Morning journal and courier., 1883-05-04
Personal,

MT. B. s. Holloway, one of the officers at l the State prison, was taken sick about ter l days ago with an attack of malaria, which in a short time developed into mental derange- ment. He was gent to his home in Maine Rev. MT. Whaley, of St. Thomas church, Hartford, is ill.
 Rev. J. l.. Parks has accepted the rector ship of the Church of Holy Trinity, Middle town, and will assume the duties of the office the first Sunday in June next.
 Rev. Dr. E. B. Coe, of New York, for many years professor of French at Yale, and son-in-law of Rev. Dr. Storrs of Brooklyn, N. Y., is reported as having a $16, ,OO0 call from the Old South church of Boston. His present settlement in the Reformed church is for life at $8, 900 per year.
 President Carrep, of the Clock shop, has imported 8 $2,OOO dapple gray Norman, three years old.
 Chief Brown, of the Fair Haven East fire department has presented fine picture of himself to the Konomoc Hose company of New London.
 Ex-Chief Benner, of the Chicago fire de- partment has been visiting our fire depart ment. He is the inventor of a fire escape which he is introducing and was on his way to Boston to exhibit it there.
 Captain Peck, of Cheshire, is now 94 years of age. He is the oldest man in the town Mrs. Truman Bristol, of Cheshire, mother of Senator Bristol, is now in her 97th year and Mrs. Hull of Cheshire, the oldest person in the town, is in her 98th year.
 Mir. James A. Donnelly has taken, in con hsc cashier at Malley's store, the management of the Foote building, corner Chapel and Tem- pie streets.
 Thomas Sanderson. the popular and genia manager for Nicoll the tailor, left this city Tuesday last to take up his residence in New York city.
 I. T. Culver, of this. city, and his sister, Miss Julia A. Culver, of Montowese, who have been in Florida for the winter, have re- turned.
 Rev. George F. Pentecost, the evangelist who laborod here supplementing the work of Moody and Sankey, is to be installed, May s, pastor of the Tompkins avenue Baptist church In Brooklyn. He has preached for | the church three years. Prof. Packard, of Yale, will succeed Prof. Goodwin, of Harvard, as a director of the American School of Classical Studies at | Athens. IRA OOAoCLOE 1uGt16 VlS1IeQ me C1ty Hall yesterday for the first time since he was talk en ill. Though still weak he is gaining ground daily. Many friends extended con. gratulations on seeing him able to be out again.
 The entertainment given at the residence of Moses Thomas, 336 Howard avenue, We'd nesdsy, for the benefit of the sinking fund of | the Howard avenue church, was very suc- cessful. The ladies and gentlemen who took part were Miss Annie E. Thomas, Miss Hunt, Miss Ella A. Hazel, Miss l.. G. Burwen, Miss ] Bertie Graham, Miss Ida E. Eaton, Miss Nel- lie Thompson, Mrs. G. L. Sanford the Rev. E: Countryman, William Cross, H. Kelsey, Master Edward E. Minor and Master Samuel Hoyt.
 Mir; W. R. Moore, late of Charleston, S. C., where he was connected with J. F. Good rich & Co.'S carriage manufacturing interests mas removed to New Haven and taken a position with the same concern here. Mir. Moore IS an ex-member of the Washington Light Infantry of Charleston. S. c. He ser ved five years with that popular and influen- tial command. He leaves large circle of friends in Charleston, who wish him all nros- perity and success in his new home.