The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-01
PERSONAL MENTION.

DR.. r.. w. scripture VIII give lecture
this noon at the Boardman Manual
Training school on 1.-THE Science of Col
or"
Mrs. Lyon of Short Hills, N. j., is the
guest of her daughter, Mrs, A. E.Sings-
bury of Pine orchard.
A loving cup was presented to DR..
F. w. Brown Monday night by the Gov
errors Foot Guard in honor of the doc
tors new boy.
A M. e. Terrell, the Westville grocer,
has gone to Tampa, Fla, for the benefit
of his health, and will stay there until
warm weather.
Dr. Porter of Branford still continues
quite i'll with the grip.
Professor Ransom, ''the magician of
New York city, will entertain the peo-
pie of the Trinity M. e. church this
evening. The entertainment will be
given under the direction of the Ep-
worth league.
John Candee of 351 Washington ave-
nue. is at the hospital, where he had a
large tumor removed from his nose and
right cheek on Friday afternoon. The
operation was a success, and his many
friends will be pleased to know that he
is getting along as well as could be ex-
pected. DR.. Carmalt performed the OPP
Grafton, assisted by DR.. Swain.
Miss Della Boardman of Branford
| has returned from a weeks visit to
friends in Clinton
Gessner & Van Buren, have bought
! the drug store corner of George and
! College streets, formerly owned by Phil
/ ip Simon.
In room b. Osborn hall, yesterday
Principal Arthur B. Morrill, of the state
normal school, this city. gave his second
university lecture on teaching. His sub
ject was arithmetic"
One of the guests of honor at the an
nual dinner of the Medico-Legal society
at the Hotel Savoy in New York Mon
day night was the Rev Mrs. Phoebe A.
Hanaford, who for many years prior to
1891 was pastor of the Second Univer-
salist church in this city. Her eloquent
voice was heard at the meeting plead
ing the cause of Mrs. Maybrick. A res
olution was before the meeting calling
upon the English home secretary to re-
lease Mrs. Maybrick. The resolution
was appointed to memorabilia Queen
Victoria praying for Mrs. Maybrick s
pardon. Mrs. Hanaford was one Of the
chief speakers of the evening. She also
made an appeal that the society should
array itself against the use of alcoholic
stimuants. This resolution was not
acted upon.
Hon. John w. Griggs of New Jersey,
who is at present attorney general in
President McKinleys cabinet, has been
chosen as speaker for the annual COM
mencement exercises of the Yale Law
school, which will take place on the 26th
Of June.
Rev. Mr.. James, formerly Of the Sec
ond Congregational church. Fair Ha-
ven, returns to this city this week for
short visit. Mr. and Mrs. James have
been in West Virginia during the past
three months, and will leave this city
in short time for Plymouth, Mass,
where Mr.. James has accepted a call to
a Congregational church
William Splitter, the former well
known brewer, who organized the Quin-
nipiac Brewing company, and four 9TH
er local capitalists, whose names have
IlOl DCtll lllcIG pibllt, re CONSTRUCTIVE
making an offer for about seven thou
sand acres of land in western Pennsyl-
vania. The land is said to be rich in
coal and valuable timber, and will be
worked for all it is worth if the New
Haven men get control of it. The ar
engagements made thus far have been
carried on through New York brokers.
The New Haven men will go to Penn
sylvania within a few days and they
will be accompanied by several mining
experts.
Professor Hadley will represent Yale
at the dinner to be given in Washing
ton, d. c., at the twenty fifth anniver-
sary of the Yale Alumni association of |
that city, February 4. A number of |
senators and congressman will also |
speak. The present officers of the asso-
citation are: President, Ellis II. Rob- !
erts; first vice president, |. Edwards |
Clarke; second vice president, George I
P. Whittlesey; secretary and treasurer,
James H. Hayden; historian, Dewitt [
c. Sprague formerly of this city, a
captain in the old Twenty-seventh C.
W; executive committee, the officers
and w. A. Meloy Cyrus Hall, H. X
w llldIu, Il. Illlp SNbIlu anu ,.
w Parker.
Miss Edith Servoss, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs Elias Boudinot Servoss Of I
New York and Alexander Castle Post
ley were married in New York last eve
ming at $50 o'clock. The Rev. George
r. Van De Water performed the cere-
mony. The bride is well known in New
as the family lived here at one
time. Mr.. Servoss built fine home
near the banks of Lake Whitney and
lived there until about two years ago,
when the property was sold to the New
Haven Water company. A number of
New Haveners Were invited to the we'd
ding, among them Mr.. and Mrs. James
e. English, Mr.. and Mrs. William j.
Lum Mr.. and Mrs. Minott e. Osborn
and l.. w. Hall.
w. II. Nettleton of West Haven yes
terday received a dispatch from Arthur
A. Benham of Southern Pines, N. G., in
which he states as follows: Hotel
burned; self and family safe" Mr..
Benham was resident of West Haven
and about two years ago he became the
proprietor Of a hotel in Southern Pines,
n North Carolina, which is quite a pop
llar winter resort.
Professor John F. Weir will give a
course of six illustrated lectures at the
Art school on "Some Principal Centers
and Mactars in ART The Lectures will