The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-05-16
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 1898 KODAKS
 For sale by The Arthur H. Barnes Go. SsSs Glty Ha.. stnrs. 159 Church St.

company of States street.
 The new and very handsome billiard room which MT. and Mrs. Joseph F. Hubinger are adding to their handsome house at Elm street and Ellsworth ave- nue will probably be finished early in June.
 The rector, wardens and vestrymen of Christ church have issued invitations for the consecration of the church on Thursday, May 26, at half past 10 o'clock. The service will be followed by a luncheon at Lenox hall invitations to which are enclosed. The consecra- tion will be one of the most important church events of the year.
 The ceremony of forty hours devo- tion began at St, Johns R. c. church yesterday at the conclusion of the 10:30 a. m. mass.
 It looks now as if New Haven would have a public playground The idea of this charitable institution here origin ated with Mrs. Charles S. De Forest, who first introduced the subject at meeting of the school association. The association met Mrs. De Forests sug- gestion with the enthusiasm it deserved and merited.
 MT. and Mrs. Phelps Montgomery gave a fine dinner last Saturday for Lewis S. Frissell of New York, Yale '95, and Mr. Montgomery's chum dur ing his college course. The other guests were Miss Agatha filling, Miss Alice Porter and Bertram B. Boltwood.
 The engagement is announced of Miss Lorena Egbert of the graduating class of Anderson gymnasium, to William Lorraine Schellenbach. Miss Egbert is the daughter of c. 0. Egbert of Mem phis, Tenn, and has spent the past two years here in study at the gymnasium. She ranks high in her class as a stu dent. MT. Schellenbach comes from Richmond, Ind, and is associated in featuring company. Their marriage will take place this summer.
 The subscription to the stock of the company which is to buy land and erect a house for the Country club are fast being made. The committee is com- posed of Judge Lynde Harrison, Will liam W. Farnam, Bruce Tenn and H. c. Warren.
 William Bennett and Alfred N. Wheeler, who went to Southford on a trouting expedition, will return to- night.
 The house in Branford owned by T. D. Williams on Monroe street and oc- cupied by John Streigle, was burned to the ground Friday morning, and the houses each side of it, owned by Mrs, Tobin and J. c. Williams were some what scorched. The chemical engine was brought to the fire, but refused to work. The house was insured
 Mrs. John W. filling will entertain this week Mrs. l.. l.. Langdon of Brook lyn, wife of Colonel Langdon of the United States army, First Artillery VOL unteers. Colonel Langdon was for sev- eral years in command at Fort Ham, ilton and was afterwards retired At the outbreak of the present war Col onel Langdon volunteered again, but it is not known where he will be station- ed. Lieutenant Russell Langdon, son of Colonel and Mrs Langdon, who was graduated at West Point in '97, is with his regiment, the Eighth infantry, sta- tioned at Tampa.
 Live Oak council, No. 1,027, R. A., has voted to pay the dues and assess ments of any of it's members who shall be called upon to protect their country in the present war.
 Mrs. Rosabelle Frushour-Lines has been invited by the president of the Sorosis to give piano recital before the society at the Waldorf Astoria this afternoon at half-past ? o'clock The pianist has prepared an analytical pro- gramme and will be assisted in the talks by Miss Mary G. French of New Haven.
 At meeting held Thursday of the M E. A., of the Yale & Towne Mfg. Co.,, Branford, the following were elected for officers for the ensuing year: Presi- dent, T. F. Carney; vice president, David Carey; financial secretary, J. P. Callahan; treasurer, Martin Burke; ex- ecutive committee, John Mathews, John Carey, Con. Driscoll, John Holly, David Hockberg, Andrew McDermott, John Van Vie, Jessie Bringhurst. and Charles Montgomery; Thomas Crouch and James Mack, auditors.
 Deputy Sheriff Peter Doolan served the papers Saturday in an action brought by Bryan. Minor & Read, wholesale grocers of New Haven, against William Levi of Bridgeport. Lewis store on Pine street was attach ed and a large quantity of the stock was taken out.
 The Connecticut Holland Danes have sent to Cuba for the army a box of medicines valued at S2OO and the pres- ident of the society Miss Caroline Hitchcock Lupton, will soon have a. larger contribution to send