Morning journal and courier., 1885-07-07
Personal.

IFO1. |. LduO IS HI Durham Center.
 Henry L. Hotchkiss, president of the Can dee Rubber Co.,, and family left for Rye Beach yesterday.
 Matthew G. Elliott, president of the Tradesmen's bank, and wife went to Saratoga yesterday to remain week.
 Howard Sherman, of Whitneyville, and family go to their summer home at the Thimble Islands this week.
 Dr. Levi Ives and family left for New York yesterday, from which place they go to several summer resorts.
 Willard Douglas Warren and W. L. Greene, graduates of Yale Law school in 1883, are practising law in this city and have opened an office in Boardman building.
 Miss Jennie Mercer, of this city, is now visiting friends in Providence. She will spend a short time at Newport before re- turning home.
 Arthur and John Baribault, of this city, have returned home for the vacation from Three Rivers college.
 President Cyrus Northrop of the Univer- sity of Minnesota, until recently professor at Yale, is still seriously i'll at Minneapolis.
 A. H. Morse and several other prominent members of the Sons of Temperance left yesterday for Baltimore, Md, to attend the international convention of the latter society.
 Jennie May Hall, daughter of MT: William O. Hall, is quite i'll.
 Since the late Aaron Somers, of North Bridgeport, has, as alleged, been heard from from the spirit world several of the Demo- cratic widows to whom his $1O,0 of prop erty was bequeathed are wondering when they shall begin to realize the benefits which their departed friend designed for them.
 An excellent crayon of Grace, daughter of John G. Chapman of this city, done by Slaight, of this city, has been on exhibition in Armstrong's window.
 H. P Hubbard has word that the Mexican editors will be here July 14th or 18th.
 Rev. MT. Means, rector of St. Johns church. goes on his summer vacation about August 1st.
 s. T. Dutton, superintendent of the New Haven schools, is summering with his family at the Sunset Hill House, Sugar Hill, New Hampshire.
 Mrs. R. c. Peck, of 53s Chapel street, will summer at West Norfolk, Conn.
 Mrs. M. L. Livingston, of 466 Howard ave- nue, will spend few weeks at Newport
 Miss Corelia Case of Barkhamsted Hollow, seventy years of age, who has four sisters living, has recently been taken to the aims house at Tarifville. Cover the hills to the poorhouse."
 General E. A. Phelps, of Colebrook, is re- ported to be quite i'll.
 General A. G. Brady recently returned to Torrington with his family from the South and will spend the summer at his old home
 James w. Cheney, of Cheney Brothers, sails for Europe Thursday on the White Star line He will be absent for two months on business
 Mrs. T. M. Waller and her family will sail for London in a few days to join the ex-Gov- ernor.
 Ex-President Woolsey of Yale will leave this week for Cornwall to remain for the summer.
 N. B. Naramore, house and sign painter, of Ansonia, is missing. Naramore employs nine men, who have several weeks pay due them, aggregating about $500.
 Deacon Joshua Carpenter, an old and re- spected resident of Mt. Carmel, died Sunday VI O1O oi1NA O1OOu poAoO1IAuE 110 was eighty years of age. Funeral this afternoon at o'clock from the Mt. Carmel Congrega- tional church.
 Mrs. H. 0. Wilcox and daughter, of Meri- | den, went to Cottage City, Martha's Vine yard, yesterday, for the summer. MT. Will l cox will make his headquarters at the High 1 and Hotel in Westfeld during the hot | months. 1
 The Rev. c. H. Everest and family, of l Meriden, left for the West on the 1 o'clock 1 train yesterday.
 Merrick R. Coe of Durham, who is in his l eighty-second year, may be seen daily at his | work in the hay field. With his keen cut | ting scythe, ground by himself, he can mow | an acre of grass day.
 Mrs. Christopher c. Gates, of Moodus, has | just completed bedquilt composed of 9,281 | pieces. She is eighty-four years of age, and l the work on the quilt has been done in the | past six months. 1
 William F. Ellz, of the Annex, is the hap py father of bouncing boy weighing 12 | pounds, which his wife presented to him 1 July 4th. It is grandson to Captain M H. ! Shepard, of Thorn street, in this city