Morning journal and courier., 1880-01-06
Personal.

MT. Moody, the evangelist, has rented 6 house in St. Louis for six months,
 Mrs. A. L. Bradley, of Lamberton street, fell down stairs Saturday and broke both bones of her left wrist.
 MT. Howard Staples, station agent at West port was presented recently with New Years gift of twenty do liar gold piece by MT. A. M. Lawrence.
 Councilman Wm. Grant, of Bridgeport, was surprised by about twenty couples the other evening and the party danced till the t'wee sma' hours.'
 Lyman T. Bradley, of this city, has been appointed messenger of the cloak room of the House of Representatives, during the coming session of the Legislature.
 Chief Marsh, of Bridgeport, went to New York yesterday to buy stretcher for the DO. lice department, the city government having appropriated $5o for the purpose.
 Charles Wakeman, one of the oldest, wealth jest and most respected citizens of Green s Farms, Westport, died yesterday morning from stroke of paralysis, which prostrated him last Friday mornin while he was fodder ing his cattle. He was 80 years of age.
 Giles Thomson declined a reelection as superintendent of the Sunday school of the Third Congregational church, recently, on ac- count Of ill health. The teachers of the school have presented him with an easy chair, in tes- timony of his usefulness, rare efficiency and success in the discharge of the work.
 A prominent city official remarked this morning in a conversation about leap year that he was married February %, and that the second anniversary of his marriage would therefore be along next month, although he had been married eight years. It will take him 6 long time to arrive at his golden we'd ding at that rate.-Bridgepor Standard.
 Lodge and Society.
 Mystic Chapter, O. E. S., installed January 2d It's newly elected officers, who are as fol- lows: Mrs. Mary Phelps, ". M. Mir. Ed. gar Phelps, W. F.. Miss Hattie Screens, D. M. j; Mrs. Mariette Chatield, treasurer MT. E. T. De Bussy, secretary; Mrs. Jennie E. Pickering, conductress Mrs. Anna Blake, associate conductress; Mr. James E. Blair, chaplain.
 Central Star: Mrs. A. M Bowers, Adah 1: Mrs. H. Buckingham. Ruth; Mrs M. E; Hall, Esther; Mrs. M. Harding, Martha |. Mrs. M. I. Smith, Elscta; Mrs. J. L. Hum- bert, wander; MT. w. Hall. sentinel
 King Hiram Lodge No. 12, of Birmingham. have invited the members of the Masonic order in this city to pay them visit this evening. They will exempfify the third degree and properly entertain their viEiting brothers, and have made ample preparations for all whoimay go. special car has been engaged to be in waiting at the Derby depot here, and will start at 6:45 p. ID. prompt. and will also make return trip. A good number have signi6ed their intentions of making the visit. At the annual meeting of the St. Francis T. A. B. Society held Sunday, the following ofic- CTS were elected for the ensuing year Presi- dent, William Kelly vice president, William MarIow; secretary, ,. P. Landers assistant J. Connors; treasurer, Michael Egan; marshal, P. King. The society is in very hourishing condition, and received very remarks from their pastor for the good work they are carrying on. It is one of the largest societies in the diocese.
 The installation of officers of Franklin Chapter. No. 2, R. A.. M, will take place this evening, and that of Wooster Lodge, No. 79, E. and A. M., tomorrow evening in Masoaic Temple.