The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-11


 Louis Bill has returned from Califor- nia and is stopping at his home on Nor ton street.
 Mrs. J. w. Westcott of Haddonfield N. T., is visiting her son. Ethan Pryor Westcott Of Yale.
 The condition of ex-Lieutenant L. p, Jerome was not much improved yester- day. He is quite i'll.
 At the annual meeting of Trumbull lodge last night one of the members Of the Grays was initiated. The annual meeting of the United IT. Illuminating company, which was to Eve been held yesterday, was possponed until March IS.
 Adam Nesbit of 121 ToTfe street is critically i'll with pleufssy. He was first taken i'll about aS%eek ago. Dr. Pall- ;. man is in attapsance.
 The board os education will hold its regular meeting at the office of the board this evening. Only routine busl- ness will be brought up.
 The members of the New Haven con- clave, I. 0. H., are planning a whist and ladies' night to be held in their rooms at Music hall on Friday, March aass
 The meeting of the park commission CTS which was scheduled for last night has been postponed to Friday evening, March IS, on account of the absence from this city of several members.
 F. A Drummond of the Teachers college of New York city and Charles E. Nichols, superintendent of the pub lie schools in Mt. Vernon. were in this city yesterday and inspected the public schools here.
 The social committee of division No 3, A. o. H, has engaged Union hall, sl Orange street, for Thursday evening March IT. On that evening the anniver- sary of the division will be fittingly ob.
  dance.
 Chief Fancher of the fire department yesterday morning received a check fol $25 from the David Daggett estate 1T recognition of the work done by the department at a recent fire in the Dag. gett house at 50 Wall street, occupied ] by Captain $. A. Smoke.
 o ey+,,, Iyo..e y,,x1o :. committee to make a canvass of all tht bakers Of the city for the purpose o1 learning their attitude on the question of advancing the price of bread. There was no vote taken on this matter las night because many members were ab. sent.
 The Knights Of St. Patrick will holt its annual St. PatriclS's day banquet a, the Tontine hotel in the evening. Hom, CT s. Cummings of Stamford, member of the national democratic committee Attorney Jacob B. Ullman and Attorn ay Edward F. O'Meara will be among the speakers.
 The March meeting of the Mothers club was held yesterday afternoon il the Winchester school at 3:30 o'clock Principal J. c. Knowlton read a pape on Other Peoples Children and Wha to DO for Them" A musical programme was rendered by the children in tn, sixth grade.
 Word was received yesterday at tht quarters of the Yale diet squad in Tem, ple street of the result of the court mar tial of Private Bernard Bates, formerl, member of the detail here. Bates ha been sentenced for two months impris onment at Fort Worth, Fishers Island and a fine Of S20 imposed upon him Bates was charged with being intoxi cated and refusing to comply with tn. orders of a superior officer.
 An appointment of a principal of tn wooster school district, vice Mrs. Breen resigned, will be made soon by tn board of education. The district has be of late, in charge of Miss Ell; Healy. Superintendent Beede says tha about forty candidates have applied fo the position and this number has beel sifted down to ten, from which a fina selection can be made. Many of tn candidates belong in New England while others live in New York; New ter sey and Pennsylvania.