The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-02-15
PERSONAL JOTTINGS.

The Earnest Workers of Epworth M. E. church will have a social at Mrs. J. A. Bradley's, 25 Cottage street, to-mor- row evening from to 10 o'clock. Light refreshments will be served, and vol untary offerings will be received at the door.
 Mrs. William Scranton of Richards place, West Haven, returns home to- day from a six weeks visit to her son, Charles Scranton of New York, for merly of this city. MT. Scranton is well known engineer on the Consoli- dated road, who few months ago re- moved to New York.
 Mrs. John R. Johnson of Woodmont leaves for Washington on the 18th of this month. She goes with Milford chapter, D. A. R., of which she is member.
 MT. and Mrs. Reynolds of 59 Will liam street are spending several weeks in Mexico.
 William w. Ellsworth of the Century will deliver the first of a series of lec- lures before the New Haven Colony Historical society February 26. The subject of the lecture will be From Lexington to Yorktown
 Mrs A. F. Durkin of Gilbert avenue is at the Prescott, Lynn, Mass, the guest of Mrs. Thomas Fully.
 MT. and Mrs. Stiles, J. Wheaton Stone, Mrs. H. Merwin, Clifford Mer- win, MT. and Mrs. M. E. Jacobs and M H. Donnelly all left yesterday for Pittsburg, Pa. The men are delegates to the national convention of brick manufacturers. The party had a spe- cial car.
 Mrs. Lyman T. Law left yesterday for stay at Rock Ledge, Florida.
 During the absence of United States Commissioner W. A. Wright in Florida Captain Marvin, clerk of the United States court at Hartford, will act in his stead.
  and Mrs. P. N. Welch, has gone south and Is visiting at the plantation of her cousin.
 Roger T. Smith of Smith Brothers of this city left yesterday for Hot Springs, Ark. He went by the Baltimore and Ohio from New York
 The Rev. Father J. Costello of Brook lyn has returned after a visit with his parents on Franklin street.
 Edward F. Thompson of East Haven left yesterday for Prenix, Arizona, to make an extended visit.
 MT. and Mrs Joseph Kaiser and daughter, Miss Florence, of 36 Pearl street, are visiting friends in New York for few days.
 Councilman F. P. Root, superintend- ent of the movement department of the New Haven Clock company, did not go to Florida, as he had planned Instead he sailed for Europe on the Teutonic last Wednesday in company with Frederick Stevens, who is man. ager of the London office of the New Haven Clock company.
 Miss Sadie Doyle of Orange street left yesterday for a visit to friends in Chicago.
 Professor William Lyon Phelps lec- tured last evening at the Y. M. c. A on the subject of The Origin of the Modern Theater." MT. and Mrs. Wilbur F. Gilbert of this city will leave to-day for Miami Florida, and after a short stay there will go by steamer to Nassau, on the Bahama Islands, for the season.
 MT. and Mrs. George King of New | Haven are visiting friends in Union City.
 Thomas Mullery of New York city is the guest of his cousin, Mrs. D. s | Gamble.
 | Frederick Averill and Major Luding, 1 ton will leave to-day on pleasure triI l to Washington and Fortress Monroe | Va.
 | Miss Mary Gaffney of Columbus avenue is the guest of Mrs. P. D. Ryar | of Hartford.
 | Miss Lena Poli gave reception tc | her schoolmates from St. Johns paro chial school Saturday afternoon iron | until 4:3O o'clock. There were abou one hundred children in all, and they made the parlors of MT. Polls home or | Davenport avenue merry with theil 1 songs and laughter. Little Miss Pol | is a delightful entertainer, and witt games, refreshments, etc, all went mos | merrily.
 | Rev. Father Schadewell now O. l North Carolina, is visiting his mother on Ann street.
 Among those who will take part 1T the entertainment this and tomorrow | evenings at the Church of the Ascen sion are William $. Babcock, Charle! E. Larom, Ernest Bradley Beers, Pro | lessor Richard B. Lyon and Mary Dud ley Burk and Mabel Crabb. After tn, entertainment on each evening there will be a sale of fancy articles by tn, | Parish Aid society.
 Mrs. George Van Alstyne and so1 Ward of South Norwalk are spendins a week in this city with Mrs. w. s | Crofut.
 | Rev. Allen A. Keene of New Have1 occupied the pulpit of the Congrega | tional church in Brooklyn, Conn.,, las | Sunday at both the morning and even ing services, and delivered sermons ap | propriate for the occasion. Rev. MT Keene will act as pastor of that churcl | for a month.
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