The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-03-23
ABOUT NEW HAVEN PEOPLE
TRIPS no DISTANT PLACES AND
OTHERS LESS DISTANT.

Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Root have
just returned from their wedding trip,
visiting Washington, D. c., and num-
Der OF places in Virginia, on their re-
turn trip stopping at Philadelphia.
Mr. James A, Davis, the brick manu-
facturer residing on Orange street,
leaves this morning for return visit
to Aiken, S. c., to see his wife, who has
been in Aiken all winter for the benefit
of her health. Her many friends will
be glad to know that her health, which
was much impaired, is now very much
improved and her complete recovery is
now looked for
Mrs. James Johnston of lis Bishop
street sails for trip to Scotland on
May 10 to visit many scenes of interest
in Bonnie Scotland, and will visit
friends in Edinburg and other places,
remaining abroad until September. In
the summer her husband will sail to
meet her and return with her. He IS
of the firm of Johnston & Richie, the
builders
Mrs. U. s. Clark of Bishop street. wife
of U. S. Clark, who is with the Chatfield
company has gone to Clintonville for
stay of several weeks for the further re-
cuperation of her health She is recoV-
ering from serious attack of the grip,
which Frustrated her for weeks. Dr.
Mcneil attended her.
Mrs. Brown, wife of Charles E. Brown.
the builder and lumber dealer and re-
siding at SO William street, is quite ILL.,
She is attended by DR.. Paul G. Skiff.
Captain Vesper and wife of West
Haven, formerly of Fair Haven, whose
house is near the w. w. Ward place
and who have been at Hot Springs,
Ark, for weeks for the improvement
of the captains health, which has been
much impaired, have gone further
south for a short stay, after which they
will return to Hot Springs for further
stay of several weeks
The engagement is announced of Miss
Alice e. Burdick of Spring street to A
e. Zoller of West Haven.
A. o. Norton and his son, Louis Nor
ton, who were formerly in the retail
clothing trade, but who have been away
for year or more, have decided to re-
turn to this city. They have leased the
store at IA Center street and will soon
enter the trade under the firm style of
Norton & Son.
Superintendent Calvin A. Kendall of
the public schools left on Saturday for
a ten days trip. He went to Boston
and will visit the school in that city and
he will also inspect other schools of
Massachusetts.
Charles Doty, a well known veteran
of the Ninth c. " and veteran of the
old Volunteer Fire department of this
city, is critically i'll at his home in Wal
lace street with a complication of all
ments and his recovery is despaired of.
He is seventy years of age, and has re-
sided in this city the greater part of his
life. He was foreman of fire company
No. 10.
Color Sergeant John r. Ruff of the
Second regiment has applied for ar
honorable discharge from the Nationa
Guard because of.expiration of his term
Color Sergeant Ruff has served in the
regiment for seven years. He enlisted
in the Grays March IL, 1889. He served
as a corporal and a sergeant in thai
company and has held his present posi-.
ton for two years.
NEW IIAvENERS AT LAKEWOOD
Yesterdays New York Times thu!
tells of very pleasant events at the
Laurel house, Lakewood, N. j., in which
New Haven people were leaders:
The chief incident Of the week at thu
Laurel house was the entertainment
given the guests at the hotel by com
pany Of men who, with the view of en-
joying story, song, and good Welsl
rarebit, formed a jolly company whicl
they dubbed the White Apron club
Last Saturday night nearly all tn
guests in the hotel accepted uniqu
Invitation to attend what was Gale,
"the first oyster roast and Qualification
of the wv. A. c." "A spirit of burlesqu
ruled the whole affair from the SINAI
and large white aprons, distribute
without regard to the size of tn
wearer. and the directions to "folloy
the footprints" which were We've
with almost as much interest as Rob
fnson Crusoe of blessed memory foun
in the footprints in the sand and which
once followed, led to the servants dane
ing hall, where the scene was faith
fill effort toward Bohemianism. Can
dies in bottles served to light the Ion
table and facetious signs hung upo
the wall The menu, printed in fiv
languages, could only be translated int
.roast oysters and ale" without limi
After the spread the vocalists of tn
club gathered around the piano an
sang songs that were cid and song
that were new. General e. S. Creole
Of New Haven, who holds as many in
,,or+apt offioes az did Pooh-Bah thanh