The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-13

The Pequot club will give dance on Washington's birthday, February P, at the clubhouse, Morris Cove.
 Informal but impressive exercises were held in the public schools of the city yesterday in observance of Lin- roln's birthday.
 A regular meeting of the directors of the Fair Haven and Westville Railroad company will be held next Monday, February 15, at 3:S0 o'clock p. m.
 Flags were unfurled to the breeze on nearly all public buildings and many private dwellings yesterday in honor of Abraham Lincoln, the nations pre- server.
 MT. and Mrs. John N. Champion were in New York Thursday. Mrs. Cham pion has entered from her Ellsworth kennels, New Haven, at the Madison Square Garden dog show, Miss Ruth, Keats and Rye.
 In response to a general demand the New Haven Grays will give a matinee circus to-day at o'clock in the armory. Adults 50 cents: children, 25c Rose Wentworth and all of the big pro- gramnle will be given.
 Yales chess team has match sclled- uIed for toni ght in New York city with the University of Pennsylvania. The YyiSle team will play practically as in the intercollegiate tournament in New York city during the Christmas vaca- tion.
 Among the principal gifts to St Law rence's Catholic church in West Haven which will be dedicated tomorrow, are handsome stations of the cross. They came from Mrs. Patrick J. Lynch, one of the most devoted members of the church.
 Several Japanese were aboard the 9:35 express to New York yesterday morning when it arrived here. It was said at the depot that they came from Boston. They were met at the station by two Japanese students at Yale uni versity. It was said that they were going to Japan
 A special meeting of the Connecticut league has been called to be held in this city next Tuesday afternoon. The ses- sion will begin at the Hotel Garde at 2.30. The call says that any business which the delegates may have may be presented The question of new grounds for this city is one of the important propositions to be considered at the meeting.
 Hannibal, the candy man. other 7 wise Joseph George Hannibal l.. w. Silliman, who is so well known to thea ter-goers and New Haven people gen. efally, has sold his home at 56 Hallock street to George A. Isbell the real es- tate dealer. Hannibal owned thirty feet front, with a depth of 120 feet on Hallock street. and there he has made his confectionery for long term of years.
 Rev. Dr. Henry Baker, pastor of the First M. D. church, was summoned to Newark, N. J., to officiate at the funer- al of Mrs. Franklin Murphy, wife of Governor Murphy Dr. Baker is a per- sonal friend of Governor Murphy, and his presence was particularly desired at the funeral. For this reason the clergyman gave up his engagement to be present at the Lincoln day banquet last evening.
 Manager James F. Canavan, of the Fort Wayne Polo club, has been injur- ed and lies i'll at his boarding quarters in Fort Wayne, Ind, where his polo team is battling for the middle west championship. He was severely wrench ed in a polo game recently and is not now able to leave his bed. He was pre- pairing to come east and assume charge of the plans for securing new baseball grounds here, when he was hurt