The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-09-14
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST from 10th
SIDES OF THE RIVER.
Return of u Fair Havener After Seven
Years Absence-He Is Caterer to His
Majesty the King of Siam-Other Per-
sonaI Notes-A Notable Procession.

sonaI Notes-A Notable Procession.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Leonard of
Sandisville, Mass, are visiting Mr. and
Mrs. William H. Russell.
Charles f. Allen, who has been very
ill with typhoid fever and suffered a
relapse, is now believed to be out of
danger. He has been i'll forty-tive
days and has set up only two hours
The delegates attending the conven-
ton of the Typothetea of America,
with their wives and lady friends, took
ride through Fair Haven yesterday
afternoon. The party first visited
East Rock Park, and were driven
/ through Ferry, Grand and Quinnipiac
avenues and thence by the shore roads
to the Pequot club house. where "a
shore dinner was served. Tha party
We're transported in sixty hacks and
| several barges They expressed them
selves as greatly pleased with the trip
through Fair Haven and down the
shore road. 1t is unusual to witness SO
long string of carriages in this vi
entity and the party attracted consid-
cradle attention,
T. G. W. jefferson, of Jefferson & Co.,
was here yesterday for the first time in
three weeks, the serious illness of his
daughter having kept him at his Short
Beach cottage. Miss Jetferson's CON-
dition yesterday was without material
change.
John Dixon of Columbia Castle. has
been elected master of records of phe
Grand lodge of Connecticut, X. G.. n.
Rev. d. j. Clark pastor Of the East
Haven Congregational church. has re-
turned from his vacation, which was
passed at Long Island and Asbury
Park. N. j.
Andrew j. Hull, Frank j. Mansfield
and Henry A. Stevens have been elect
ed trustees of the East Pearl street M.
E. church for three years,
Mrs. John f. Thompson, of Atwater
street, has returned from, Wallingford.
w, j. Palmer arrived in Fair Haven
yesterday after an absence of seven
years, and is visiting his father, Eu
gene II, Palmer of SO Quninipiac ave
nue.. He has visited China. Japan and
other eastern countries, but most of
the time he has resided in Siam. For
number of years he has conducted the
Oriental Hotel at Bangkok His bust
ness card also denotes that he is Ca
terer to His Majesty. the King" He
returned via Europe. He was several
days in England and tried to get pas
sage on one Of the mail steamers for
the United States, but they were so
crowded it was impossible and he was
Obliged to take a steamer at Glasgow
Scotland. He thought he would sure
ly be able to come over on the big
steamer Oceanic which is making her
maiden trip, but the passenger list was
filled, He was given Il cor
dial Welcome by his relatives and
friends after his long absence. Mr..
Palmer win return to Bangkok in a few
weeks Yesterdays Meriden Journal
says of Mr. Palmer wv, j. Palmer, of
New Haven, brother of Melville x.
Palmer manager Of Hanover Park, re-
turned to his home Tuesday afternoon
after eight years absence in the far
east Manager Palmer went to New
Haven Tuesday evening to see his
brother and yesterday the traveller re-
turned with him to Meriden. Manager
Palmer said to a Meriden Journal re-
porter that his brother had crcumnav-
gated the globe since he last saw him.
He went west eight years ago, stopping
IT Chicago and San Francisco. He
hen went to Japan and thence to Chi
Ia and afterwards to Singapore, and
inally located in Siam, where he has
been conducting hotel Mr.. Palmer
S about to return to Siam for the pur
bose of starting hotel on a much
anger scale, and In this new venture he
S backed by the King of Siam, who
las issued an edict that no one shall en-
rage in the hotel business in the king
|om without the consent of Mr.. Palmer
7he New Haven man is in great favor
With the king and he is one of the three
men on the face of the globe who has
.one through the kings harem, which
ontains over a thousand women and
ne of those three landed there in
alloon by accident. Mr.. Palmer will
robably remain in this country for
bout a year to perfect the plans for ,
is new hotel. 1t is possible that Man
ger Palmer will go to Siam with his {
rother when he returns, as the Asiatic /
otel keeper is anxious to secure his
ssistance."
Miss Laura Maud Demng, daughter
f Judge Lucius p Deming, and DIR. I
Walter Strong, of Philadelphia, will be
nited in marriage by Rev. DR.. j. Lee c
Iitchell at the Deming residence, No
IS Quinnipiac street, this evening at r
clock Only the immediate relatives r
ill be present. DR. and Mrs. Strong
i'll live at Phi1adnlphia +
Dr.. Deming was graduated at Brad
,rd college in '93. and afterwards en- c
red the Women's Homeopathic col c
ge at New York city. After her
radiation there she received an APP :,
ointment in the Women's Hospital a t
Or. Strong is Harvard j,
an and studied at Heidelberg and =
arts. He is a specialist in diseases of :
lie eve. ear and throat and is located -
Philadelphia. Miss Grace Strong, ;,
Philadelphia, will be one of the ,
'ide's attendants, and Harry X. Rowe y
ill he he II