The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-30

Charles A. O'Connell, who for ten
 years has been bookkeeper and sales
 man for W. J. Sheehan, the State street
 wholesaler, has resigned to accept the
 for R. Ballantyne, the brewer. MT.
 O'Connell has an extensive social and
 business acquaintance throughout the i state and is an energetic hustler. | Andrew J. Kennedy, former chief of the fire department who has been seri-
 ously i'll at his home on Bradley street for several weeks, is considerably bet
 ter and there is every reason to antici- pate complete recovery. A slight heart | affection has made the task of the phy-
 sicians more difficult, but this has to a great extent been overcome and his
 many friends now expect to see the ge-
 nial countenance of the chief, or King,
 as he is affectionately called, once more
 about town.
 The engagement is announced of Miss
 Constance Trowbrdge, daughter Of
 Mrs. Winston J. Trowbridge, to War
 ren B. Kellogg, of Halifax, Nova Sco-
 tia.
 President Arthur T. Hadley, of Yale,
 has gone to New York for the only va
 cation he will have during the present
 holiday season. He will enjoy a com plete rest for three or four days.
 Mrs. A. N. Lewis, who has been the guest of her daughter, Mrs. Hope L. Borden, of Alden avenue, Westvllle, re- turned to her home in Montpelier Sat urday.
 Mrs. Henry A. Lyman entertained party of eight at luncheon at the Coun- try club on Saturday. The decorations were very effective, pink roses being used for the table. The guests were Mrs. Chamberlain. the Misses Moore, of Chicago, Miss A. l.. Burroughs of Chi cago, and Rev George l.. Parker, of London, England.
 James J. McNerney, we'll known stenographer, who has been in the office of General Passenger Agent Hampstead for several years, has accepted a posi- tion with the D. O. Haines Publishing company of New York He will act as secretary to the general manager of the company.
 A dinner will be given at the Coun- try club tomorrow evening by the Col by club, arrangements for which were made by Mrs. Thomas Hooker.
 MT. and Mrs Charles H. Freeman and child have returned to their home in having been the guests of l relatives and friends in Guilford the 1 past week.
 Engineer Harry W. Chapman, who l has been seriously ill at his home, 30S | LIor orI ;, ra1
 Miss Warner of Washington avenue, West Haven, leaves to-day for visit In Wethersfield
 LeRoy P. Kirkham, organist at Dean academy, Franklin, Mass, who Is spending the holidays with his parents, presided at the organ at the services in Christ church, East Haven yesterday
 Little May Stevenson, of Center street, West Haven, has nearly recov- cred from an attack of diphtheria. Miss Katherine Stevenson, John Stevenson md brother are staying with John Brown, of Smith street.
 President John M. Hall has appointed [ohn A. J. Orr as insurance inspector if the New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad. MT. Orr will assume lis duties on January 1, and these du- ies will comprise the inspection of the insurance risks of the company, inves- igating fires in which railroad proper y is damaged and acting as insurance djustor for the company. This de- is a newly created one. For he past year MT. Orr has been a mem er of the editorial staff of the Reg's- er with politics and railroad work his pecial department. Prior to this he ad been identified for years with the Bridgeport newspapers, notably the ( Farmer, MT. Orr was the ecipient yesterday of congra tulations l rom his many friends, in and out of he newspaper ranks, who had heard of l he appointment. ' Miss Mamie Tolles of Southington, is { isiting her sister, Mrs. w. H. States, z | this city. Frank Tolles, who has i cen visiting in this city, has returned ( ome. f Charles L. Well, the new fire com i issioner, who was selected by Mayor r tudley as the successor of the late V enry s. Holcomb, went to the office of r le mayor Saturday morning and was T vorn in by his honor. e Louis Edwards, of Southington, who I
 in the New Haven hospital, is doing o well as can be expected. His physi- c ans were of the opinion last evening I lat they would operate upon him for c ,pendcitis in a day or two. C The annual ball and banquet of the b armonie club will be given on We'd y .sday evening. January i, as usual. F ne hours are from to 1 the banquet f' curing first followed by dancing. usic will be furnished by Wells full W chestra and the hall decorations will =
 very handsome The entertainment 4 mmittee consists cf the following: ilton Well, chairman: Philip BuX .um, S. Gompertz and | Schwed. A 8 rge number of out-of- town guests II be present. It will be the custom flowing this event to have, every two ,elzs, 'ladies' night when different rms of entertainment will be arr nged.
 Mrs. Margaret A. Toomey, the post stress at Leete's Island, is slowly re- vering from her attack of rheuma- m.
 Mrs Carl Rasche, of Leete's Island, Is nvalescent from her recent severe ill., ss Misses Anna and Agnes M. Bone will ve their annual New Years eve re- ption at their home on Warren ,eet. On the 18th of January they