The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-21
PERSONlL MENTION.


 Miss Elizabeth H. Johnson was given a surprise party Monday evening at her home on Bradley avenue, Branford, in honor of her nineteenth birthday. Among those present were Misses Liz zie and Susie Cook Miss Sarah Clark, Miss Mary Philips of Guilford, Miss Bertha Milford, Roy Bartholomew, Harold Baldwin, Harry and Charles Cook, Harry Brewer and MT. Wilcox of Guilford, and Mr. and Mrs. William E. Higley.
 Miss Mary L. Latham and Miss Helen J. Harvey of Mantle are in New Ha- ven for week.
 John S. Camp of Hartford, organist of the Park Place church, was the guest of Prof. Parker in this city Monday and attended the symphony concert. John Jude of East Haven Is very i'll with pneumonia. Dr. Holbrook says he has chance for recovery, but his case is considered quite serious.
 The Misses Kitty and Carrie F. Smith of Crown street have returned from a weeks pleasure trip, which was spent at Burlington, Vt. The resignation of Captain Sidney M. Leonard of Go. D, New Britain, is in the hands of the adjutant general, and it is expected that it will be accepted this week.
 MT. and Mrs. Frank R. Langdale are entertaining at their Edgewood avenue residence Miss Josephine Weed of Cali fornia.
 General Thomas L. Watson, formerly commander of the Connecticut National Guard, it is said will be the next presi- dent of the New York Athletic club. He is a prominent figure in financial and club circles, and as vice president and chairman of the house committee of the N. Y A. c. since 1896 has been closely in touch with all matters pertaining to the club.
 Harold B. Danforth, who was former ly connected with the Consolidated read in this city, is now with the Amer ican Arithometer company in Boston, Mass. The concern has agencies in New York, Boston, Chicago and other cities. MT Danforth has been connect ed with the New York office of the con- cern for eight months and his removal to Boston means a substantial promo ton.
 Austin Baldwin of New York city and Miss Mary Mitchell of Willimantic were the guests of Mrs. Julia Kimball of | Wilfred avenue, Branford, over Sum day.
 Miss Mary Bassett of this city is vis- iting Miss Ella Bassett of Bank street, Derby, for a few days. Miss Harriet Bradley is home in Branford from Bradford academy for the Christmas holidays. 1 Fire Commissioner |, Charles l.. Well has been confined to his home at "A Pearl street, having been i'll since Sat
 urday. He is attended by Dr. Max l Mailhouse.
 J. Wesley Gordon of Branford leaves | to-day for a visit to his old home in | Unity, Me.
 | MT. and Mrs. Lewis Conklin and | children of New Haven have been guests this week of N. k. Peck of Cross street, South Norwalk | Charles H. Zink arrived in Branford | last night from Baltimore, where he is studying medicine MT. Znk has pass | ed all examinations and will graduate
 with the class of '99 next April. He
 will return to college after one weeks S visit to his home.
 | Miss Mary Burton of Middletown has presented to the Essex library book | of lectures delivered by her brother, l the late pr. Nathaniel J. Burton of
 Hartford to the theological students of | Yale college Miss Burton at one time | lived in Essex when her father was
 pastor of the Methodist church in that l place.
 The resignation of Henry c. Moose, | principal of the Branford schools, will
 be acted upon by the Branford board | of education Saturday evening. | Philo s. Bennett has been ill with the grip for the past two or three days Harry Leigh, who has been i'll for some days with the grip, is slowly im- proving but is still quite weak. l Prof. Samuel Hart of Trinity college | informs the Churchman that the col | lection of pastoral letters of the Protestant Episcopal house of bishops ! begun by the late MT. Tatlock of this l diocese is now complete. He is at pres ent collecting the opening sermons at
 the general conventions. At a later day." he says, T hope to make an at
 tempt to secure a complete collection of the sermons preached at the conse- crations of our American bishops, as far as they have been printed"