Morning journal and courier., 1891-11-02
PERSONAL NOTES.

Jottings of Interest About New Ha-
 ven People Chiefly.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles H. Johnson of Howard avenue return this week from 8 visit to Hartford and stay of several days with their daughter, Mrs. Burridge, wife of MT. Burridge, Boston merchant. On their way home they will stop day or two in Worcester. At Hartford MT. Johnson attended the railway mems convention, held there two days last week.
 Professor Ernest Whitney, the recent in- structor in English literature at Yale, who is at Colorado Springs, has failed consider ably, and his physicians hold out no en- couragement for his ultimate recovery. MT. Whitney's many friends here will deep ly regret to hear the above, and the more as first indications were quite encouraging and afording room for hope that MT. Whitney would ultimately be able to re- sume his literary work-a field in which he had already accomplished brilliant re- sults His little daughter, who has been in this city visiting former neighbors on Whitney avenue and St. Roman street, is in New York, and leaves soon to return to Colorado Springs
 MT. Wallace w. Ward, superintendent of the West Haven horse railroad. was not quite as we'll Saturday, but yesterday was improving again. He has not yet regained strength enough to venture out of the house, but it is hoped that he will be able to be out in few days.
 Rev. John 0. Collins and party leave New Haven at S:10 8. m. Wednesday, No vember 4, for Washington to attend the sixth annual convention of Christian workers.
 Frank Beard, the artist, who gives his Illustrated lecture next Wednesday even ing at the Atheneum, is a great favorite with Chautauquans. MT. Beard with one sweep of the hand and arm can draw a cir cle nearly perfect.
 Rev. H. L. Evered officiated at All Saints chapel yesterday.
 Warren M. Parsons, war veteran and well known resident of Meriden, killed himself Saturday with his pocket knife. He had been great sufferer from heart troubles.
 s. T. Dutton of Brookline, Mass, for merly superintendent of New Haven's public schools, was in town Saturday for a few hours. Brook1ine has grand list of S5O, 100000 and is fast growing in popula- tion and wealth. Two new public school buildings are being erected.
 Rev. w. R. Stockin, for years in charge of the reformatory at Hart's Island, N. Y., is in town, guest of Rev. w. H. Gilbert He returns to his home in Williamstown to-day. He resigned from his work at Hart's Island year ago and is to be iden- tifed with the Christian work for boys which is becoming so great power for good throughout the United States. He had hoped to attend the big convention of Christian Workers in Washington this week, but prior engagements prevent. Mayor Sargent will speak to the Building and Loan association in the Courier build ing November 12.
 Captain Charles H. Townshend is cir culating petitions in behalf of establishing lightship at the end of the new west breakwater, and also for new fog horn. These petitions will be sent to the general government within few days. Additional petitions are to be circulated along the coast, between New London and New York There is belief that these important ad- juncts for the safety of commerce will be granted.
 Mrs. E. A. Beach, who is teaching the art of horseback riding in New York city, and whose portrait appeared in the New World yesterday, was formerly resident of New Haven, and was 8 Woodbridge girl by birth. Mrs. Beach has been very successful at teaching in Boston and New York. the art of riding and driving and has won ten blue ribbons or first premi- ums as an equestrienne. She has had many members of the select 400 for her pupils. Her many friends in his city will be pleased to hear of her success.
 Lawyer Harrison Wagner is still con- fined to his home on Pearl street by in fammatory rheumatism, which has held him a prisoner now for six weeks. The pain is almost wholly confined to his right arm and centers in the elbow, the pain in which has been excruciating and necessita- ting the almost constant application of bandages saturated with hot water, day and night. The elbow swelled greatly. MT. Wagner is improving under Dr. Mo NeiPs care, but it will be week or two more before he will be able to be out of doors again.
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