The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-27
Personal MENTION.


his wife, who has been spending thu
winter with her daughter and son-in
law, Rev. Bertrand M. Triple
Concerning our well known towns
man, Augustus e. Lines, the wei
known ensraver, this weeks issue O.
Frank Leslies Weekly says: MI Au'
gustus e. Lines Of New Haven, Conn
an engraver, discovered among his ole
papers, recently, the original design fol
the famous New Haven postage STAMP
made by him in 1886. Mr.. Lines engrav-
ed the die for this stamp in that year
and he claims to have been the first mar
to make die for postage stamp to be
used in the United States. There was
however, it is found, three-cent "Uni-
ted States City Dispatch Post" stamp in
use in New York city in 1S42-44. But
Mr.. Lines is undoubtedly the Oldest
postage stamp maker now living in this
country. The New Haven stamp came
next to the New York stamp, and after
ward We're issued the Baltimore, Brat
tleboro (VermonD, Providence (Rhode
Island), and other stamps. All of these
stamps were acknowledged and, in the
case of New York, ordered by the Fed
eral government, but issued by and at
the expense Of the postmasters Of the
various cities. In 1S47 came the more
general issues of the United States
stamps. The early stamps are rare and
valuable A Mrs Copeland, Of Chicago,
recently sold Brattleboro stamp sent
to her on a valentine in 1916, when she
was Miss Clark, to a New York col
lector for $780, Mr.. Lines sold two of the
New Haven stamps, which he secured
many years ago, for several hundred
dollars. Few collectors, even among,
those who have large collections Of
stamps, have the complete sets of the
earliest issues. The New Haven stamp
was cut into a small block of brass
which was affixed to a handle and then
linked and stamped upon such Of the let
tiers as had postage prepaid. The name
of the postmaster was written upon the
blank line running across the face of
the stamp. Previous to the use of this
stamp the prepayment of postage on
letter was acknowledged upon its en-
velope In the postmaster's handwriting.
The convenience of the stamps became
manifest SO speedily that the idea was
quickly taken up by the general govern
ment Mr. Edward Mitchell, at the time
postmaster of New Haven, gave Mr.
Lines the order for making the New Ha-
ven stamp, as appears by the latter's old
account books, on July IA, lS45. The de-
sign was made on a large scale, with
his memorandum on the margin: ITO
be reduced to the proper size Mr..
Lines was paid six dollars for the work.
rhe old engraver, although much ad-
1anced in years, is still remarkably
we'll preserved
Superintendent Ames of the l.. Can
lee rubber mandatory, who has been
II for several days, left Saturday for a
lew days stay at his Branford Point
cottage.
Nellie ]. l.. Hayes of the New Haven
State Normal school is spending her
Caster vacation at her home in Win
;ted
Miss Daisy Conklin, a teacher of the
Plains school in Cromwell has gone to
Durham to spend Easter.
Miss Helen Williams, who has posi-
ion in this city, is visiting at her home
n Collinsville.
Miss Elizabeth Trowbridge Hotchkiss,
he youngest daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ienry L. Hotchkiss, gave delightful
birthday dinner to eight of her young
chool friends on Friday night al the
Iotchkiss Hillhouse avenue residence
After dinner the entire party, chaper-
med by Miss Eliza Hotchkiss, saw KEEL
ar at the Hyperion.
The marriage of Professor Hippolyte
iruener Of the Western Reserve uni
.ersity Of Cleveland and brother of Pro-
essor Gustave Gruener of Yale, to Miss
Nay Cole of Cleveland will take place
bout the middle of June and will be
celebrated in one Of the fash
enable Episcopal churches of Cleve-
and. A party from New Haven will go
ut for the wedding. Professor Gruener
8 building a fine house at Wade Park.
beautiful suburb of Cleveland, facing
he lake front.
Newton Booth Harrington, son of
Judge Harrington of indianapolis was
n town Monday and Tuesday of last
week, the guest of his cousin, John w. |
llling of Mansfield street. Mr.. Tar
ington is a member of the Princeton |
Wy club and a very clever young ANA
eur author. A serial by him entitled |
The Gentleman from Indiana" will be |
egun in the May number of McClure's |
Iagazine.
Charles e. Miley, president, and Bur-
On RI. Strickland. secretary and treas
rer of the Springfield Rubber Tire
ompany of ASS State street, this city,
1T last night for Springfield, Ohio, to
ttend a convention of the agents and
censees of the Rubber Tire Wheel
ompany. About seventy-ffve represen-
atives of the thirty branches in the
nited States will be present at this
onvention. Several side trips have
cen arranged and the occasion will
be a very pleasant one.
he entire party will be entertained at
1e Arcade hotel in Springfield. Messrs.
[ilcy and Strickland will return about
ext Monday. Mrs. Miley and young
IN Leroy, who have been visiting
lends and relatives in Springfield for
lie past week, will return with them.