Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-12
PERSONAL MOTIFS.

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in<s Hero and There-A school
Teacher Resigns-A Farewell Recep.
tl0n-RecOvered From 1llnesS-Goes
TO Hartford to Locate.
Mr.. George L. Fox, rector of Hopkins
grammar school, sails for Europe in June.
Rev. Mr. Poteat has returned from his
visit to North Carolina.
Professor Frank G. Porter of the Yale
divinity school has sailed for Europe.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emanuel Jacobs Of Balti- |
more, Md, are visiting their parents at !
No. 10 Day street.
Mr.. Charles Wilson, the insurance agent,
and wife, are home from ten weeks stay
| in sunny Florida, chiefly spent at Rock
Ledge and suwanee Springs. Mr.. Wilson
is feeling quite restored in health, his old
friend, the rheumatism, having been van
pushed by his trip.
R. Bishop, the organist at the Daven-
port church, has been re-engaged for
| another year in the same capacity.
Mr.. A. Hoffman of this city has accepted
the position of foreman of the blacksmith
department with the James Cunningham
Carriage company of Rochester, N. Y,
builders of fine heavy carriages.
Miss Cora L. Fiske, one Of the most pop
ular and efficient teachers of the Woolsey
school, has resigned, her reslgnatlon 10
take effect May l.
Mr.. Gerritt S. Rice, the we'll known ar
fist. was out yesterday for the first time
in several weeks, having been confined to
the house with erysipelss and neuralgia.
Many friends were glad to greet him.
Calvin Russell, jr., of the firm of Rus
sell Brothers, of 418 State street, yester-
day bought portion of the late Samuel
Miller estate on Howe street at the head of
Crown, consisting of plot Of ground-5O
feet front by 10 feet deep. The price
paid was about $1,000. which is at the rate
of $3.50 foot. Mr.. Russell, 1t is under
stood, will erect handsome residence up
on the site.
Rev. Flavel S. Luther, professor at Trim
ity college, will preach at st. Thomas
church Wednesday evening at the last of
the united Lenten services.
NJ N. Atwater and Cornate Twitchell,
formerly of this city, are now permanent
. ly established in Redlands. Cal.
A farewell rec ption Is soon to be given
Miss Sadie Coleman at her home on At
water street, after which she will start
with friends for the west, to remain for
the summer.
Mr.. James NJ. veader, for six years past
with the Winchester Armory Office in New
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| to his brother Daniel H. Veader of the
4 | company's Office here.
3 Mrs. Frank II. Peckwell of Mount Yer
| non, N. Y, is visiting her sister, Mrs. A.
r. Bradley, of No. 526 Howard avenue.
d L. F. Comstock, the real estate dealer,
: is seriously ill. Mr.. Comstock is out Of
n his head the greater part of the time. His
o health has been feeble for some months
: past.
? Several young New Haven business mer
had o very pleasant view of New York city
and vicinity from the top of the World
building, New York, recently.
Mr.. George R. Bill is confined to hi,
n home by Illness
n Cleveland B. Thompson, son of G. S
, Thompson, has returned to this city afte
spending two years in the lumber district
of Washington, where he has secured
n large tract of timber land.
Colonel John P Murphy of Norwich
d state delegate of the Ancient Order of Hi
le bernians, was in this city yesterday calm
ID on his numerous friends.
ts Leader J. P. Stack, jr.. of the Pope ban
y of Hartford is to manage branch q
If Hartford for B. Shoninger & Co. of thi
'g city.
d John Landon has severed his connee
ton with William Nicely & Co. and wi
N open shoe store in Amesbury, Mass.
Of A successful operation for cancerou
o. growth in the abdomen has been performe
N on Rev. S. H. Watkins of Grace church
Norwalk, and formerly of New Haven, b
y Dr. Weir of New York. Had the opert
Z ton been delaysed ten hours peritoniti
ID | would have set in.
I'd Miss J. B. Montgomery and the Misse
Montgomery of Portland, Ore, are at til
ne New Haven house. Mrs. Montgomery be
an q son in college.
IN h. P. Bartlett of 1876 Chapel street r.
of turned yesterday from six-weeks stay
IL Florida.
Professor Fisher of Yale has cause
n take off his hat to Sir NJ. E. Grant Duf
'r- president of the Royal Historical societ.
en- In his recent annual address before Il
Ok society the latter found occasion to con
r. mend Professor Fishers book, "Outlin
rt of Universal History" declaring that tt
81 author has "worked up to the high aim
set forth in his preface, and adding, "It
,rt very curious and very far from creditab
Sc that we in England should be obliged
he cross the Atlantic to find proper book
Oh be used as Manual of Universal Histor
us in our higher schools and colleges; but Il
en- very idea of history being one long dram
ne seems to be dead in this country. NE
York Tribune.