The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-17
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l NNN'AN'NAA iINC LOI 0GNGldl bSS9 bSSlA NAAS guests of MT. and Mrs. J. D. Rice, Mrs. l Clark is a daughter of Mr. Crocker of New London, formerly of this city, and at one time connected with the former Hubbard Advertising agency here, MT. | Rice is organist of St. Mary's church, this city, and was formerly organist of St. James church, New London. He has just been appointed musical direc- tor of St. Mary's church choir vice J. D, Plunkett, deceased.
 Cards Were received in Southington yesterday announcing the marriage of Miss Ethel Emily, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Skeltois, to Joseph S. Wag- staff, which occurred on Wednesday in Reading, Penn. The couple formerly lived in Southington, where they have many friends, who wish them well in their new life.
 Miss Elizabeth Hallock Johnson of Branford was given a birthday surprise at her home by number of her young friends few evenings ago. Miss John- son, being gifted young pianist and a pupil of Mrs. Frushour Lines of New Haven, made the evening one of pleas ant surprises with selections on the piano. Games also had place in the evenings amusement and refreshments were served by the young hostess, Prominent among the birthday gifts were one-half dozen silver spoons from Mrs. l.. B. Bagley of East Haven and a gold watch from her father.
 Mrs. H, A. Dodge of 1O1 Whalley ave- nue Will give large whist party next Monday afternoon for the benefit of the Ladies Aid society of the Church of the Redeemer There will be twelve or fifteen tables and the game will be play ed from 2:9O until o'clock.
 Among the New Haveners who were the guests of the Berlin Iron Bridge company al the oyster roast given We'd nesday at Berlin Were James, A. How arth, R. F. Woodruff, c. s, ' Mersick, Wilson A. Lee and w. P. Futile
 Director Beecher is slowly improving and it is hoped he will be able to sit up a little in a few days. For many days he did not recognize his attendants, | but his mind has been clear for the past ten days and he is allowed to talk little.
 Mrs, Mary A. McGovern widow of the late Michael McGovern of 2S Wallace street, is suffering from severe attack of malarial fever She has been con- fined to her bed for several days,
 Miss Gladys Hildreth, daughter of J. D. Hildreth, the builder is very i'll at her home on Sherman avenue. An op- eration for appendicitis was performed on Miss Hildreth recently and she has not been improving as rapidly as has been expected.
 M w. Ross, the clerk at the railroad department Young Mems Christian as- socitaon, has resigned to accept po- sition in New York. He will be suc- ceeded by F. H. Belden of Scranton, Penn.
 Rabbi Rappaport was reported in an improved condition yesterday afternoon at his home, 9S Olive street He is suf- fering from blood poisoning, caused by a cut with a knife.
 EX-Senatof James Graham of West 1 Haven, who has been confined to his house with a hard attack of malaria for 1 two weeks, was yesterday out for the first time. He is rapidly recovering
 Charles w. Scott corresponding sec- retary of the Society of the Army of the Potomac who has been critically ill in Boston, will return to Hartford with his wife. They will reside with Mrs. Scott's mother Mrs Pollard, in that city.
 State Insurance Commissioner Fred X. Betts has returned from Phiiadel- ! phia, where he has been, in conjunction with the insurance commissioners of Wisconsin and Pennsylvania examin- ing the accounts of the Fidelity Mutual Life association of Philadelphia The examination was called for by the com pany itself.
 A concert to be given at Trinity church is in progress of arrangement for next month On the programme will appear the best musical names to be secured in New Haven; and among them it is expected will be that of Mrs s. s. Thompson.
 The wedding of Miss Rose Green house to Mr. Julius Levin of Bridge port will take place Monday January 25, at the brides home 9S Washington street. The enga cement was formally announced yesterday.
 Mrs. Brennan with daughter, Miss Brennan, of Redfeld street, have gone to Buffalo, N Y, to attend the ordna- ton to the holy priesthood of her son, MT Charles w. Brennan, which takes place Saturday morning.
 Announcement cards are received in New Haven of the marriage on Tuesday last, the fourteenth, of Miss Emma Green of New York, q sister of Mrs Abner Hendee of New Haven, and James c. Patterson, jr., of Hartford The wedding trip will be to South America. After their return they will reside in New York, on West 3Sth street, where they will be at home after Feb ruary 15
 David c. Sanford of this city, en- gineer of the state shell fish commits sion, has been invited by the German government to go to that country to in vestigate the trouble with oyster cult ure there. For several years the indus- try of oyster raising has not fiourished in Germany and MT. Sanford will aid Dr Erherburm, the celebrated German scholar, in Investigating the decline. He will sail from New York about Jan uary 15 returning in about six weeks and going to Germany again in July
 MT. Henry J. Fredericks, of the gro- cers firm of Fredericks & Brothers, and Miss Lena Stradhagen of 40 Congress | avenue, were married at o'clock We'd