The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1899-02-24
PERSONAL MENTION.

rived at Gibraltar on the steamer
Fuerst Bismarck on Wednesday, as was
announced in cablegram received here
yesterday from them. Their next stop
ping place will be Naples.
Grant I. Rosenzweig, a prominent
lawyer of Kansas City, a graduate of
Yale in the class of 'S7, spent Wednes-
day in town.
Rev. George M. Brown of the Method
list church, Derby, has been invited by
his people to stay another year as their
pastor.
Thomas Pearsall Thorne of New York,
the writer of several operas, one of
which Leonard de vinci," had it's first
presentation here several years ago,
sailed Wednesday for Europe on the St.
Paul. Mr. Thorne Is well known in
New Haven society, and has frequently
been entertained here.
Mrs Prndle, wife of the Rev. N. B.
Prinde of White Hills, Shelton, is re-
covering slowly from her recent severe
illness.
Miss M. Frances McConvile will go
to Burlington to-day to read at an en-
tertainment in that place.
Daniel Keefe, well known citizen of
Orange, is very i'll at his home.
Mrs. Thomas B. Preble of Branford
| has sent out cards for babys birthday
party to be given in honor of her daugh-
ter Helen, at her home on MILFORD ave-
nue., on Wednesday afternoon, March 1.
Mrs. Julia Hemingway, who has been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. James Bar
ker in Branford during part of the win
ter has returned to her home in Fair
, Haven.
Arthur w. Tyler of New York, for
merly librarian at the Blackstone Ii
brary, Branford, is in Branford for a
few days. Mr.. Tyler recently returned
| from nearly a years travel in Europe.
Frank Hunt and family of Alden ave-
nue., Westville, will move to Bethel the
first of April. Mr.. Hunt has been ap-
pointed agent at that station for the
Adams Express company.
come out as a candidate for appointment
come out asa candidate for appointment
on the proposed commits sion to revise the
general statutes and his petition is re-
ceiving the signatures of large num-
Der of local attorneys.
John Mckay, formerly of the firm of
Graft & Mckay, Grand avenue, this city,
will open a meat market in Westville in
week or So
The following were elected officers Of
the Connecticut Letter Carriers ASSOC
citation in Bridgeport: President, c.
w. Hotchkiss of Waterbury; vice pres
ident, C. A. Bright of this city; secre
tary, r. N. Burroughs of Bridgeport;
treasurer, w. w. Seymour of Meriden.
Postmaster Marigold of Bridgeport was
the POSTMASTER at the banquet.
Mrs. Stoeckel, a wealthy lady of Nor
folk, who has many New Haven ac-
quaintances, is said to have proposed
the bill designed to prevent the extinc-
ton of the trailing arbutus, by the too
common practice of pulling up the roots
when gathering the flowers. The bill
reads: Every person who shall pull up,
dig up or destroy any roots Of the trail
ing arbutus, on the land of another,
shall be fined not more than 81 and
costs"
Mr.. and Mrs. Isadore Troostwyk are
entertaining Fraulein Gaertner, the solo
'cellist from New York, who played at
the Symphony concert yesterday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Fresenius of
Howard avenue are receiving congratu-
lations over the birth of a baby boy
weighing thirteen and one-half pounds,
who arrived in town yesterday.
A. C. Gardner and his sister, Miss
Annie Gardner, spent Wednesday with
friends in New York
M e. Northrop, ex-postmaster of
Syracuse, N. Y, was in town yester-
day. He served as postmaster under
both administrations of ex-President
Cleveland.
E. c. Woodstock, tenor; Rev Mr..
Bispham and Mr. Smith, baritones; c.
e. Worcester bass; will be the soloists
at the rendering Of the "Crucifixion, by
the Trinity church choir at the musical
service on the third Sunday in March
N. Fl. Halsey Of Whalley avenue yes
terday received a letter from Robert
Mitchell, the contractor at the Winches-
ter Repeating Arms factory, who went
to Florida a few weeks ago for a trip
of several months. Mr.. Mitchell is
travelling with his brother, George
Mitchell of Westvile Mr.. Mitchell
writes that he never suffered from the
cold so much in his life as since he went
to Florida. Owing to the fact that the
houses are built so as to admit air in
stead of keep it out, it was impossible |
to keep warm.
Wilson E. Porter and Miss Ida A.
johnson We're united in marriage We'd |
nesday evening. Rev. DR.. Phillips of
the Church of the Redeemer was the Of
floating clergyman The bride, Miss
Ida A. Johnson, resides with her par
ents on Cedar Hill avenue. She was I'M
usually lovely I'M her wedding travelling
gown of dark blue with hat
to match. The groom, Wilson e. Por-
ter, formerly of Forestville. has resided
for a number of years in this CITY,
where he has been draughtsman and de-
signer for the New Haven Clock COM
pany. The happy pair left on we'd
ding trip. After March / they will be at
home at their lovely cosy home, corner
Of Olive and State streets.
THE EMMETT ANNIVERSARY.
Elaborate arrangements are being
made for the appropriate observance of