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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29
MANUFACTURERS BY SOLD
PURCHASED BY THE NEWHAYEE
 ROAD,

Successfully Operated for Years-Used
 Solely fer Freighting-was Owned
 Solely by Manufacturers in Fair Ha-
 ven.
 Negotiations for the sale of the Man ufacturers' Railroad company to the New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company have been completea and as soon as the papers are signed, which will be within very short time, the formal sale will be effected.
 The road runs from the Cedar Hill station through a private way to Grapevine Point, and then continues on to the Yale brewery in Fair Haven. It was built to facilitate freight ship ments from the Fair Haven factories. and has been great accommodation to the manufacturers.
 The road was owned wholly by these manufacturers, and has never paid any dividends for the reason that freight rates were kept down to the minimum and dividends were not contemplated.
 On the transfer of the road to the Consolidated the directors of the small road are perfectly satisfied with the terms. The Consolidated roads charges for switching cars from the small road to the main line will be no longer i'm posed This in Itself will save the man. ufacturers considerable.
 The directors of the road say that President Mellen in negotiating with them showed a broad and liberal spir- it. He told them that he wanted to do all he could to encourage manufac- turing in New Haven.
 The road has been sold outright to the Consolidated, and the stockholders of the Manufacturers road will retain no interest whatsoever in 1t
 Facts in regard to the Manufactur- CTS railroad are as follows:
 Capital stock. $20,OOO; capital stock outstanding, s20,0O0: floating indebted ness, $16,OOO; total stock, bonds and floating debt, $960Oo; capital stock is- sued per mile of road owned, $1O000: cost of construction, $41 ,07499; cost of equipment, $S,S1031; gross earnings from operations, $14,S9S.SS; operating expenses, $9,25S.18; net earnings, $5,635,SO; gross earnings per mile op- erated, $7446.99; net earnings per mile operated, $2,S1I9O; taxes paid state, $263.O1; interest paid, $S43.75
 Total length of track, two miles; number of employees, four.
 The conlps ny was organized Novern Der 23, 1893, chartered June 23, 1883. The par value of the stock is s25.
 The officers are George S. Barnum, president; N w. Kendall, vice presi- dent; s. J. Fox, treasurer; F. L. Bige- loH, secretary.
 The road has one electric locomotive. It has never carried passengers.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29
A BAD BREATH.

Nothing is more offensive than to sit next to or converse with a nerson who has a bad breath. Paxtine Toilet Antiseptic cleanses and disinfects the mouth and renders the breath sweet and agreeable.
 : Mrs L. s. Simpson, of Wilmington, Del. writes: My husband and I both use Paxtine for our teeth and as a mouth wash, and we have never found anything so good. It not only removes all discolorations from the teeth but leaves a clean, refreshing taste in the mouth
 For women's special toilet uses Pax tine has no equal. As fast as one woman learns of it's value she is sure to tell others, which accounts for the large sale Paxtine Is having every where. Have you tried Paxtine? soc at druggists. For sample address The R. Paxton Co.,, 75 Pope building, Bos- ton, Mass.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29
MIR. CURTIss RESIGNS.
Mechanics Bank Man Fills Position of
 Assistant Treasurer

Mechanics Bank Man Fills Position of
 Assistant Treasurer.
 Charles F. Curtiss, assistant treasur- CT for the city of New Haven, has re- signed his position. Mr Curtiss has recently become associated with the Hubbell & Merwin company, contract ing builders and is unable to attend to his duties as assistant treasurer.
 s. Fred Strong, cashier of the Me- chanics' bank and city treasurer, has appointed William B. Sommers, a book keeper at that bank, and who lives at 254 Howard avenue, to take charge of the work at present. MT, Strong has not yet made permanent appoint ment.
 The salary of the assistant treasurer is $500 year and requires daily visit to city hall to look Into the accounts of the various departments. MT. Cur tiss was formerly in the grocery busi- ness on State street, corner of Bishop street, and previously was a contractor at the Peck factory.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29
FORTY -YEARs-oLD PASS.
It was Given by P. T. Barnum, t
 William IT RuIkeley of Berlin.

William H. Bulkeley of Berlin.
 Town Clerk William H. Bulkeley came across a reminder of the days of his youth to-day when In cleaning away some old documents and papers at his home he came across a pass to Barnum's circus which was given to him by the great snowman himself when he and MT Barnum were in the legislature together in 1865. MT. Barnum represented Bridgeport and MT. Bulkeley Berlin. They grew to be close friends and the finding of the 40-year old pass to-day brought back to MT. Bulkeley's remembrance many recollections of the famous snowman, author of the equally famous epig- ram: "The great American People like to be humbugged
 Mir Bulkeley says MT. Barnum took a keen interest in public affairs and was one of the leaders during this session of the house. He was an in- teresting speaker with a prominent sense of humor and a command of forceful satire.
 He was running a theater in New York at the time and MT Bulkeley recalled that he was addressing the house when a messenger handed him slip of paper upon which was writ ten the information that this theatre had been destroyed by fire. MT. Bar num glanced at it, crumhled it up in his hand and went on addressing the house.
 The reporter suggested to Col. Bulk eley that he present the pass when the big show comes around this territory again. MT. Bulkeley said he did not doubt that it would be honored.-Mid- dletown Penny Press.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29
SENATOR ALGERs ANCESTORS.
Deeds Found Which Conveyed Lant

Deeds Found Which Conveyed Land
 in Grassy Hill District.
 School Fund Commissioner Garnet O. Spencer at Hartford on Friday said that the ancestors of the late United States Senator Russell A. Alger went from Lyme, this state, to Ohio, where the senator was born. Commissioner Spencer's ancestors were also Lyme people, his great-grandfather being Captain Dan Marvin of that town.
 In looking over some old papers that were handed down from his great grandfather time Commissioner Spencer on Friday morning, says the Hartford Times, found a deed given by Joseph Alger of Lyme to Jacob Soullard of the same town, of the date of November i, 1744, It recorded the transfer of ten acres of land which Mir. Spencer says is in what is now known as the Grassy Hill district. Mr. Spencer believes that the Joseph Alger named in the deed is Senator Alger's ancestor.
 Commissioner Spencer also has an order issued by Colonel G. Saltonstall to Captain Dan Marvin of the Second company of Foot Soldiers in the Third regiment" under date of September 2. IT'S, directing him to report with his command at Fort Trumbull, New London, for duty. That was at the beginning of the revolutionary war.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29
GOFFE STREET SPORT.
MANR FAST HORSES ON THE
 SPEEDWAY

Good sIeighing on the Drive-Trettors
 and Pacers Showing Speed to SIeishs Some Record Horses-CrOwds of
 Interested Spectators on the Side-
 walks.
 The opportunity to enjoy a sleigh ride was improved yesterday aft ernoon by many New Haven gentle men who were on the Goffe street drive which is occasionally used as a speedway As the snow is not deep the footing is not hard for the horses while the sleighing is much better than on many other streets. The horse men that were among the many spec tators on the sidewalk, recognized many of the flyers while some others with considerable speed were classes as unknown
 Charley Warehouse in a fine sleigh drove a handsome black pacer at a remarkably fast gain several times over the drive.
 c. H. Redfeld had one of his favor ties on the speedway.
 c. J. Atwood was enjoying the sleighing and showing the speed of Gipsey Boy.
 MT. Candee of the Broadway stables showed a fast gait with a fine bay horse.
 Henry S. Lancraft drove over the street a few times with his we'll bred and well matched pair of good horses.
 Eugene Sullivan, the horse trainer, was out showing the speed of the bay pacer, Red Fellow, 2:17 IA.
 George Hughes showed fast speed with Dewey H., 2:14 1-2.
 One of the fastest horses on the drive yesterday afternoon was J.a c. Richey's Prince Elect, 224 IA, He showed fast gait with Eddie Bretell at the reins
 H, B. H. Hurd was out with fine trotter called Nominee, jr.
 Burton A. Davis was noticed with his fast record pacer, Martha Mar shall, 2:06 IA Several other fast horses and some valuable pairs inter- ested the sidewalk audience. More sport of the same kind is anticipated at the speedway this afternoon.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29
BIC BAZAAR FOR ST. MARY'S
 CHURCH.

At Harmonic hall on Monday and Tuesday, Feb Il and 12. St. Mary's parish is to have very fine bazaar, entertainment also whist, dancing and refreshment, in which the various rectory fund circles will join, assisted by their friends, and to which the societies and young men of the parish will lend their aid On Tuesday afternoon, Feb, 12, there will be an enjoyable matinee given for the younger members of the congregation for which an especial program has been prepared. The general com mittee of which Mrs. J. J. Carroll is chairman, is as follows Miss Chris tine Daly, Mrs. J. F. Brennan, Miss Josephine Reynolds, Mrs, Thomas Wrinn and Miss Mary Farrell.
 The entertainment committee is composed of Miss Mary Lynch, Miss Bessie Kenna; Mrs. William Haesche, Miss Mary Sullivan, Miss Nora Sween- ey, Miss Josephine Reynolds and Miss Elizabeth Ford.
 The booth committee consists of MISS EllZdDeln h1iCIdIlt MISS MdTy Cronan. Mrs. J. F. Donovan, Mrs. M. K. Grady, Mrs. Harry Flynn, Mrs. E. J. Gillern Mrs. John Boylan, Miss N. Coffey. Miss M. Moriarty, Miss K Nu- gent, Mrs. w. F. Donnelly, Mrs. F. A. OFNeil, Miss Mary McCurry, Miss Lor- etta Cunneen, Miss Gertrude Mealia and Mrs. John J. Mcfarland.
 The ladies who have the whist in charge are Miss Annie McManus, Miss Nellie Scanlon,, Miss Agnes Dug gan, Miss Teresa Ford, Miss Helen Williams, Miss Annie Shanahan, Miss Ada Ruth, Miss Mary Cassidy, Miss May Dargan, Miss Helen Foley, Miss Margaret O'Neil, Miss Margaret Me Cormack, Miss Mary Farrell and Miss Florence Powers.
 Refreshments: Mrs. Thomas Wrinn, Mrs. F. Coogan, Miss E. Judge Mrs. P. McNally, Mrs. D. Devine, Mrs. o. Eagerly, Mrs. M. Cammus, Mrs. J, R. Mercer, Miss Josephine Smith, Mrs. F. Chandler, Mrs. P. O'Keefe, Mrs J. MeDermott, Miss K. Bernhardt, Mrs J. Colbert, Miss E. Broderick, Mrs J. F. Brennan and Miss May Corbett.
 The names of the gentlemen who will assist and any ladies names which may have been uninentionally omitted will be printed later and also the committee selected by Miss Dead ick for the matinee.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29
LIBERAL POLICIES FOR PRESENT
 YEAR.
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company,
 Distributed Big Dividend.

Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
 Distributed Big Dividend.
 A $2,000,000 dividend to all policy-i holders has been declared by theIc Metropolitan Life Insurance Company a for the year 1907. This company whicSrnl has always been noted for the libersa policy on which it is managed, has all ready distributed in dividends to it's policy-holders about $1OOOOOOO in the last eight years and the new dividend of s2,O00,OOO will bring it's voluntary disbursements to policy-holders up to the immense sum of $12,00O,0OO
 On all Industrial Whole Life Policies dated prior to January 1, 1903, divid- end equivalent to four weeks prem iums, or about per cent. of the pre- miums for the year, has been declared. This dividend will amount to $1,0OO,- 900, and in the distribution of profits will be included all holders of life policies in those companies which have been consolidated with the Met ropolitan.
 A further mortuary dividend of an other million has been declared in the Industrial department This applies to all death claims incurred during the year ending December S1, 1907, where the policy has been in force over five years. In the case offdeath claims, the dividends has been apportioned ac- cording to the age of the policy. If the policy has been In force five years, the beneficiary will be entitled to divide end of per cent, where it has been in force 10 years the dividend is 10 per cent, and so on up to 20 years, when the dividend will equal 26 per cent of the claim.
 Other benefits which the officers of the company have brought about for the policy-holders are the increase in value of all Industrial policies six months from their date, and the liber- ty which is given to all policy-holders over 80 years of age who have paid premiums for 15 years or more to re- ceive the face value of the policy in cash or a full paid-up policy. In fin- ancial circles this action of the Met ropolitan is looked upon as marking a new era in life insurance history and the voluntary conversion by the com pany of whole life policies into en- dowments or fully paid-up insurance is said to be the most liberal conces- sion ever made by any industrial in- surance company.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29
LEFT OV-R HALF MILLION
ESTATE LEFT BY BR
 TIMOTHY r. BISHOP.
$157 GOO in New Haven Road-HoIdings
 in Railroad Stocks Were Large.

$157, ,O0O in New Haven ROad-Ho1dings
 in RaiIroad Stocks Were Large.
 The inventory filed in the probate court yesterday shows that Dr. Timo- thy H. Bishop, who died recently at his home, 215 Church street, left an es- tate valued at nearly $600OOO. A sum mary of the inventory shows Real estate, $S6535; bonds, s6S,5275O; stocks, $4OS, ,767; choses in action, $s,2OO; cash in banks, $5,S4ZSO, and household eff fects. $1,530. Total, $574,507S0.
 The appraisers were Oliver s. White and Dwight E. Bowers.
 There are five pieces of real estate, 215 and 226 Church street, 20 and P Elm street, 356 Orange street, PAS and 250 State street.
 Dr. Bishop held bonds in the Inter- national Silver company, Danbury and Bethel road, New Haven and Derby road, Montville street railway, New ark Consolidated Gas, Norwich street railway, New Haven Gas, Bridgeport Traction company, Quinnipiack Club New York and Stamford railroad, New Haven Street railway, Swift & Co., C., R. and L. Co.,, Mariden Horse railway, New Haven road, and Lack awsnna Steel
 Some of the leading stock holdings are Delaware, Lackawanna and Western, $154, 200; New Haven road, $157,000; New Haven Gas, $12,O9s; New Haven City bank, $11 1,6SO; New Haven Coun- ty National bank, $1O,2OO, and Lacka- wanna Steel, sts,O00.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29
Biiou Theater.

Hall Gaines greatest play "The External City" yesterday afternoon opened it's weeks production at the Bijou by the stock company. The first performance was witnessed by a large audience and the enthusiastic reception accorded the play indicates that its merit was entirely appreciat- ed 'The Eternal City" is the most mbitious offering by the stock com pany this season, and the production given as it is with but a weeks prep aration. speaks volumes for the ab!li- ty of the members of the company and the skill of the director, Lawrence B. McGill
 The play is put on in it's entirety, seven acts being required to tell the story. The scenery, which was spec ially painted for tho play, is elaborate and patterened after the original set tings used by Miss Viola Allen when the play was first introduced to the public. The costuming is good and leaves nothing to be desired.
 As Dona Roma Volonna, the charac- ter in which Miss Allen appeared, Gertrude Shipman yesterday scored a complete triumph. Were her abilities not so well known to patrons of the Bijou. her interpretation of this role alone would stamp her as an actress of power. Miss Shipman showed in her interpretation of the role a keen perception of dramatic proportion and at no time did she allow herself to be carried beyond the bounds of realiza- tion into the entirely artificial atmos- phere created by over enthusiastic acting.
 The supporting work of the com pany was consistently good, the first performance, however, showing few rough spots which will be easily done away with. A few of the most prom inent characters stood out as being of particular merit. Lawrence B. McGill played the character of David Rossi, played to Miss Aliens Dona Roma by the late Mir Morgan, His work was good. Particularly strong was the scene in Rona's studio where the prime HllulSlGI lS SllOI III 1 SlIu&5lC between him and Rossi and where Rossi in rage denounces Roma and fees from the house as the kings sol- diers enter to arrest him. Happily MT. McGill is free from lapses into melodrama, else he would find it in- deed difficult to draw the line in this scene.
 William F. Canfield as the suave Baron BonelI, prime minister of Italy played the character with his usual deep insight into it's proper relation to the various scenes of the play. The character was never forced but by the strength of his Interpretation 1t stood out as enc of the strong characters in the story.
 IA new member of the company, Cameron Clemens, made his appear ance as Bruno Rocco, a friend of Ros- si His work showed him to be par ticularly valuable addition to the con- pany. He evidently was appreciated by the audience which gave him sev- eral curtain calls at the close of the fourth act. Dorothy Lamb as Elena Bruno's wife, is extremely good. Har- ry Langdon as the pope was very &C., ceatahle.
 The play will be given the entire week with the usual souvenir mati- nees,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29
CALLS A PASTOR.
Rev. MT. Harris to Preach at Taylor
 Churoh

Rev. MT. Harris to Preach at Taylor
 Church.
 Taylor Congregational church, Shel- ton avenue and Division street, has de- cided to call Rev. R. N. Harris to be the pastor of the church, and the cler gyman has forwarded letter of ac- ceptanee, which was read from the pull pit Sunday.
 Rev. MT. Harris has been living in New Haven for some time past, and his former home was in Pennsylvania. He has preached several times at the Tay- Tor church. He succeeds Rev. Thomas Mckay. The new pastor will begin his duties February 3 and large attend ance is expected to hear him preach on that date.
 During his stay in New Haven Rev. MT. Harris has attended Taylor church and become very popnlar among the members.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29
IN MECHANICS BANK.

Nathan w. Kendall Elected Direc-
 tor to Succeed F. H. Hart.
 At a meeting of the directors of Mechanics bank held Saturday, N. w. Kendall, president of the Yale Brewing company. was elected a director to succeed Franklin H. Hart, deceased.
 MT. Kendall is man of fine busi- ness ability.
 Among the other directors are Gov ernor Woodruff and Senator Dennis A. Blakeslee. The cashier is S. Fred Strong. MT. Kendall is brother of MT. Kendall, who was superintendent of schools in New Haven a few years ago.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29

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The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29
DIRECTORY OF YALE GRADU-
 ATES.

A supplement to the directory of the has just been issued. The directory it. has just been issued. The directory it. self is issued once in four years, and this supplement is issued in the mid- dle of that period to bring the various statistics up to date. The supplement itself is no insignificant volume, since it contains 344 crowded pages, and al- most takes the place of the directory proper. It contains a list of graduates and of death since the publication of the 1904 edition. Copies of this sup plement can be obtained for a small sum from the secretary of the univer- sity. as well as copies of the regular directory,
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29
REAL ESTATE.
WARRANTY DEEDS.

Bernard Lander to Vincenzo Basilli- cato and wife, land with buildings, Wallace street. 30 feet.
 Louis Goldstein. ct al, to Mary Rodosky, land with buildings, Pier pont street. 50 feet.
 Lewis H. Freeman to the New York, New Haven & Hartford railroad, land, Grand avenue. S2 feet.
 Andrew W. and Julia A. Archibald. to Adam Borman, land, Farren avenue. 10 feet. a
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29
THE SEVERE SNOW
 STORM OF 1779-8O
WAS FOUR FRET DEEP AND BUR-
 HE'D THE CATTLE

White Flakes Come Down for Forty Successive Days-The Rev. Grant
 Powers Tells of Big Winter of 1s35-6.
 Everybody kicked, protested and became unhappy during the recent cold snap, when the mercury fell to about 5 degrees below zero. Maybe you think that was cold, but it couldn't compare with some of the weather they used to have in these parts many years ago.
 About the worst winter on record was during the years 1779-So In that winter it showed for 40 successive days. There was another bad winter ia 1S35-6,
 The following is taken from a ser- mon preached by the Rev. Grant Pow CTS in Goshen in 1889:
 '"The severity of this winter (1779- 8O) set in about December 20, 1779, and more or less snow fell for 40 suc- cessive days, and there were heavy winds much of the time. It was so cold that for six weeks the snow did not yield to the influence of the sun, upon the roofs of the houses. The snow became very deep. Some or chards were so buried in snow that scarcely a twig was visible. The fem ces were all covered.
 In March the snow was four feet deep in the woods, and so hard that oxen could travel on the top of it, Many sheep and some cattle were buried alive. Public worship was maintained, but very few attended be- sides those who went on snowshoes. These were manufactured to a con- siderable extent by Lieut.. Cyprlan Collins and so great was the demand that several old horses were killed that the hides might be used in the manufacture of them.
 "The people until the snow became hard drew their grain to mill on hand sleds The little business done con- sisted in going to mill, feeding stock and maintaining fires. But few fami- lies attempted to drive cattle to water and the cattle soon learned to supply the deficiency by eating snow. This state of affairs remained until March, when the weather became mild The snow wasted away without a flood and spring opened in usual time.
 This winter proved destructive to deer for until the snow became solid to bear them up they were hunted and destroyed without mercy.
 "The hard winter of 1885 and 1886 set in on November 29., 1886 and sled ding and sleighing were maintained uninterruptedly to April 1T, 1886, making 147 days or 21 weeks. There were many days of extreme cold On December IS, 1885, the mercury fell to IA degrees below zero in Goshen and at the City of Hartford 27 degrees be- low at Woodstock, Vt, to 40 degrees below, and at Franconia, N. H., 40 degrees, or 76 degrees below the freezing point.
 "Tn all points mercury fell low CT in the valleys than on the hills. Many old people who could well re- member the former hard winter thought there were more cold days in 1S45 and '36 than in 1779 and 80, but the cold not as uniform and the snow not so deep at any time.'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-01-29

The governess-Did you visit the Louvre while you were in Paris, ma'am?
 Mrs. Newcoyne-I forget; did we, John?
 MT. Newcoyne-Why, I don't see how you can possibly forget that place, Janel That's where yoG had your pocket picked!-Puck.
 Heres a letter from the boss" said the machine leaders henchman. 'He said you'd give me job But" pro- tested the merchant, T have absolute ly nothing for you to do here. Y" "That's all right. I won't mind that so longs I gi. me pay reg lar "-Phila- delphia Press.