Morning journal and courier., 1881-10-10
Personal.

Personal.
 John w. Lake left Saturday morning for Washington, D. 0.
 James G. Blaine and Chief Justice Waite passed through here Saturday.
 Dr Ernest L. R. Thompson left Saturday for Washington, D. G., to atteed patient in that city.
 The venerable Rev. Dr. Arms, of Norwich Town, recently suffered slight shock of paralysis
 Jeremiah Bacon, respected man of 65 years of age, lifelong resident of Middle town. died Friday of typhoid fever.
 Senator O. H. Platt has arrived home from the Adirondacks much refreshed and invigor- ated. He attends the extra session of Con- gress, which begins to-day.
 J. H. Lounsbury, telegraph manager at Hartford, has recovered from an attack of neuralgia of the sciatic nerve which prostra- ted him some time ago.
 The Rev. J. P. Hawley, who has been act ing pastor of the Congregational church in Westerly Bloomington side) for year and a half, was duly installed as pastor on Wednes- day. The Rev. Dr. Burton, of Hartford, delivered the sermon.
 J. A. Tomlinson, formerly of Birming- ham, now of Allerton. Missouri, and Miss Fannie M Hook, of Monmouth, England, were married in St. Johns Episcopal church, North Haven, on Thursday, Rev. MT. Lusk officiating They left for their future home, Allerton, via Niagara Falls.
 Major William H. Layne died yesterday at his residence, No. 1O4 Putnam street, aged 34 years. He was well known in connection with his services as major of the battalion of colored troops in this State. For consid- erable period past he was one of the corps of letter carriers in the New Haven postoffice. He was worthy man and good citizen. He had been in failing health for some time past. Fair Haven. Dr. c. S. Thomson left Saturday for New York, where second operation on one ot | his eyes will be performed by Dr. Agnew, ot | that city. The first was partially successful, f the cataract being mainly removed, with i'm. provement to his sight. There were strong hopes that the present operation would re. suit in complete success. A cataract is grow. ! ing upon the other eye of the doctor. At his | age over 80, he shows great courage and is | more than usually active and well for one o1 ! his years.
 Francis Healy, of Jackson street, and Dan. iel Lawler, of Market street, returned recent | ly from three months tour in Ireland. Mir | Lawler visited his venerable father and moth | CT, whom he had not seen in 26 years since he left for America, then 20 years old. His father is 90, his mother 80 years of age. .Mr Healy, among other sights, visited the Knock chapel, and was filled with wonder al the sights he there beheld in company witt many other travellers 1 Matters at the Cedar Hill Mission are pro ! gressing finely, the services at Sunday schoo
 and Sunday evenings attracting a large repre-
 sentation of the dwellers in that part of Fail
 Haven. Mrs. Merrill, of the mission, is busy | arranging in part for basis of supplies fol | those frequent week night entertainments,
 which have proved a source of both pleasure and profit.
 The Messrs. Blatchley, who erected several
 small, neat frame houses on River street, moi far from Gainesville bridge, are erecting
 three more like them on View street not fa1 from the State street horse railroad stables
 The frames are up and the roofs on. The
 same enterprising citizens will, it is said | erect two more adjoining these, making five l new dwellings this fall in this section. Many
 of the houses in this locality are frame l houses, costing from $1,OOO to $2,OOO tc l erect, and are owned by their occupants, per sons of small income, but thrifty. Further | on the houses cost considerably more to erect and many of them are very tasteful houses O. ] the cottage style