The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-17
PERSONAL JOTTINGS.

ing in the city of Birmingham, Eng
land. Birmingham, which is one of the
chief cities of the United Kingdom,
has a population OF half million peo-
pie, and from the number and variety
of it's manufactures it is called "the
workshop of the world" DR.. and Mrs,
Meserve were among the twelve hun
bred invited guests who attended the
reception given by the lord mayor and
lady mayoress of Birmingham in the
council house in honor OF the Congrega-
tional congress, the lord mayor him.
self being non-conformist.
DR.. Meserve has preached nearly ev-
cry Sunday since going to England
more than three months ago, and often
to large audiences. He and his wife
have met with the most cordial recep-
ton and kindest treatment among the
English people and they are not likely
to return to America before spring.
Judge w. K. Townsend, of the United
States circuit court, and Mrs Town
send, left yesterday on trip to Hot
Springs, Ark. They will be gone three
weeks.
Frederick B. Franklin, Yale '95, cap
tain of the Yale Gun club in '93 and "a,
is In town to remain until after the
Princeton game.
Charles Gallagher, one of New Fla
Yen's popular young men, has resigned
a position in Sargent's as head book
keeper to accept a position in the
American Steam Heat company in New
York. He will cross the Atlantic every
three months.
John Ready, the we'll known building
contractor, lies i'll at his home, 124
Ward street, with an aggravating at
tack of rheumatism. DR.. Thomas H.
Russell is attending him, and hopes to
have Mr. Ready well again after anoth-
er week of rest.
DR.. Alfred G. Nader, who has been
house physician at the New Haven hos
pital, has finished his inferno at that
institution, and opened an Office at 122
Olive street.
DIR. Ford Ferris, Yale Medical school,
of the class Of '97, has returned to New
Haven for while. He has been in the
Columbia hospital in New York doing
creditable work upon the staff.
The Mems Sociological club, ]. E.
Ridder, secretary, will meet in the
basement of Taylor church this (Wed-
nesday) evening at 8 p. m. for the pur-
pose of arranging for future work and
lectures. All men interested are in
vited to attend.
Alfred Hickman, Of the "Circus Grip
theatrical company, which is booked
- Fl, h1I,,c dow will
be the guest of Harry Ensign.
Mr.. Harry Merwin, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. P. Merwin Of College street,
has gone to New York, where he has
entered lawyers Office. Mr.. Merwin
was Shelf. graduate in the class of
'95, and was graduated from the law
school last June.
An evening paper says: Alfred HI.
Durham, who had been planning to go
to the Klondike on gold hunting ex-
petition early next spring, said yes
terday that he would probably start
for Southern California early in De-
cember, 1t being his intention to spend
the winter months in that delightful
country, and proceed to the Klondike
as early in the spring as the weather
party that will go for the purpose of
inspecting the country, their intention
being to take advantage Of any oppor-
tunity which may seem favorable The
party will include some New Haveners
whose names are at present secret.
Every facility for comfort will be Sc
cured before starting for the Klondike
region, and the party expects a very
delightful as well as prosperous series
of adventures.
The old grocery firm of A. l.. Cham
berlain G. Co. will soon cease to exist.
Joseph i. Den1ing, a member Of the
firm, died last spring, and A. L. Cham
berlain, senior partner, Is now about
to retire from business. This is the
oldest firm of grocers in New Haven
county. 1t was established in 1920, in
East Grand avenue, where the FIRMS
store is at present located, under the
firm name of Chamberlain, Woodruff &
Scranton The firms title was many
years ago changed to A. L. Chamber
lain & Co.
Yesterdays Meriden Journal remarks
of man in that city: walter Stick
ney the veteran carriage maker is
eighty-one years old to-day, and is
as hale and hearty as man of forty.
Surveyor G. S. Pierson, well known
Yale graduate, was fifty-six years old
on Sunday, and looks to be the picture
of health"
A P. Mathews, landscape architect
for the Shady Hill Nursery company
left yesterday morning for San Anto-
MO, Texas, to collect specimens OF
plants for the Shady Hill company. Mr.
Mathews, who has just closed large
contract for one of our prominent citi-
zens, has the well wishes Of his friend
who surprised him Monday evening al
the Aldrich house by presenting him
with a solitaire diamond ring with a
flower in the center. The presentation
was made by George M. Cameron, man.
ager of the Aldrich house. Mr.. Mathews
will travel through Mexico for about
two months before his return to this
city.
Mr.. M. Steinert has presented to the
Emanuel sisters, of the Temple Eman-
uel, New York, one of his old instru-
ments of the famous Steinert collection
to be ratified or sold at their fair, to be
given at the new Astoria on December