The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-09-21

LSlN fN' O' N G's Ltlu III IllSIT dILIOIy | lass evening, Edward J. Reynolds was reelected manager and Charles Vinal 1 was chosen captain. It was voted to practice one hour each Thursday even ing until the regular basketball season opens. This will be, 1t is expected, at or near the middle of November. Earle Bradley who played with the team two years ago, will again be with the team this year. Everything looks promising for a successful athletic season for the battery.
 A meeting of the executive board of the battery will be held at 10 o'clock next Sunday forenoon to look over the gymnasium which Is being built in the basement of the armory. It is expect ed that the same will be completed in the very near future. An officers room will also be fitted upon the ground floor
 Mrs. James McLay and Mir. and Mrs John Cunliffe attended a meeting of the Daughters of Scotia in Newark, N. J., this week.
 John Coyle of Niagara Falls, who was the guest of his brother, A. J. Coyle of Montowese street, went to Wallingford yesterday, where he isl the guest of another brother, Nicho- las Coyle. He expects to again visit Branford before his return to western New York.
 To-day Saturday. being the Feast of St. Matthew, divine service will be held in Trinity church at 10 o'clock.
 s. V. Osborn is having a shore cot tage built at Indian Neck.
 Good progress Is being made on the house which the c. W. Harrington Co. is erecting on Church street for George R. Stannard. The house is all closed in and the work of finishing the inter- for has been commenced.
 As the time draws near for the eau cuses, interest in the election of town officers increases. No new names have been mentioned for the positions of selectnlan by either party, but those in position to know say the election will be hotly contested this year.
 Though Branford has never quite equalled the matter of the strenuous of al times happens that there is something doing during the hours that the polls are open and few days preceding even in this community. The contest, for representatives last autumn, was certainly as lively as the most sensa. ticnal could desire and othe.. elections have been of an exhilirating nature.
 The New Haven Gas company has completed the laying of it's mains the entire length of Hopson avenue this week.
 At meeting of the lighting commit tee of the borough, Wednesday even ing, it was decided to install several new incandescent lights at various points in the borough and discontinue the arc light at the corner of Monto- wese and Meadow streets.
 Mir and Mrs. Lawrence T. McGrail are receiving congratulations over the arrival of daughter at their home, In Cedar street.
 Mrs. W. J. Broderick and Miss May O'Brien have returned from visit in Morris.
 Mrs. J. P. Pero of Brantford, Can ada, former resident of Branford, is reported very i'll with an attack of ty- phoid fever.
 c. r. Bradley and son Arthur were in New York city on business to-day.
 Mrs. Caroline B. Russell, who has been spending several weeks in Win sted, has returned to her home on Hopson avenue.
 George Page and family expect to occupy the house on South Main street, recently vacated by Mrs. Fen nie Began.
 George S. Rogers of Binghamton, N Y, was the guest of relatives in town this week.
 A young son of MT. and Mrs. Wil- Ham c, Higley Is quite i'll, and threat ened with typhoid fever
 Miss Marjorie Milford left to-day to. resume her studies at Vassar college. Members of the Masonic fraternity and the Order of the Eastern Star have been invited to attend a gather ing at the Masonic home In Walling- ford on Wednesday of next week. The event will commemorate the seventh anniversary of the home" Basket lunch will be served.
 Howard Palmer, who is a sufferer from typhoid fever, is reported as comfortable as can be expected. Branford, Sept. 20.--The final baseball game of the season will be played on the local diamond, Sunday afternoon, when the team of the present season will cross bats with the players of few years ago; the game might not in- aptly be termed the present versus the past" A very exciting game is antici- pated and some good money will change hands in any event.