The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-04-04
PERSONAL MENTION.
Miss Eva Hoag of Marceline. Miss

town, the guest for few days of hel
aunt, Mrs. Wolcott Miller of Ncol
street. Miss Hoag will visit severa
other parts of the state before her re-
turn. She is a sister of ex-Judge David
D. Hoag of Kansas City, who is mem
Der of the Kansas legislature and is
prominent in the street railway syndi-
cate of Kansas City. 1t is thirteen
| years since she last visited New Haven.
Miss Hoag resides in Marceline with her
sister, Mrs. Nettie Barnes, wife OF
Hiram Barnes, a merchant of that place
| Mr.. and Mrs. Barnes years ago were
| residents here.
Among the New Haven young ladies
who are at home spending the Easter
holiday season are Miss Elsie r. Trow-
bridge, daughter of Rutherford Trow-
BRIDGE Miss Winifred Smyth, daughter
of Rev. DR.. Smyth, and Miss Louise
Whitney, daughter of Eli Whitney, all
of whom are members of Miss Porter's
famous school in Pennington.
City Clerk Lyon has received letter
from Rev. John P. Sheehan of West
Conforth, County Durham, England,
asking for information respecting one
Michael Joseph Sheehan, a brother Of
the writer. The letter states that
Michael Sheehan Is thirty-sx years of
age, and that in 1888 was living in either
Fair Haven or New Haven, from one of
which places John Sheehan received the
last communication from his brother
The missing man left Ireland in 1882
Henry j. Cox, who was in charge of
the local weather bureau several years
ago, on Sunday assumed the duties of
his new position as professor Of meteor
ology In the agricultural department
Professor Cox came to New Haven in
1883 and remained in charge of the
weather bureau for more than six years
and made reputation in forecasting
Connecticut weather. In the fall Of
1894 he was assigned to Chicago as as
sistant forecaster of the western fore
casting district Of fourteen states, which
has its central station in the Windy
City. The official in charge was Profess
sor Willis L. Moore, the present chief Of
the bureau. Since going to Chicago Mr..
Cox has been promoted to local fore
cast official. national forecast official,
and now professor of meteorology. He
has been in charge of the forecast dis
trict nearly a year.
Miss Ethel Leigh is home for the Eas-
ter vacation from "Ingleside" seminary
at New Milford, Conn.
Dr. and Mrs. Swain of York street
are spending a week at Boston, having
left town last week.
Ferris Lake, who has been in criti
cal condition at Grace hospital from the
effects of an attempt to commit suicide
is slightly improved. His condition is
still quite serious, however.
Frank Buell. of North Haven has ac-
cepted position with w. M. Lexton of
Clintonville for the coming season.
Patrolman Michael Farrell received an
Easter gift Sunday in the form of
baby girl. Both mother and daughter
are doing well.
Robert e. Waite of the Hartford high
school football team, class of $50, who
has been spending the Easter holidays
with Frank H. Smith of Pearl street,
Westville, returned home yesterday.
Mrs. Jones of Chester, Conn, who has
been spending the past two or three
months with her daughter, Mrs. Harry
Doty of % Lynwood street, left yester
day for her home.
Miss Carrie Chapman of this city is
spending the week with Mrs. Hiram
Stevens.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. T. Potter of Monto-
wese were in Clintonville last week call
ing on friends,
e. b. Stevens of Clintonvile has ac-
cepted position as bookbnder with
Curtiss & Bradley of this city.
John and Richard Jackson of this city
are spending the week with their grand
mother, Mrs. Hiram Stevens, in Clinton
Vile.
Engineer David G. Sanford of the shell
fish commission returned from Long
Island Saturday evening after spending
two weeks testing the oyster beds and
plants on which the new company or
ganized by Andrew Rade of Bridgeport
has secured options.
Collector Mix, who assumed office Sat
urday, was on duty yesterday. Excel
ector Babcock was present and will re-
main in the office several days. He will
assist Collector Mix until the latter is
familiar with the duties of the office.
The many friends of Miss Carolyn
Bearhalter will be pleased to learn of
ner safe arrival in Hamburg, Germany.
She will spend the greater part of the
coming summer visiting places of inter-
est throughout Germany
Professor William Robinson, dean Of
he Catholic university at Washington,
D. c., who has been visiting his son, At
.orney George w. Robinson, left for |
yesterday.
Announcement has just been made Of |
he engagement Of Rev Francis Theo-
lore Brown of Fort Plain, N. y. and
of his class, Yale 81, to
Mss Ruth Marie Sites of Washington,
}. c. Miss Sites, since her return from
China three years ago, has been most .
field worker in the interest of
he Woman's Foreign Missionary soci- !
ty of the Methodist church,
Adolph Mendel with Mrs. Mendel and .
Mrs. Max Strauss and daughter, Miss
rma, of Orange street, will all return .
o-day from a sojourn of several weeks
It Atlantic City. They have been
,uests at the Isworth.
Assistant Postmaster w. P. Tuttle,
drs futile, Eldridge L. Howe and Mrs.
Howe, and Mrs. r. S. Woodruff have
one on trip to Old Point Comfort to
e away week or ten days. The par
Y went together and will put up at the
anne hotel at the famous Virginia re-
ort.
Mr.. and Mrs. John N. Champion, Mr..
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