The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-03-02
PERSONAL MENTION.

Miss Edith Hodge Of Franklin, Mass,
is the guest of Misses Hofer OF York
| street.
A son has been born to Mr.. and Mrs.
George Page, of the Hotel Langhan1,
Boston. Mrs. Page was Miss Bessie
Chase of New Haven before her mar
riage, daughter of the late Charles A,
Chase, and of Mrs. Katherine e. Chase
of 227 Grown street.
| Prof Shepard makes the official an
| nounc ment of the engagement or Erics-
son f. Bushnell for a song recital at the
May Musical festival! Mr.. Bushnell
will be accompanied on the piano by
his wife, herself an accomplished pian-
| list.
| Mrs. Charles Terry Collins, who I'M
| til her removal to Boston in September
was prominent in New Haven society
will begin serial story in the Ladies
Home Journal in April. The magazine
in announcing the story writes: 1T is
by Mrs. Charles Terry Collins, a new
pen in fiction for the Journal, and
stamps her as a strong, entertaining
writer"
Patrolman William r. Curren has
served notice on City Clerk Lyon Of
claim for damages against the city by a
fall at the corner of Rosette street and
Howard avenue, on the morning of Feb
ruary IA. He sustained a complicated
fracture of the right ankle and lower
leg bones.
Miss Sadie Thompson, who will sing
at the concert given by the New Haven
Orchestral club at Music hall, this
evening, is said to have voice of rare
excellence and range.
Franklin s. Beckley, one of the most
popular Of statesmen and who is a rep
resentative OF the Wilson & McCallay
Tobacco company Of Middletown, O., is
in town. He reports business as pick
ing up in all quarters.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Hull Of Clinton enter
tanned a large party of friends on Mon
day evening at their home on South
Main street.
The committees appointed by the Of
ficers of the junior department of the
Y, M. C. A. are as follows: Membership,
George Adams, II. Hamer, George
Small, Eft. Butler, C. Beardsley; social
G. Kinney s. Bushnell, A. r. Beebe,
f. Ackrill, III. Hotchkiss; athletic, L. G.
Wilson, l.. Lewis, s. Baldwin, w. KEEL
ly, I'll. Bettcher; religious, X. Robbie
A. r. Elliott A. w. Kraft, S. e. DID
BILE, jr., NJ Root
Thomas Keegan, buyer Of upholstery
for the Gamble Desmond company, has
been compelled to resign his position
owing to i'll health Mr.. Keegan grew
from clerkshi, to the head Of this i'm
rortant department with the old firm
OF F. M. Brown 81 Co., and 1t is with
regret that the present firm part with
his services. He will remain until
successor is engaged, when he will, with
complete rest and change, win back, 1t
is hoped, his old time vigor.
John B. Edgarton OF Willmantic, who
went away as a private In company z
last summer returned home unexpect-
edly Monday night. Mr.. Edgarton was
with the Sd regiment until after 1t was
removed to the camp at Summerville,
S. c., but about six weeks ago he was
appointed clerk for Inspector General
Reade at Havana. Cuba, and was dis
charged from his regiment Mr.. e lgar-
tons reasons for coming home is that
he could not stand the Cuban climate
After he had been there about four
weeks he was taken sick and in less
than a week he lost over twenty
pounds.
Rev. Mr.. Vets, who has been a sue
cessful pastor of the Congregational
church in North and East Woodstock
for the past twelve years, has sent his
resignation to the church committee to
take effect the first Sunday in March.