The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-12-23
PERSONAL JOTrINGS.


Mr.. Joseph Gilch, the well known
brewers agent, residing on Mechanic
street, and Henry futile of Hamden.
who left New Haven three weeks ago
for a sojourn in the south, are staying
in Melrose Florida. They are both
improving in health. Mr. futile spent
several months last winter in Florida
and gained in flesh and health materi-
ally. Mr.. Gilch is considerably better
Both expect to stay in Florida until
mild weather comes again.
Miss Edith Johnson and her sister,
Miss Mabel Johnson, both of this city,
who are in Germany, the former for
years teacher in the Greenwich ave
nue. school, are expecting to prolong
their stay there until next summer.
They are at Leipsic at the elegant Win
ter residence of their cousin, Mrs Do
del, a former Hartford young lady.
wife of Heinrich Dodel of Leipsic,
They spent the warm season last fall
at the country palace of Mr. Dodel,
which has spacious and elegant
grounds and large private park and
forest connected with it as a part of
the private domain of Mr.. Dodel The
residence and grounds We're purchased
years ago by the father of Mr., Dodel.
who is banker of princely fortune
The Misses Johnson have been much
enjoying their stay, and have visited
many of the famous points in Germany
of special interest to the tourist.
Mr. and Mrs Frederick w. Vogel of
Ill Putnam street are receiving con-
gratulations from their many friends,
the occasion being the birth of fine
baby boy" Mother and son are doing
well. Mr. Vogel is the well known and
popular stove dealer of No. 80 Church
street
Mr. James p. Dennis, managing edi-
tor of the New Haven Palladium, has
invented mathematical enigma which
he terms the Trolley Puzzle. Like
most contrivances of the kind, the so
luton of the problem seems very easy,
but it isn't The invention consists of
two small pieces of iron, slightly differ
ing in shape. but apparently of the
same size linked together The trick is
first to get them apart and then to put
them together again, and it's toss up
which is the harder to do before you
know how it is done. and which is cas-
Ter after the puzzle is solved. Mr.. Den
mis- creation has attracted much atten-
ton, and already more than 100000
have been put on the market Several
hundreds of them have been already
sold by T. H. Pease & Son, and the
amount of energetic toll which is being
displayed in this line Of effort may be
imagined.
Miss Lena Anthony of Boston is the
guest Of her sister, Mrs. Sol Myers.
Among the larger family reunions
will be that of DIR. and Mrs. Frank
C. Stowe at their new home in Orchard
street.
Miss Skinner, supervisor of drawing
in the public schools. Is entertaining
her cousin, Miss Simonson.
John Bates, bookkeeper for Hubbell,
Merwin & Co, well known and es-
teemed citizen residing on Whalley
avenue, is, his many friends will re-
greet to learn, confined to his home by
protracted indisposition.
Professor Larson Of this city, the
we'll known organist, has resigned his
position in the Swedish Lutheran
church of New Britain, and will, after
January /, be organist of the Swedish
church of this city.
Mayor Hendrick has appointed How
ard c. Webb, Isaac Wolfe and Edward
A. Street a commission to compile a
new charter and amendments thereto
and a revision of the ordinances in ac-
cordance with the vote of the court of
common council 1t will also be their
duty to prepare indexes to the work
The commission was voted by the court
of common council, and the mayor was
given power to appoint it.
Announcement is made of the en-
gagement of Mr.. Hubert M SedgWick
of the Register staff, to Miss Edith
! Todd, daughter of Major Todd of 81
Whalley avenue. Miss Todd is al
present in Worcester, Mass, where she
is at the head of the training school
and where she holds a position of much
responsibility. Miss Todd was gradu.
ated from the New Britain Normal
gree at Cornell university.
Postmaster Beach yesterday APP
pointed Clerk Thomas f. Clarke as
mailing clerk in place of +. B. Mulvey
transferred to the Fair Haven branch
Frank e. Beecher who was general de-
livery clerk, is made night mailing
clerk. and w. II. Hine is appointed de-
livery clerk.
Rev. Francis P. Havey, assistant al
ST. Josephs Cathedral, Hartford. will
sail January for France, to become a
member of the Society of Saint Sui
pice. Father Lavey was appointed to
the cathedral Immediately after his or
dination eight years ago, and with the
exception of one year when he was
placed in charge of the Polish congre-
CATION of Meriden he has passed his
entire ministerial life in that city. Fol
the past three years he has been prin-
cipal of st. Josephs school. Fathe,
Havey was born in Ireland, but came
to this country when very young. He
! lived in st. Johns parish, New Haven
| during his boyhood. and was gradu
ated from the New Haven high school
His college course was made at st
! Charles, Baltimore. and at St Bona.
ventine's, Allegheny. He made his full
! philosophical and theological studies il
Boston under the Sulpician Fathers
whom he is about to join.
c. NJ. Ingersoll. formerly city engi
| neer of this city, but for several year: