The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-13


Moseley says, thought the glacier any
thing else than a menace to the health
of the city.
Ex-Governor Thomas M. Waller was
in town Saturday looking as if the
world and his diet agreed with him. The
ex-governor has rounded out in flesh
considerably since the days when he
electrified the Connecticut legislature
which that year met in New Haven by
his brilliant speeches on the then all
exciting question of bridging the Con-
necticut river. Governor waller is look
ing in fine health and as genial as ever.
His Junior partner, S. Harrison Wag-
ner of this city, was in town also Sat-
urday evening, having just returned
from the New York office Of the firm.
Mr. Wagner is quite sanguine that
there will not only be a forward move
ment soon by the new telephone COM
pany with which he is identified, but
that his company will furnish good tel
ephone service at very low prices. He
says his company--the Boston and
New York-has $2,O00,OO0 capital and is
coming into the telephone field for bust
ness
Mayor Farnsworth has written let
ter to the secretary of the League of
American Municipalities asking for
information as to the methods in vogue
in other cities for removing snow from
city streets. Secretary Gilkinson, ac-
knowledging the receipt of the letter,
promises to gather information in the
matter.
w. P. Brown of the class of 80 in the
Sheffield Scientific school has just re-
turned to Cleveland. He has been the
guest of DR.. Goodwin of Chapel street
for several days. Mr.. Brown is now
with the King Iron Bridge company of
Cleveland.
Julius Twiss has recovered judgment
against f. j. and Nellie Angus of Or
ange on note of 81, 100.
Wilbur F. Day, jr., who has been at
Camden, S. c.. since the first of Janu-
airy, will remain south until early in
May. He will probably leave Camden
later and go further south.
Mrs. George B. Rogers and her sister
Miss Carolyn Trowbridge, will spend
the spring and summer abroad. Their
plan as far as matured is to sail for
Genoa on the Kaiser Wilhelm on March
2S
Mrs. ]. Frank Pratt of Southington
and her daughter Lila will go to North
Carolina to-day, where they will stay a
few weeks.
Mrs. Alpheus H. Bowman is visiting
her mother, Mrs. William Bartlett of
College street.
Mrs Clarence w. Bispham has as her
guest her father Rear Admiral Casey
of washington. Mrs. Casey and Miss
Casey have been in New Haven with
Mrs Bispham for week or more.
United States Commissioner Wright
and Mrs. Wright have gone to Florida
on two weeks trip. They will go as
far as Palm Beach.
An April wedding will be that of Miss
Elizabeth Wylie of Orange street and
Charles Walton Gordon Of Fishers ISL
and, New York. The marriage will be
solemnized at the home of Miss Wylies
brother, George S. Wylie, at Morris
town.
Mrs. S. S. Thompson will sing at MIL |
ford soon after Lent in the production
of Gauls Ruth which is to be given |
there by chorus under the direction
of Charles Stormont of West Haven, or
ganist of the West Haven Congrega-
tional church.
There has just been issued from the
press of G. Schirmer Thomas G. Shep-
ards new book of anthems which Is en-
titled "Shepards Anthem Book
Mr.. and Mrs. Justus Hotchkss left
FOR Lakewood on Wednesday and are
registered at the Laurel-in- the-Pines
FOR a months sojourn. Mr.. and Mrs
Hotchkiss are annual guests at this
noted hostelry.
r. W. Cowles on Saturday afternoon
purchased from Stephen Ball Of Hart
'ord the land south of the Flanagan
place in Plantsville for L. V. Walkeley.
Mr. Walkeley will expend several thou
,and dollars on the property and will
present it to Southington for park pur-
)oses.
Mr.. and Mrs. George X. McLanahan
lave given up their apartments at the
Majestic in New York, where they have
lived since their marriage, and will go
o Cambridge, where Mr.. McLanahan
will enter college and go on reading law.
they have been visiting Mr.. McLana-
lan's people at Washington.
Miss Caroline Hazard, who has re-
emily been appointed president of
Wellesley college, Is daughter of the
ate Hon. Roland G. Hazard of Peace
ale, r. l., and sister of Mrs. Isving
fisher Of New Haven. Miss Hazard
) a graduate of the college to which
he returns at the president. Her fam
" is one of the wealthiest and one of
he most infieutial in the state of Rhode
Stand.
Dr. and Mrs. Warren Randall Gilman
Miss Helen Baldwin, will stop in New
Iaven for a brief visit before going to !,
heir new home at Worcester. Miss !,
the brides aunt spent part ,,
f last week at Worcester, making the
ouse ready for the young people. DR.. !.
nd Mrs. Gilman have been in Wash
)gton and other interesting places in
lat vicinity.
Joseph Wild, son of Isaac j. Wild of
Park street, treasurer of the New
.aven Gas Light company, and a mem
or of the class of 1901 s., has come for
ard as an inventor. Mr.. Wild's inven-
on is in the shape of a portable extern
on megaphone, fully four feet long, :,
ztended, which can be folded up and .
arried in a small hand case. The meg !.
phone is constructed on somewhat the :.
lme principle as patent telescope
linking cup and has received the q
'eatest favor wherever shown. Any
egaphone that can be used aboard