The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-03-02
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Hce-Eig hty y-ninth Birthday-O Ordained
 Miss Twitchell-Miss CromweIl-Novel
 Banquet, Etc.
 Ex-Judge Lynde Harrison is confined
 to his home on Iillhouse avenue with a slight attack of the grip.
 Judge David Callahan, after an ab- sence of nearly three months, resumed his place upon the bench in the city court yesterday morning, looking very little the worse for his long typhoid fe- yer siege. All were glad to see him once more. He is nearly we'll again, but has some flesh to gain before he is at his normal weight.
 George Stamford of 197 George street will sail for Europe to-day on the steamer Etruria. He will visit his old home in Ireland, and expects to return May l.
 Charles Dorman, who was taken to the hospital from his home, S8 Gregory street is getting along nicely. He was operated on for cancer on the neck.
 Henry A. Barnes and A. H. Hayes of this city were appointed railroad police men by Governor Coffin yesterday,
 Governor Coffin and his staff attended the reception given by the First com | pany, Governors Horse Guard, in the Foot Guard halB Hartford, last night. | Mrs. George c. Holman of No 89 Sher- man avenue is able to be out again af- ter an attack of malaria fever. Mrs. Jeanette Barnes of 190 Meadow street celebrated her eighty-ninth birth- day Thursday night. Her sons and daughters present were: Mrs. Louise Goodrich, William Barnes of the Pot Island house, Mrs. R. Cunningham, Henry Barnes of Fair Haven, Mrs. Henry Butterfield of Bridgeport, and Mrs. G. N. Frink of Stony Creek.
 E. M. Seeley, manager of the notions and art department at Howe x Stet- son's entertained the lady clerks in his department at his home, 153 Blatchley avenue, Thursday evening. Whist and other games were played. Ice cream and cake were served during the even ing A flash-light picture was taken of the group by MT. Seeley as a souvenir of the evening.
 Miss Alice Twitchell has received an invitation from the president of the Y. P. S. c. F. union of Connecticut to write the words of the hymn to be sung at the convention to be held in Boston next July. Miss Twitchell is ready, graceful writer, both in poetry and prose She has already composed sev- eral hymns. She is now engaged in writing words to be set to Easter mu- sic composed by a New Haven musi- elan.
 An ecclesiastical council ordained and installed Charles J. Ledin as pastor oe the Swedish Emanuel Congregational church Thursday evening. Rev. H. L. Hutchins offered the opening prayer; Rev. Dr. McLane preached the sermon Rev. E. G. H. Jerpe of Hartford offered the ordaining prayer in Swedish; Rev. l Dr. Twitchell gave the right hand of fellowship; Rev. L. w. Bjorkman of | New Britain gave the charge to the | people in the Swedish language, and the | new pastor dismissed the congregation | with the benediction.
 Miss Isabelle Cromwell will begin | this afternoon a series of talks before | the Current Event club of West Haven. similar to those recently delivered at the Young Mems Institute in this city. The first talk will take place at 3 o'clock to-day at the parish house of the Episcopal church in West Haven. These talks are not private, but open to all who care to attend.
 A novel banquet was held at the home of Attorney w. P. Niles in the annex Thursday night. It was given under the management of a recently formed society, which is composed of twenty boys between the ages of fifteen and twenty. This was the society's first banquet and the members invited their mothers instead of their best girls. William A. Niles, the president, was and every member was called upon for speech, recitation or song.
 A surprise party was given William of 50 Wolcott street Thurs day night by his friends and neigh bors. As Mrs Kapitzsky was in the secret, some preparations had been made and therefore the evening was doubly enjoyable. There was music, both vocal and instrumental, and then a delicious supper was served. MT. received number of tokens from the guests. The new officers of the Monticello club are: President, James N. States; vice presidents, E. Shelton Cornell, Timothy F. Callahan; secretary and Thomas M. Prentice as- sistant secretary Septimus c. Fleet !, wood; treasurer, Frederic c. Earle; board of governors (for three years), A. Heaton Robertson, J. J. Buchanan, Benjamin R. English, E. w, Scripture Melbert B. Cary, Henry A. Bishop, Rob- ' ert M Stevens; Qor two years, to fill he unexpired term), Roger S. Baldwin, ]. w. Robinson, Jay W. Seaver
 Lawyer L. E. Pruyne, wife and sis- er, of Adams, N. r., are spending a week with c. C. Shepard and family of Oickerman street. Mrs. Pruyne is a . liece of Mrs. Shepard