The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-10
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
ITEMS OF INTER EST CONOERNING
 NEW HAVEN PEOPLE

And Other People Known i'm This Cit!
 Local Social Events Here and Else
 where.
 has nearly recovered from his Hines
 and was able to be out again yester
 day.
 Miss Vertie Kinney, daughter o
 Thomas G. Kinney of Whitney avenue
 has returned from Washington D. c.
 fully recovered from severe illness o
 typhoid fever.
 Police Commissioner S. $. Thompson
 is recovering from an illness which hal
 kept him in bed for several days. H'
 has been attended by Dr. W. P. Bald
 win
 Announcement is made of tn eengage
 ment of Miss Lillie Frank, daughter ol
 William Frank of this city, to Abraham
 Asher of Boston, brother of Attorney
 Harry Asher
 The Twentieth Century Homing clut
 of this city is looking forward to ar
 exciting racing season next spring 'and
 the members intend to have their birds
 in the best possible condition. Sev-
 eral of the members have imported new | flyers from Belgium during the past
 month.
 l Christian Gutbrod of Lombard street
 who is down with typhoid fever at his | home for three weeks, Is reported by his physician to be in an improved con- dition. | The December meeting of the New 1 Haven branch of the Woman's Board of Missions will be held in the Center ! church chapel on Tuesday afternoon, | December 10, at o'clock. An address will be given by Miss Harriet Bruce of Satara, India.
 The Congregational church at Deep River has called the Rev. Charles F. Fisher, pastor of the Granby church, to the pastorate for year from Febru- ary 1, 1902. He was born at Uniontown, Pa, twenty eight years ago, and was graduated at the Yale divinity school in 1900.
 The annual supper and sale of Trinity parish, Branford, will be held at Pyth- ian hall this evening.
 The lecture at the Blackstone library, Branford, this week will be by Hon. Wallace Bruce of New York city. The subject will be Robert Burns" The lecturer is a fine speaker
 The ladies of St. Johns Episcopal church, corner of Orange and Humphrey streets, will hold their annual Christi mas sale in the Sunday school rooms of the church next Wednesday after ,,y;n ceptionally large number of desirable articles, both fancy and useful, and re- treatments will also be served.
 The concert season of Dorscht odee will be inaugurated next Sunday night at the Hyperion theater, when de- lightful programme will be given. The vocal soloist will be William Grab, the we'll known basso, formerly soloist at St. Marys church, who has been study ing for four years in Dresden. It will be MT Grabs first public appearance since his return, and has aroused such interest that full house to greet him is practically assured.
 Mrs. Joseph Pond of Indian Neck is again victim of rheumatism. MT. and Mrs. Pond are expecting to spend the winter with their daughter, Mrs Rice in Meriden.
 Rev MT. Jackson is to- speak at Cen terchurch chapel Wednesday afternoon. He will be remembered by many for having been instrumental in introduc- ing the reindeer into Alaska, and his splendid missionary work. He has for many years been in charge of the mis- sion work of the Presbyterian church, in fact ever since there has been any mission work in Alaska. He is resi- dent of Washington.
 Miss Mabel Tucker of Elm street, West Haven, is visiting her brother in New London.
 pr. M J. Adams has returned from a most successful hunting trip in the south. Dr. Adams brought home with | him twenty quail and left about 100 | more, which will be brought home later by. G. E. Bailey, who will remain few | days more to take advantage of the ex- ,ellent hunting.
 The Highwood Fire association, which | has purchased the little old church in | Highwood near the school house, will | hold fair, commencing Saturday night | for the purpose of raising funds neces- y price.
 Mrs. John Bishop is seriously i'll at | Ter home on Burton street About week ago Mrs. Bishop was taken to her led suffering from asthma and pleuri- ". On Saturday night pneumonia set n and her condition is much worset
 Edwin Lettney of Union avenue, West Haven, returned from his hunting trip m Long Island. One day MT. Lettney ;hot 127 quail. He is quite ethusiastic 'ver his sport ad pleasant vacation.
 Officer William H. Whldey who has 'een spending ten days vacation with friends in Philadelphia, has returned to lis home on Alden avenue.
 Miss Annabelie Lucey of Union ave- tue, West Haven, is quite i'll with ton- ilitis, also her sister Marion. Dr. Ieery of Olive street is attending them. John Dunn, who formerly was em- loved by the Geometric Drill company. Vestville, has resigned his position here and takes the management of lrge meat market in Torrington. He tarted in on his new position yester- ay. He was formerly in the meat bus ness on Whalley avenue.
 Last evening in Yale hall George l.. OK, conductor of a class in civics at he hall, discussed the presidents mes Ie was formerly for years rector of