The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-20
PERSONAL MENTION.

| IGhoON<lL III EN44ON'
Mrs. w. A. Ronald of ITO Meadow
street and her two daughters will leave
:. to-day for Virginia to spend the rest Of
the winter.
Miss Margaret Stanford has resigned
her position at Even McIntyre's store,
and will enter the Connecticut Training
School for Nurses in this city.
Colonel William N. Woodruff of Hart
ford who has been confined to his home
in that city for a long time with
Brght's disease, is reported to be fall
ing.
Mrs. w. F. Perkins and Miss T.. j.
Simpson have sailed for Savannah, Ga,
on the steamer City of Augusta. They
will be gone one month.
William E. Disbrow of Bridgeport has
recently recovered from an attack of
the grip and was able to be out Satur-
day for the first time.
| Major Benjamin E. Brown, command
ant of the Second company, Governors
| Foot Guards, has mailed to some fifty
men the record of their honorable dis
| charge from the company. These are
the men who volunteered during the
| agitation prior to the outbreak of hos
| tilities.
| w. F. Frome, the Scotch humorist,
| commonly spoken of in Scotland as
THE Man You Know will be heard
in New Haven at Warner hall on
March 3. The Mcclellan company, of
which Mr.. Frome is a member is tour
ing the country under the direction of
Major ]. B. Pond and the artists are
brought here through the enterprise of
Clan Mcleod No. 81, Order of Scottish
Clans
Judge of Probate D. e. Mcmahon of
Derby was called to this city Saturday
to again preside over the probate court
of this city in a will case. Judge Cleave-
land sent for Judge Mcmahon, as the
New Haven judge was disqualified to
sit
Elisha B. Sears, the Boston man who
was formerly buyer for the firm of
Jordan, Marsh & Co. of that city, has
given notice of his withdrawal of the
suit of $4,000 against James e. O'Con-
nor of this city, in which he alleged that
Mr.. O'Connor had alienated the affec-
lions of his wife, Marie E. Sears, who
is now resident of this city.
The marriage of Effie Josephine Smith
and Harry f. Holmes of Cleveland took
place at the home of the brides parents
on Pearl street last Tuesday.
Mrs. P. w. Chase of 1860 Chapel street
will entertain the Monday Literary club
to-day. Miss Webster will give talk
on THE Philippines"
j. c. Hubinger Of Keokuk, Ia, broth
err of Nicholas w. and j. E. Hubinger
of this city, is actively engaged in
pushing the affairs of the Mississippi
Valley Telephone company, which Or
ganization proposes to begin active OPP
erations in the early spring. This COM
pany is to be hereafter known as the
Hubinger company and Mr.. Hubinger
is now in st. Paul comforting with lead
ing citizens of that town and members
of the city government, the chamber of
commerce and the Commercial club
with reference to establishing new
telephone circuit in that city.
Professor Charles B. Richards of the |
engineering department a |
the Sheffield Scientific school of Yale, |
made an examination of the heating and |
ventilation at the Brown school annex, |
Hartford Friday at the request of the |
building committee.
Miss Martha H. Wurts, who has TAX
en- charge of class in the study of for
eign missions in Christ church en- Tues
days at p. M, is having most success
full meetings. All are cordially invited
to attend this class, whether parishion-
ers of Christ church or not. 1t will be
a valuable opportunity of learning of
branch of church work
William Merwin of Blatchley avenue
oI, anil
He is at Clarcona and reports his health
as very good.
Insurance Commissioner Belts has
the annual fire insurance report well
along and there is favorable prospect
that it will be issued one week from
to-day. The work has been carried
along with more than usual success. AS
It now stands there is a good chance of
getting the report out ahead of the
New York department. For years there
has been a generous rivalry between
The Connecticut and New York depart
nents in the matter of getting out re-
ports.
A letter has been received in Stratford
rom Private Lyman H. Plum, Compa-
~ F, Second United States infantry,
1T Camp Ship, Admission, Ala He is
/ Stratford man. He says that the re-
,ent cold snap was no joke to the SOL
liers at Camp Ship, the thermometer
,eing 10 degrees below Zero with about
our inches of snow. Drill was omitted
md the entire energies of the boys were
in keeping themselves
warm in their tents. He expects to Wis
t Stratford again in about a year, and
invites all his old friends to drop him a
inc.