The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1904-07-06
Local weather Report.
New Haven. July 5.
BRIEF MENTION.
IF to-day, 5:12 p. m.

High water LUXURY 0s11 ~. III.
At Gildersleeve, this state, the boys
in their enthusiasm fired the town hall,
and it was destroyed. The edifce was
200 years old.
In order to ring the church bells the
men and boys Of southington locked up
Constable Tolles for two hours in the
Congregational church.
The United Illuminating company,
in addition to declaring the regular
quarterly dividend Of / ~ per cent,
have sent out checks for an extra divi-
dend Of i per cent. This will make
per cent for the year.
The official board of Taylor NJ. E.
church, Milford, will hold meeting at
the church this evening. This meeting
is a postponed one, the regular meeting
night being Monday evenings, but this
was postponed on account Of Monday
being holiday.
John J. O'Brien of 66 Whitney ave-
nue. left his wheel in front of his resi-
dence about o'clock Monday evening
while he went down to see the fireworks
on the green. When he returned the
wheel was missing He reported the.
matter at police headquarters.
The officials of the Lake Superior
corporation are on a trip of inspection
of the company's works at the 500"
1t is expected that within few weeks
the entire plant, including the, power
plant, paper mill, lumber mills, chemi-
cal works and railroad will be in oper-.
alton.
Over $4,000 people were handled at
the union station BY the Consolidated
railroad Monday. The travel was very
heavy. Trains were running in two sec
tions and the cars were hot. The sum-
mer travel is now at its height. Many
of the trains were somewhat late be-
cause Of the great traffic.
aOutdoor Life, the sportsman's mag
azine Of the west, has in the July num-
Der an article on the famous "Old
Mose,' the largest grizzly ever killed
in the Rockies. The magazine has each
month a fine colored bird picture, and
the Pease-Lewfs company have a very
attractive window display of these pic
lures.
The steam yacht Cayuga, T. w. Slo-
cum Of New York, owner, was toWed
into the harbor Monday evening III d
disabled condition. The yacht was
bound from New York to the eastward
and when off Faulkner's Island steam
pipe exploded. No one was injured.
The yacht was left helpless, but lay to
until the steam yacht Josephine of Bos-
ton came along and towed her in here.
AT the internal revenue office in this
city has been received decision from
Washington relative to samples taken
and forwarded for analysis. 1t provides
that all such samples liable to become
the basis of legal proceedings should be
sealed with a distinctive seal and
should be labeled or marked in such
way as to clearly identify them with
the larger quantity of material which
they were taken.
Subscriptions for the new stock to be
issued by the Southern New England
Telephone company are being made by
stockholders. About 10 per cent. of the
stockholders will sell their rights. The
American Telephone and Telegraph
company, which holds one-third of the
stock Of the Southern New England,
will take up one-third of the amount
Of the 100000 In new stock. Theoretic-
ally, rights on the stock are work about
$4.
The usual Fourth of July regatta of
the Sachem's Head Yacht club was
sailed in light southerly wind. The
Seawanhaks knockabouts finished as
follows: Senta, r. C. Michel, 2:OS:15;
Nudge, w. E. Peck, 2:11:35; Gloria, H.
p. Brown, 2:13:00; Thelga, James Rodg-
ers, 2:14:2O The Sachem's Head knock
abouts finished as follows: Chipmunk,
f. w. Williams, 1:59:10; Postum, Will
liam Sharp, 2:0o:4O; Ghoorka, Richard
Deming, 2:01:00.