The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-06-23
Local Weather Report.
BRIEF MENTION.

High water to-day, 7:20 a. m.
 Harper's Magazine for July at the Pease, Lewis company's.
 The schwaben Verein and the Ladies' Aid society, Geselligkeit, held meetings last evening.
 The New Haven Chautauqua union will hold it's annual meeting and lawn party at the home of John F. Shepard, 72 Fairmont avenue, on the afternoon and evening of Saturday, June 25. All Chautauquans are invited.
 No. los chemical engine responded to 8 still alarm at 7:55 yesterday morning. The blaze was a small one in the resi- dence of Mrs. Mary Smith, 397 Blatchley avenue, and was caused By an oil stove upsetting. The damage was slight.
 The directors of the New Haven Gas Light company met Tuesday afternoon and declared the usual quarterly divi- dent of 3 per cent. payable June 30 to stockholders of record June 16. The 2 per cent. dividend is payable upon capitalization of $2,0OOOO0
 I thas been decided by General Su- perintendent Shepard that more than two dozen fuses are to be carried in freight trains at one time Fuses are a stick of red fire, thrown out from a train when it is preparing to stop, as a warning to following trains.
 By deed recorded in the town clerks office, Edward Dillon conveys to the Consolidated road piece of proper ty at the farther end of State street fronting AS feet and running back TO feet. The road has made the purchase as part Of it's plan for improvements in the New Haven terminal.
 To complete a roster of railroad em ployes the New Haven road is taking the names Of all it's station employees, porters, baggage men, train callers, etc. The date they entered the roads ser vice is also being taken. Tn eseniority rule, other things being equal, will pre- vail in the promotion of station men in the future.
 John Foley of AS Grant street, who was cut and bruised about the head by falling from a Congress avenue street car last Sunday afternoon, was dis charged from Grace hospital yesterday.
 Congressman N. D. Sperry will make the address of welcome to troop A at the Fourth of July celebration in the Eighth ward.
 Queen of Films lodge, N. E. O. F., will celebrate it's sixth anniversary at 139 Orange street tonight. There is but one ptI1e woman's lodge of this order in New England. Two glee clubs, one from this city and another from Derby, will sing. and the officers of the Grand lodge will be present. The uniformed degree team of Elm Tree lodge will ex- emplify the work and a good time is anticipated.
 Ralph H. Shove, late advertising manager for Strawbridge & Clothier of Philadelphia, has taken charge of the advertising department of the Howe & Stetson company. MT. Shove graduated from Yale university in the class of '9S. He is a young man of unusual ability and successful experience. He is an easy and convincing writer who consid- CTS that advertisements should tell only the absolute truth and conscientiously he puts that belief into professional practice.
 Fire Marshal Gladwin yesterday morning issued permit to H. Smith to erect a one family frame dwelling on Whalley avenue, opposite the old Vest vile hotel The house Is to cost $250O.
 Mayor Studley has received an invi- tation to be present at the annual meet ing of the American Mining Engineers in Portland, Ore. on August 22-27 or send three accredited delegates to the same. The mayor can't find it conven- tent to go but says he will appoint any three men who wish to go as delegates at their own expense.
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