The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-08-24
NORTH HAYEN,


 Aug. 2S-The "Old South End Compa- my" picnicked at South End on Wednes- day, the 21st The morning was passed dn pleasant greetings, "reminiscences of other days and the friends who used to make the gatherings pleasant and who are nearly all gone just across the riv- er, over on the other side" MT. Dennis Thorpe, eighty-three years old, was the oldest one present and the first on the grounds, arriving before g o'clock. Eff ty sat down to dinner at 12 o'clock, In the afternoon the number was increased by late corners and callers until the com pany numbered eighty. Among them were Miss Elizabeth Blakeslee and Mrs. Thomas Barnes of Pasadena, Cal, MT. George Crockett of Texas and his son, Charles Crockett of Missouri, who re- ceived a cordial greeting. No literary program this year. No minister in the party. No vote to go again next year, but it is certainly hoped that this is not ito be the end of picnic party forty-six years old.
 Miss Elizabeth Blakeslee expects to start for Europe about September P and probably will remain through the winter.
 z. W. Mansfield is painting buildings on "No Mans Land," East Haven Riv- CT.
 E. c. Warner is reported as saying, "There are too many apples this year. v Much complaint of blight on potatoes. Some fields look as if they had been burned over.
 Miss Etta Schultz of South Norwalk is visiting friends in town
 Rev. H. w. Hope of New Haven will preach in the Congregational church next Sunday.
 c. N. Turner will go with the Knights Templar party to Boston, Mass, next week.
 Lieutenant S. F. Linsley attended the annual reunion of the Sixth Connecticut , regiment at the Forbes house, Morris Cove, on Wednesday, the Fist, also the picnic at South End.
 Miss Ellen Tracy of New Britain has been in town a short time visiting her invalid sister, Mrs. S. F. Linsley.
 Mrs. z. w. Mansfield has returned from Litchtield, improved in health, and is now staying in James Heaton's new house at the shore near East Haven River.
 Miss Mabel Howarth and Miss Ada Goodyear went to the shore on We'd nesday as guests of Mrs. z. w. Mans field.
 w. H. Todd goes to New Haven with a load of vegetables every day. F. B. Orcutt goes twice each week With farm produce, butter, milk, eggs, etc, and Aaron Bassett goes once a week with variety of articles.
 Report says that Andrew Holland IS to become a member of the Hamden baseball team. Some of the boys think he would make a good pitcher, for he seems to have mania for throwing boys hats into the middle of the road for horses to trample on.
 Mrs, Ezra Munson is sick, attended by pr. Joslynl of Hamden. Mrs. Hills, Mrs. Munson's aunt is caring for her.
 Leslie Munson rode the bicycle ''Bos- ton Bill,'' an old-fashioned high wheel, to the drug store and left it to go row ing while he was waiting for prescrip- tion to be put up for his mother, who IS sick. On his return the bicycle was found perched up on the top of the ve- randa in front of Pierpont's store. The boys could not get the machine and it remains there at this writing.
 Mrs. Mary F. Leete has received notice of the death of her friend and schoolmate, Mrs. Rheda Wells, who died at her home in Waterbury on August 22 Mrs. Wells will be remem- bered by several of Mrs. Leete's friends who met her while visiting in North Haven. Mrs Smith, who formerly liv- ed in H. D. Todd's house, w.% also a schoolmate and they with several oth, CTS were planning reunion in the neal future and Mrs. Wells sudden deatt comes as shock to the whole class.
 Dr. Austin Lord Is sick under the care of Dr. Joslyn of Centerville. His daughter, Mrs. Painter, is with hel father.
 George Leete, who has been sick witt malaria symptoms and confined to the 2 house several days, this morning wen to his work in Wallin gford where he i: