The daily morning journal and courier., 1900-01-19
PERSONAL JOTIINGS.

The illness of Professor Chittenden director of the Sheffield Scientific school has developed into typhoid fever the symptoms, which at first were obscure, having yesterday assumed those per taining to this fever. The professor
 was yesterday resting as comfortably as could be expected, but it is expected
 that in the natural course of the disease
 the fever will increase for a couple Of
 weeks when it will reach its heighth.
 Inquiry was received by Town Clerk
 Brethauer yesterday from Logan, Iowa,
 asking for record showing that War;
 ren E. Walker of this city was un-
 married on July 21, 1857. MT. Brethauer
 is unable to find a record of any such
 person. The inquiry is evidently made
 in the progress of a search of title to
 property.
 One of the most interesting features
 at the Elks' concert January 2S will be
 the playing of Miss Myrtle Tenant, an
 eleven-year- pianist, whose work
 gives great promise. Miss Tennant has
 studied music more or less from her
 early years, but for the last two years
 has been a very close and careful pupil
 under efficient instruction.
 Many of the friends in this city and
 elsewhere extended their congratula-
 tions on Wednesday to Professor J. M.
 Hoppin of Hillhouse avenue upon the eightieth anniversary of his birth. This
 distinguished scholar bears his years lightly, and all were rejoiced to see him and to have the opportunity of sharing in the happiness of the occasion.
 Lieutenant James Wallace Broatch '91 S., of the United States marines, is sta
 toned at the Island of Guam. Until the breaking out of the Spanish-Ameri- can war Lieutenant Broatch was in- structor in German in the Sheffield Sci entfic school,
 The life of literary and personal dig nifty which Donald G. Mitchell elk Mar veD has so long led at Edgewood will be described in the February number of Scribner's Magazine by Arthur Reed Kimball. A recent drawing from life of the venerable author, printed in col or, will form the frontispiece of the number.
 On Thursday evening, January Il, Trinity choir, Branford, called at the residence of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Moore on Hopson avenue in that town, and rendered Mrs Norah Reeves, one of it's members, a birthday surprise. MT. Goodyear, organist at Trinity, was one of the party and his birthday falling about the same time, the occasion was made a double surprise.
 Charles w. Chittenden of Guilford, the messenger who was the victim of shock of paralysis on Sunday last is failing, and his recovery is not looked for. York are spending day or so at their summer home in Guilford.
 The social event in Branford Wednes- day evening was a surprise party got up by Mrs. Charles F. Bradley to celebrate the twenty fifth wedding Anniversary of Mr. and Mrs Frank T. Bradley of Har rison avenue. About fifty of the friends of MT. and Mrs. Bradley were present. Vocal selections were given by the "B' 1uartette, and MT. and Mrs. Bradley were presented with a full set of dining room furniture and a silver tea service, also several individual presents of sil- yer.
 Invitations have been sent out by Mrs. Mathlde Friedman of Boston for he marriage of her daughter Hlda to Steinert of this city on Tues lay. February 6, at the brides home, .11S Warren street. Boston, Only the intimate friends of both families have been invited to the ceremony, which akes place at o'clock, but to the re- ,eption, which follows from S.30 to II ?. h., about three hundred have been bid len After the reception MT. and Mrs. steinert will leave for an extended tour trough the south.
 Mayor Driscol. Director Troup and City Engineer Kelly were all in New York yesterday.
 Invitations have been sent out by Ma | or and Mrs. F. F. West of Meriden for he marriage of their daughter, Flor | ,nce Annette, to Wilbur Albert Good | ich. The ceremony will take place at | MI Saints Memorial church Wednes- lay evening, January 31, at 7t5 o'clock, i Ir. Goodrich who is at present located | n Wallingford. has many friends here, ! where he was at one time connected | with newspaper interests.
 EX-Capta1n vance C. MCCOTmlcK or ! he Yale football eleven has been nom- | mated by the democratic party for the ommon council from Harrisburg from he Fourth ward. MT. Mccormick grad | lated from Sheffield in 1893.
 Invitations for the wedding of pr. AL i red Harold Thomas of the Yale Medi- al school, class of '9S, to Miss Mary Is- | bel Baldwin were received yesterday " friends and relatives in this city. Hiss Baldwin is the daughter of the ate Eben Augustus Baldwin of Ando- CT, Mass. Dr. Thomas is a former ale football player. He is the son of Irs Mary F. Hine of this city. His rother is Attorney Edwin S. Thomas f this city and West Haven. The marriage will take place on Wednesday vening, January 31, at 6.30 o'clock, in 'hrist church, Andover, Mass, A re- option will follow the ceremony at the rides residence, No. Locke street, .ndoVer. Dr. and Mrs Thomas will be t home after March 1 at Greenridge, taten Island, where Dr. Thomas will egin practice.
 Miss Alice Francis of Rogers street, 'ranford has for her guest Miss Clara 'wiss of Hartford.
 Miss Lizzie Ryan was married yes arday morning in St. Josephs church, veetville. to Thomas Barrett of Water ury. The maid of honor was Miss [aud Delaney of Waterbury. and the nfc,, Nf