The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-02-28
PERSONAL MENTION.

General s. B. Merwin, when inter
 viewed yesterday regarding the repor
 that he was in the field for the nomina
 ton for mayor, said it was not so to hi'
 knowledge. He did not care for thu | nomination and had not entertained th'
 thought of running for mayor.
 The large circle of friends of Miss
 Hettie Sonnenberg, daughter of ex-Al.
 derman Sonnenberg, will be pleased te hear that she is fast recovering hel
 health The young woman is at Allan tic City, where also her father spent
 some time when recovering from an at tack of the grip some weeks ago. Herman Herrick, son of Lewis Her.
 rick, machinist on Artizan street, while chopping wood at his home, 37 Pearl
 street, cut large gash in his foot. Dr. Smith was summoned and four stitches
 were taken. He will be laid up in the
 house couple of weeks. Lawyer Samuel E. Doroff has re- turned from New York and Newark.
 He has been engaged for week in settling the estate of wealthy, resi- dent of the latter city, who recently died.
 Mr. and Mrs. Nelson Porter have re- turned from their wedding tour and are to be at home after March 1.
 ExMayor Joseph B. Sargent will give an illustrated talk on China, Japan and India" in Orange street temple to- night, relating experiences and descrip- tions of places visited during his recent trip to the Orient. The lecture will be given in the large assembly room.
 John Currier Gallagher, Roswell B. Farren, John J. Howard, J. .. Shares, Walter Leigh and a half dozen others left for Boston yesterday, where they will participate In the programme ar ranged for the annual convention of the Grand lodge of the Ancient Order of United Workmen
 The Rev. N. H. Whittlesey of this city preached last Sunday at North Adams, Mass, in the Congregational church.
 Charles Neal of the firm of Neal & Guernsey is very sick at his home on South Main street, Southington. MT NeaPs many friends are very much con- cerned over his, threatened dangerous illness.
 Miss Lucia Brown of this city is the guest of Miss Clara Kimball of Milford avenue Branford.
 Franklin B. Bradley and son, A. Ed ward Bradley, of Southington, will to- open a brokerage business in Hartford A handsome suits of rooms has been secured.
 at fo J,,1n1, or1 nf is entertaining her friend, Miss Alice Bailey of East Haven.
 Mrs Edward P. Dickie of Guilford has been the guest of Mrs. Harry Rowe Shelley at Brooklyn. At large recep- ton given by Mrs S. B. Chittenden at Brooklyn Mrs. Dickie was of the re- ,eiving party.
 Albert Zunder of the firm of M. Zun- der & Sons is ill at his home, No. 454 Elm street, with an attack of the rip, with which he was taken last Thurs lay He is attended by pr. Max Mail- i, house.
 Mrs. John Brennan of Wallingford, who came to this city last week, is re- covering from a successful operation performed by Dr. B. Austin Cheney of 1 his city.
 Miss Addie Wells, for many years with the Charles Monson company, has entered Howe & Stetson's employ, and will be found at the department for ! silks and dress goods.
 Clifford Beers, formerly clerk in the ,ffice of the tax collector, anw now as- 'ociated with a prominent firm of New York, was in the city yesterday calling ,n friends.
 Professor T. D. Seymour represented Yale at a meeting of the government ,oard of the American School of Classi. al Studies in Rome, which was held in Iew York on Saturday.
 Mrs Raymond G. Baldwin of Whalley venue will entertain the members of he Pequot council and their escorts at m evening whist on the evening of Iarch 16.
 MT. and Mrs John M. Marlin of 326 seorge street are at the Seminole win CT park, Florida. MT. Marlin stood the south well and is improving ach day
 General and Mrs. Henry s. Peck of ,hapel street are expected home from he south early in March.
 Thornton Hunt expects to sail for Europe this week, to be away three 1onths.
 Mrs. William Tyler of College street spending a few weeks in the south.
 Yesterdays Waterbury Republican avs: The Rev Crandall J.. North of lew Haven, presiding elder for the lew Haven district preached at the
 rst Methodist church yesterday morn- lg. It is his last appearance here in nat capacity, as the time limit of his srvice as presiding elder is about to ypire. Before the sermon the Rev. , IT.. Hannah, pastor of the church, paid
 glowing tribute to Presiding Elder orth and declared that he had done lore for the churches and for the pas ITS than any presiding elder since the of the district. f