The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-06
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
ITEMS OF sNTERE EST CONCERNING
 NAW HAVEN PEOPLE
And Other People Known in This City
 Local Social Events Hero and Else-


 Columbia, with his friend, Thoma Ahearn of Chicago, a shipmate on tn same vessel. is spending a furlougl
 with relatives and friends in this city
 William Clark of Stony Creek, who's
 father, William B. Clark, has just pass
 ed away, is very ill with pleurisy. Tw
 children also of Ernest Clark are suf
 ferers from membraneous croup.
 A. H. Downs of Orchard street return
 ed Wednesday from two weeks hunt
 ing trip in Maine, bringing with hin
 two deer. He remembered his friends
 with venison steak.
 The Friday Afternoon Whist club O.
 West Haven will meet to-day with Mrs
 George Johnson at her residence or
 Washington street.
 Arrangements have been completed by the committee of the Pythiar
 Amusement association of Westville fol
 their grand bazaar to be given or
 Wednesday and Thursday nights, De- cember IS and 19 On each evening
 there will be dancing, and the drawing
 for money prizes.
 Mrs. H. A. Moulthrop of Washington
 avenue, West Haven, is spending the
 winter in Ansonia.
 Captain Harry Page of Stony Creek,
 the well known boatman, has a very
 painful wound in his hand. In closing door on recent occasion his hand was lacerated by protruding nail, in- l f1icting a serious wound, the injured member being badly swollen.
 Jake Hodge, a well known colored i political leader in the Ninth ward, was l discharged from Grace hospital yester- day, having been confined to that in ! stitutior as the result of an injury sus- tained ten days ago Hodge was em- ployed in the sewer department, and in piling up heavy stones got his right hand crushed between two sharply edged rocks. One finger was ampu- tated.
 The subject of the address at the Mothers club of West Haven, held yesterday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Gilbert, S1 Center street, was How to Cultivate the True Christmas Spirit of Givng-the Divine in Every Ctild." Rev. Henry B. Mead made the address.
 The Misses Downes of West Haven commenced their dancing class We'd nesday evening, about thirty joining the class. Some of the members are the Misses Louise Heitmann, Minnie Johnson, Rita Lord, Lena and Mabel Dickerman, Muriel Beckwith, Margaret Graham, Arna Whitten, Elsie Futile, Hattie Brown. Gusse Mortimer, Ella ftc. German, Edna Warden, and Messrs. Tolles, Heitmann, Richards. Cosgrove, Ensign, Thomson, filling, Lucey, Nor timer, Main, Smith and Lines. The class promises to be a success, and the members are looking forward to pleasant winter of instruction.
 Miss Scranton, teacher in grade 5, Ezekiel Cheever school, has asked for a leave of absence until January l on account of ill health and her request has been granted by the superintend- ent Miss Augusta Wilcox, an assist ant substitute teacher will take her place during the remainder of the year
 J. H. Warden of Court street, West Haven, has returned from his western business trip, and is i'll at his home.
 The "old curiosity shop" at the resi- dence of Mrs L. B. Hollis on Fountain street. Westville, still continues to be we'll attended by the people of the vil- lage. The doors are not open in the afternoon, but at 7:30 until 10 D. m.. and will remain so for the remainder of this week.
 At a meeting of Davenport council, No 700. Royal Arcanum, Wednesday night. the officers of the coming year were elected as follows: Regent, pr. J. W. Jewett; vice regent, A. H. Bar clay; past regent Dr. J. U. Wood, ora tor, E. J. Moeller; secretary, J. J. Snaverly: collector, J. S. Johnston; treasurer, George R. Jones; guide, George D. Merrick; warden, J, Curren; sentinel, C. N. Floyd; trustee, Charles R. Wells; representative to the grand lodge. pr. J. U. Wood. The caterer was w. G. Cunning. Grand Regent H. l. Mathison of Milford and Past Grand Regent c. E. Hoadley of this city were present and addressed the members during the evening. The attendance was large and there was one initiation. One application was also received.
 Miss Annie. J. Weed of Riverside, who formerly was in the Normal school in this city, entered Browns Business college, South Norwalk, to study teleg- raphy.
 The many friends and acquaintances of T. Parsons Dickerman of 24 Dicker- man street, the well known teller of the Merchants bank, will regret eX- ceedingly to learn that he is confined to his bed with a severe attack of MT Dickerman has been suffering for some days past with an attack of grip, but insisted on return ing daily to his work. Tuesday he was sent home and found to be suffering from pneumonia, the left lung being badly congested. His attending physi- clan is Dr. Rowland.
 Mrs. H. B. Crowell of Elm street, | New Britain, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. William H. Maltby of this city for a l few days.
 Patrolman Frederick A. Parks yester day handed in his resignation as | member of the police force to Chief !! Wrinn. The reason why he resigned was that the rules of the department do not permit him to belong to the state militia. He is now the drum major of |