as soon as there is room for her to get
| alongside. She brings about $500 tons
of soft coal.
Word was received in New Britain
yesterday of the death at Saranac
Lake, New York, of George f. Adams
of the Traut & Hine Manufacturing
Co. He went away for his health. He
was f1fty-two years of age and ma
tive of Providence. He leaves wife
and three children.
Architect Warren r. Briggs has been
employed by the New York, New Ha-
ven and Hartford Railroad company to
supervise the construction of the new
railroad station in Bridgeport Work
will probably be started next spring
The fact that a local architect has been
employed is pleasing to the architects,
and Mr.. Briggs friends are congratu-
lating him on his choice which is COM
pllmentary in many ways. Two confer
ences have been held recently with
President Hall, by Mr.. Briggs.
Justin o. Stoughton, an inmate of the
Soldiers home, died at the Hartford
hospital yesterday. Death was caused
by general breaking down. Mr..
Stoughton was born in Plymouth, this
state, and was sixty-two years old. He
enlisted from his native town on Au-
gust 7, 1862, and was mustered into the
Second Connecticut Heavy Artillery OH
September Ii, 1862. He was wounded
at Cold Harbor, Va, June /, 1864, and
was discharged July T. 1866.
Miss Susan A. Hawley died in
Bridgeport yesterday. She was the
daughter of the late Susan M. Hubbell
and Monson Hawley. Her father, who
lived to be ninety years old, was presi-
dent of the Bridgeport National bank
and mayor of the city several times.
Owen III. Highland forty-four years
old, a well known printer, died at his
home, 1888 Stratford avenue, Bridge
port, yesterday, from acute meningitis
of the brain, caused by fall on a
slippery side about seven weeks ago.
Judge Lyman D. Brewster of Dan
bury, who is i'll in Albany, N. Y, is
progressing nicely and it is expected
that it will be possible to bring him to
his home in this city n a short time.
Henry M. Shipman, for several years
janitor of the Disciples church, DAN
bury, died at his home Sunday after
noon.
The formal dedication of the new
Stratford Methodist church took place
Sunday, the dedicatory sermon being
preached by the Rev. Bishop Charles
c. McCabe, D. D. Large congrega-
lions attended both services.
N. T. Mansfield, formerly of Water
bury, general manager of the Alta
Gold Mining company of Telluride, Col,
is visiting relatives in this city. The
occasion of Mr.. Mansfeld's eastern trip
is the death of his father, whose flu
neral took place yesterday in this city.
Washington, Feb 9-Congressnan
Sperry to-day lodged with the depart
ment a petition for a free rural deliv-
cry route from the Waterbury office
Warren M. Steele, who preached for
Rev, DR.. Cutten in this city, Sunday,
has been acting pastor for the Baptist
church for the past two months in
Naugatuck.
Adjutant General Cole stated yester-
day that he thought the expense of
sending the state troops to Waterbury
to preserve order in that city will be
about $4,000. The legislature has been
asked for $4,000 to meet the expense,
but he did not think that sum would
be needed.
HER SEVENTEENTH BIRTHDAY.