The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-08
OF LOCAL INrEREST.

Edward B. Ely, formerly with E. r.
 Judd & Co.,, of this city, is now con- nected with the new firm of J. V. Sheehan & Co, Detroit, Mich. His
 many friends here are pleased to learn l of his success.
 The English and French Christmas annuals, comprising the London News, | Graphic, Ladies' Pictorial, Pears Pic | torial, Le Figaro, with beautiful col | ored supplements, are now ready and for sale by Pease & Son, Church street. l Adam Schappa, one of the oldest
 German residents of this city and who l for over forty years worked for the w. & E. T. Fitch company, is very i'll l at his home He has been confined to his house for three weeks with asthma. At the meeting of the Second Com
 pany, Governors Foot Guard, next Fri | day, Major B. F. Brown will deliver a. | talk on Ancient and Modern Fire l Arms" Coroner Mix, who Is a mem-
 Der of the company, will address the
 members on the "Honors of the Former | Members" and there are to be other | interesting talks.
 Grand Master Workman John Currier l Gallagher of this city will visit Man. chester lodge, A. o. U. w., next Friday l evening, December Il. He will explain
 the new system of classified assess nents.
 | On December 13 there will be a ser
 vice in the interest of Brotherhood of l St. Andrew at St. GaibriePs in East Der l lin. pr. William Sturgis of this city
 will be the speaker.
 1 Mrs. Carl Stoeckel of Norfolk, we'll known in New Haven society circles, who has been seriously ill in New York l for some time past, is reported as being | somewhat improved.
 l Mrs Elizabeth Sheldon-T -Tillinghast of l this city has been chosen to decorate l the interior of the Woman's building at | the Paris exposition in 1900. The list l of women to be prominently identified l in the building is not yet completed, l but will be finished at the meeting of | the Ladies' International association soon to be held in Chicago. The names l will be announced at a reception given | in Paris the middle of February. 1 A drawing room meeting of the New I Haven Auxiliary of the McAll associa- | l house avenue, at D. m to-day MT. l Perkins will speak, giving a business
 mans view of the McAn work l The Boys brigade will give an en- tertainment in the United church chapel
 next Friday evening, Admission if l teen cents, including cream, Tickets | can be had at the door or of members
 of the company. The entertainment is | given to raise money to pay the post | age on the magazines which the com i pany is sending to the poor families of
 North Carolina.
 Mrs. Nora Russell Haesche, her hosts | of friends will be very glad to know, 1 is now rapidly improving in health. l An informal little dance, from 10 to 1 12, will follow Miss Neva Mae Ben
 hame's recital at Warner hall to-mor-
 row evening. Miss Benham has an at
 traotive program to offer and her audi ence will doubtless be large
 1 The ladies of the Epworth M F.
 church are arranging a fine concert for | Monday evening, December 14, at the l church Admission to the concert will be by invitation.
 | Cards announcing the first rehearsal of the Gounod society were received l by the members yesterday It is now
 settled that if a guarantee of $2,500 can be raised rehearsals will begin on Mon
 day, December 2S. The chorus, without | exception, is anxious to begin work,
 and it may be said on good authority
 that no member of the society will take
 exception to the advanced entrance fee. The directors believe that the raising of the tax from $1 to $2 will be favor-
 ably received. Applicants for admis-
 sion to the society are requested to
 meet MT Agramonte at Harmonic nall
 at o'clock on the evening of the first meeting