Morning journal and courier., 1890-01-03
rAIRHAyEr NEWS.

Lodre Omcers Riecsed-Mr. Wade's
weather staslstics-A Surprise visit
20 Rev. Mr. SaGe-Reception by tne
w. @. r. U.-A wedding AnnAver-
sary.
woolsey lodge. Knights of Honor has
elected officers as follows:
Dictator, J. B. p. Ricketts,; vice-dictator. Henry
r. nrsss :Ss! Nanden financial reporter
Cook; treasurer, Ezra Healy; chaplain: A. Love.
q so PSoS ssst Dictator p0nS
Merchant; delegate to grand lodge, 2; ". Cook;
alternate delegate to grand Lodge aG nsyynr a'
The new officers of Polar Star lodge, I. O.
O, F., are: N.G., Alfred Bridge; N.G., Rob-
ert @. Hart; recording secretary, Henry Kay;
permanent secretary, VIC. Montague; treas
urer, D. II. Granniss.
Julian r. Wade of the east side, who has
been seriously i'll with liver trouble for seve-
raj months, is able to be out on pleasant days.
During his illess he has lost forty pounds In
weight. Mr.. Wade is a great weather statis-
tician and speaking of the present mild win
ter yesterday he contrasted 1t with the winter
Of 1869-70. He says that until February 10
In 1870 the ground never froze and at the
Inter date the weather became very cold and
continued 90 to the close of March. On March
80, vessels from Virginia with oysters were
frozen In down the harbor and the oysters
were carted ashore In teams.
At the rooms of the w. @. T. U. in Cen
trail hall building the members gave supper
to the reformed men Wednesday evening.
There were three tables filed with guests,
who enjoyed tho fine spread and the gener-
Gus entertainment provided by the ladies.
Several clergymen had been invited to at
tend and assist In the reception, and Rev.
Il. G. Sage and Rev. Mr.. Phillips were pres
emit. The influence of this local union OF
earnest Christisn women has been very valu-
able. Quite number of men have forssken
drink and several saloons have closed as q
result Of the persevering work.
Rev. Mr.. Sage and wife, while at the re-
oeption of the w. G. T. U. Wednesday,
were notified that couple were waiting al
their home In Wolcott street, and 1t was sug-
Rested that they had probably called to be
married. Accordingly the pastor and his
wife accepted the transportation to theil
homo in q carriage. Upon arriving they
found the house thronged with people con
nected with Mr.. Ssae's church-the Grand
avenue Baptist-who had called to make
and to surprise them. II may be
said, however, that Mrs. Sage had
previously been informed of the
visit, but to the parson it was q oomplett
surprise. After hearty congratulations had
been exchanged, Nelson A. Beebe, in behalf
of the throng of friends, in u very appropri
| atc little speech presented pastor and wife
with few New Years gifts. There was
large antique oak chair upholstered in pea
cock blue plush, with blue head rest, and I
small antique oak ladies' chair Handsomely
| upholstered, and with fancy SAITH
head rest. There were also ont
dozen silver. plated teaspoons, half ,
dozen forks and half dozen knives of tn,
same material. Another gift was an agat'
teapot with nickel plating. Pastor Sag
of the cordial relations existing between hin
and his people. Later In the evening re-
| freshments which had been prepared b,
the ladies were psrtaken of. The affair wa
very successfully conducted, and was thor
oughly enjoyed by the large company pres
| emit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard R. Hubbard cele
brated the seventeenth anniversary of theil
marriage in quiet manner on the last day
of the year. In the evening about twenty
friends called and assisted in the celebra
| ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. John McGregor returned
from their holiday vacation Wednesday
They have both visited the family of Rev
II. N. Thompson of Hartford. Mr.. McGregol
also spent few days with friends in Wood.
bury, Long Island, where he formerly re-
sided.
A few friends of Miss Bertha johnson were
invited to her residence, "a Clinton avenue
to taffy pull, also to watch the cid yeal
out. The evening was spent in a very pleas
ant way, and all expressed themselves as
having had general good time. Among
those present were Miss Jennie Forbes. Miss
Lulu Beach, Mr.. Rob Macarthur, Mr.. Franz
Charlton and Mr.. Frank Markle.