The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-17
PERSONAL MENTION.

Lyman A. Mills, of Middlefleld, who was nominated at the republican con- vention in New Haven Thursday for -bovernor, is the father of H, L. Mills, the hardware dealer of New Britain.
 Miss Vivian Soderstrom, of Bayview avenue, went to New Haven Thursday to visit friend, and incidentally to congratulate her employer, George E. Lounsbury, of the firm of Lounsbury, Mathewson & Co.,, on his nomination to the rnorship.-Norwalk Sentinel.
 Mrs. Thomas Wood, of East Norwalk and Mrs. George Wood, of New Haven, are spending a week in New York and Brooklyn, While in New York they will be guests of Rev. William E. Vib- bert, rector of Trinity chapel, son of the late Rev. Dr. Vibbert of Fair Ha- ven.
 Mrs. Hiram D. Fowler of New Ha- ven and Mrs Hieght and daughter of Yonkers, N. r., have been visiting at c. T. Terrills in Hotchkissville.
 Mrs. Frank I. Dodge of 136 Main street, Norwich, is entertaining her friend, Mrs. Fred Burrows, of this city.
 Supt. Preston of the Organized Char tiles, this city, was in Derby on a business trip yesterday.
 The announcement is made of the marriage of Daniel Dean of New Ha- ven, formerly of Waterbury, and Miss Margaret Shindler, former actress. Mr. Dean Is we'll known here having for several years been employed as bookkeeper by George Panneton, the carriage maker. He is now head clerk at Hotel Savoy, New Haven. The mar riage took place some time ago.-Wa- terbury American.
 Charles Hemingway Adams, of the Hartford Courant. who was so seri- ously overcome with sunstroke in this city, several days ago, and who for a week has been with his sister, Mrs. F. Will Hallock, in Derby, has returned to his home In Hartford.
 Dr. Davenport of Waterbury receiv- ed a letter from his son, Clarence G. Davenport, a few days ago, written at Ponce, Porto Rico, and dated Au- gust 26. Sergeant Davenport is con- nected with the First regiment of En- gineers, U. s. A., and he speaks highly of the country there and it's prospects,. The young engineer says the regiment is building bridges and putting in electric lights and doing other civilized things.
 E. B. Spencer, assistant postmaster | of Meriden, is in Branford, the guest | of F. D. Peckham at the Delavan | house. MT. Spencer was formerly as- sistant to the late Philo Hall, for many years Branford's postmaster
 The Dessauer-T -Troostwyk school of music opened last week for it's seventh | season with a large number of pupils In attendance. This number includes both beginner and advanced pupil as l it is the policy of the directors of the school to have both classess secure | systematic instruction. Despite the popular belief, the beginner is often | preferable as a pupil because instilling primary principles is easier than to | correct faulty teaching. The pupils of the school will be instructed in both the instrumental and vocal branches of music as heretofore. The Des- sauer-T Troostwyk school is the only in- stitution in Connecticut with com plete staff of teachers, being modelled 4 in every way after European conser- | vatories.
 A new feature is an operatic class l for the advanced pupils who intend to become opera singers. An extensive | repertoire of opera will be taught thoroughly preparing the pupil for the | operatic stage. More attention will be paid than hitherto in the preparation of pupils who intend to enter the de- partment of music at Yale college. Four hundred pupils have been gradu- ated from the school since it's found ing, many of whom are now promin- ent church singers, operatic singers and teachers.
 Miss Kathryn Kidder, who played Lady Teazle" in the big production of Sheridan's comedy, "The School of Scandal" at the Hyperion last night came only a few weeks ago from New Hartford, where she spent the entire summer with Mrs. Clara Louise Kel- ! lUSS S-otIdhOSCH, at ileT Dedulll LII nome | Elpstone.
 Yesterdays Meriden Republican says: Complaint has been lodged with the police by Rev. w. F. Koepchen of St Johns church against boys supposed | to come from the Catholic school When school is out the lads run ur and down the clergyman's banks, steal his apples and otherwise annoy him l Complaint at the school has brought | no result.
 Mir. and Mrs. William H. Morrow of 1S9 Basset street gave a pleasant though small and informal reception at their home, Thursday evening ir celebration of the first anniversary oi | their marriage.
 MT. Harry W. Mathews, formerly | with the E. P. Judd company, has | accepted a position with the New York and London firm of publishers, Mac milan, and will begin his new duties in a few days
 Mrs. J. B. HaWley, wife of the Con- necticut senator, General Hawley, en. | tertained number of cottagers al | Woodmont with a euchre party at hel cottage Thursday evening. It was a l very pleasant affair. After the game had been enjoyed for an hour or two an elaborate collation. was served. | Hon. H. B. Plant and Mrs. Plant l with retinue, arrived at their summer 1 home in Plantsville, Branford, on