The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-19

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selections on the harp assisting at {
lecture in Terryyille delivered by Mrs
Jessica Wolcott Allen at the town hall
w, A. Turner, tenor, and Otis B. Hough
pianist, also assisted.
Highway Commissioner Macdonald
was in Willimantic Thursday and drove
to Chaplin where he inspected the i'm
| provements made under state supervis
ion last fall, The work needed some
retouching before it could be accepted
! which will be done as soon as the
weather will permit in the spring, The
commissioner went to Putnam in the
afternoon to look over some work in
that town, and yesterday he inspected
some improvements being made in
Sterling.
General William I'll. Bulkeiey of Hart
ford, who had several critical days last
week, is now improving, and there is
every promise of his being able to be
cut when the weather becomes settled
again. He is able to receive some of
his old-time friends. Ex-senator John
r. Hills was one of his visitors Wednes-
day and had pleasant half hour with
him.
Announcement is just made of the
marriage Of John ]. McQuiggan to Miss
Jane " Doherty. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev, Father Coyle at
St. Johns church. Matthew MoQuiggan
acting as best man and Miss Eta Do
herty as maid of homer.
There was a good attendance at the
lecture by Professor CoWles, of Am
herst college, on "Sieily' at the semi
nary in Easthampton, Mass, Wednes
day evening. Before the lecture Princ-
ception in honor Of Professor Cowles.
The next lecture In the series will be
given by Arson Phelps Stokes, seere-
tary of Yale university, on THE Object
of a College Education,
Miss Marguerite Roberts, who is to
sing this morning at the pianola recital
to be given at Steinert's hall, has a
large circle of friends who will welcome
this opportunity Of hearing her. The
programme arranged is an excellent one
and is as follows:
Ruy Bias Overture. ....... .Mendelssohn
Aeolian Grand
La Cascade de Roses. .........., Ascher
Pianola.
SOnP-Dream ................... Bafuett
Miss Marguerite Roberts.
Acknowledgement Polka. ....... Bartlett
Pianola.
Song-Agnus Del .......,.,....,.,. Bizet
Miss Marguerite Roberts.
Yeomen of the Guard. ..,..,,.,, Sullivan
(Selections) Aeolian Grand.
Naila-lntermezzo ,.........,..< ,Delibes
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Humphrey, of
Rocky Hill, have for their guest this
week the Rev. Clay ID. Chunn. Mr.. |
who is a Yale graduate, was
pastor of the Congregational |
church in Rocky Hill and four years
ago went to Temple, New Hampshire,
where he is engaged as pastor of a
Congregational church. On |
Wednesday evening Mr.. and Mrs. |
very Hospitality opened the I
loors Of their spacious home and over
fifty of Mr.. Chunn's friends availed |
themselves of the opportunity to call
md give their former pastor a hearty |
and express their good wish
IS for his continued prosperity and hap
1iness. During the evening refresh
nents were served Miss Clara Price,
If Hartford, and Miss Clara Burr as
listed at the table.
Professor Charles S. Brown, of the
department. of mechanical engineering
It Vanderbilt university Nashville,
'enn., has been appointed by the board
t public works in Nashville to prepare
lans and specifications and supervise
he construction Of the municipal cleo
ric and power plant in that city, Pro-
essor Brown is we'll known in New
faven. He is the son-in law OF Will
am A. Foskett, president of the Eos
EFT & Bishop company, Of this city.
Ie graduated from Yale in 1888 and
aceived from that institution the de-
rec of M. e. in 1883, After graduation
e was for four years engaged in min
lg mill engineering and Gale railroad
lgineering in Kansas City. He design
/ the electric lighting plant at Wander
lit university and the electric and
cam heating plant of the University
{ Mississippi and the electric plant for
xford, Miss. He Is now consulting
lgineer of the board of prison commits
oners.