The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-03
PERSONAL JOT?INGS.

Franklin Merrell, an old and much es- teemed resident of Lee. Mass, Is in town visiting with his son, w. F. Mer- rell, proprietor of the Westmoreland hotel. MT. Merrill, though seventy-tive years of age, is hale and vigorous bearing his years remarkably well and l is good sample of the men of the Berkshire Hills. where all his life has been spent He is and has been for many years a fruit dealer at Lee. He 1 has three sons in this city, all of whom are substantial men.
 | MT and Mrs. Charles Martin of New | York have been visiting MT. and Mrs, | J. Edward Geary of Whitney avenue. | The young couple were married recent | ly.
 Miss Ruth Corbin of 54 Dwight street has just returned from Washington, Conn.,, where she has been spending a week.
 Miss Edish D. Morse of the Normal Training school has returned home af- ter weeks visit in Meriden at the home of W. V. Blair, Goodwill ave- nue, Meriden.
 
 New York, New Haven and Hartford Railroad company took charge of the traffic department of the road yes- terday morning. MT. Merrill was in consultation yesterday with the several heads of departments familiarizing himself more thoroughly with the af- fairs of the raod.
 J. w. Beach of North Haven, engin- ger at the Montowese Brick company's plant, entertained number of relatives and friends at his home Monday. The guests were given a royal eood time. Some of those present were S. A. Smith and family, Emory w. Smith of Chesh- ire, and Miss Nettie Morse of Morses Farms, near Cheshire.
 Miss Helen Terry Walsh. graduate nurse of the Connecticut Training school, is, her many friends will be sorry to learn, quite i'll with typhoid fever al her home in Newport, R. I.
 MT. and Mrs. F. F. Jones, jr., who have been spending several weeks with MT. Jones' family at 1S9 Wooster street, have returned to their home in Virginia. Mrs Jones has a great many friends in this city, having been employed as
 
 number of years.
 Attorney c. B. Matthewman, counsel for Eunice Holbrook in the appeal from probate in the Marietta Bailey will case, yesterday said that he will amend the complaint as indicated in the recent decision sustaining the demurrer of the executor.
 A reception was given Monday even- ing at the residence of Sidney Smith, the market gardener in East Haven, to his son, Charles B. Smith, and his wife, who were married recently. The recep- ton was largely attended by East Ha- ven people.
 Professor William H. Brewer of this city was reelected president at the an- nual meeting and banquet of the Arc tic club, held at the Arena, in New York city recently. James D. Dewell, also of this city, was the toastmaster on that occasion.
 Congressman Sperry left yesterday on the 1:05 D, m. train for Washington, to be present at the reassembling of con- Sress this noon. He said that if river and harbor bill is reported, it will con- tain an item for New Haven harbor. MT. Sperry could not tell just how large a sum would be placed in the bill for | our harbor should a bill be reported. He | said that the largest item at this time for the har'bor would be wanted for ex- | tending the breakwater
 At the celebration of the tenth anni- l versary of the marriage of MT. and Mrs, | A. F. Holaday, the Colonial Tea of | which Mrs Holaday Is a member. pre- | scented them with a very handsome | clock. Those present were Ms. South | worth and Mrs. Comstock from Deep | River, Nil. and Ms Bryan from Mil ford MT. and Mrs. E. N. Hoaday, Mrs. Brown. Mrs. Hayward, MT. and Mrs. Bradley, MT and Mrs Twining, MT and Mrs. William Craig, Mr. and Mrs. John Craig, MT. and Mrs. William Car men, MT and Mrs Tetreault, MT. and | Mrs. Gebbie, Mr. and Mrs J. Holaday, Mrs Holaday, MT. and Mrs. Myers, Mrs Mcdonald, MT. and Mrs Paris. Edward Holaday, Charles Melry and Miss Alice Jonas.
 The two new stenographers in city nall began their duties yesterday, Miss Josephine Maher as clerk for Director Troup, and Miss Alice M Chapin, as- sistant to City Clerk Norris.
 Mrs. E. H. Chatfeld of Whalley ave-