Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-15
PERSONAL.

Rev. Dr. TvttcheIi's Return-A Fine Church Celebratfon-EHOn. N. D. Sperry Better-New Musical Club Recovering From mIllRess-a1atrfmO.I | nial.
 Rev. Dr. Twitchell arrived home from | his trip to Cleveland, Ohio, Wednesday I night. He attended the fiftieth anniver- sary of the Euclid avenue church, of which he was for thirteen years pastor, the larg- est of any of the pastorates of this church. Beside Dr. Twitchell one other ex-psstor was present. The exercises were of great interest and the celebration was fine one, worthy of the renown and prosperity and honored history of this, one of the influential of the churches in that section of the coun- try. Dr. Twitchell had 6 royal welcome from his old parishioners.
 Hon. N. D. Sperry has been having 8 touch of the old genuine grip. He has not been dangerously i'll, but had various of the grip symptoms SO familiar to many of our townemen who have "been there." There are quite number of New Haven people who are undergoing an attack of the grip, but the cases in town are all or nearly all of mild type. MT. Sperry was able to be out little yesterday.
 Herbert W. Penney, son of William Edward Penney of this city, is lying in 8 \ critical condition from complication of | diseases at h.s fathers residence. His life has been despaired of for several days, but 1 he is now showing slight symptoms of i'm l provement.
 1 The engagement is announced of Miss Mettie s. Rider and Carlos H. Storrs of Seymour, Mir. Storrs graduated with the class of '89 Yale law school.
 At St. Thomas church Wednesday noon Miss Tillie Babbitt of West Chapel street was married to Captain Crabbs of South Norwalk. James English and O. A. Hea- | ton were ushers.
 recently formed Rubenstein club of this city. The club Is progressing finely and the membership Is rapidly increasing
 Attorney J. P. Bree has been confined to bis room for the past week with malarisl fever.
 Henry M. Hughes has sold to the Consolidated road piece of land in the annex, which will bs used on the new lay. out of the Shore Line road.
 Rev. John Allender of 23 Lynwood street has departed for Middlefield to sc. l cepG tne pastorata or the M1ddieheld Con
 gregational church.
 l Mrs. William Sherman of York street, Ii
 slowly recovering from her recent severe
 illness and expects to be out and about by
 the first of the year.
 Patrolmsn William Doherty has beer
 presented with club which was made O
 portions of the Yale fence and Alban, bridge, which has been und-r water fo
 100 years.
 Frank Barrows, train dispatcher on th
 Berkshire division of the Consolidated
 road, has just returned from a two weeks
 trip to Chicago, and has brought home
 bride.
 Professor Chittenden of Yale Scientif ! school was on the witness stand ss an ex ; pert in ths trlal of the celebrated Dr . Z Meyer murder case and receiv the epe | cial attention of Counsellor O'Sullivan 0 ; the defense in an attempt to shake the i'm portance of the professors testimony which was regarding evidences of srseni , cal poisoning in 8 human body. Superintendent Waterbury of the Shcr Line railroad went to New London and al ? tended the funeral there Thursday c Conductor David J. Rowe. There was
 large concourse of sorrowing friends, an
 several beautiful designs. All the trsir
 men off duty in the city attended. Fe'
 men on the road Djoyed as much popular J ity as did genial 'Dave" R owe.