The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-05-19

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1t is announced unofficially that L. d
Chidsey will be Waterman at the jail
but he stated that he was yet unready
to announce his appointments.
Mrs. Nellie Carey Reynolds of Hart
ford was the guest of Mrs. w. p. Tut
tie of Elm street during the three days
of the festival
Charles Manning of East Haven had
his bicycle badly damaged Wednesday
in collision with another rider in Bran
ford.
Charles j. Anderson, president Of the
board Of councilmen, is for day or two
acting mayor of New Haven. His hon
or comes through the absence of both
Mayor Farnsworth and Henry Norris,
president of the aldermen, from the city.
Mayor Farnsworth is in Pittsburg and
Mr.. Norris is at Scranton, where he is
undergoing treatment for defective eye
sight.
At the last meeting of the directors of
the Consolidated railroad the decision
of the vice president and the general
manager to pay Mr.. Gardiner $4,000 a
year was approved, the board believing
that the man who developed the New
York, Providence and Boston railroad
was fully deserving of this evidence of
appreciation.
J. Fl. Clark of Branford has purchas-
ed horseshoesing business of c. Gala
han in Bridgeport Mr.. Clark left on
Tuesday and will move his family there
later.
Mrs. Roderick Burt and the Misses
Holmes and Anderson of Monson, Miss,
have been in the city in attendance up
| on the graduating exercises of the Dl-
vinity school.
MI. and Mrs, Willis H. Alling have
removed to New York, where MIR. AL
Ing's musical duties will occupy his
time. They have been in New Haven
this week attending the musical festi-
val.
w. w. Day and son, II. G. Day of
Minneapolis, are in town, the guests OF
E. E. Day of the graduating class of the
Divinity school.
Daniel S. Gilhuly says he will con-
tinue the manufacture of soft drinks
and will establish an up-to-date plant
at 116 Hamilton street. He retains all
the real estate at the old stand, that not
having been sold by him.
Mrs. John w. Mansfield and Miss
Mansfield and Professor and Mrs. Pier
pont will sail for Europe tomorrow
Saturday on the elegant new steam
or Statedam. of the Holland America
line.
A. William Sperry has been engaged
as basso in the choir of Mr. Paine's
church in New Britain, succeeding w.
E. Morgan, jr. This is one of the finest
choirs in the state.
The engagement is announced of Miss
Alice Elizabeth Williams daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs Edwin H. Williams or
Hartford, and William Henry Graham
of New Haven, formerly of Hartford.
The Norwalk Gazette says OF a well
known New Haven lady who has
very large circle of friends, as follows:
Mrs. G. F. Newcomb, state registrar OF
the Daughters of the American Revolu-
ton, and one of the educational COM
mittee of the Connecticut State Federa-
ton of Women's clubs, read a paper at
the Central club Tuesday afternoon
called Botanical Journey" In rev
words at the beginning Mrs. NewcomD
remarked that she had an idea that her
title was not particularly well chosen
and that she would just give her paper
and let her audience name 1T aftefWard.
At the close all the audience were I'M
doubtedly agreed that THE Poetry Oh
Botany" was most descriptive title for
an idyllic half hour spent wandering
with storied flowers through the poetry
and history of ancient and modern
times. Mrs. Newcomb has the gift OF
poesy and she had woven fact ana fancy
skiIlf,1llv in the warp and wool Of her
article. The much abused and misap-
piled adjective charming" can truth
fully be applied to this paper. MIS-
Newcon,b is down on the May card for
the second of her series THE HABITS OIL
Flowers" for next Tuesday, as Tuesday
is kept for Lecture Day at the ciuo
as far as possible. Next weak, however,
the state meeting of the ID. A. Il. is to
he held in Stamford and many MEM
hers of the Central club will undoubted-
1v wish to be present. Therefore the
lecture will have to be changed, but II
will be given on some day next week IL
possible. The date will be announced at
the musicale Saturday, as there VIII
probably be a very large audience pres
ent on that day.
Dr.. w. G. Vile of Danbury, brother-
in-law of C. M. LOOMS, the music DEAL
err. this city, has resigned his position
as medical examiner for Danbury on
account Of business duties.
The Rev. c. w. Lyon and wife OF
Essex left Wednesday for Saranac Lake,
N. Y. They will be absent about Two
weeks.
The class of 1899 of Morse's Business
college of Hartford has elected the fol-
lowing officers: President, William }.
Devine Rockville vice president, Miss
Anna M. Scheuy, New Haven; sscre-
tarv. Eva M Collins, Manchester; |
treasurer, Louis M. Robotham, Hart
ford. The class day exercises may be
neld at Fenwick.
The New Britain Herald says: Rev.
]. f. Herman and family of Plainvllle |
left town Wednesday for New Haven, !
where they are to reside in the future
There have been many callers at the
parsonage during the past few days to |
bid the clergyman and his family fare
we'll. and among the number were sew
eral from other congregations. Dr.
Herman did not deliver farewell SER
mon, but in it's stead he has issued to his
friends in Plainvlle and elsewhere an
sight page circular, which sets forth in
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