Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-16
Persona al.

GOvernor~ elect Waller has been rendered an invitation to attend the Middletown G. A. R. fair and deliver an address next Friday evening
 Rev. NJ. Hart, of Westport, who is & brother in law of Secretary Folger, preached his farewell sermon at the Congregational church last Sunday and will remove to Flor ida.
 Major Weloh, of Bridgeport, assisted by Captain J. 0. Jones and Captain Ladieu, in spected Go. A, Fifth battalion, tuesday even- ing. There were sixty men in line, and Ma jor Welch praised their efficiency.
 Frank Wadsworth, of Girard, Pa, and Miss Mary Judd were united in matrimony at the residence of the brides father on ''Acad- emy Hill," Southington. The wedding was private, only the immediate friends and rela- tives being present. Rev. George E. Nichols of the Baptist church performed the cere. mony. MT. and Mrs. Wadsworth left on the early train for their now home in Girard, Pa where it is said that he has accepted posi- ton on the ''Nickel Plate'' railroad, and will begin his labors about the 1st of December
 Mr. Benjamin c. Beckwith brother-i in Jaw of Governor-elect Waller, aged 55, whose death occurred ct Fort Richmond, Staten Island, Sunday, was 8 petroleum oil broker and native of New London. The funeral takes place to day from the residence of Mir. Waller in New London.
 Dwight N. Gessner, of Kimberly avenue, and w. E. Plumb, of Greenwich avenue re- turned Monday from 15O mile walk along the Connecticut river to Springfield and through Massachusetts and return.
 Dr. John l.. Beardsley has now nearly re. covered from his recent severe illness and is able to be about town again.
 James Peck, of the U. s. Treasury depart ment in Washington, has been making g visit with his mother, Mrs. Julia Peck, of Milford
 Mrs. Fitzgerald, mother of the rector o1 St. Peter's church, Milford, started last Thursday for western New York, where she intends to spend the winter.
 David N. Clark, of Milford, started last Thursday for trip through the South.
 Hon. Henry s. Sanford, for many years from Brussels with his family on Monday He is on his way to Florida. Mr. Sanford is Connecticut man though he has been ir the diplomatic service for many years and has been in this State only rarely.
 Pigott, of Danbury campaign notoriety, has gone into winter quarters He is 8 pret ty good fellow after all, and new that he has learned to take joke we hope he will be ad vanced to position on Walters staff. With the title of colonel providing Democrat. President is elected in 1884, he may get tc !, aA D publican.
 For the Chimes of Normandy in Milford ] under Prof. Sherlock, the cast of characters is as follows: ''Serpolette (the good for nothing), Miss Lena Russell {; ''Germaine' (the lost Marohioness), Miss Rogers 'Henri' (Marquis of Corneville) T. l.. Bartholomew 'Grenachean" (Fisherman), Mir. LanRdals "Gaspard" (the Misery, Harry Tomlinson
 ''Baili," James Beach; 'Gertrude," Miss Clara Simonds.
 Mir. George Walker, of Guilford, who has been critically ill., IS improving. General Ticket Agent H. D. Averill, of thu Heusatonic road, is improving, and although still weak from his severe attack of pneumo mia, is now able to sit up part of each day The last revolutionary pensioner in Old Saybrook, Mrs. Mary Dayton, died on Wed nesday of last week, aged about eighty years In early life she married an old man who hae | served in the navy during the revolution hence her pension. She formerly lived il Waterford.
 Azubah Wood, 6 native and lifelong resi- | dent of Say brook Point, was found dead 1T her bed on Sunday morning Her father ! whose name was Doljoh was killed in the war of 1812-15, in an attack on the British off the mouth of the river. MT. Burr Jay Beecher, of Naugatuok, ii very i'll and pretty much all hope is aban doned as to his recovery.
 Superintendent Beach is at work on a new time table for the Naugatuck road, whiot
 will go into effect next Monday.