The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1900-10-25
Personal JOTTINGS.

The marriage last week is announced
of Miss Minnie Mason to Charles Smith
in Florence, VT. Miss Mason was a
well known society belle in this city
She resided on Orange street and taught
in the Trinity parish school for three
years. She was a '97 graduate of the
state normal school here. Mr.. Smith
is a son of Hon. Hiram Smith of West
Rutland, in the same state. After a
pretty wedding the happy pair left for
their bridal trip to return and take up
their residence at Maplehurst, West
Rutland.
very pleasant surprise was tender
ed Miss Lucy Van Slyke at her home in
Highwood Tuesday by a large party of
her friends. Dancing and games We're
INDUCED in until a late hour.
The MANY old friends of A. G. Jones
are glad to greet him again as resi-
dent of this city, his old home of years
ago. Mr.. Jones was partner of Colo
mel A. ]. Beers in the fruit business on
Chapel street thirty years ago. AT that
time the late E. E. Halls store was
where the Yale bank building is now,
and the store of the old firm of Skinner
& Sperry was directly opposite that of
A. ]. Beers & Co The late Charlie"
A. Bradley was located in the hat bust
ness in the Corner Hat Store" on the
corner of State and Chapel streets,
where the Brooks hat and fur store is
now. Mr.. Jones removed to Bridgeport
twenty years ago, and has been in the
restaurant and boarding house business
for that period. He last week returned
to New Haven to reside again and Mr.
and Mrs. Jones and their son, A. f..
Jones, who has secured position with
the New Haven Clock company, are oc-
cupying the house, 565 Howard avenue.
The wedding of Miss Josephine Webb,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles H.
Webb of 102 Davenport avenue, to Will
liam Milton Hess, Yale &c. took place
last evening at the Church of the Re-
deemer at O'Clock The church was
charmingly decorated with palms. ferns
and flowers for the happy occasion. The
bride entered the church escorted by her
father, who gave her in marriage, the
Rev. Dr. Watson L. Phillips officiating |
He used the Episcopal service. The |
bride wore gown of white satin trim |
med deliberately with duchess lace cut |
en- train. She also wore a veil and car
ried a bouquet Of lilies of the valley. |
Her sister, Miss Caroline Webb was
maid of honor and she wore a gown of !
white net over white taffeta trimmed |
with lace She carried white chrysan-
themums The bridesmaids were Miss
Henrietta G.. Mansfield and Miss Mar
guerite K Webb, another sister of the
bride, whose gowns were OF White net
over yellow taffeta with which they
carried large bouquets Of yellow chrys-
The ushers included Clar-
ence n. Webb of New York, Hallon A.
Far, Yale 90; John c. Adams, Yale '96;
Alfred K Merritt, Yale SO; Rev. Arson
Phelps Stokes, Yale SO, and DR.. Fred
Coonley Yale '96 M. s., 1900 Mr.. Hess
had as his best man Robin Macdonald
of Philadelphia, Yale LII. B., SO,
George F. Robinson presided at the or
gan Following the ceremony at the
church a reception took place at the
brides home, attended by a limited
number of friends ard relatives. Mr..
and Mrs. Hess left later in the evening /:
on a wedding trip returning from which 5
they will live at Mill Rock. The bride (;