The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-23


 Harper's for July at Pease & Sons. D. D. Archibald of the Standard Oil com pany
 Bishop Brewster administered the rite of confirmation at Grace church, Staff ford Springs, last evening.
 O. A. Beverstock, assistant principal of the Robbins school, Norfolk, is spend ing few days in New Haven.
 Samuel King, Yale '97, superintendent of schools in Greenport, L. l., is spend- ing few days with friends in this city.
 Miss Jennie Perry of Bethany, who has been on the sick list, has resumed her work as teacher in the Beecher dis trict in that town.
 Dr. George Leon Walker and Prof 8Wiliston Walker and family of Hart ford left for their summer home in Brattleboro, Vt.
 A very decided improvement on West street, Litchfield. is the electric lighting of the street lamps in front of the Hawkhurst.
 Mrs. Frederick C. Walcott, wife of F. < Q. Walcott of the Yale class of 1891, died on Monday in Yokohama on her wedding tour. She was a daughter of
 MT. Norcross and family of Brooklyn, Professor Barney and family of this city and the Masons of Poughkeepsie are at Grove Beach, in Clinton, for the sum- mer.
 Miss Mary S. Wolcott, reader assisted by Miss Harriet Austin of this city, so- prano, and Miss Florence Sturtevant and Miss Ruth Libby of Hartford, pian- lists, gave recital Wednesday night in Wethersfield
 The Rev. J. A. Freeman, pastor of the First church, Woodbury, has given mo- fice that he would be away on a vaca- tion to Nova Scotia during the months of July and August. The Rev H. w. Pope of this city will have charge dur ing his absence.
 The New Haveners of the graduating class of the State Normal school in New Britain, the graduating exercises of which take place to-day, are Miss Clara HI. Fleetwood and Miss Eva l.. Dicker man. both of whom are of the kinder garten training class.
 Principal H. W. Carter who for near ly thirteen years has been connected with the Robbins school, Norfolk, has asked for years leave of absence, and the latter part of August will sail with his family for Europe, where he will spend several months in travel.
 Professor Jepson is in receipt of a brief letter from his son, Harry Jepson, Yale university organist, dated Bremen Germany. He writes of a cyclone en- countered during the voyage; also that he was not seasick and commences his | continental tour with Professor San ford in the enjoyment of perfect health |
 w. S. Wells, the wholesale coal mer- chant, removes with his family to-mor- l row for their annual summers stay at | Pine Orchard.
 The auction sale of the plant and stock | in trade of the Crockett & Futile com pany's estate was well attended yester- day afternoon. Nearly forty carriages | and wagons were sold at prices varying | from $5 to $400 each; also about one-half | of the unfinished work and etceteras. | At half-past four it was found imposs- ble to finish the sale before dark, and | Trustee Phelps Montgomery announced | an adjournment until ten o'clock to-day | (Friday). Buyers will find a large l amount of material unfinished work and tools that must be sold, regardless f of cost and will be unwise to miss the opportunity
 Miss Maud c. Gay, daugRter of the Rev. w. A. Gay oI IerryNille, and at present assistant to the principal of the Thomaston high school, who graduated from Mt Holyoke college a year ago with the degree of bachelor of science, was awarded the degree of bachelor of arts at the commencement exercises held at South Hadley, Mass, Tuesday, re- ceiving her diploma at the hands of President Mckinley. Miss Carrie Plumb, who graduates with the class of '99. was also the recipient of her diploma at the hands of the president. Treasurer R. J. Plumb of the Eagle Lock company and Mrs. Plumb have been the guests of their daughter for a few days and at tended the exercises incident to com- qnencement as well as the visit of Presi- dent Mckinley at Mount Holyoke col lege.