The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-10-31

Japanese dwarf maple, a handsome
magnolia, a beautiful Colorado blue
spruce and various other specimens
At his cottage at Pine Island he is also
devotfng considerable attention to trees
and shrubbery. He has some very
handsome Photographic views of the
Iplace, several of them being of the
waves dashing in from the sound.
Edward Brainerd and family who
have spent summer and fall at Mrs.
Brainerd's old home on the Stony Creek
road, Branford, returned to their home
in Meriden on Monday.
Mrs. v. II. Hammer of Branford has
returned from weeks visit with rela-
tives in Norwich. Mrs. Hammer has
for her guest, Miss Laura Hatch of
Brunswick, Me.
The New Haven conclave of Hepta-
sophs will hold ladies' night in Mason
ic Temple this evening. A fine enter
tainment and supper have been ar
ranged. The programme is as follows:
Selection, Heptasophs' Greeting, orches-
ira; recitation, Harold Clark; piano
solo, Miss Josephine Shea; vocal solo,
Miss Josephine Shea vical solo, Master
Donnelly; piano solo, Leroy McEWen;
overture, orchestra; address, National
Officer Frank Southworth; piano solo,
Miss Kitty Blake; piano duet, Miss Eft
ia SCHNEIDER and Leroy McEwen; vocal
solo, William johnson; violin solo,
George Fields; overture, orchestra; or
gan solo, Edwin Kraft; piano solo,
Miss Annie Carroll: vocal solo, Fred
Meyers selection, Costanso Mandolin
Ia1,, liz 10 h11
orchestra The accompanies of the
levening will be by Miss Pauline Louise
Thomas and Leroy McEwen. The
committee in charge consists Of Thomas
j. O'Brien, chairman; A. III. Kolb,
Charles H. Davis, Vincent Maher, Hen
ry e. Norris, William A. Delahanty
Robert B. Keeler and Harry Clark.
| Cards have been sent out by Mr.. and
Mrs. George s. Pond for a reception to
be given by them on Monday evening,
| November ~ at their home on Milford
avenue, Branford, from s till IL o'clock
| in honor of the twenty-fifth anniversary
of their marriage.
J. B. French, president of the st.
Louis Motor Carriage company, passed
| through this city yesterday with a par
ty in one of his vehicles In the party
beside Mr.. French were Joseph Wash
burn of Boston and r. P. Bramwell of
the Motor Vehicle Review. The party
are on their way from Boston to New
York MI. Washburn is taking the trip
for pleasure, while Mr.. Bramwell is
taking photographs and writing the trip
for the Review. Mr. Frenchs party
left Boston at 6 a. m. Sunday and pro-
ceeded to Worcester, where they were
held by the rain. They left there Mon
Gay morning at $3.50 o'clock, and passing
through Springfield and Hartford, stop
ped over nighat at Meriden. They left
that city at o'clock yesterday morning
and arrived at the Tontine hotel at $3.50
o'clock After visiting some college
friends the party left about noon for
New York, which they reached last eve
ming.
The Waterbury American of October
20 says of w. A. Croffut: William A.
Croffut, one of the speakers at the DEM
ocratic rally tonight, is an old news
paper man and Washington correspon-
dent, whose signature at the end of
political letters was more familiar than
any other not so very many years ago.
LIZ QGScIlDSS llilllStll HOW to Il Juu1li-
alist-that is, a newspaper man out Of
a job" That is to say, nowadays he is
on detached service and Does not hack
work. but any writing that he has
mind to do. He is a Connecticut man
and has edited papers in several cities
here. He remembers to have been in
Waterbury for two years forty-six years
ago He has always been a republican,
but this year is for Bryan. He says
his newspaper work has not made him |
practiced speaker but he should think |
that his acquaintance with public men |
and his active participation in public |
affairs would make what he does say |
lively and interesting"
A very pretty fall wedding took place |
in West Haven last Wednesday even
ing, when Miss Matilda Swanson,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. p. Swanson
of Fifth street, became the wife of
William p. Strong, the ceremony being
performed at the home of the bride
Rev. Mr.. Gammack, pastor of Christ
Episcopal church, tied the nuptial knot
After the marriage the happy couple !
sat down to sumptuous collation., &C.
companied by about thirty guests. At
ter congratulations of all those present
were showered on Mr.. and Mrs. Strong
they departed on a late train for a
brief honeymoon. On their return they
will reside in an elegantly appointed
home on Ninth street. Mr. and Mrs
Strong were the recipients of many ex-
quisite presents which demonstrated a
true acknowledgment Of the esteem
and respect they are held in by their in
friends. On their return |
home Mr. and Mrs. Swanson will short
ly give an Eat home" when they will
In a delightful way a large
number of their friends
President James D. Dewell of the
State Board of Trade has just appoint
I'd a committee consisting of T. Fl. Nc
q L,