The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-10-29
PERsoNAL MENTION.

Cora Chrstopherson, daughter of Ot- to Christopherson, was given a surprise party at her home, 79 Cedar Hill ave- nue, Thursday evening to celebrate her eleventh birthday anniversary About twenty of her acquaintances were pres ent.
 Acting Fire Chief Fancher of this city, Chief Snagg of Waterbury and President O'Neil of the State Firemen's association sent letters of regret on the occasion of the funeral of John E. Kumpf, the Bridgeport steam engine driver who was killed by the steam cars at Bridgeport while driving to a fire Monday night.
 George Graham of West Haven has just been elected president of the En- field and Longmeadow electric railroad George T. Mathewson was elected vice president and A. Upson of Thompson- vile treasurer and general manager.
 Samuel A. Marshall of Cromwell, who was mustered out of service In Battery A in New Haven this week, leaves in a few days for Baltimore to take a medical course at Johns Hopkins uni versity.
 Stuart B. Camp, son of W. l.. Camp of Winsted and shortslop of the Yale university baseball team, broke his col lar-bone on Wednesday, afternoon while playing against the Hotchkiss school eleven with a team made up of the alumni of that school. His injuries are not considered serious.
 The Hon. John Hooker of Hartford will read from his personal reminis- cences at the meeting of the Connecti- cut Historical society next Tuesday evening.
 Cards are out for the marriage of Miss Agnes B. Mckay to Malcolm A Hemion on the evening of November 9 The ceremony will be performed at the home of the brides parents on Alden avenue, Westville, and a large number of relatives and friends of the contract ing parties have been invited to be present.
 Miss Anne Kimberly Bunce, daughter of Jonathan B. Bunce and niece of Rea1 Admiral Bunce, United States navy (re- tired), was married to Howell Cheney son of Colonel Frank W. Cheney ot South Manchester, Thursday afternoon at the residence of her parents on Ed wards street, Hartford. Rear Admiral Bunce's family resided in this city for a number of months recently.
 Major B. E. Brown yesterday received an invitation to attend the banquet which is to be given in New York on November Il to General Nelson A Miles. The invitation includes the staff of the Governors Foot Guard. It will probably be accepted. The banquet vii be given in the Astoria hotel and it is expected that fully 1000 men will at tend. Of this number 200 will be ir military uniform.
 Joseph D. Rice, organist and musical director at St. Marys church. this city formerly organist at St. James church New London. has been, with his wife and daughter, stopping at the Crocke1 house, New London, this week. They are guests of MT. Rice's brother Charles P. Rice of Rice's Comedians now playing weeks engagement al the Lyceum theater, New London.
 A birthday party was given by Mrs Thatcher of Bradley avenue, Branford on Tuesday for her little daughter Vera aged four. There were twelve little tots in the party, the youngest being David Duncan Beach.
 Conductor B. P. Bacon of the Hart ford division of the Consolidated road who has been very i'll at his home or Perkins street for several days, is or duty again.
 Lester Kniff1n, five years old, son ot Mrs. Lucy Kniffin of Branford, was successfully operated upon at the New Haven hospital about a week ago fol tuberculosis. The child is now doing well.
 A. E. Austin of Meriden and Miss Sarah Gilbert of North Haven were quietly married at the home of the brides brother, stephen Gilbert, or State street, North Haven, Wednesday evening. The ceremony was performed by Rev. William Lusk, rector of St John's Episcopal church of North Ha.