The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-05-17
BRIEF MENTIONS.
High water at midnight.

High water at midnight.
 A meeting of the New Haven Medical association will be held tomorrow evening. The topic for discussion will be "Cerebro Spinal Meningitis
 Rev. De Witt Talmadge Van Doren of South Norwalk will give his first lec- ture, Mental Healing in the vestry of the Church of the Messiah this even ing at o'clock.
 Frederick L. Burnham, for five years schools of this city, has announced his resignation to take effect in June. He has accepted similar position in Prov idence.
 A special meeting of Jennie B. Cat ton hive, No. P, will take place to- day at S:15 p. m. at Sassacus Canton hall to ballot for candidates and to re- ceive reports of committees.
 The Charles S. Davis company of this city has been incorporated. The articles have been filed in the office of the sec retary of state in Hartford. The au- thorized capital stock is s2,0OO.
 A contract was awarded yesterday to Hemingway & Horton of Providence for the erection of 22-stall roundhouse at Poquonnock Work will be started on the building as soon as possible.
 It is announced that fully 15O mem- bers of the class of 1905 in the Yale academic department has elected the law course open to seniors for next year. This is the largest number which has chosen the course, and will compel the use of the Law school auditorium for the classes.
 A second appeal for funds to save old South Middle has been sent out by Prof. Simeon E. Baldwin of the Yale Law school, who is very enthusiastic over the scheme to restore the famous old dornitory. About $9,O0O has been sub scribed. More than s20,00O is still need ed to repair and preserve it as origin ally planned.
 George P. Hill of Bridgeport, county health officer of Fairfield county, will be acting county health officer for New Haven during the absence of Carleton E. Hoadley. who left last night for Old Point Comfort as supreme delegate to. the Supreme council of the Royal Ar canum. MT. Hills term of office here will be about 10 days.
 The mill hands employed by the Elm City Lumber company. George filings Sons and Sperry & Amos returned to work yesterday morning after being on strike one week. They resume work on 8 nine-hour day basis, and their de- mand for more pay will be settled by an arbitration board, not yet appoint ed.
 At meeting Boston yesterday the directors of the General Electric com- pany decided to offer $3,325,OOO new stock recently authorized to stock holders at par on the basis of one share of new to ten shares of old stock. Holders of stock recorded to June 15 are eligible to subscribe for new shares. Many shares of General Electric are held ir this city.
 Fifty thousand gallons of water food ed the main line tracks of the Hart ford division near the Cedar Hill freight yards yesterday morning and the two early southbound trains, one of them the Bankers express, were caught be- hind the flood and delayed. The trouble was due to the bursting of the large water tank, which stands north of the main line and on steep bank near the 3 freight yards. The tank is fifty feet high.
 The Grand Opera House is given over to the Malley Comedy club for rehear- sals of "The Private Secretary the first two nights of this week. The pro- duction takes place tomorrow night, the 18th. The club is practicing dili- gently, all the performers entering into the spirit of the play. The dress re- hearsal tonight will find well drilled company There was little to criticize at last evenings rehearsal and smooth and most credtable perform ance is bespoken for Wednesday even- ing.