The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-02-14
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Rev. Father Prescott, who has been
very i'll at Grace hospital, is reported
to be improving.
| Prof John Wurts of the Yale law
school is i'll at his home with pneumo-
MIA. His classes at the law school will
not recite for the present.
Miss Rose Kearney, teacher in the
Shelton avenue school, returned to her
duties yesterday after several weeks
illness.
Those present from New Haven at the
first annual banquet of the State AS
ISOLATION of Local Fire Insurance
agents held at Bridgeport Monday eve
ming, were III. c. Bretzfelder, III. G.
Warren and j. G. North and his son.
They report that the gathering was a
very pleasant and profitable one.
Announcement was made yesterday
of the marriage of jeremiah Fryer of
So Court street and Miss Charlotte w.
Richards, daughter of Henrietta Rich
ards of 104 Sylvan avenue The cere-
mony was performed Sunday evening
by the Rev. Gardner S. Eldridge, pastor
of the First Methodist church. Mr..
Fryer is employed at s. e. Dibble's on
Grand avenue.
The annual prize given by the Yale
Alumni association Of the state of Ore
gon has just been awarded to e. J..
Failing, of the class of 1903 at Yale,
who by his success bellies his surname
The prize is awarded on the basis of
the best entrance examination at Yale
by student hailing from Oregon.
Cards have been sent out by Mrs
Philo Sherman Bennett for tea to be
given at 1877 Wall street, February 90.
John e. Simmons, commanding Pal
mer post, G. A. r., has received letters
from Congressmen Hill, Sperry and
Henry and from Senator's Hawley and
Platt, accepting his invitation to be
present at the state encampment of the
G. A. r. to be held in Winsted in May.
Harry Mead of Omaha Neb, a
freight brakeman, was dragged by a
train for a distance Of ten feet in the
depot yard Monday night, and was
painfully injured. He accidentally
caught one of his feet in an iron step
on one of the cars in an attempt to jump
from the car, and will be laid up for
several days from his injuries
A very pleasant surprise was given
Mrs. G. Fl. Cram on her recent birth
day anniversary by the Kings Daugh-
ters' circle. A pleasant evening was
enjoyed by all, one interesting feature
being the selections given by Mr..
Coomes on his monograph. Those pres
ent were: Mr.. and Mrs. Cram, Mr. and
Mrs. Coomes, Mrs. Conger and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Chatfield, Miss Cobb, Mr. and
Mrs. Peck, Mrs. Bushnell and Miss
Amelia Herzog.
The Colonial Tea society met Janu-
airy 81 with Mrs. Frank Bradley, 81 Dor
man street. Mrs. Thomas Paris re-
ceived first prize, a very handsome lace
handkerchief; Mrs. Thomas f. Gebbie,
second prize, a toilet box; Miss Jonas,
third, cup and saucer. All the men,
bers were present, as follows: Mrs. A
Chadwick Mrs. William Carmans,
Mrs. Tyner, Mrs. Grant, Mrs Henra-
han, Mrs. A. e. Holiday, Mrs j. Craig,
Mrs Frank Teraut.
February the Colonial Tea society
met with Mrs. John Craig, q Kimberly
avenue. Mrs, Frank, Bradley received
first prize, silver jelly spoon; Mrs.
Grant, second, toilet article; Mrs
Thomas H. Gebbie, third, a bisoue
statuette. Mrs Mcclure substituted
for MIS- Tetrault. Very nice lunches
were served at the above homes of the
two members, and very pleasant time
was spent by all.