The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-10
VARIOUS ITEMS

VIII leave on InurSQay to 1oln ner aL HIllsboro for a short stay there.
 Deacon William Maltby of Northford, who has been in feeble health for some time, is reported as being more com fortable. He has received a visit from his daughter. Miss Mary Maltby, who is teaching music In New York.
 Mrs. Barbara Stephen, mother of Mrs. Roger c. Bruce. Of Orange street, who has been visiting from Scotland, will sail for home May 2S by the Anchor line steamship Columbia.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the West Haven Congregational church is much pleased in the fact that $196.55 has been added to the carpet fund, the proceeds of the recent fair which it held in the town hall. despite rainy weather both nights.
 First Sergeant Hunt, Sergeant Bow den, Musician Haley and Prlvates Newbold and Moore will represent the Blues at the reglmental shoot May 2S. were recruited into the company at it's last monthly meeting, and Private John Welch was made corporal and Pri- vate Lawrence Sevaty was promoted to lance corporal.
 The regular monthly meeting of the New Haven Turn Verein was held on Sunday evening in Turn hall Discus sion was had concerning the trip which class from the school will make to the Funniest in Waterbury June Il, F and 1S. At the meeting a communication | xFo para tha Turn district headquarters changing the dates of the annual gymnastic car nival from June 10, Il and 12 to June 9. 10 and 1.
 James Munro, of Lake place, is ex- pected home this week from St. Louis, where he has been experimenting the erection of the Yale booth at the worlds fair.
 Lieutenant William J. Bradnack, of Troop A, is diligently coaching the members of the company in rifle shoot ing. It is planned to send q team of six to. the interstate rife shoot, if the ma terial in hand gives promise of good marksmanship
 Miss Fannie Elwell, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Elwell, of Campbell avenue, West Haven, who is teaching 1 in the public school in Hamburg, New Jersey, read a very interesting paper on Value of Science Work in Gram mar Grades at the Sussex County 1 (North Branch) Teachers club, held at Hamburg. There are fifty teachers be- longing to this club. An all-day session was held. Miss Elwell is 8 graduate of | ta TT,,fN ,aI e.at,a ax,1 in this city.
 Miss Bella Anderson, of Willmantic, and late of this city. will sail for Scot land by the Anchor line steamship Co., lumbia from New York for Glasgow on May 28.
 A meeting of the ladies of the com- mittees in charge of St. Mary's church bazaar was held Sunday at the close of the last mass, and some final details were arranged The opening of the bazar will take place tomorrow even- ing. The work of erecting booths and trimming of the hall commenced last evening.
 Governor Chamberlain has not yet made up his mind whether he will send the Connecticut National Guard to the joint maneuvers of the regular army at l Bull Run next fall or follow the annual custom of holding the encampment at Mantle
 Mrs. Charles Henderson and Master Charles Stewart Henderson. of Sigour- ney street, Hartford are the guests of MT. and Mrs. James Mustarde, of 94 Crown street.
 Marked improvements are being made in and around the Brainerd house at Stony Creek preparatory to opening for the season The grounds are being graded and the interior of the house is tbeing renovated. New bathrooms are being installed and other important i'm provements made
 i The park commission has already re- ceived in the neighborhood of $5,000 to- ward the fund for the public play ground for children which has been in contemplation for some time. Of this sum members of the commission per- sonally contributed $3,000 and the ball anoe has come in subscriptions of $1,OO0, $500, $250 and $100, respectively. Some ] of the other members of the conmis- sion are contemplating gifts, but have not decided on the amount, it is under stood.
 Hobart B. Ives has mortgaged the property owned by him at the corner 1 of Everitt street and Rock lane to the Puget Sound National bank, of Seattle, to secure a $5, ,000 note owed the bank by the Kasaan Bay Mining company. The land has frontage of 325 feet on Ever l itt street and of 235 feet on Rock lane, and is assessed at $5,850. MT. and Mrs. Arthur H. Barnes, of Providence, who have been visiting friends in Fair Haven, are now visiting Henry Barnes, of East Haven. l The society event of this week in Branford will be the wedding of Albert H. Plant, of that town, and Miss Rus sell, of this city. The ceremony will take place at Calvary Baptist church Thursday evening at 7:SO. S. A. Gris- wold will be Mr. Plants best man, and Vincent Ely will be one of the ushers. A rehearsal was held at the church last evening.
 Miss May Treat, of 3SO George street, 1 has returned after an enjoyable stay in South Norwalk.
 ] Mrs. Bilson, of Elm Tree Inn, Short Beach, vice-president of Warren Thom- as circle, G. A. R., will entertain the so- cial circle on Ehrsday afternoon and evening. Comrades and friends are in vited to the supper. Take Branford cars.
 Members of Gavel Lodge, Knights of pytbioe of Naupat1lck entertained