The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-05-03
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DR.. Richard Burton of Hartford, who
has been i'll in New York, will positive
ly lecture before the New Haven Uni
versity Extension center on English,
as Spoken in the School and Family"
at Warner hall next Friday evening at
o'clock. The lecture was to be de-
livered two weeks ago, but was post
poned.
Major T, Attwater Barnes has return
ed from New York, where he went to
see his sons, Amos r. and Frank G. P.
Barnes, off for Europe Saturday. The
brothers sailed for Naples on the
steamer Kaiser William IL They will
travel in Italy, Switzerland, Germany,
England and Holland, and will be away
about four months. Late in the sum-
mer they will go to Holland to witness
the coronation exercises of Wilhemina,
the young queen.
Rev. Father Doolan, pastor of st.
Thomas r. c. church of Southington,
will start next Friday for Europe, sail
ing on the Lucania. He will be &C
companied by Rev. Father Furlough
of Norwalk. Father Doolan is in need
of rest and will be away two or three
months. Most of his vacation will be
spent in Ireland He referred on Sun
day to Admiral Dewey's victory at Ma
Mia as grand, and, deploring the effect
of war, ETC., predicted that the victory
of Sunday meant peace at an early
date.
w. e. Chamberlain, who has been
assistant superintendent Of the New
York division, yesterday morning as
sumed the general superintendency of
the Old Colony system. Mr.. Chamber
1ain's appointment was announced a
week ago. He succeeds E. G. Allen,
who resigned. No appointment of a
successor to Superintendent Chamber
lain has yet been made.
John Woods, formerly telegraph edi-
tor of the Journal and Courier, was
married last Wednesday in New York
to Miss Josephine Rizzo, daughter of
the late Professor Rizzo. Mrs. Woods
has a voice of unusual sweetness and
is most charming person. After a
short sojourn Mr.. and Mrs. Woods will
reside on Ninety-ninth street, where a
very handsomely furnished fiat awaits
them.
The New Haven Homing club con-
Quoted a race of honing pigeons from
New Brunswick, N. j., Sunday. The
conditions were very unfavorable ow-
ing to the high winds which headed the
birds. Every member Of the club par
ticipated The birds of e. Curran of
rs Carlisle street arrived fortyfive
minutes in advance of any other. The
distance was one hundred and twenty
five miles.
W. u. Watson of the senior class of
the Yale medical school has been
awarded, after a competitive examina-
ton, a position on the house staff of
st. Mary's hospital, New York city. He
will begin his duties on July 1 and re-
main on the staff for twenty months.
The hospital is finely equipped 1t has
one hundred beds and makes a special
ty Of female cases. Mr.. Watson is an
editor of the Yale Medical Journal and
has been for two years an assistant at
the Yale gymnasium. DR.. A. c. Klenke
of this city was formerly on the house
staff of st. Mary's hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Stratton and
Miss Annie Curnan will sail for Europe
this week.
William P. futile, recently appointed
by Postmaster Howarth assistant post
master, will begin his new duties to-
day The assistant postmaster, Jona-
than N. Rowe, will not leave the office
at present, but will remain for at least
two weeks to assist Mr. futile and in
struct him in his new work. John A.
Hull, recently appointed auditor has
been at the postoffice several days. B.
J. Stanley, the old auditor is instruct
ing Mr.. Hull in his new duties.
Company X. of the Boys brigade, Of
the Orange street temple, Captain
\ Reginald Zunder, wifi have an enter
tainment on Thursday evening. The
ladies of the Mishkan Israel Sewing
society will present the company with
fine silk flag, in the presence of the
brigade officers.
The reorganization of the Peck
Brothers company will not be effected
before the latter part of this week A
member Of the reorganization commit
tee said yesterday morning that the
committee would then, in all probabli-
ty, be prepared to pay off the full
amount of the bid. Receiver Porter
will be president of the reorganized
company.
The Kings Daughters of the state
will hold their annual meeting on
"Wednesday of this week at Portland,
Me. From each society in New Haven
four delegates will attend. Christ
church will be represented by Miss
Frances Prescott, Mrs. Woods, as del
egate and my Mrs. Baumann as visi-
tor. Miss Prescott will present the
secretary's report, and will have the
opportunity of presenting the new res
cue work Of ST. Faiths house to the
various chapters of Connecticut.
Chopin will be the subject for the
next meeting OF the -Four Hand club
to take place on Wednesday, May 4, at
the house of Miss Alice Smith, West
Haven Miss Amy Austin, Miss Kate
Dennison, Miss Tillou, Miss Smith,
Miss Mary Law, the Misses Deming
and Mrs. Rosabellle Froushour-Lines
will take part. The programme prom
Uses to be most interesting.
WALLINGFORD GRANGE.
The programme as arranged by the Wal
lingford grange for the month of May is as
follows:
May 5-Exchange programme, Mrs. John
&c Erannis w T, of Mpridnn pronpn to