The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-02-27
PERSONAL MENTION.

| Miss Mamie Hosbach of Bridgeport
 has been spending a few days with
 friends on Elm street. Miss Hosbach is
 we'll known vocalist in the Park city.
 Samuel Moss, the coachman for T..
 B. Doolittle, who was stricken with
 apoplexy at Pine Orchard Saturday,
 was reported somewhat improved yes | terday, and Dr. Gaylord believes that
 he will recover.
 | A letter received Saturday from John P. Carney, who is in New Mexico, stat ed that his health is splendid and that l he Is receiving great benefit from the climate. The weather is intensely warm.
 Richard H. Wardell of East Haven,
 who slipped on the ice three weeks ago
 and wrenched his hip, is recovering as | rapidly as could be expected. Dr. w. P. Baldwin, who is in attendance at
 present, finds that his hip was not
 broken, as feared at first
 Highway Commissioner James H. Macdonald is in Washington for a few days to see what progress the national movement for good roads is making. He
 has hadan interview with several prom
 inent men, and General Keystone, who
 is at the head of this movement Mir
 Macdonald will go from Washington to Baltimore for short stay with Presi- dent Gilman of Johns Hopkins universi- ty, formerly of Yale's faculty, who is an enthusiastic worker for good roads
 Mrs. c. Purdy Lindsley will spend fortnight at South Orange, where she is being entertained by Mrs. Loutel From South Orange Mrs. Lindsley will go on to New York for a brief stay.
 James D. Dewell senior member of the firm of J. D. Dewell & O., who went to Porto Rico few weeks ago on important business, has just arrived home. Mir. Dewell's firm contemplates establishing a regular line of steamers to Porto Rico and opening up a large wholesale business there, also a bank ing establishment. He speaks very en- couragingly of the outlook.
 Mrs. Henry F. Ring was in New York Saturday to wish bon voyage to her fa- ther, Mr. Libby, who sailed for his home in London on one of the outgoing steamers.
 General Watson of Bridgeport has de- clined the office of commodore of the Bridgeport Yacht club, not having the time to devote to it.
 Rev. Gardner S. Eldridge, of the First M. E. church, has gone to Florida for two or three weeks. He has been suf- fering with a throat trouble which he believes will be benefited by the change Yesterday the pulpit was filled by Rev. MT. Kastendieck of the Howard avenue M. D. church.
 Benjamin Harwood of New York spent part of last week in town. MT. Harwood Is building a house at Chester in this state, which he, with his family, will occupy.
 MT. and Mrs. Thomas Hooker, with one of their sons have gone south for a sojourn for two or three weeks. They left on Thursday, and will spend part of the time at Charlestown and at Sum- | mervile, $. c.
 Major Brown of the Governors Foot Guard Saturday morning received a let ter from former Quartermaster General 1 John P. Harbison of Hartford to the ef | feet that he should be pleased to attend | the dinner which the Foot Guard will | give next Tuesday night at the Ton | tine hotel. The dinner will be held in | celebration Of the Hath anniversary of | the organization.
 The Hartford Courant of Saturday says: The Wilbur Opera company has had an addition since it came to Hart ford. Miss Mabel Woods, in response to the announcement on the programmes that young women were wanted for the presented herself to Miss Dan iels Tuesday. For the last two days she has been singing in the chorus, and she will remain with the company. Her live in Chicago and she has been in Hartford only a short time.
 Mrs. Otis H. Waldo of Chicago Is the guest of her sister Miss Marie Ives. at IA Olive street. Mrs. Waldo has inst come from Washington, D. C., where she attended the D. A. R. congress as a from her city.
 F. J. Brothers of this city, the deputy