The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-04


 The first degree was worked on a class of candidates at Hamden grange P. of H., last evening.
 The New Haven Medical association will hold it's annual banquet at the Ho- tel Tontine on the evening of February Il at o'clock.
 The Ladies Aid society of Hamden will hold a public supper at the parish house this evening from 6 to o'clocn. A good musical programme will be rem dered.
 The Eli Whitney estate has sold three building lots on Huntington street, They are each 60x207 and the purchasers are Caroline G. Keller, Jessie s. Keogh. and Herbert c. Hawkes..
 L. Alderman and J. Rich, Yale men, and members of the Ideal Literary so- ciety, contributed $5.70 yesterday to the mayor for the relief of the families of the the miners in Cheswick, Pa.
 Arrangements are being made at Yale for an interclass swimming tour nament for the purpose of arousing in terest in swimming. There will be prizes and competition will be begun soon.
 Hon. F. A. Betts will address the members of the Young Mems Republ- can club this evening on the St. Louis fair. He will illustrate his talk with a number of views. All members are in vited
 The Workmen's Benefit association holds it's regular meeting on the second Friday in every month. It will initiate four women at it's next meeting. All members are requested to attend the meeting.
 D. J. Brown, q railroad brakeman, who lives at A Liberty street, fell un- der the cars in the local yards yester- day morning. His right leg was so badly crushed that it was amputated al the New Haven hospital.
 Henry c. Beers, who has been book keeper for the New Haven Water com pany for several years, has resigned that position. Prior to coming to the water company MT. Beers was steward at the Quinnipiack club.
 The next meeting of the New Haver Social Science association will be hec this evening; subject, Some Facts Re. garding Street Railway Monopolies.' The discussion will be opened by w. E Tuckey. Meetings are held at the of fees of Newton, Church & Hewitt, S1s Chapel street.
 Governor Chamberlain has approved acquisition on the comptroller of the Connecticut commission to the Lousi ana Purchase exposition for $2,800 Int f<,. ox1t; ;+e Education $1,500, horticulture $500, shel fish $200, farm products $200, pomologi cal $200. dairy $200
 The Hamden Choral union meets or Saturday evening at the parish house at 7:30. The chorus has taken up ''Th, Rose Maiden cantata, by Cowen, ant Professor w. B. Haesche is mucl pleased with the way the chorus ha, entered into the work. More singer, would be welcomed.
 Chief Fancher of the fire departmen yesterday received communication from the New Haven Gas Light com pany in which was enclosed check fo $50 This check is for the firemen's re lief fund and is sent in appreciation O the excellent work done by the f1remel at a fire in the conpany's plant on Eas street January 26.
 In the town clerks office yesterda. there was recorded a deed given by tn Diamond Match company, of Chicago and conveying to the McLagon Foun dry company property bounded by tn : Northampton Railroad on the south ol the west by Whitney avenue, IA feet and on Audubon street, 491a feet. Th Diamond Match company occupied tn building.