The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-07-02
VARIOUS ITEMS.

The clerks in the general office build
ing of the New York, New Haven and
Hartford will enjoy their first satur-
day half holiday this afternoon.
President Mellen has sent notices to
the various departments that the clerks
have their usual half holiday during
July and August ON Saturday after
moons. In case, however special work
is required the heads of the various
departments are authorized to change
the order.
By a deed recorded in the town clerks
office yesterday, a mortgage is given to
the Young Mems Christian association
to Edward Bancroft Foote, for $4,000
on the property of the Bancroft Foote
Boys club at 6s4 Chapel street. A
frontage of only eleven feet on the
thoroughfare is named.
Fire Marshal Gladwin issued yester-
day morning permit to |. Upper to
erect brick barn in the rear of 84S
Grand avenue. This building is to cost
$1,000.
The meeting in Allingtown Thursday
evening voted to borrow $4,000 at "a
per cent from the New Haven Savings
bank for the purpose of completing
the school house in the south end Of
the district. The Milford Savings bank
also offered terms but they were not
accepted.
Invitations to joint the Tammany
delegation on its trip from New York
to the democratic convention at st.
Louis were yesterday received by Ed
ward J. Maher and James M. Sullivan
of this city, both Invitations being
signed by Charles f. Murphy, the pres
ent Tammany chieftain. Owing to pri-
or engagements, Mr.. Maher will be un-
able to accept. Mr.. Sullivan, on the
contrary, at once made preparations to
leave with the braves on Sunday morn
ing at $50 O'Clock. from the Grand
Central depot.
Highway Commissioner Macdonald
has awarded contracts for highway.
improvements as follows: In the town
of Southington, an contract to F. T.
Ley and company of Springfield, Mass,
for construction of a section Of mac
adam and telford road, 5000 feet in
length, for $3.50. A contract for a
section Of macadam road in the town
of Stratford, 1854 feet in length, award
ed to Williams e Dewhirst Co., for S.
6T0 in each instance the state bears
tWo-thirds Of the expense Of the i'm
provements g
Documents have been filed with the
secretary of state as follows:
Certificate Of incorporation Of the
North American Hat company Of Dam
bury, with capital stock Of $1,200000.
The incorporators are James Marshall,
Fall River, Mass, Charles H. Merritt,
George w. Merritt and Walter g. Mer-
rift, all Of Danbury.
Certificate of organization Of the
Charles S. Davis company Of New Ha-
ven.
Articles Of association Of the soeieta
Lucita e Provincial Nintuo Soceorso, an
italian mutual benefit association.
The New Haven Yacht will to-day
take possession Of the Yale yacht club
house at Morris Cove, No special ex-
ercises will be held but a lunch will
be served and Commodore Fl S. Cole
will preside. The members expect to
arrange some races among themselves
and the fleet will be put into commits
sion.
The cigar makers Blue Label Base
ball league will play a game Of base
ball on the Allingtown lot this after
noon with the nine made up Of boiler
makers The game will be called at
q o'clock.
The state board Of examiners Of bar
bers met in this city yesterday morning
and began examination of fourteen APP
plicants. The majority of those ex-
amined came from Waterbury. The
others hail from surrounding towns.
The examination was conducted by
Secretary Henry G. Schneider.