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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
IGNORED WASHINGTON.
Union Brotherhood Held Annual Din

Union Brotherhood Held Annual Din-
 ner Yesterday.
 The forty-sixth annual dinner of the Washington Union Brotherhood was held at the Brunswick hotel on Court street yesterday afternoon. There was good attendance of the members, nearly twenty-five of them being pres ent to participate in the programme as arranged. The object of the society is to keep the members constantly in re- membrance of the great principles for which George Washington stood, and these annual gatherings are always of much interest and decidedly pleasant.
 A very fine dinner was served by Landlord Murphy, of the Brunswick, who is also member of the Brother hood.
 At the conclusion of the feasting speeches of a patriotic nature were made by nearly all of the members present. Officers for the ensuing year were elected as follows:
 President-Frank H. Harris.
 Vice-p -presidents-L. w. Osterweis and F. w. J. Sizer.
 Secretary and treasurer-Joseph H. Bromley.
 Executive comnittee-N. B. Hoyt, John c. Miles, John Mackrille and Ly- man H. Johnson.
 The members present were B. A. Doo- little, F. w. J. Sizer, William B. Allen, John Mackrille, Alfred Mackrille, G. F. Bradley John c. Miles, c. F. Boards ley, Lyman H. Johnson, P. B. Gilern, J. ". Quinn, D. F. Hall, Frank Mur- phy, Samuel MacLauglan N. B. Hoyt, Frank Harris, Joseph A. Bromley, O.. D. Thomas, J. H. Martin and Charles Hall.
 New members were elected as fol- lows: Elliot Smith, of 63 Stevens street, and William H. Evans, of S05 Campbell avenue, West Haven.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23

liberty bell. with streamers of red, white and blue. formed a beautiful can opy. The side walls were hung with shields and the windows were draped with red. white and blue. The younger children in the afternoon owned the house, and fine games were played, fol- lowed by refreshments.
 The interest of the afternoon eentered in the competitive drill by the Boys brigade Of Company H for a handsome silver loving cup. The judges were Sergeant Albert Alling and Arthur Chambers, of Company A, and ex-Lieu- tenant Harold Bromley, of Company H. The boys were drilled by Captain Har- " E. Stewart, of 1s1 Edgewood avenue. and Sergeant John Henry Francis Fitz- gerald won the cup. It was presented to him by the superintendent of the school, Elmer Gessner, in short con- gratulatory speech. The one winning the cup three times becomes the owner of it.
 Those composing the squad compet- ing yesterday afternoon were Captain Harry E. Stewart, Sergeant John H. F. Fitzgerald, Quartermaster Sergeant Lawrence Hodgson, Corporals Raymond Bromley and Harold Fowler, and Pri- yates Leonard Nickerbocker, Clifford Slocum, Thomas Nesbit. George Wood, George Kreilshen, Walter c. Kelley, Henry Hotchkiss and Dlsbrow Treat. The boys did finely. A speech after re- treatments were served detained the children only few moments, when a social hour closed the very happy after noon.
 At 7:Sc o'clock the older scholars and friends met and the following excellent programme was rendered:
 Scng-America.
 A Flag Drill.
 Dialogue-What Washington and His
 Wife Would Think of Slang-Anna
 Taylor and Floyd Whitman.
 Star Spangled Banner-Mr. Gessner
 and chorus.
 Choate's Speech on Washington-Mr Levan.
 Solo-On the Spinnet-Miss Nellie Tay-
 Tor, representing Dollie Madison. General Gage and Boys of Boston
 Boys Brigade. Song-Chorus Club.
 Dialogue-A Cup of Tea-seyen young members of the school Song-Auld Lang Syne. Refreshments were served and a souvenir bunch of cherries was pre- sented to each one. A social hour com pleted the memorable celebration. The church has celebrated the day for the last three yearssand expects to continue 1 the custom.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
NEW RTITDINGS.

The total value of contracts awarded on nt w bui dngs and engineering enter prises throughout New England for the week ending F. bruary 1T, 1904, as com piled by the F. w. Dodge company, ap- proximates $6S6,000, as against $1,217 ,000 for the corresponding week of 1903, and $o1S, ,OOO in 1902, and $1,746,O00 in 1901, making total of s6,06s,Oo0 to date this year as against $S,717,0 900 for the corre- spending period in 1903, and s9,242, GOO in 1902. and s7,S94, 900 in 1901.
 Approximately per cent of the total amount of contracts awarded for the week is for manufacturing projects.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY.
CELEBRATIoNBY THE VETERAN
 ODD FELLOWS.

List of OGzeerz and Committees Elected
 -washlnston uaiob Brothsrhood's
 ABnual-LI.t of Omers chosen-Patr,.
 oIio Service at YaIe-Osher Events of
 the Day.
 The Veteran odd Fellows association held its twenty-seventh annual meeting in Odd Fellows hall yesterday after noon. Owing to the bad weather there was not as large an attendance of non resident members as in other years. There were many local members pres ent. The session convened at o'clock, and after a brief business session the veterans sat down to a dinner at 3:30. It was reported that six members have passed away during the year, and the memory of each was referred to by some member who was intimately ac- quainted in life with the departed brother.
 The association never elects officers except in the event of death. The ofii- eers, once elected, hold until death re- moves them. The officers are as fol- lows:
 Chief veteran-Frederick Botsford, of this city.
 Vice-chief veteran-Horace H. Field.
 Secretary-George N. Moses. Treasurer-Paul Well. The following executive committee was elected: E. H. Sperry. William H. Spock and David R. filling. Only Odd Fellows who have been members twenty-five years or more are eligible. The association has been in existence since 1876. The members who have died during the year are Homer Smith, E. M. Thompson. Past Grand Masters Philip Pond, of this city, and w. w. Lee, of Meriden. Samuel G. Peck, of Milford, and w. Frank Peckham.
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Loca, Weather Report. Now HaVan Eeb. %
nras e,,s,on.

High water to-day, S:15 a. m.
 Alfred Lafayette has purchased a building lot on Stevens heights, West Haven, from s. A. Stevens.
 Frederick K. Platt will build a frame addition about 1exs7 feet to his residence on Washington avenue, West Haven.
 T. H. Fennell became superintendent of the New York division yesterday. He was formerly head of the Hartford division.
 The Olympic and high school basket ball teams will play at Pythian hall, Branford, Friday evening, and an in teresting game is anticipated.
 Misses Annie and Marguerite Hull Of this city are spending several days in Braneord as the guests of Mrs. George E. Marsh of Church street.
 Garrett H. Wilson. formerly acting superintendent of the New York divi- sion, yesterday assumed his duties as superintendent of the Hartford divi- sion.
 Rev. Waiter Shanley of the cathedral fia Hartford will preach the Lenten ser- mon at the services this evening in St Johns R. c. church. The devotions will begin at 7:s0 o'clock.
 The Dorcas society Of the olivet Bap- list church will serve supper to-mor- TOW. A drill will be given by the Dor cas society young ladies. Ar entertain ment and social will follow.
 The Epworth league of the First M E. church will give an evening with Nicholas Nickleby," by Professor John ". Wetzel, assisted by the choir of the church, on Thursday evening, March 10.
 The Epworth league of the First M. E. church will give an oyster supper in the church parlors on March 8. All members of the congregation are invit- ed to be present and bring their friends.
 William Prizlo, a newsboy, was ar rested yesterday by Patroman Dargan for theft. It is alleged that William sold John Garlick of 353 State street a I6WSDdDGT Nd4u IdllCo U plili5 pdCh change for $2 bill given him.
 The officers of the Masonic lodges of this city have been invited to attend the one hundred and fiftieth anniver- sary exercises of St. Johns lodge No. 2, of Middletown, next Thursday St. John's is the next in age in the state to "Old Hiram of New Haven. It is ex- pected that about twenty local Masons will attend.
 It is said that the New Haven railroad paid $660 per $1,000 bond for $5,100,0 900 of the $7,90O,0Oc general mortgage 5 per cent. income bonds of the Central New England railroad, which it secured from the Deutsche bank and New York and Pennsylvania interests in the com- pany It secured practically all of the s6,60o,0O0 shares of stock in the com pany which has been held in the voting trust
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
OBITUARY NOTES.
Funerai of PatfIck J. riernsy -spIendid
 Array of Floral Tributes.

l
 Array of Floral Tributes.
 The funeral of Patrick J. Tierney, the well known West Haven hotel propri- etor, was held yesterday morning, and was largely attended by sorrowing friends and relatives.
 Services were held at the late home of MT. Tierney at Campbell avenue and Thomas street, at half-past eight o'clock, and at half-past nine o'clock at St. Lawrence church, where requiem high mass was celebrated by the Rev. Father Curtin, who also delivered an eulogy of the deceased. Miss Lizzie Gaffney sang Thy Will be Done very impressively. The church was filled with friends. Burial was in the family plot in St. Lawrence cemetery.
 The pail bearers were: w. O'Connell. Christopher O'Connell, Otto Brill, A. F. Maher. T. H. Sullivan and William Murphy.
 A wreath of handsome floral tributes attested the esteem in which the de- ceased was held. Among the many beautiful pieces were a pillow from Mrs Tierney, cross from grandson, cross from Miss Nellie, Miss Loretta and Will liam Tierney, standing wreath, MT. and Mrs. J. F. Fitzgerald; bleeding heart MT. and Mrs. Cornelius A. O'Connell; double heart, MT. and Mrs. Henry J. Tierney; wreath of violets, Miss l.. Bru- yette; wreath of violets, Mrs. H. Rose; anchor, Mrs. Bruyette and family; wheat with galax leaves and violets MT and Mrs. J. D. Cunningham and family; wreath of Easter lilies, MT. and Mrs. M. Cunningham and family; wreath of galax leaves and calla lilies, Mrs. Griffen, Miss Kennedy, Miss Mans field and Miss Grenan; wreath of au- tumn leaves with white roses, Miss K. Nugent and Miss Helen Enlporer; wreath of autumn leaves with roses and violets from the Fitzgerald family; wreath of roses, carnations and hya- cinths, Sheriff A. E. Dunham; roses, hy- acinths and carnations, MT. and Mrs. J
 H. Mcdonald; roses, Easter lilies, John H. Dillon; bunch of calla lilies, MT. and Mrs. Frank McKennt; plaque of roses and ferns, Harry l. Tighe; wreath of galax leaves and roses, Mendel & Freed man; plaque of carnations, S. Franken- | Ifield wreath of galax leaves with yio- lets, friends of Charles Munson's; wreath of roses, hyacinths and violets, MT. and Mrs. William J. Degnan; wreath of autumn leaves and lilies, from friends at Muhlfelder's; plaque of autumn leaves, lilies and carnations, Dr. w. J. and E. A. Sheehan; broken wreath of roses and hyacinths MT. and Mrs. Charles D. Veil; wreath of au- tumn leaves. Albert and T. Zunde;r , wreath of autumn leaves and violets, Miss c. Warner; sheath of wheat, Miss M. Thompson; plaque of carnations and lilies, Miss M. Gerding and A. Jl Church; bunch of carnations, A. B. Wood plaque of hyacinths and violets, David E. Fitzgerald.
 The flower bearers were Henry Man ming, Thomas Raffile, Harry Raffile and Vincent Maher.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
THEIR NEW BRIDGEPORT OFFICE.
Boody. Mcclellan & Co., Move to

Boody. Mcclellan & Co., Move to
 Bridgeport Savings Bank Building.
 Boody, Mcclellan & Co.,, bankers and brokers, whose New Haven office is managed by John c. Clark, moved to their handsome new Bridgeport offices on the third floor of the Bridgeport Savings bank building, yesterday, and Manager F. A. Whitney will open busi- ness there this morning. The offices of Boody, Mcclellan & Co. have been in the Atlantic hotel for a long time. but Manager Whitney, upon taking charge of the business in November, determin- ed to have more commodious quarters.
 The new offices are on the corner, fronting both Main and State streets. They have been fitted up in the most approved fashion and there are none equal to them in appointments between New York and Boston.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
GERMAN PLAY.
It Will be Presented at the Hyperion
 ~,, Mornh 16

It Will be Presented at the Hyperion
 on March IS.
 It was feared that Heinrich Conried's s added duties in connection with the Metropolitan Opera might prevent the annual presentation of German play at the university. He has, however, just. consented to present Fuldas "Ju- gendfreunde" at the Hyperion March 16. This play is a modern comedy, pub lished in 1898, and thus a wide depart ure from the plays presented here in the past. It has met with unusual suc- cess in America as well as in Germany, and the lovers of German in this city are much gratifled with the choice.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAs.
Two Anniversaries Celebrated Last
 Evening.


 Yesterday marked the fortieth anni- versary of the founding of the order of the Knights of Pythias in this country, and the past chancellors' association of New Haven celebrated their fifth anni- versary and that of the order by a splendid banquet in the Tontine hotel last evening. Covers were laid for sixty and Landlord White prepared a fine menu, which was much enjoyed by all. The guests of honor and those who responded to toasts were Mayor Stud ley. Colonel Charles Pickett, "Parson'' IsbelI, Grand Keeper of Records and Seals H. 0. Case of Hartford; Grand Master of Arms Isaac P. Turney of Bridgeport, Grand Outer Guard Henry D. Stanley of New London, L. M. Tarr, and Grand Trustee Dr. W. P. Burke of this city.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
BIRTHDAY CELE-
 BRATION

By the Sunday School Scholars of the
 First M. E. Church.
 The Sunday school of the First M. E. church celebrated Washingtons birth day in a worthy manner yesterday af- ternoon at 3 o'clock. The younger schol- ars, numbering 200, met in the Sunday school room, which was elaborately decorated. A fine picture of Washing ton, draped in flags, was back of the desk Below it was list of the names of the volunteers of tn Civil War" who were members of the church, some fifty-four in number The sides of the altar were banked with palms, while from the center of the ceiling a huge
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
IvEArHER RECORD,

Washington. D. C.. Feb. 9, 1904, s p. m.
 Forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday,
 For Eastern New York: Fair Tuesday; brisk north winds rain and warmer at night or Wednesday, except possibly snow In north portion.
 For New England: Fair, colder Tuesday, Wednesday increasing cloudiness and warmer, followed by snow or rain; brisk to high west winds Tuesday.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
YALE WILL ENTER GUN sHoo,

YALE WILL ENTER GUN SHOOT.
 Captain Kineon 1904 S., of the Yale gun team, has decided to enter team in the intercollegiate gun shoot to be held May at Schuetzen park, this city. Yale won last spring by a large morgin, but did not compete at Cambridge last fall. The Intercollegiate Gun associa- ton is composed of five colleges-Yale, Harvard, Princeton, Pennsylvania and Virginia, the last named having just joined.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
NArTGATuCK RIVER RISING.

Ansonia, Feb. p. = The Naugatuck river has been rising for the past twen- ty-four hours, but up to a late hour this afternoon no serious results were ex- peeted. The ice in the upper part of the river is beginning to break up, but as yet no large foes have come down with the current.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
IN MERIDEN.

The Susan Darlington Clarke chap ter, D. A. R., of Meriden, celebrated
 Washington's birthday by holding an interesting social and literary meeting at the home of Mrs. John H. Butler on West Main street. The programme was as follows:
 Address-Mrs. Andrew Coe.
 Music-Glee club.
 Reading-Miss Julia Lansing Hull as sociate editor of the Meriden Record. Poem--A Modern Sylvanus Cobb-Miss
 Mary J. Benham. Sole-Miss Marian Parker. The affair was under the direction of Mrs. Robert H. Murray and Mrs Albert Babb.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
MRS. NANCY cI1RrIss

News was received in Shelton yester- day morning of the death in Monroe Sunday morning Of Mrs. Nancy Maria Curtiss. wife of William H. Curtiss, an old resident os that place. Mrs. Curtiss was native of Roxbury, and was near ly eighty-four years of age. She was a longtime resident of Monroe.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
NOTHING MORE DANGER HIS

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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
"TRIP TO ST. LOUIS FAIR.

The Yale military companies will leave for St. Louis either the first or second of July, not in June, as previ- ously announced. In order to make up a complete train one or two compa- nies may be organized from the lower classes.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
"Olde Holland Linen"

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Tuss dsy. Fsbruary 2s. bod.
AEW ADVERrISEMENrs TO-DAY

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BUY NOW AND PAY LATER

In Sums to Suit Your Income. We sell the Chickering, Gabler, Kra1i1 ich & Bach. Sterling and Huntingtonl All good and have our warrant, which means satisfaction to you.
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The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23

NEW HAVEN ORPHAN ASYLUM.
 The monthly meeting of the managers of the New Haven Orphan asylum will be held at the asylum, 610 Elm street, next Thursday morning at quarter-af- ter ten o'clock.
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NorIce To suRscaIBERs.

If you are going away. for a short or long period. the Journal and Courier will be sent to you by mail without extra charge. The address may be changed as often as desired.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
PRESIDENT HADLEY
Read Washington's Farewell Addrt

Read Washington's Farewell Address
 in Battell Chapel.
 It was not university holiday at Yale yesterday and no recitations were omitted. It is the custom at Yale to hold general patriotic holiday, em- bracing Lincoln's and Washingtons birthday, Patriots day and Memorial day, and to have it take place on May 30 That plan is to be followed this year
 President Arthur T. Hadley presided at the morning devotional exercises in Battell chapel and read the farewell address of Washington as a part of the exercises.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
ATTORNEY GOODHART II.T,

Attorney J. P. Goodhart is confined to his home win a severe cold. Hd has not been feeling well for some days
 and his physician decided it best }foA him ito stay in the house a day Or sol
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
PEQUOTs.

At the Pequot club house at Morris Cove the birthday of the fathfer of our country was celebrated with numerous gaieties.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
The New Temco Shoes.

for S3 Made from the lasts devised by the sweest custom shoe makers for the stylesers of New York Paris Made 10 honest feathers. with dcacy precision perfection of fin ish and fit that have already made the Temco
 For and misses Choice of any style $3 Made es- pccialy for us and sold only in this store.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY SOCIAL

WASHINGTON BIRTHDAY SOCIAL. A Washington birthday social was
 given at St. Johns school hall by the
 Queens Daughters last evening. Mem
 bers and invited friends of the society
 attended in large numbers. A fine en- tertainment was given.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-23
A New Stationery Specially. Malley's @Olde Holland Linen"
 -l Paper

We satisfied with good thing if we find that there is better one
 For some have made speciality correspond ence paper which called French Diiy and soo by the pound at 2Sc good paper and had good access
 little while however found something much better that dropped the French Dity if hot We have had the paper made large quantities and will sell it in pound packages at the price-25c.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1904-06-28
CHAPTER X.
STRANGE SYMPTOMS At
nHOOksIDE.

There wsre campfirea blazing
along the hillaidcs. and the city
lights we're blinking IN the middle
distance. while the September moon
nhnne asfeneiy down upon the broad.
cleaning bosom Of the farther poto-
mac Across the wooded rAvlne 90
the east and At the crest Of the op-
nosits slope. a white colonuaded
porfieo gltatened IN the Eilvery rays.
and there the band OF some eastern
regiment was filling the soft air
with sweet melody alternating with
the martial strains waited through
the night from the tented city Of
the western troops farther across
the bread plateau Nesting among
the shade trees Of a pretty Erovs. =
charming country homestead las
emhoWeFed the dim lights from the
open easement bstrayinE H. exist
enee. bat in noWise shining forth
ailufement 20 the outer world
Brookaide. home Of the IanEdons.
sought 40 other visitors this nlght.
for Il hads fair 10 be the last that
Maj Vim should spend within the
limits Of the defenses Of Washing
ton. and Mrs t.anEdon had many a
question yet 90 ask him.
Nor could she ask him nov. for he
was SEATED there IN tho moonlight
on the steps. looking up a. We have
seen him look before. into the ra-
diant face Of Alice Langdon. Who
had been singing sweet. low toned
melodies. old Spanish songs. for the
benefit Of still another soldier guest.
reclining in the great broad invalid
chair that had once been n faVorite
Of the husband and fathernow gath
cred 10 HIS ancestors. Pale. ianguid
and sad AZ heart sick body and soul.
In his slow conyalescence. Rex In
graham had been with difficulty per
suaded 20 take advantage OF DR. Dal-
las permission and drive with Mat
VIM 20 spend an hour under tho
roof Of Or Dallas one surviving sis
ter. the widow OF Judge fangdon.
once of the supreme court OF the
district With difficulty persuaded
the first time. with less tho second.
with little the third. and finally
with none al all. Rex InRraham had
found rest and comfort n not peace
and content. being ministered 10 BY
three women, each charming in her
way.
fContlnued0