The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-12-14

High water to-day, 5:35 p. M
Bargains in shoes at Howarth Bros.
The Yale university catalogue will
be issued next Monday morning. Thls
is somewhat earlier than usual, mere"
tofore having been issued during the
Christmas holidays
There were shown at the Paris Expo
sition this season among the arc JeWel-
nv attractions designs from the Secs
stons School of Art and also repro
auctions of antiques from excavations
All Rome and Etruria finished IN the
TSrecian and antique styles. Designs
Of this character in gold ana silver, at
tracting great attention, are among the
many specialties to be found at the
4 George H. Ford company's.
Ex-City Sheriff John Coleman is still
critically i'll at his home in East Haven
and Dr. Holbrook says there are but
slight hopes of his recovery. lie SUI
fered a. shock of apoplexy about ten
HAYS ago. This was his fourth attack
nf apoplexy and his system was great
Nv weakened when he was stricken
down in the East Haven postofflce the
1est time. The ex-sheriff lives on
Thompson avenue, East Haven. lie
has been engaged in the manufacture
Of patent medicines for some time ana
In tbic oitV- Years
ago he was in the wholesale fruit busl-
ness on State street, this city,
Those taking part in the opera pau
lN6sfsmhich was given at the Town
hall West Haven, this week, closing
last evening, were: Pauline Weston, the
Refgning Belle, Miss Katherine Muir
phy; Clara Rivers, her rival, MISS Ber-
ira Warner; Marie, maid to Cara, MISS
NAV Grafton Virgins; Mrs. St john
guest at hotel. Miss Beata Wetmore
BisselI: Miss Bartlett, guest, Miss Edith
Russell; George Ardent a student,
Charles Cullen Dram; Sir Charles Gran
tdiswell, English tourist, Edwin A.
smith; CAPITALS Western retired officer,
father of Pauline, Henry A. L. Hall;
Bobby, hotel bell boy, FL. Tracy Cald-
well; Mr.. Barnes, guest, Fl. V, Rich
ards; chorus Of thirty voices, under the
direction of Frank Edgar; pianist, Miss
Emelie Stegemann.
Mr.. and Mrs Shadrack f. Marrick,
the parents of J. D. Merrick, celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary at
their residence, SIT Dixwell avenue,
"Wednesday evening They were mar
ried at Harper's Ferry, Va, by the Rev.
Or. David Wilson fifty years ago, and
in spite of having passed seventy of
life's milestones look hale and hearty
enough to celebrate their diamond jubi-
lee twenty-five years hence. -Four gen.
erations of Merricks were represented
in the happy gathering. Mrs Willard
f. Cross of Newark. N, j., the eldest
read the family poem writ
ten by herself and dedicated to the oc-
casion, in which she cleverly touched
upon some little hobby of each one of
the family. J. III. Macdonald, III. R.
Won Dorster and F. A. Wenck added to
the entertainment with songs and
string music. An elaborate supper and
Refreshments wound up the party. Some
of the fifty people present were Mr..
and Mrs. John w. Merrick of NV York,
J. Russell Merricl of New York, Miss
Gladys Merricll of New York, Mr.. and
Mrs. Willard F.. Cross of Newark. N. j..
Mr.. and Mrs. H. Elmer Cross of New
ark, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles M. Merrick,
James A. Merrck, Miss Belle Merrick,
George r. D. Merrick, James T. Mer-
rick, Jefferson D. Merrick, Mr. and
Mrs. John w. Talmadge Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Reilly, Joseph Reilly, Miss An
ME NJ. Lee, Miss Nellie Graham, Mr.
and Mrs. John Fl. Lee, William Bilson,
w. I'll. Root.