The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-18
PERSONIL JOTTINGS.

place at the residence or the Drlue parents in TarrytoWn on Tuesday after noon, December 2S. MT. Thompson is manager of the Welsbach Light com pany in this city and has been con nected with the New Haven Gas com pany for the past five years. After short wedding trip they will reside at 47 Court street, this city.
 Harry B. Lewis, clerk at the Consoli- dated railroad office building, has been i'll at his home, No. 8 Edwards street. with a light attack of diphtheria. He is now convalescent, as his many friends will be glad to learn.
 Mrs. D. J. Williams of 27 Shelton ave- nue gave a reception in honor of her niece, Miss Ethel Bryant and her young friends Wednesday evening. A fine programme of music was rendered. A bountiful supper was served at 10 o'clock.
 Charles Zink of Branford has arrived home from Baltimore, where he is studying medicine.
 H. A. Keenan of the car service de- partment, New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad, has been elected master workman of East Rock lodge, A. o. U. w.
 The engagement is announced of Miss Lillian Bass, formerly of this city, now residing in Springfield, Mass, to H. w. Bennett of Willimantic, Conn.
 Major Sucher, who was appointed manager of the almshouse, will move into the institution about the middle of next week. Superintendent Gaffey will retire at that time.
 Henry H. Townshend, son of Captain Charles H. ToWnshend, who lives at the corner of Church and Wall streets, is studying law at Cambridge, Eng. The gentleman graduated from Yale this year, winning the Townsend prize in the academic department. Colonel H, M. Roberts Major A. M. Miller and Major D. w. Lockwood have been detailed by General Wilson, chief of engineers, United States army, to consider questions affecting the harbor lines at Bridgeport.
 Mrs. Brennan and daughters of Red field street have gone to Buffalo, N. Y, to attend the ordination of her son, Charles w. Brennan, which takes place this morning.
 | Mrs. Georgiana Ie Coun of Mantle | is the guest of Rev. and Mrs. McKean at the Baptist parsonage. | Messrs. Hotchkiss, Sperry and Farren q zE | Charities and Corrections, have been | added to the directorate of the associ- ation. In previous years the town agent | has been director of the Organized | Charities
 | Miss Mabel A. Smith of 34 Sea street | has gone to Chicago for the winter
 Miss Fanny Treat of 73 Rosette street entertained the Kings Daughters cir cle of the Howard avenue Congrega- tional church, Thursday afternoon The meting was called to arrange for a sale on Monday, December 20, in aid of the circles fund.
 Mrs. l. Cook of New Haven is visiting | Mrs. William Beers of Montowese street, Branford.
 1 Miss Louise Wolfe of Branford was on Thursday removed to Grace hospita by Dr. Evans. This was deemed advis. able as Miss Wolfe requires the care of two nurses all the time.
 | Mrs. A. Thill, who has been spending a month in Hartford and Meriden, was in town this week for a day or two, re turning Thursday night to Meriden where she will remain until after the 1 holidays.
 I ;- o4a. home from Washington to-day for the | Christmas recess, congress adjournins until January fifth. Mrs Frothingham who was III when he left for Washing. 1 ton, has recovered from her illness ant 1 her little son Newton, who has beer l having the measles, is convalescent. l Mrs Frank Jerold of Branford is en | tertaining Miss Julia Curtiss, formerly of that place, but now of New Haven. c. W. Swan of Essex and C. F. Lewis of Derby are the guests Of $. A. Gris
 wold in Branford.
 Herr TroostWyk will be the violinis
 at the Lee-Heehan recital to be givel at Harmonic hall on the evening of Jan | uary IS. MT. Troostwyk will give twt numbers. It was after much persuasion that this artist consented to assist, at his time is fully occupied with his sixty pupils in the Yale department of music and as concert-master in the Symphon,
 orchestra.
 Miss Frances Sarah Thomas, daugh ter of MT and Mrs. A. F. Thomas o Grant street and MT. William Henr! O'Brien, son of MT. and Mrs. Jame O'Brien of West Carlisle street, wer
 united in marriage at the brides hom
 at o'clock Thursday night by the Rev
 Marshall of the Church of the Ascen
 sion, of which the bride is member. E. Theophilus Liefeld has receives from Washington telegram stating that the president has signed his com
 mission as United States consul to Frei
 burg, Germany. There has been som
 delay in proceedings owing to the rais
 ing of F'reiburg to a full consulate.
 Insurance Commissioner Betts has no sued the Travellers Insurance compan,
 of Hartford. MT. Betts said regardln
 the matter that he was willing to talk
 the blame for all the suits he had in
 stituted, but that he knew nothing a
 all about this one
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