The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-24
LOUAL NBW WS.
Rriel Mention,

Buy new house-R. B. Baldwin.
 High water to-day at 10 34 a. Tn. and
 low water at 3:29 a. m.
 Senator John Birge of Plainville is i'll
 with the grip.
 Opening of Champions foyer. lily perion entrance. Hot chocolate and
 bullion cents and decIicious fruit
 sodas cents.
 Miss Elsie P. Jones. charming belle who has been visiting Miss May Maltby of 22 Derby avenue, has returned to her home in New York.
 Lyman Jewell, at his residence on Elm street, Hartford, entertained Speaker Fessenden at luncheon. The
 other guests were Morris Tyler and James English of New Haven.
 Momauguin lodge, A. O. U. w., ini- tiated two candidates and received three applications last night, also work ed the degree of humility on one candi- date. The meeting was large and en- thusiastic.
 The third of the informal receptions given by the Mignonette Assembly was held in Loomis' Academy hall last evening. Between the regular order of dances a musical program was rem dered by the Second Regiment orches- tra, Imperial Mandolin club and the Elm City quartet. About one hundred couples were in the grand march.
 The annual masquerade ball of the German-American association was held in Harugari hall last evening and it proved to be one of the most enjoya- ble ever held by the popular associa- tion. The costumes were elegant and many of them being original and unique. The grand march was led by the floor committee.
 A Washington dispatch last night says: The senate's confirmation of the nomination of H. H. Babcock for cus- toms collector at New Haven still hangs ire. Congressman Pigott who endorsed the nomination, thinks he has done everything he can do in the mat ter, and that Senator Platt does not seem to be in favor of it. The senator it is understood, believes that the pres ent collector should be allowed to serve l out his four years.
 Frank c. Smith of this city was best | man at the wedding in Meriden last | night of his cousin, w. R. Smith, of | w. R. Smith & Co.,, carpet dealers in that city, and Miss Bertha Grace Lane, daughter of MT. and Mrs. John s. Lane, of Meriden. Wallace s. Ritter of this city and Ed Camp of Wallingford were among the ushers. Quite number of New Haven guests were present, among them MT. and Mrs. J. B. Mcqueen, Susan Mcqueen, MT. and Mrs. Clarence Andrews, MT. and Mrs. Clarence Clark, MT. and Mrs. Charles Clark, MT. and Mrs. John Hauff, MT. and Mrs Arthur H. Smith and daughter MT. Nichols and sons, MT. and Mrs. D. William Baldwin, Andrew G. Smith, MT. and Mrs. Clarence Clark and Miss Blake. The groom is a son of MT. J. Boardman Smith of this city. The wedding was one of the most brilliant social events of the season. The floral decorations were magnificent. Before the ceremony Inc guests were received by MT. and Mrs. John $. Lane, MT. and Mrs. J. Smith and MT. and Mrs. Ar .hur s. Lane. A canopy was arranged rom the street to the door. The bridal party walked between aisles of white ,ibbons that were held by the flower girls. the Misses Gertrude and May ,ane, the pretty little twin daughters if MT. and Mrs. Arthur s. Lane. The pride was gowned in white satin with luchess and point lace and pearls. She ,arried a shower bouquet of lilies of the 1alley,