The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-12-10
rNRSONAL LOrTINGS.

New Haven business man, who mas
been for the last fifteen years resi-
dent Of California, and who is most ia
Vorably remembered by many old
friends here, is pleasantly located at
san Pedro, Cal, where he is proprietor
OF a large planning mill and deals extern
slVely In lumber Writing to New Ha-
Ven friends he spealles of his strong at
tachment for his old home in the east,
the ELM City, although he has now for
SO many years been Identified with the
interests of the Pacific coast. He says
also that San Pedro people are deeply
interested in having a deep water har-
Dor at that port and that southern Call
tornla people are very anxious that the
authorities at Washington shall ade-
quately comprehend the Importance or
having the harbor sufficiently improved
winch alone it is felt is requisite to
make San Pedro an important city, as
there is already a large amount of trade
carried on there, especially In lumber.
The roadstead where the deep water
harbor is to be constructed is safe now
for commercial purposes except in Sc
we're southeast storms.
Harry Halves, boarding at "a Nash
street for years past, sails for England
to-day. He goesp to receive property
Willed to him by two uncles recently
deceased. The value of, the property
left to him is estimated at from $4,000
to $4,000. He at one time worked at
the Hooker carriage factory. For
number Of years past he has been en-
ployed at the Marlin gun shop On
Wednesday evening he entertained
nf fyin 1, 81 1Sn ~
and Mrs. Peters on Nash street, where
he boarded.
Mrs. ]. M. Marlin of George street is
visiting in Hartford for a week.
The engagement has just been an
nounced Of Mr.. James Crosby Brown of
New York and Miss Agnes Hewlett of
Brooklyn. Mr.. Brown is a graduate of
Yale in class of '94, and is the second
son of Mr.. John Crosby Brown of the
| we'll known banking house of Brown
brothers
Hon. James Graham, who has been
confined to his home in West Haven for
the past two weeks with an aggravated
| case of influenza, is slowly improving.
| The marriage of Miss Mollie Steinert,
daughter of Morris and Mrs. Steinert
Of 1859 Olive street, to Jacob B. Ullman
will be solemnized at the brides home
| on December 81
Samuel Keeton has been elected presi-
dent of the A. 0. U. w. band, E. r.
| Teeter, vice president; Fred Mayer,
leader and business manager; W. M
| Reynolds, secretary; N. Houd, treas
urer; Alexander Brown, librarian; Ber-
nard Butcher, sergeant at arms
| Health Officer Wright is about to be-
| gin an investigation to ascertain if it is
possible if the typhoid fever in the city
is in any respect traceable to the city
water supply and if so to which source
of supply.
| Walter A. Saxon has retuFned from
| Knoxville, Tenn, where he passed the
| bar examination. He will continue his
law studies here.
Miss Rose Boardman of Branford is
quite seriously i'll at her home in Pavel
street with pneumonia.
| Cards for the marriage of Miss Mon
son. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
| Monsoon Of 1879 Whitney avenue, will be
issued the latter part of December. The
date of the wedding is January ~ and
the ceremony will be performed at
home.
Miss Sarah MILFORD of South Main
street, Branford is spending few
weeks at the home of her sister, Mrs.
| Frank Holcomb, in this city.
Our enterprising toWnsman, Mr.. L. d.
Chidsey after looking over the field in
| Hartford, has decided that 1t will not
be practicable to hold food and health
exhibition there at present, as he finds
that the armory cannot be had for the
| thiS urir,fnr a nd hp has accord
ingly decided to postpone the intended
exhibition until next April, at which
time he intends putting on an exhibit
ton that in some features will surpass
the New Haven exhibit although not
on so large a scale. He also intends
giving another food exhibit in this city
next fall, if feasible, and if held it will
be superior to any former food exhibit
this city has ever seen.
Harry G. Wells, a very popular and
estimable young gentleman, formerly OF
this city. and at present of Chicago, has
been elected valedictorian Of the grad
uating class of the Rush Medical col
lege Of Chicago. Mr.. Wells is specially
delighted with the honor as the vale-
dictorian at that institution Is selected
not only on basis Of scholarship, but
also by vote of the members of the
senior class. The commencement exer-
cises will be held next June. Mr.. Wells
is a graduate of the Hillhouse high
school, class of 49, and of the Shelf.
field Scientific school, class of '95 Last
year he took the gold medal at the
Rush Medical college for presenting the
best thesis of any member Of the junior
class. He is the son Of Romanta Wells
formerly for many years well known
druggist in Fair Haven, and later ir
the wholesale drug business on State
street, this city.
AN ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.