The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-02-12
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recently returned from New York,
where they visited their daughter, Miss
Theodosla Secor Fowler who is pursu-
ing the study of medicine in that city,
GRANNIS-ARNOLD WEDDING.
Invitations have been issued an
nouncing the wedding ceremony of
Nina, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Alya
II. Granniss, to Burton W. Arnold, on
Monday evening, February %, at p.
M, at 204 North Market street
CONGRATULATIONS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles f. Mcneil of 223
Lombard street were receiving congrat-
ulatlons yesterday upon the advent of
daughter at their home,
THE VENERABLE GEN. COUCH.
| The friends of General d. n, Couch
| of South Norwalk, who at one time was
associated with Hooker in the Army of
the Potomac, are anxious over the CON
dition of the general, who has been i'll
at his residence for about a month.
| General Couch, who is about seventy
years of age. has been gradually break
! ing down for some time.
| CHANGE MADE.
The firm of Merwin, Hubbell & CO.,
contractors and builders, has just been
changed from partnership to a joint
stock corporation. The change was de-
cided on in settling the estate of the
late William r. Hubbell, junior mem
Der of the firm. The firm will retain it's
| former name, the Hubbell family re-
firing from the partnership. George p.
and Charles f. Merwin are the leading
| stockholders of the new company.
| GOING TO CALIFORNIA.
| Ex-Councilman Edward |. Atwater,
the Grand avenue merchant who has
been seriously i'll, is now fast recover
ing, and when able to resume the care
of his business, his father, Mr. William
| j. Atwater, will leave on a southern
and western trip. Besides Mr. Atwa-
| ter, Mr. w. t. Gilbert accompanied by
his wife and two daughters, and Mr.. c..
S. Mersick and daughter will go on the
trip, which will extend through New
Orleans, where they will be in time to
witness the Mardi Gras festival AZ
| ter spending a few days in New Or
leans the party will go west making
no long stops until they reach their des-
1
will visit Denver, Salt Lake City, the
Mammoth Cave. Colorado Springs and
other places arriving home after trip
of about eight weeks.
A VALENTINE WEEK SOCIETY
EVENT
Mrs. Sydney A. Dawson's reception
to the Pequot council next Monday af-
ternoon, the 18th, will be one of the
pretty society events of Valentine week.
/ About $50 invitations have been issued.
The hours are from $ to 5. Mrs Daw-
son will be assisted in receiving by
| Mrs. W. P. Tuttle. The decorations will
be in the Pequot colors, red and white,
and Pequot flags will be literally used.
The tea tables will be done in red and
| white, and arranged with ribbons and
flowers. Mr. Bishop, pianist and Mr.
Law, violinist, from the Young Mems
Republican club orchestra will furn-
ish music during the hours of the re-
ception
THE VALENTINE SEASON.
The Valentine season is at hand and
old ST Valentines memory so far from
4 falling into disrepute is being cele-
brated with undirninished zeal The
missives sent nowadays, however, are
not so much of the old barbaric kind
as in days of yore and comic Valen-
tines are not in as great demand as for
merly. The devotees of st. Valentine
says Mr.. Pease the bookseller, are now
adays more given to sending works OF
art as valentines, some of the memen-
toes of regard being made of silk and
satin and being hand painted and quite
costly and quite fine enough to work
havoc with the feminine heart The
less expensive ones are much prettiei
and more artistic than those formerly
sent. There are countless styles anG
many very pretty designs that are in.
expensive, and there are besides the
romantic ones for lovers, comic ones
that are tasteful and witty enough tC
hit the mark. AS Valentines day falls
on Sunday this year the time, by com
mon consent, for receiving the missives
is fixed for Monday although the post,
office clerks say with anxious forebod.
ings that they expect that their Satur.
days mail bag will be uncommonly
: heavy, as well as those of Monday