The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-10-29
PERSONAL JOTTTNGS.

from a very pleasant stay at West Hartland, this state, and vicinity Du- ring his stay he made several delight full fishing trips to Otis, Mass, with several companions. and though not capturing as many fish as did his com panions, he had very satisfactory ex- perience of the joys described by Isaac Walton. MT. Blakeslee would have stayed longer, but orders for his work in penmanship had greatly increased during his absence.
 Miss Neva Benham of West Haven, formerly of the Boston School of Elo- cution, gave very successful reading at the Queen of Films lodge recital held recently. She was warmly applauded frequently and the affair was voted a most enjoyable one by all present Miss | Benham and Miss Jennie Merwin of this city, are to take part in an enter tainment to be given in Allingtown chapel, tomorrow evening, October 30. Miss Merwin's voice has been under cultivation for some time in New York city, and is constantly improving. She has sung with much success at gather ings in this city and in Tennessee and Kentucky.
 | Mrs. Don Thompson of York street leaves November for Pasadena, Cal, to be gone year. She will meet a party of friends from Boston, who have taken a house there and with whom she will stop while in California. w. r. Chipman has been seriously i'll with typhoid fever for the last forty eight days, having had two relapses, but is now slowly recovering at his home, 20 Vernon street. Mrs. Edward M Clark of Whitney avenue is stopping at Atlantic City. Bernard Milford and bride of Bran ford, arrived home from their wedding tour last evening.
 Captain and Mrs. Bookmiller are the guests of Mrs. Bookmiller's, nee Miss Bartlett. mother on College street. Cap l tain Bookmiller is here on furlough, which he secured because of wounds received in his recent campaign in China.
 Mrs. Edward McGurran of New York city is the guest of her sister, Miss Annie Conroy, in Bridgeport. MT. c. Francis Malone gives dance to the younger set of his former pupils and their friends tomorrow evening, next, at St. Alcysius hall, Meadow street There has been more than two hundred and fifty invitations sent out. George s. Pond and wife will cele- brate the twenty-fifth anniversary of their marriage at their home on Will ford avenue, Monday evening, Nov. 12.
 Judge and Mrs. Lynde Harrison and their family having returned from Flu rope and the sea shore are now at 52 Hillhouse avenue
 Rev, Dr. Frederick was in Branford calling on Friends Saturday.
 Mrs. Eli Whitney and the Misses Whitney were registered in Paris last week, on their way to England
 Miss Jennie Halvorson of Third ave- nue, West Haven, was most agreeably surprised Saturday night by some fif- teen of her school friends. The oceas- ion being farewell party, as she with her parents are soon to move to the city. The evening was pleasantly pas sed with music, both vocal and instru- mental and games Light refreshments were served.
 Mrs. Thomas D. Goodhill, 35 Edgehill road, recently gave a delightful after noon tea to welcome home four of her friends returning to New Haven from Europe.
 Assessor Charles A. Baldwin enter tained. at his home on Edgewood ave- nue, Friday evening, the members of the Friday evening class of the First M. E. church, of which he is leader The members of the class range from fifteen to over eighty years. Speeches were made by MT. Baldwin, Levi c. Gilbert, B. B. Savage and c. c. Shep- ard, after which refreshments were served
 Mrs. Julia Luquiens, with her son and daughter, have gone to reside in Paris for some time. Her absence is greatly regretted by her large circle of friends in this city.
 The Misses Chaplain who have been traveling this summer are again at their residence on Church street
 Mrs Hobart Bigelow, MT. and Mrs. F. L. Bigelow and their family returned from Williamstown some time since and are at their home, 2O5 Whitney avenue.
 Harvey Miller of Branford left on Saturday for New York city. where he