The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-10-16
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 CTS in Litohiield-The Late Clarence ID.
 Newcomb-The Greist Factory-The Elks
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 MT. Henry Trowbridge is spending a few days with his brother, Thomas R. TroWbridge of North street, Litchfleld.
 The Misses Eliza and Harriet Mitchell of this city are the guests of their sis ter Mrs. J. Mason Hoppin, in Litch- field.
 Rev. F. B. Harrison, recently of this city, preached very acceptably at the Congregational church, Litchtleld, last Sunday.
 Miss Mamie Kenney of Washington street has returned home after a ten weeks visit in Washington, D. C., and Jewett City.
 Mrs. McLane, wife of the pastor of Plymouth chapel, has recently returned to this city after nearly five months absence made imperative by the ill health of her young son.
 Ernst Ruebs Schrieber, an employe of the Consolidated road, has gone to Ger many to receive a legacy of $50,00 from his mother, who died there recently.
 Rev. Benjamin M. Wright of the Orange Congregational church, was on Wednesday installed in that office. Public services were held in the church in the afternoon. He is a Yale grad uate and has had a pastorate in Kent for some years.
 MT. Greist of the Greist Manufac- turing company says regarding the re- cent strike at his factory: Less than one-third of the employees (about sev enty out of total of two hundred and ten) went out and not two thirds as stated. Those who went out were al lowed to return at the new prices We'd nesday morning, and all of them except a few boys, employed on foot presses, did so, thus justifying our confidence in their good sense and reasonableness Those who did not return were replaced by others, most of whom had waited long for a chance.
 Dr. Edward F. Buchner, instructor in pedagogy and philosophy at Yale, has accepted a call to the professorship of descriptive psychology at the New York university. He will not sever his con- nection with Yale, but will have classes at the New York institution four times week.
 New Haven lodge, No. 25, B. P. O Elks, have engaged the Hyperion the ater for Wednesday, December ?, or which evening they will give their min strel show.
 The man who was injured by trair in Milford Saturday night and died ir the New Haven hospital Wednesday has been identified as Thomas Flynn who worked as a farm hand for Joseph w. Nettleton in Milford. He leaves 2 wife and four children.
 George Bush, recently in charge o1 the dining room of the Hawkhurs hotel, Litchfield and who has formerly been in charge of Sherry's famous es- tablishment in New York, and has alst been employed by William H. Wander bilt and MT. Belmont of New York t take charge of their elegant yachts has assumed charge and direction O the dining room at the Hotel Majestic. At an entertainment at the Meridel opera house last evening the singer were Miss Elizabeth C.. Gaffney, Mis- Laura Halstead Graves, Joseph Mo Carthy, all ofthe Church of the Divin Paternity of New York, and Joseph c Criddle O. New Haven. The concer was under the auspices Of the Ladies i Guild of St. Roses church. The musi clans appeared in quartet, duets anC solos, each down for two of the latter | An elocutionist also assisted | After an illness of nearly two month | Clarence D. Newcomb, a prominen Mason and former business man, diet | at his home, 409 Dixwell avenue, Wed | nesday night, He leaves a widow ant | also survive him. For three years prio | to his recent illness he was a salesman l for Walter Leigh, the clothier. Flo 1 nearly fifteen years he was engaged il | the clothing business in this city, bein, a member of the firm of w. H Warne & Co, and Hendricks & Newcomb, Tn deceased was past master of Trumbul | lodge Of Ma sons, and a member o | Franklin chapter. He had a large mum
 
 ! will sincerely mourn his death. He wa l forty-eight years old. A large circle o friends will sincerely mourn his death He was lovable man of high charac | ter, kind, courteous and true hearted. The marriage bonds which have hell together as man and wife Mrs. Emm l.. Allen, the elocutiorist, and George M Allen, have been severed by Main court. Mrs Allen made a futile attemp to secure a divorce in this city about year and half ago. Mrs. Allen wen back to the home of her parents in Gar l land, Me. Very soon after arrivin | there she instituted proceedings for decree of separation. The divorce wa granted but few days since. MT. Al len is now a salesman at 33 Broadway but was formerly a bookkeeper fo | Mcdonald &, Ransom.
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