The daily morning journal and courier., 1898-12-03
PERSONAL MENTION.

| Miss Adele Sheath of New 4ork city is in New Haven for brief period.
 Registrar F. s. Hamilton is confined to his home by reason of grip, He has been i'll nearly week, but is now con valescing.
 R. c. Waite of this city is visiting his parents in East Hampton.
 Miss Frances Loretta Gilligan was recently married to Douglass Wildey Caulkins of New York The above, clip ped from the New York Herald of re- cent date, will be interesting to the many friends of the happy couple.
 The little stranger welcomed into the family of MT. and Mrs, John A. Haun fortnight ago, has been named after It's father, John Augustus Hauff. The engagement is announced of pr. Harry Little Welch of this city to Miss Annette Vail, daughter of thelat Aaron Frederick Vail of New York. They Will be married this month and will sail for Europe soon after. Dr. Welch VIII study surgery for several years in Ger many and then will return to continue his practice here.
 George, of 494 Chapel street, the foundryman, who was taken i'll in the street Thursday is nearly recovered.
 Rev. c. R. Tappert of Merlden will install the newly elected pastor of St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran church of New Britain, Rev. MT. Gaudian, on Sunday evening.
 Walter l.. Benton, who has been letter carrier connected with the local postoffice for a number of years, has resigned, and James F. Hart, the first substitute on the walking list, will take his place. MT. Benton has decided to engage in another line of business.
 w. D. Coffin of Rochester, N. Y., paid visit to Hillhouse high school yester- day. He has been making a tour of the principal cities of the country inspect ing schools. He said that Hillhouse leads in it's efficiency and thoroughness of it's commercial course
 A birthday reception was given to Miss Holly Jennings of SS Washington avenue last night, in celebration of her 18th birthday. After the games supper was served. The young hostess received many presents. Among those present were Miss Lillian Smith, Clifford Peck, Lucy Smith, Henry Malette, Louise SOlS, Elllu I lShCh, i" illeAAAA Il S'NASO'A' Mabel Taylor, A. M. Hamilton, Miss Anna Peterson, William Borhm and Miss Lillian Mae Smith.
 MT. and Mrs. Matthew w. Leahy en- tertained about fifty of their friends at their home on Franklin street Thurs day evening. Whist and dancing were enjoyed. A fine spread was served and all present had a most enjoyable time.
 n Oft 1,nc c11TN rior court was vice president of the Hartford Yale Alumni association at the Colonial club last evening.
 A pleasant surprise was given to Will liam Hull Thursday evening at his resi- dence, 224 Exchange street, in honor of his seventeenth birthday. After playing several games, a collation. was served. There were 25 couples present, among them being Miss Florence l.. Peck of New York, Stella and Neita Woodruff, Maud Pope, Alice Squires, May I'ax- tine, Ollie Wood, Frank and Ralph La Marsh, James Lawlor, Russell and Will bur Hopkins, Jesse Squires, Bert Rompf Fred Wild, Albert Cogsweli, William Bumster and Harry Hull.
 Congressman Sperry leaves for Washington to-day to be on hand at the opening of congress next Monday. MT. Sperry in speaking yesterday about the appropriation for New Haven, said that the sum of $400000 had been recommended for dredging the harbor and $100, 900 for the breakwater. He was not sure that a river and harbor bill would be passed this session.
 Proprietor w. H. Garde of the Garde hotel, will erect substantial addition to his hotel next spring. About fifty rooms will be added making the hotels rooming capacity about 25G. The addi- tion will cost $50, 900.
 The New York firm of brokers, Kings ley & Mabon, 41-4G Wall street, an- nounced to-day that G. Beeckman Hop pin has been admitted as a general partner in the firm. MT Hoppin, nep- hew of Professor J. M Hoppin has many friends here who will be interest ed in the announcement. He was grad uated at Yale in '92. He served as a lieutenant in our war with Spain. y The newly elected officers of Daven- port council, Royal Arcanum: Regent, w. H. Elliott; vice regent, John Cous- ils; orator. Dr. J. N Wood: secretary, J. D. Snavely; collector, S. Johnson; treasurer, George B. Jones who was elected for the fourteenth term; chap lain, J. s. Myers; guide w. M. Emer- ick; warden J. $ Savor; sentry, H N. Floyd and organist, W J. Rogan.
 The Boston Herald says: The an- nouncement that W. R. Babcock, late general passenger agent of the New England railroad, has been appointed the joint agent of the New York, New Haven & Hartford and the Boston x Albany, at the new south station, is re- ceived with much qualification by rail- road men in general, and those identi- fled with the passenger end of the busi- nesa in particular.
 One of the most interesting and prac- tical lessons of self-help among the ne- groes in the Black Belt of Alabama is being brought to the notice of the pulp lie by William D. Benson, young col- ored man who ia in New Haven pre- senting here and elsewhere the claims
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