The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-23

FERSONAL JUTTINGS.


 winters aojourn in Florida, where he Will probably remain until the spring. Els naphtha launch is awaiting him on Indian river and he win live most of the time on board the launch, sailing along the river to various points from hockledge to it's mouth and from thence via Florida bay to Key West. His new house, which he has erected, is near his home, the old Woodward home- stead.
 Superintendent John F. Gaffey left Springside Home yesterday and moved into his new home on University place. Major T. H. Sucher, the new manager of the home, will remove to the home to-day.
 Captain Faulkenburg has succeeded Captain Jabez Weaver in command of the schooner E. H. Weaver. The yes sel sailed from this city Friday for Philadelphia. Faull1enburg was first mate under Captain Weaver. Captain Weaver has remained ashore in Janu- ary and February during the past few years, owing to the extreme rough weather of winter. He is one of the oldest seafaring men in service, being seventy-tWo years old, but still hale and hearty. Captain Weaver went to sea when boy. After few years service ne returned to shore again. He enlist ed in the army during the rebellion and atfer the war returned to sea. Since then he has been on the water most all the time.
 MT. and Mrs. George A. Maycock of 1St ynt1, f,,NY +l,1 south, where they very delightfully."- spent a month. They travelled through Florida considerably. They were at Jacksonville, St. Augustine, Rockledge, Palm Beach, and Fort Pierce. When they were at Rockledge they were the guests of The New Rockledge, the large hotel, a notable addition to which was l completed last season. It is owned by | Horace P. Shares the brick manufac- turer and capitalist of this city, who is one of the founders of Rockledge and | has, spent many winters there MT. Maycock was the first guest to register at the hotel this season. The hotel is managed by MT. Treadway, son-in-law Of MT. Shares. They were also at Fort Pierce, where they stopped at the Fort Pierce hotel, which is kept by F. M. | Tyler, another landlord who was for | merly a resident of New Haven On 1 their way back MT. and Mrs. Maycock stopped at Asheville, N. C., where there are a number of former New Haveners.
 Major T. H. Sucher, who takes charge | of Springside farm to-day, has turned over his business on State street to his head clerk, Christian Luft, who will conduct it the same as before.
 Prosecuting Agent William P. Niles will leave to-day for Boston, where he will for two days visit his son, William A. Niles, who is student at the Mas sachusetts Institute of Technology.
 Mrs. R. H. Stannard of Westbrook Is the guest of her daughter, Mrs. c. w. 1 Prann of Harrison avenue, Branford.
 Mrs. David T. Welch of West Haven leaves to-day for New York, where she will spend the holiday season.
 Among the recent social events at Pasadena Cal, that will be of unusual interest to many in New Haven and I other near by towns, was a dinner where Dr. and Mrs. B. M Sage enter tained in honor of Mr. F. c. Bradley, a resident of North Haven who is spend ing some time in California looking af- ter business interest
 Frank s. Parsons, who recently ac- cepted a position with the F. N. Welch company in Bristol, will spend Christ mas in Branford.
 Mrs. H. P Hoadley and daughter, Miss Henrietta Hoadley of Crown street, will spend Christmas and the holidays in New York.
 Councilman Clifford of the Sixth ward is rapidly improving at the hospital He will be able to go out doors in day or two.
 The engagement is announced of Miss Susan Wordin Naramore to Hubert C. Smith of Boston, Mass. Miss Naramore is daughter of Frank J. Naramore, collector of customs in Bridgeport Announcement cards have been re- ceived by the New Haven friends of the bridegroom, announcing the mar riage of Miss Mary Virginia Arguimbau of Brooklyn, to Mir. Frederick Richard son Vernon, which was quetly celebrat- cd at the brides home last Thursday evening. The best man was MT. Joseph Vernon, the bridegroom's brother, and the ushers, some of them Yale men, were MT. Wylys Terry, MT. Harry P. Leonard, MT. Howe Walden and MT. | Marlowe Vernon. Mir. Vernon was we'll known iii college circles when at Yale. and is now a member of the Crescent and other prominent Brooklyn clubs.
 MT. and Mrs. Walter Foote of Bran ford will soon leave for Virginia MT. Foote's health is such that his physi- clans recommend warmer climate for the winter Miss Josephine Bradley of Branford left yesterday to spend the Christmas vacation with her aunt, Mrs. H. H. Johnson of this city.
 Intelligence was received in this city yesterday that Albert M. Downes, a New Haven boy, has just been appoint ed private secretary to Mayor-elect 1 Van Wyck, who becomes the first exec utive of Greater New York or January 1, 1893. Mr. Downes' salary will be s5,000. This news will be gratifying in- deed to the many friends of MT. Downes in this city, and to the newspaper men of the state, among whom he was well known. MT. DoWnes is thfrtyfVe years of age, and a New Havener by birth. He is a son of the late Edward Downes, who was for many years q Chapel street newsdealer and prominent man in town. Young DoWnes was educated in the public schools of this city, and l -s,,- Fro,,o LJi1lbo,ca rJiuh SoIool