The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-30
- - PEkSONIL J(lIIINGS.

Mrs. Wilhelmina Noble, wife Of pr. Willis Noble, is en route to this city with her son from China and will reside at the Gibson residence on Edwards street. Her husband has been connect ed with the mission work in China for many years. He will remain in the mission service for three years longer. MT. and Mrs. Gibson's two daughters, who came to this city two or three years ago, accompanying their mother, who was on visit, are members of the IIillhouse high school.
 Highway Commissioner James H.. Macdonald has approved plans and spe- cffcations for the grading of roads at Stratford and Thomaston.
 Director William s. Beecher was re- ported to be as comfortable as could be expected yesterday. He is very feeble, however.
 President James w. Cheney of the state prison board of directors and Chaplain Hall left Saturday for Austin, Texas, to attend the six days meeting of the National Prison association in that city, opening December ?.
 MT. S. W. Hart and wife, who have been staying at the Majestic hotel for the past year, have moved to 36 Trum- bull street, The house has been beauti- fully renovated and about $3,000 has been expended in repairs.
 The Rev. Francis E. Clark, father of the Christian Endeavor society and president of the Worlds Christian En- deavor union, will speak at a union meeting of the society at the Pearl street church, Hartford, tomorrow evening. His subject will be Under Many Skies"
 The marriage of Miss Frances Sarah Thomas, daughter of MT. and Mrs. A. F. Thomas, and MT. William Henry O'Brien will occur at the home of the brides parents, No. 19 Grant street, on Thursday evening, December 16, at o'clock
 MT. and Mrs. Miles Campbell of 319 Sherman avenue last night celebrated at their home the golden anniversary of their marriage.
 
 fly of S4 Dwight street have been spend ing two weeks in New York attending the horse show and enjoying many oth- CT features of interest. They will return home to-day.
 The Rev. Frank Goodrich Wood worth, D. D., president of Tougaloo uni versity at Tougaloo, Miss, whose wo- mems dormitory was burned to the ground last Wednesday, is native of Waterbury, where he has host Of friends. He is forty years old and is the son of the late William Walter Woodworth, D. D., former pastor oi the First church Waterbury.
 Leonard B. Bishop, treasurer of the Dime Savings bank in Wallingford, is slowly recovering from his illness | which has covered a period of several weeks.
 Captain Theodore H. Tripp of the Grand avenue police precinct is slowly recovering. He sits up daily, and is gradually regaining his strength. Dr Converse, his physician, expects that his patient will go outdoors some time next week.
 MT. Walter Allen will deliver an ad. dress at the Railroad Y. M. c. A. Friday night on Frederick Douglass" Tht North Carolina jubilee singers will bt present and sing at the entertainment | later in the evening.
 Mrs. Elon Bragg of Branford Is visit | ing friends in Middletown. Judge and Mrs. Lynde Harrison have been entertaining MT. Alexander Harri son, the distinguished painter and liter ateur, whose home for twenty years has been in Paris. MT. Harrison, who is z distant connection of Judge Harrison | left town Sunday and shortly returns tt | his home in Paris. | Bishop Coadjutor Brewster paid hi l first visit to Southington last Sunday preaching at St. Paul's in the evening | to large congregation and confirming three. Bishop Brewster will deliver al address at Christ church, West Haven this evening, at the meeting of tn, chapters of the Brotherhood of St. An drew of New Haven county.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles Granniss ar entertaining Miss Bessie Book of Tren ton, N. J.
 | Prof. J. Adam Hugo, a native O | Bridgeport, who left there when clever years of age for Stuttgart, Germany, tc perfect himself in a thorough musca | education, for which he had wher young shown such a remarkable devel opment, will appear at a concert at the Mendelssohn Glee club hall in New York this evening. A number of hi! Bridgeport friends will be present. Prof Hugo, is a nephew of SeIectman Phillil | Hugo of this city.