The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-01-21
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 Congressman N. D. Sperry has secur- ed a, favorable report on the bill grant ing a pension to Mrs. Harriet B. Riley. widow of William E. Riley, captain of co. K, F. c. V.
 On February the Lady Maccabees will meet in convention in Bridgeport. The Jennie B. Cation hive will be rep resented by Mrs T. R. Cation, and the Lillian Hollister hove by, Mrs. ]. Car- roll.
 The New Haven Clock company has bought additional land on Hamilton street, 40x10O feet. It adjoins the com pany's premises. An addition to the plant is contemplated owing to increas- ing business.
 Rights to the new stock issue of the Southern New England Telephone com pany sold yesterday for $4.50 and S4.75 Swist & Co. rights sold yesterday for and 10 cents. The stock was listed yesterday at 100A.
 Friends of States Attorney Samuel Fessenden are quite solicitous over his condition of health About a week ago he collapsed necessitating the adjourn melt of court earlier than usual, and he has since been far from we'll
 John B. Lynch of TT State street. a brakeman employed by the Consolidat ed road, while at work yesterday morn ing lost his footing and fell beneath the cars. Two toes of his right foot were cut off. He was taken to the New Ha- ven hospital for treatment.
 ChietFancher has received check for~$25 from the Stratford Oyster com s-pany. The company sends with the cheek very fine letter complimentingi the department on the work of engine company No. 5, which fought fire aboard their boat, the steamer strat- ford.
 Because of the prevalence of scarlet fever and other contagious diseases in the vicinity of Roger Sherman school, Health Inspectors Conlin and O'Donnell funaigated three rooms in the school yesterdav. There have been ten cases of scarlet fever in the school since last September.
 V. F. McNeiI. the well known insur- ance man. slipped and fell on the icy pavement on Crown street yesterday morning, sustaining bad sprain of his ankle. He was removed to the office of Dr. Whittenore and after having the injured limb treated was sent to his home. He will be confined to the house for some days.
 The. Wooster school pupils enjoyed a straw ride Tuesday evening, which was attended by about fifty pupils. The party went to Centerville where an elaborate spread awaited them. After luncheon musical selections were en- joyed. solo being sung by Master Crockett. The entertainment closed with songs from the party.
 Steam from a conductor caused a fire scare yesterday morning on TrunbulI street. a passerby believing that the residence of Rutherford Trowbridge was afire. The firemen were summon ed. but found they had had a run for nothing. This is the second time within a few days that firemen have been call ed to MT. Trowbridge's residence.
 A meeting of the executive committee of the Westville Hose, Hook and Ladder company was held in the hose house Tuesday evening. The purpose of the meeting was to arrange further plans for the dance to be given in Masonic hall, January 2e. by the company. At the close Of the meeting an elaborate colla1ion was served to the members present.
 The New Haven Kinderga rten asso- citation held a general mothers meeting yesterday afternoon at o'clock in the new high school hall on York Square. Mrs. Marion Langzettel Of New York city addressed the meeting, the suS1ect, The Ideal Kindergarten Miss Alice Reynolds of this city also.spoke on ssThe Work of the Kindergarten from a Prim- ary Standpoint"
 Governor Chamberlain has received replies from six governors who will send representatives to the Congress of American Road Builders and the annu- al meeting Of the American Roadmak- eps,rin Hartford, February 10 and il. Re- plies were received from Governors john Fremont Hill of Maine, J. M. Ter rell of Georgia. A. J. Montague of Vir- ginia, John l.. Bates of Massachusetts. N. J. Bachelder of New Hampshire. and s. w. PennypaclSer of Pennsylvania.
 Rev. T.. A. Parsons. rector of St. John's F. E. church of North Haven, has been awarded a fine call extended by the Church of the Annunciation of New Orleans, La. This is one of the in huential Episcopal churches of that city, having a membership of 400 or 800 com municants. Rev. MT. Parsons has been at St. Johns, North Haven, for the past five years. this being his first indepen- dent parish. Previously he was a cu- rate at St. Johns. Stamford, for about a year.