The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-09-29
pERsoNAL MENTION.


 firm of Prince & Whitely, bankers and brokers, New York, was in town yes terday and visited the firms branch of- flee in this city. He came to this city with his son, Milton Whitely, who en- ters the Sheffield Scientific school, Yale, to-day His father is president of the New York Athletic club, which recently erected one of the most elegant and best equipped buildings for athletic purposes in the United States, The first president of the club was W. H. Travers, a famous Wall street man, who was also a special partner in the firm of Prince & Whitely, and who gave now Travers Island to the New York Athletic club. Three prominent men, representing respectively three New York stock exchange firms, each has a son among the new arrivals at Yale, this week-Mr. Whitely, MT. Schley of Moore & Schley, and w. H. Granbery of W. H. Granbery & Go. MT. Schley's son also enters Shelf Young MT Whitely prepared for Yale in New York at the same school where two of the gradsons of the multi-millionaire, c, P. Huntington, have been preparing for college. c. P. Huntington, who is one of the great railroad magnates of the world, is a Connecticut man by birth.
 Rutherford Trowbridge, who with his family returned to this city last Friday from Stockbridge, Mass, where they spent the summer, reports that the sea- son there was very enjoyable, all ex- cepting during the recent terrifically hot spell Although Stockbridge is 1000 feet above sea level the weather during the hot spell was unendurably warm there.
 The marriage of James Robinson of Branford and Miss A. Laura Crane of Machias took place at the home of the brides sister, Mrs. George L. Stocking, yesterday afternoon. Only the imme- diate relatives and intimate friends l were present. MT. and Mrs. Robinson will make their home with the formers | parents, MT. and Mrs. Willis T. Robin son on Hopson avenue in Branford. | Louis Calm son of Edward Calm of this city is at the New Haven hospital. He is 8 member of Battery c, Heavy Artillery. Last Monday he walked to the hospital and was placed under treatment. His condition is not serious. | ota rta tLa woods again yesterday afternoon and 1 will remain there for two weeks, His son, who was taken suddenly i'll with appendicitis, has recovered.
 Deputy c. H. Johnson of this city in- stalled the newly elected officers of the state council of the Junior Order of Mechanics in Waterbury, Tuesday. The new officers are: Junior past conduc- | tor, J. A. Schroeder Waterbury; state councillor, F. J. Hawley, Danbury; state vice councillor J. R. James, New Lon- don; state secretary, D, w. Bell, New Britain state treasurer, Frank Welton, | Waterbury; conductor, D. w. Goulden, Bridgeport; warden. George c. Scott, Hartford; inside sentinel, c. F. Will Hams, New Haven; outside sentinel, Frank Maynard, Danbury; representa- tives to the national convention (three years) E. l.. Goulden, Give years) Frank Smith.
 Mrs Frank Augur, Mrs. Willis F. Beach, Mrs. A. E. Kingsley; alternate, Mrs. Walter Boynton, Mrs. Frank Bradley, all Branford ladies, have been elected delegates to the w. c. T. II. state convention, to be held in Torring- ton.
 Ex-Editor Walter l.. Bevins of the Winsted Citizen, now a member of the First Connecticut volunteer infantry, is visiting friends in Winsted. He will re- enter the Yale Law school to-day
 William Smith of Narragansett Pier is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Whitney of Branford.
 Henry H. Fowler has been appointed administrator on the estate of the late John Hutchinson of Branford.
 Dr. Edwin H. Forbes of Torrington, president of the State Teachers associ- alton, is completing arrangements for the annual convention to be held in this city next month.
 T. B. PrebIe and family have return ed from the Sheldon house, Pine Or chard. to their home on Milford ave- nue in Branford.
 Messrs. Bachelder, Greene, Kerwin, Ostrander, McGarr and Hastings of the Meriden Stationary Engineers associa- tion came to New Haven Tuesday night and paid fraternal visit to Association No. of this city.
 E. J. Coffey, with Hutchinson & Co.,, Branford, has gone for vacation to be spent in Copake N. Y.
 Lawyer William F. Alcorn has re- turned to the city and resumed prac- tice after a vacation of several months spent in Pennsylvania. During his ab- sence MT. Alcorn has done considerable hunting and fishing. He has fine col lection of rattlesnake skins.
 I. J. Wild and family of this city who have spent the entire summer at Indian Neck, have returned to their home here. Leonard Doolittle of the lower part of the town of Southington is in critical condition with lockjaw, resulting from small scratch from a thorn.
 Policeman John w. Grant, who has been absent from police headquarters for several months, appeared there again yesterday. Policeman Grant has been suffering with jaundice and at one time was quite i'll. For some weeks he has been at the sulphur springs in New l York state and he has returned much