The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-30
PERSoN4.L MENTION,

member of the American Historical so- ciety and of the Yale class AS, has been attending the society's meetings. The death of Dr. Peet of New York, of the same class, announced in our vester- days issue, leaves but ten survivors of this class, William E. Downes of Whit ney avenue being one. General Car rington's latest historical work, Wash ington, the Soldier" was sent out to the trade last week. Besides maps and eight different portraits of Washington, it embraces full index, several appen- diXes, and has been practically life work.
 Miss Charlotte Barnes of Mt. Herman school is home in Montowese for the holidays.
 Colonel and Mrs. I. M. Ullman are in New York for a brief stay.
 Leo HerZ, superintendent of the box department In the factory of Strouse, Adler X Co.,, has just returned from a
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 One of the social events of the new year will be masquerade party to be given at the home of Miss Ivahlon Brad ley in East Haven Wednesday evening, January f.
 Superintendent c. N. Kendall went to Trenton, N. J., yesterday and delivered an address in the afternoon before the teachers association of that state. His subject was "The Teaching of English in High Schools
 Dr. w. w. Horton of Bristol has giv- en up his practice in that town and will settle in this city
 Miss Enid Eldridge, little daughter of Rev. Gardner S. Eldridge, entertained her Sunday school classmates and their teacher, Miss Helen Luntz, at the par sonage, % Wall street, on Wednesday. The occasion was very enjoyable one.
 Miss Carolina c. Richards of Boston, sister of the Rev. Frederick Richards, formerly assistant pastor at the United church, this city, has been the guest of Mrs George F. Booth of Henry street
 Miss Skinner, supervisor of drawing in the public schools in this city. has returned from sojourn at Mount Yer non, N. Y.
 Mrs. M. E. Bushnell of IT Elm street is visiting relatives at Peacedale. l.. l.. over the holidays.
 1 The Benedicts' Whist club met Wed J nesday evening at MT. and Mrs. Irving Richey's for a bundle whist. The first gentleman's prize, an embroidered handkerchief, was take l by MT Richey and the first ladys prize, two delicate pieces of china ware, by Mrs. MacGreg or. After play luncheon was served and the bundles drawn. Those who played were MT. and Mrs. Ambrose Munson, MT. and Mrs. Alexander Mac Gregor, MT and Mrs John Wilmot, MT and Mrs. John Perry, MT. and Mrs. Por- ter, MT and Mrs. Miner and Mr. ano Mrs. J. Frederick Jackson.
 Miss Fannie J. Crosby, the distin. guished hymn writer, is visiting this week at the home of MT. and Mrs. w H. Preston. As many people have ex. pressed desire to meet her, she vii 1 take pleasure in greeting any who wist to call between the hours of 2 and this (Friday) afternoon at the res. .dencs 1 of MT. Preston, No 197 Blatchley ave. nue.
 Hon. Frederick J. Kingsbury, IL. D. l of Waterbury, has announced his de 1 termination to retire from the ya't J corporation at the expiration of hi. present term, the reason being that ht 1 has now reached nearly 76 years ant desires to relieve himself of all extrs l burdens
 Trinity parish has decided to post pone action upon the matter of choosins rector until the next regular meeting
 Rain or snow for to-day is the weath I CT predictions for this latitude, and cold wave due to arrive tomorrow. A new time table is to go into effec at noon next Sunday, January 1, on al 1 the branches of the New York, Nev | Haven and Hartford railroad. The nev time table is not expected to make an, material changes in the running tim, of the passenger trains.
 One of the most prominent men spoIx en of for the place of warden of tn, state prison is Charles F. BolIman O | lhlS tlIy. MI. DUllIlldH was IOrDlerIN chief of police in this city and has serv ed on the board of directors of the stat, | prison.
 Lieutenant Foster Sanford in a lette home from Camp Marion states that h fell off his horse which stumbled a Lieutenant Sanford was returning iron a fox hunt down in South Carolina, ant MT. Sanford was for time unconscious | but soon recovered.
 The two-masted schooner Mary E Crosby, from Perth Amboy for Nan tucket, with coal which went ashor on Wheaton's reef early Wednesda, morning, will be a total wreck.
 Cashier Charles H. Trowbridge re ceived the following letter yesterda, morning from the Italian banker Guen arc Agnone of Hamilton street, thi city, who is alleged to have skipped ou leaving claims amounting to about S1 20 against him from Italians in the Sixtl and Seventh wards:
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 Yours Very trly,