The daily morning journal and courier., 1906-03-08

evidence on the street railroad last eve
 ming. The dampness was just suficien
 to make the rail slippery and the brake
 held poorly. A liberal amount of sanC
 was used to coax the wheels to grip thu
 rail.
 Miss Sarah Smith of Exchange street
 who was injured few days ago by z
 severe fall, is able to be out and hai nearly recovered from the effects of the accident.
 MT. and Mrs B. s. Diver removed this week from Grand avenue to Kala- mazoo, Mich.
 An interesting meeting was held at the East Pearl Street church last eve- ming under the auspices of the Wom- ans Foreign Mission society. During the evening a lecture was given by the pastor, Rev. E. c. Tullar, on "The Ma lay Peninsula and Borneo." The lec- ture dealt largely with work on the mission fields of the Methodist Episco- pal church.
 | .Wilfred s. Futile has removed from 191 Chatham street to r Bishop street.
 Richard Martin died at his home, 15S Lombard street, Tuesday, at the age of seventy-seven years. Until ill-health prevented he was employed at the clock shop. About year ago he fractured his hip and had been feeble ever since He leaves three sons. The funeral ser- vices will be held this afternoon at 2:3O and Rev. D. J. Clark, of East Haven, will officiate
 William H. Stoddard, of 153 Poplar street, son of Joseph Stoddard, of the Jefferson company, received an ap- pointment on Tuesday in the railway mail service. For the past six months he has been acting as a substitute clerk in the service. His route will be from Springfield to New York and return and then back to this city. He will begin his regular services next Sunday. MT. Stoddard is well known and has many friends, all of whom will be glad to learn of his appointment, He is a mem Der of the choir of St. Francis church and of Santa Maria council, Knights of Columbus
 There was quite scare at Station A yesterday afternoon, but it was brief, for when the inmates of the station discovered what caused the racket they wondered why they got frightened. A motorcycle belonging to one of the car riers, which had been brought into the office, suddenly exploded-at any rate, one of the tires did, and the report was like a gun. The clerks and carriers jumped up, thoughts of exploding bombs running through their mind. But it was only a rubber tire and all then breathed more freely and the cycle was trundled off to repair shop.
 Mrs. Albert Rickard, of Buffalo, who has visited at M. F, Hennesseys 221 Blatchley avenue, several weeks, has returned home,
 Louis Uhl, of Montowese, has return ed from Florida.
 There is to be new state range for rifle practice in East Haven, which is being laid out by the surveyors. The range will be ready for use during the spring field days.
 At Pilgrim church. last evening the ladies served supper 10 a large number under the direction of Mrs. George Black and Miss Addie Strong.
 The steamer Amanda has returned from Rockaway,. where she has been used on the oyster beds.
 John Lowe has sold to Mrs. Margaret Mclaughlin 9 house. eanow building at Grafton and Rowe streets.
 A little daughter was born to Mir. and Mrs. Henry Hosley, of Qurnnipiac ave- nue recently.
 Quite number of fine stepping horses were out in the speedway yester- day afternoon. The track was not in tirst-class condition.
 The marine arrivals this week include the steamer Hastings, with billets for the Wire corporation, and the steamer Carrie w., from Long Island, with oys- ters.
 A small party was given by Dr. George Fahy at his home in Grand nve- nue Tuesday evening in honor of Ed ward Ainsler, of the University of