The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-16
PERSONAL JOTTINGS.

PERSONAL JOTTINGS.
Our former townsman, Mr.. James w.
Birge, who is now residing with rela-
tives about eighteen miles from Buff
falo, N. Y, is in town for a few weeks
calling upon old friends. Mr.. Birge is
in excellent health and returns after
an absence Of two years. Mr.. Birge
was formerly for many years in the
restaurant business on Orange street
and is well and fayorably remembered
by many Of our citizens.
Miss Carlisle has issued cards for
series of sat homes to her friends
among the teachers.
Mrs. Seymour Spier, who has been i'll
with nervous prostration the last two
weeks, will resume her place in Center
church choir next Sunday.
Ex-Alderman John w. Lowe was be-
ing congratulated by host Of his
friends yesterday upon the fact of his
having been presented yesterday with
a bouncing baby girl; while he was also
showered with congratulations on his
having successfully extingiushed fire
at his drug store, which a boy passing
by discovered and reported to him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Beers of 100
Howe street will celebrate the twenty
fifth anniversary Of their marriage on
Saturday evening, November 27, by
giving large reception to their friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Pond of Indian
Neck leave to-day for a visit to their
daughter Mrs. Mackie, in Springfield.
Rev. Father Lockinger of St. Mary's
church has gone on an extended trip
west for the benefit Of his health
A reception will be given the new
minister, Rev. Joseph Mexican Of the
Baptist church in Branford in the YES
try on Thursday evening Of this week.
The marriage of Thomas Williams
and Miss Annie McKeon, both Of
Branford, is to take place at st. Mary's
r. c. church on Wednesday, Noyem-
Der "a.
Mrs. Sherman Truman Foote (nee
Georgia Hardy, who has been visiting
her mother in Fair Haven for two or
| three weeks, will return to her home In
Providence to-day.
Miss Anne Warren Of the postoffice
| registry department, who has been i'll
with malarial fever since last July, re-
turned to her post yesterday.
DR.. Max Loeb has returned from Ber-
| lin after studying there at the univer-
| sity for six months.
e. Theo. Leifield, recently appoint
| ed consul to Freiburgi Germany,
| will be given reception by the Hope
Baptist church congregation tomorrow
| night. There will be music by Profess
| sor Fowlers quartette, and by Mrs. E.
| MT A1I;,o op5 Miss 1.-Two Woita M.
Leifield Is member Of Hope church.
| Miss Henrietta Hubbard of Branford,
who has been spending the past three
| weeks with Rev. and Mrs. Smith in
| Rhinebeck, N. ", has returned.
| Mrs. Sarah Butler Stiles of Coronado,
| San Diego, Cal a sister of Professor G..
FL. Smith Of Yale, was married to Will
liam D. Curtiss, proprietor of the cele-
brated and fashionable Lenox Inn at
Lenox, Mass, by Rev. t. T. Munger,
| Sunday evening. The marriage cere-
| mony took place at the Kensington.
| Orange street, the residence of Profess
| sor Smith, who is at the head of the de-
| partment Of American history at Yale.
Mr.. Curtiss arrived in this city on Sat-
urday afternoon and took a suite of
rooms at the New Haven house. Mrs.
Stiles came to her brothers from Cali
fornia on Saturday evening. There
were present at the wedding beside the
contracting parties and Professor and
| Mrs. Smith, another brother of Mrs.
Stiles, Benjamin e. Smith of New Ro-
| chelle, N. Y, one Of the editors of the
Century dictionary with his family.
After receiving the congratulations of
theirrelatives Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis went
to their quarters in the New Haven
house and yesterday morning left for
Lenox They will remain there but a
few days, going from there to Colorado,
to spend the winter in Mrs. Curtis res
idence in that city. Mr.. and Mrs. Cur
tbs will, in the future, spend their sum-
| mers in Lenox and their winters in
California.
The father and sister of Rev. Mr..
Knapp Of Southington, who have been
visiting with him for the past few
weeks, returned to their home in New
York yesterday.
Miss Lum Of this city was the guest
of honor at q tea given on Saturday in
New Britain by Miss Louise Chamber
lain, daughter of the late Judge v. B.
Chamberlain. During the afternoon
Miss Chamberlain's engagement to Mr..
Walter H. Hart, also Of New Britain,
was announced. Mr.. Hart is the son of
Mr.. William Hart, president of the
Stanley works.
/ Mrs. Garrison. mother Of Mr.. e. E.
Garrison, Yale's former football mana
ger, is the guest Of Mrs. Henry L.
Hotchkiss.
1t is announced that Lewis S. WEIGH
of the Alumni Weekly of this city,
formerly of the Hartford Courant," is
to marry Miss Williams of Glaston-
bury about the first OF December.
The second recital of the pupils OF
Mr.. f. A. Fowler. at the Fowler stu
dio, is announced for Wednesday, No
vember II.
C. NJ. Strong of New Britain has pur-
chased fifty building lots lying between
Smalley and East Main street in that
city, of N. S. Bronson of this city, and
has started two houses and will build
six more on the same plot