The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-09
PERS0NAL MENTION.

 Johns church, Essex, delivered his sec ond advent lecture in that town last evening; subject, "Is There an Inter- mediate Condition Between Death and Judgment?'
 s. R. Knox, proprietor of the Petit paug house of Essex, has closed it and gone to Jacksonville, Fla, to spend the winter,
 Superintendent Davidson of the Hart ford division of the Consolidated road has issued orders, it is understood, that H. l.. B. Pond will hereafter have his headquarters at the West Main street depot of the Meriden branch. | Chief John A. Bowen completed his twenty ninth year as member or the Norwich police force on Wednesday, General William H. Bulkeley pr. James Campbell, John R. Hills and c. c. Cook, all of Hartford, were to leave at noon yesterday for California, to be 1 gone about month.
 Mrs. John M. Wadhams of Goshen has returned from visit in New Ha- ven with her mother, Mrs. M. c. Ten ney.
 Second Lieutenant William Sypher has been chosen by the City Guard cap tain to succeed Captain Kapitzke, who recently resigned. To succeed Capt. elect Sypher, Quartermaster Sergeant Paulie was chosen second lieutenant.
 Edgar L. Camp of Meriden and Miss Alice G. Spencer were married Weines- day evening by Rev. MT. Johnson, pas tor of the Plantsville Baptist church, at the home of Luther Matthews in Milldale.
 Mrs. Bailey of Naugatuck, who has been visiting Mrs. Charles Ho]lister in 1 South Meriden, came to New Haven yesterday to visit friends.
 The condition of David T. McNamara who is seriously i'll With stomach hou- ble was reported somewhat improved yesterday. He is still very sick.
 Rev. Charles E. Jefferson, D. D., pas tor of the Broadway Tabernacle church, New York. will address the Mems club of the United church, on l Sunday night. Subject James Russell Lowell as seen in His Letters and Po- ems"
 Lieutenant Edmund Rice, of the Eff &eenth Minnesota volunteers, who has for several weeks been i'll with typhoid fever at the general hospital, was able | to leave the city on Tuesday. He re- ceived his honorable discharge from the services and decided to go Florida to recuperate.
 Horace Chase, of g Downing street, is very i'll. He is S6 years of age.
 Deputy Commissioner Eaton attended ] the dairy institute held in Ridgefield 1 Wednesday,
 | Extra Driver Isaac Isaacs of hose wagon No ? was injured yesterday morning while trying to mount one of his horses to go from No. 7s to No. ?. The horse jumped and threw him off and severely kicked him in the hip, Fire Surgeon w. P. Baldwin was called and he found that the injury was noi a serious one. Isaacs was taken to his home on Washington avenue. He will be out in a few days.
 i Mrs. Alice Twitchell Pratzner visited her parents, pr. and Mrs. J. E. Twitch- ell, at their new home in Northampton on Tuesday last. She found them fairly well settled in their cosy, pleasant house on Pomeroy Terrace. Mrs. TwitchelTs old home was in Amherst;
 
 also resides in Northampton. The resi- dents have many of them already shown a cordial interest in the new corners, by calling. Miss Edith Pope and Miss Clara Belle Mix, two New Haven girls, the first at Smith college, the second at Miss Bumham's school, were among the first callers on the minister his wife and daughter.
 .I.oe oc IL. sisters was held yesterday at the resi- dence of Mrs. Julia M. Walter 710 State street, the occasion being the annive S. ary of the bi9th of her sister, Mrs. AL fred S.Baldwin of Che hire. Ire young est sister, Mrs Harland F. Davidson of Chicago, was unable to be present but the others. Mrs. Catherine F. Thomp- son and Mrs. Luthera c. Dayton, who reside or Edgewood avenue, were both there Other guests and many callers came during the day to offer their con- gratulations and numerous telegrams were received.
 Mrs. Laura A. Skinner, a venerable real" Daughter of the American Rev. olution, whose home is at East Hamp- ton and who is member of the James Wadsworth Chapter Middetown, has received the usual real" Daughter honors from the National Society, D. A. R., at Washington, D. c. The spoon was secured for her through the efforts of Mrs Pevin of the Mddetown Chapter, and the regent, Mrs James H. Bunce of Middletown. Mrs. Skinner's grand father, John Markham, served through the Revolutionary war. His father, John Markham ST., was one of the signers of the charter for building the first Congregational church. Mrs. Skin her passed her eighty-fifth birthday October 2i.
 A very pretty reception held in AL lingtown Wednesday evening, at the residence of R. Allen, was given in hon. or of Miss Anna Murphy of West Ha- ven and Miss Amabel Rhodes of Brook lyn. Mrs. Allen received the guests in a handsome gown of turqoise taffeta. She was assisted by Miss Murphy and Miss Rhodes, who were similarly attired in pink organdie. The evening was very pleasantly spent in dancing, etc. Among those present were the Misses Lee, Murray, Maitland, Warner and Gray, and Messrs. Lane, Alden, King, Banks, Prescott and Lee.
 Charles s. Mersick, Of this city, the state treasurer elect has decided to