The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-07-01
rERSONAL MENTION.

| iy lllNltcd.
 Mrs. Mortimer Lewis of New York k
 visiting her parents, the Bassetts ol
 High street MT. Lewis has only re-
 gently returned from a trip to Califor'
 nia where, with Dr. Lewis, she spen
 the winter.
 Superintendent Kendall leaves the last
 of next week for Bar Harbor Me,
 where he will attend the meeting of the
 American Institute of Instruction. Lat
 CT he will attend the summer school oi
 lectures of Clark university, remaining
 about two weeks. In August he will go
 to Vermont for a few weeks.
 Joseph Lee, who resigned as foreman
 of the foundry of the Malleable Iron
 Fitting company, will soon leave for his new home in Spencer Mass, where he
 owns a large farm. MT. Lee Will De succeeded at the foundry by MT. Pero of Springfield, Mass.
 Charles P. Clark, president of the Consolidated road, is expected to ar rive home from Europe to-day. He sailed from Liverpool on the steamer St. Louis. Mr. Clark has been away about six months, and has made a tour or Egypt, central Europe and England. lie may not come to this city at once, put his plans are not known.
 Miss Gaffney, the soprano, will leave | in a few days for the Berkshres to | join a house party at Sheffield, at one of the largest country estates in that vicinity. Later Miss Gaffney will visit the Hazards in Rhode Island, whose young daughter, it will be remembered, was married few weeks ago to Swedish prince, and who is one of Miss Gaffney's close friends.
 Mrs. Hooker, wife of Captain James B. Hooker of engine Co. No l, fell and broke her collar bone at Woodmont Thursday evening. She was on the lawn with some lady friends when the accident happened She caught her foot in small hole in the grass, and stumb- ling, she fell. striking on her shoulder, Dr. Sweet reduced the fracture. The reappointment of Fred w. Skiff of this city as chief clerk in the insur ance office at Hartford, gives great sat- isfaction. The appointment has just been announced by Commissioner Sco field, and yesterday MT, Skiff was warmly congratulated by his friends. MT Skiff is a former councilman, alder man and director of the Free Public library. He is president of the West Haven Republican club.
 MT. and Mrs. John H. Platt of Chapel street will leave the city to-day for club house in Vermont, where they have spent two or three summers. They will be absent several weeks.
 MT. and Mrs. John Murphy of so Sa- chem street have gone with their family to their summer home at Killam's Point, Short Beach.
 J. P. Beach and family of Cheshire have arrived at their cottage in Pine Orchard for the season.
 Mrs. Michael Kinney left Branford on Friday to sail for Europe yesterday. Mrs Kinney expects to be away two months. during which she will visit rel atives in Ireland.
 Commodore and Mrs. Myron R. Dur ham, Miss Grace Durham and friends were in New London Thursday at the races on the sloop owned by the for mer Yesterday Commodore Durham cruised eastward and will probably go as far as Buzzard's Bay before return ing.
 MT. and Mrs. F. l.. Kitchel of Law renee street have been visiting MT. and Mrs. D. l.. DeForest at Longmeadow, Mass.
 Mrs. Harry Doty of Lynwood street went to her mothers home in Chester, Conn.,, yesterday, where she will remain a month or longer, her husband joining her during the intervals when court is not in session.
 The marriage of Miss Elizabeth Jane Sutcllffe to William Adgate Everhart, was solemnized at the brides home, 1a5 Orchard street, Thursday evening at 8 o'clock. The bride wore a beautiful gown of white muslin trimmed with real lace and carried a bunch of white bridal roses She was attended by the grooms sister Miss Lillian Pearl Ever hart, who wore a gown of white muslin trimmed with valenciennes lace, and carried bunch of pink roses. The bride groom was attended by the best man, George Kneeling. After the ceremony q supper was served, after which the bride and bridegroom left for a wedding tour of ten days and will return to their new home at 576 George street. Many beautiful presents were received, among which was dinner set from c. w. Blakeslee & Sons; a bedroom suite from the bridegroom'G parents.
 Mrs F. B. Farnsworth young son and Miss Mildred FarnswOrth have gone to Vermont to spend the remainder of the summer
 Mr and Mrs F. H. Benton of Orange street went to the Pequot club house yesterday to locate their children housskeeper and maid there for the summer remaining with them until the evening of the 4th, when they will go to New York to be in readiness to sail the next morning on the St. Louis for They will be joined in New York by MT. and Mrs. A. L. Fen nessey relatives of Mrs Benton. They will tour through England Holland, Belgium, Switzerland and will go no farther south than Paris. The trip will last but six weeks.
 Mrs. Plant, widow of H. B. Plant, spent Thursday at their summer resi- dence in Branford. The party has re- turned to New York, but Mrs. Plant ex- poets to spend some of the summer in Branford and will probably return next | week.
 pr. T. L. Beckley and family of Mer- l iden are at their cottage on Clam Island, | nff Rra aDfor6 for Two