The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-27
PERSONAL J0rYINGS.

PERSONAL JOTIINGS.
 Miss Julia Kelly of Ward street was rendered a grand reception Christmas night. Miss Kelly is 8 very accom- plished young lady, well known in mu- sical circles. She was the recipient of many valuable presents, Sweet music was rendered by Prof. Shanley's or chestra.
 Mrs. N. M. filling, of 155 Meadow street, celebrated Christmas day in a very appropriate manner by giving a dinner party to her friends. Covers were laid for fifteen couples. Several elegant presents were presented. William H. Doughan. high excelled ruler of New Haven Lodge. No. 25, B. P. of Elks, received a gold watch and chain as a Christmas present from his many friends. The inscription on the watch was in small diamonds "W. H. D." The presentation speech was made by MT. Charles Conboy, to which MT. Doughan responded in very ap- propriate manner.
 MT, Augustus S. Thompson, manager of the Welsbach Light company in this city, left Saturday for Tarrytown, N. Y., where he will be marritd to-mor- row noon to Miss Edith G. Purdy of that place.
 Alderman S. D. Kelsey of the Eff teenth ward was called to Clinton on Christmas day, where his mother, a ! lady eighty-four years old, Is lying at l the point of death.
 | MT. and Mrs. Arthur H. Brewer and the Misses Brewer of Broad street, Nor wich, are spending few days in New Haven.
 MT. William A. Norton of Norwich | is spending few days with relatives in | New Haven. . | Miss Igo has closed her school in Hop Swamp district, Middlebury, for the holidays, and returned to her home | in New Haven.
 Miss Lulu and Miss Georgie Marks | of Marion, Conn.,, have been spending | a few days in New Haven. Isaac Bromley of the New York Fri | bune is visiting his son, Isaac Bromley, at his home on Crown street. l Mrs. Sarah E. Dawson of Rochester N Y, and her son and daughter, Mas ter Hiram Camp Davis and Miss Lou | ise Davis, are guests of the formers g sister, Mrs. Arthur Mix, 67 Dickerman street.
 Miss Esther B. Street, daughter of MT. and Mrs. H. A. Street of Temple | street, is home for the holidays from Smith college.
 David Thomson of Bethlehem visited his family in New Haven recently, re- turning on Saturday, accompanied by his two younger children, the older one also going to Bethlehem later. Mrs Thomson goes to Brooklyn, N. Y., tC remain for awhile with her mother and ] sister. | One of the callers at the Knights of St. Patricks Christmas celebration was l Alfred M. Downes, the recently appoint ed secretary to Mayor-elect Van Wyck of New York. He was congratulated | by his many friends on his good for tune Another caller was Thomas w Lane, formerly of New Haven, but now of Providence.
 John Philip Sousa, composer of "Tht | Bride-Elect," was at the Hyperion Sat urday evening at the performance of "A Virginia Courtship." With him were B. D. Stevens, one of the managers ot "The Bride-Elect" company; Ben Teal the stage manager, and John McGhie, Q well known musical critic.
 MT. A. E. Lines gave a plano to tho City Missionary association on Friday
 The tenants of the First Nationa bank collected a good-sized sum o money and presented it to the employees of the building as Christmas present | The fortunate ones are Superintendent Lewis D. Behler, Harry Clark, Fred erick Best, Samuel Behler, P. c. Nesbi and l.. w. Floss
 Patrick F. Cannon, a policeman at tached to the Grand avenue precinct was on Saturday suspended from dut! by Superintendent Wrinn, pending al investigation on charge of intoxica ton. Cannon was on duty Friday at tn, fire at the Halstead & Harmount com pany's mill on Water street, and be cause of his conduct one of the superior officers who was In charge of polic' detail reported to the superintendent that Cannon was drunk. It was bitte cold and it is said that some sympa thetic person passed flask around among the suffering firemen and th' police. Cannon has been a member O the department for two years, having been appointed on the regular fore on January 10 1896. He is in the thirC | Sn