The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-09-20

Hartford, travelling in Scotland, Ireland and Wales, met considerable number of his classmates and college friends
 during his absence. MT. Frisble will return to the university the last of the month, in time for the opening of the fall term.
 The Hartford Telegram says: The Rev H. E. Peabody preached his first sermon yesterday as pastor of the Windsor avenue Congregational church. He has not yet been installed as pastor and the exact date has not been selected but will be in the near future. MT. Pea body is convincing tall1er, and there l was large congregation present. His sermon was listened to with interest. For the past three years MT. Peabody has been assistant pastor of the Church of the Redeemer, New Haven, and su- perintendent of the Welcome Hall mis- sion, which does a large work in the most crowded foreign quarters of the city. His college preparatory course was received at Phillips Exeter, where he fitted for Harvard. After graduat- ing from the latter place he worked as Sunday school missionary in Minneapo- lis, Minn., year, and, returning to l school for three years. For five years after graduating from Yale he was pas tor of a church in Trinidad Colorado and went from there to the Church of the Redeemer, New Haven, and was called from there to Hartford.
 The Ansona Sentinel says: Rev. A. " R. Abbott of West Haven, who sup plies the Great Hill Methodist church, al,O TAf1, n1Ic church Sunday morning in exchange with the pastor his subject being Songs in the Night" MT. Abbott is well advanced in years and at the pres ent time only acts as supply, his health not being good enough to take a regular appointment. He has re- gently been i'll and his voice was weak on Sunday. He did evangelistic work in Ansonia over fifty years ago and was present at the dedication of the First Methodist church, holding the first re- vival meeting that took place in 1t. There are but few people now living in this vicinity who were members Of the church at tht time. His discourse, as he referred to the younger days of the church, was very interesting Rev. MT Abbott has been superannuated for the last few years, but is now in very good health and expects to hold special J twentieth century evangelstic ser | vices next Sabbath in the Great Hill | church, assisted by band of Christian workers.
 Mrs. Holden of Milford entertained few friends at the home Of her par ents, MT. and Mrs. Ridley on Derby avenue, Monday evening. Mrs. Holden has been stopping for the summer in Milford and returned to her home in this city this week.
 Miss Edith Blakeslee is the teacher of the pupils in a new room just open ed in Wesville school. It is the fourth grade. Miss Blakeslee is a graduate of the Hillhouee High school and of the | State Normal school. Miss Adelaide Smith is raised from the fifth to the ! seventh grade and Miss Ada Smith is I raised from the fourth to the fifth grade There are APO pupils attending at the school. | MT. and Mrs. Elias House of Milford have been enjoying visit from their son, Dr. House of Torrington.
 Minnie and Rachel Wies celebrated their tenth annual birthday Saturday. The guests were Elsie Davis, Alice Guild, Lewis M Tack, May Gibson Daniel, Ester Holman. They had nice time together.
 Mrs. Fender and her daughter, Miss Lillian, of 56 Asylum street, has gone to Kingston, Albany and New York for a three weeks stay
 Attorney Curtis Thompson of Bridge port read paper Monday at meet ing of General Gold Selleck Sillman branch of the Connecticut society, Sone of the American Revolution held at the Bridgeport trade rooms. It was on the life of William Samuel Johnson of Stratford, who was born there in 1647 and died ninety-two years later. For over an hour Lawyer Thompson enter tained his hearers very Interestingly.
 Hon. Franklin Dye, secretary of the New Jersey state board of agriculture, has returned to his home in Trenton, after a short visit with Deacon Nelson A. Brown and other relatives in South ington.
 Word was received in Willimantic Monday from Lieutenant Gruener, who left here on Saturday with five volun- teers He said that Knowlton, Perry, Raley Rowan and Flag Doyle were well-Norwich Bulletin.
 Dwight Bassett of Milford who has been quite i'll, is slowly recovering He is boarding at the home of Mrs. Bots- ford on Gum street.
 Judge and Mrs. Edwin c. Dow will issue cards to-day for the marriage of their daughter, Miss Mae Belle to FL bert Ames Munsell on Wednesday eve- | ming, October 4, at o'clock in the First | M. E. church The bride selected this | church as the judge and Mrs. Dow were married there; also the brides | grandmother and grandfather. The | wedding is to be a large affair and the | bride will be attended by several | bridesmaids There will hc fifteen in l the bridal party. After the wedding a | reception will follow at the home of the brides parents, 37 Whalley avenue, to which invitations to the bridal party and family only will be issued. Mr Munsell is billing clerk for the New Haven Steamboat company and has many friends in this city. MT. Nun sell and bride will go to housekeeping in Fair Haven and will be at home af- ter November 1.
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