The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-08-17

from this city. They were assigned t.
) the Thirty-f1fth volunteer regiment.
? The late Hon. Amos Perry, who's
sudden death in New London las
Thursday is fresh in mind, was the mar
who had the honor of bringing the re-
mains of John Howard Payne. author
, of Home, Sweet Home" to this coun
try. This was in 1862 when he wa.
counsel at Tunis, where Payne had beer
buried.
Chief Fancher yesterday reassigneo
to active duty In the fire department
Captain Noyes Of engine company No
2 and Fireman J. J. Byrnes of engine
company No. /. Both have for the past
few weeks been assigned to light duty
Captain Noyes being engaged in work
on the records of the department and
Fireman Byrnes attending to the tele-
phone at headquarters since the death
of Fireman Hovey.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Cannon of
Meriden entertained a number of their
friends by giving a musicale at their
home last evening. Among those pres
ent were DR.. and Mrs. J. D. McGaugh-
ey and daughter Daisy of Wallingford,
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Morris of Walling
ford, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank l.. Hall, Mr..
and Mrs. John M. Cannon, Mr.. and Mrs,
Paul d. Beach and Mrs. Bradford of
Branford, Joseph Ives and T. r. Stew
art. Miss Daisy McGaughey rendered
several selections on the violin, Mrs.
Hall gave number of vocal selections
and Joseph Ives played the piano. Re-
| freShments We're served.
| M n T ;r.r ir1,In a NIB
Winsted, staying at the Ivy Nook cot
tage.
Inspector William Lewis of Westbrook
has completed the annual inspection Of
the New Haven postofflce. The office is
pronounced in fine condition through
out.
General and Mrs. S. e. Merwin, with
Miss Sadie Kellogg as their guest, have
gone for sojourn in the White Noun
tains.
| Miss Arsine E. Jones of 100 Ashmun
| street, graduate Of Hillhouse high
school and of the State Normal school,
had accepted a position as teacher in
the Tuskegee Normal and Industrial In
stitute at Tuskegee, Alabama, Booker
T. Washington principal.
The Misses Marie Agatha Conner, Ce-
lestine Conner and Alice ]. O'Brien of
this city are at the Maple Tree Inn, in
Simsbury.
Miss Katherine Cashion of rs Win
chester avenue has gone to Rockaway
Beach for a week.
Yesterdays Meriden Journal says: 1t
was seventeen years ago yesterday since
Marshall K Thomas of Wallingford be-
gan working for the Wilcox Silver Plate
company With the exception Of the
first year he has been committing. An
other commuter of many years between
Wallingford and Meriden is William f.
Lane of Wallingford, who works at the
Meriden Britannia factory. He began
on his twenty year the first of
this month. These years are not the to-
tai number of years he has been in this
company's employ, as he has worked
for the Meriden Britannia company
over thirty-two years. TWenty-seven
years ago years Communication ticket
cost $40, six months $1S, three months
$13. Now they are issued quarterly and
cost IS.
Rev. John A. Greer, who rendered his |
resignation as pastor of the United |
Presbyterian church of Thompsonville |
some weeks ago. to take effect Septem- !
Der L. made this statement Sunday to |
the congregation: II believe in the dis |
tinctive doctrines of the United Pres
byterian church, and as / alone cannot |
maintain them / thought / had better
resign"
Miss Viola Root has returned to New
Haven after two months stay at
Mystic.
dispatch received yesterday morn /
ing from Minneapolis states that the
condition of F.. r. Penney, son of At
torney A. d. Penney, was somewhat
improved and hopes of his recovery are
now entertained.
Professor Minosuke Yamaguchi, B. S.,
Of Toxic, Japan, now a student at Yale
is among the guests at the
Tyler house, Plymouth, this week. He
delivered an illustrated address in the
Methodist church, and Monday at the
town hall he talked on Japanese Home
Life" His sister, who is a student in
the university department Of music, Is
with her brother.
Rev. l., ], Bamberg of South Wood
stock is staying with his father, An
lrew Bamberg, on Nicoll street, and is
also visiting other friends In this sec
ION. He exchanged pulpits Sunday at
and Dayv1lle with Rev.
Tohn Dean, and to-day he will go to Sea
cliff. l.. l., for five days to visit the
lamp meeting.
Miss Lucy Catlin Bull, formerly of
Hartford, daughter of the late John C.
Bull, who was connected with the
American Asylum for the Deaf in that ,
ity, is engaged to be married to Tracy {
Robinson, man Of cultivation and lit
rary gifts, who has been for many
ears engaged in business at Colon on
he Isthmus of Panama 4
The Lewis high school board of South
ngton has engaged teachers for the 4
oming year to fill the vacancies caused 4
y the resignation of Miss Bullock and T
fiss Murdoch. Miss Evaline C. John {
on Of Providence will succeed Miss Bull :
,ck as teacher of mathematics. Miss :
Nice G. Moore of Chicopee has been en- {
aged to succeed Miss Murdoch as {
=acher of English and French.
Dean Francis Wayland of the Law
chool, who is in Europe, viii return !
hortly before the opening of the fall /
erm of the law term +
Mr., and Mrs. G. G.. Snedeker of ;,
Huntsville have returned from vaca- q
on in New York state. N