The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-03-19

High water to-day. 12:02 a. m.
 The Yale diet squad, in keeping with the times, have organized a baseball squad.
 The public schools in this city will close for the Easter recess at 4 o'clock March 25.
 The water mains in several of the principal streets in Westville are hope lessly frozen.
 The mayor has called 8 special meet ing of the board of aldermen Wednes- day night to consider the Kimberly avenue bridge matter.
 Miss Nora Heating, of Waterbury, is the guest of her sister, Mrs. Chris. J. Porzenheim, wife of the genial man ager of the Aschenbrodel Verein, at their home, 11S Maple street.
 Charles S. Learned, superintendent of the Meriden Electric-Gas Light com panies, has been elected a director of the Home National bank, of which Cow ernor Chamberlain is president.
 The transfer books of the United H. luminating company close to-day. The quarterly dividend of one and one-half per cent. is payable on April 1. The election of officers will take place next week.
 Director Coe, of the department of public works, is proud of new pair of western horses recently purchased by the city for use on the highways. The span is black and recently brought here from Iowa.
 The date of the launching of the schooner Magnus Manson, building for r. w. Benedict, of this city, at Bath, M, is April 2. Miss Margaret Gruener, daughter of Edward Gruener, of this city, will christen the vessel.
 The candidates for appointment as gremen in this city are at present talk ing the prescribed physical examination under the direction of Dr. William G. Anderson in the Yale gymnasium. There are about thirty men in all who are to take examinations in the gym Dasium.
 A democratic caucus for the election of delegates to the state convention will be held in the Branford town hall next Thursday evening. The democrats of Branford will indorse Hon. l.. A. Fisk, and if elected he will be the first delegate to the national St. Louis con- vention from this state.
 The committee in charge of the New Haven high school met at the office of the board of education yesterday and instructed the secretary to make ar engagements with the local electric light company to have a wire run to the lab- oratory in charge of Instructor Marble, of the high school. This will cost about $90 a year.
 A fairly large crowd of Seventh ward democrats met at 255 Hamilton street Thursday night to pledge themselves to the support of William R. Hearst, the New York presidential candidate. A resolution was adopted that the state convention send a delegation to the na- tional democratic convention instruct ed in favor of Hearst
 Armed with a warrant issued by United States Commissioner William A Wright, of this city, two deputy inter- nal revenue collectors went to the home of a business man in Danbury yester. day and made search without finding anything of the nature they had beer led to believe was there. It is said thai information had been given that an it. licit still was in the house.
 Ladies are invited to visit to-day the store of Jenkins & Thompson. No. 8S( Chapel street. An extraordinary sale will be started this morning at 9:3( o'clock. Ladies neck ruffs at one-thirt and one-half prices will be the great magnet which will doubtless secure z ready sale The goods are very fine and glance at them will convince al that this is the opportune time to se. cure. great bargain. See advertise. ment on seventh page.