Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-16
Personal Jottfnxs,


 John A. Frazer is home from two months sojoura in the Bermudas. Miss Louisa Fisher of Hartford Is the guest of Miss Jennie Fowler in Milford
 Miss Edna Morse of Westerly, R. l., is the guest of MT Peck of 35 Park street. Miss Minnie Tillou of College street will go to Europe next month to spend year. John Fl. Phillips, proprietor of the marble works on High street. is at the Myrtle Bank hotel, Jamaica, W. I. Edward Phslen of Milford is the posses. sor of trotter which he bought of Fair Haven parties this week. George Clinton, formerly of West Haven, has recently removed to this city and is re- siding on Wilson street. William M. Richards, son of Professor E. L. Richards ia confined to his house with nervous prostration.
 Rev. J. O. Berg, who has bsen sick the two weeks, will resume his dnties at the Seamsn's bethel in day or two.
 Miss Mae Merwin has returned to her home at Windsor, after months visit with Miss Birdie Platt in Milford. Mics Lillian R. Merwin, who has been visiting in Milford the past three weeks, has returned to her home in New York A pretty birthday celebration was given by Mrs. F. l.. Edwards of Westville, for her little daughter Ethel. in honor of her eighth birthday.
 Garwood Merwin of New Milford, who is with the E. s. Wheeler company, has been very i'll of pneumonia at his boarding place, 32 Pearl street.
 Alfred Stille Ives, son of Dr. Robert S. Ives, will soon make a trip around the world for the benefit of his health, which has been quite poor of late. Alfonso Thil has presented to the Mon ticello club Q steel engraving of Andrew Jackson, three by two feet. The prssenta- tion was made through ex-Governor Bow CTS.
 Patrick Timmons, aged ffty-four, died in Milford Sunday of paralysis. He leaves a wife and seven children. The funeral took place yesterday at St. Mary's church, Milford.
 Health Officer Wright started yesterday for Washington, where he and sixteen other health officers will confer with Surgeon General Wymsn in reference to 6 coast quarantine.
 E1In Wallingford Peter Jones is recover ing from an attack of influenza. Mrs. Jones is also i'll. In the same house Miss Hsrriett Doolittle, aged seventy-three, is i'll with pneumonia.
 A son was born recently to Rev. and Mrs. o. G. Bristol of Danielsonville, Conn, and on March son was born to Dr. and Mrs Park Weed Willis of Seattle, Wash. Both parties have many friends in MIL ford.
 Maude L. Smith, niece of the late Ad- jutant General Stephen R. Smith died in this city Monday night from peritonitis. She was formerly on the staff of the Morn- ing News and subsequently, contributed to several magazines.
 The appointment of our we'll known townsman, Henry M. Bishop, as commis- sionsr of pharmacy by the governor for a period of three years, beginning June 1. is very gratifying to his many friends in this city and particularly those of the Eighth ward, in which he has been in the drug business for 50 many years. MT, Bishop has been druggist in this city for more than quarter of . century, and has for several years been the proprietor of the drug store at the corner of State and Humphrey streets.
 His friends are confident he will ably perform the duties of the office to which he has just been appointed carefully and conscientiously. MT. Bishop brings ample experience and other excellent qualifca- tions to the position. h