The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-03-15
PERSONAL JOTTLNGS.

Mr. and Mrs N. A. Fullerton of Col lege street returned to their home We'd nesday afternoon after an absence of three months spent at Intrlaken, Fla.
 Mrs. Walter M. Wellman of Pearl street is enjoying few days rest ana change as the guest of friends in Hart ford
 William Lloyd and Herbert A. Sib- ley of this city were guests or Mfs. C. B. Fancher and Miss Flora Fairty or East avenue, in North Canaan, Sun day.
 Mr. and Mrs J. F. Todd returned from Washington, D. G., to thelr nome on Howard avenue last Saturday. Mrs. Todd had been absent three weeks Vls- iting her mother, Mrs. Banks, MT. Todd joining his wife for the inaugural cere- monies and ball.
 Director Marvel of the Wesleyan gymnasium has resigned to take effect at the close of this term. He Will go into business in Providence, k. l. Miss Prince of Keysville, N. r., is | the guest of Mrs. John R. Halstead, | 130 Howard avenue. Miss Prince resides on the shore of Lake Champaign at a | popular summer resort. Mrs. Halstead has passed her summer outing at Keys 1 vile for several years
 | Miss Emma Stevens of Clinton enter | tained Wednesday night the Clinton | Whist club at her home on Main street. l The Hartford Courant says: 'F. A. Betts of New Haven will probably be l appointed one of the United States | commissioners for the Louisiana pur- | chase exposition in St. Louis. as re- l gently intimated in the Courant. He | has been urged quietly for the place by Senators Hawley and Platt for some l days. but it was not until yesterday | that the president put him on the list l Mrs Richard Tyner returned to her residence in this city from three months visit spent at her fathers western home on Saturday last. | A. M Drummond, who has been con- | fined to the house with the grip for nearly three weeks, is improving and hopes soon to be about as usual, | In the house of Mrs. M. D. Peck at | Waterside, Clinton, a strange old coin has been found under board in an old oak floor. The coin is gold and has stamped upon one side the portrait of Alexander the Great with helmet, and the name inscribed. On the other side are two birds on a branch and rant inscription. The coin must have lain hidden many years.
 MT. and Mrs J. S. Coburn of York street intended leaving town yesterday for Washington. D. C., MT. Coburn to | go further south, his wife returning to I Fnx Jax we. vpoC the national capitol.
 Captain George Washington Earn ham of Waterside, Clinton, aged eigh- ty-eight years, has just completed an oil painting three feet by four, of full rigged ship. The picture is an exact reproduction of the ship Rising Sun, built at KiIlngworth, now Clinton, by Lester & Luin, in 1797. This was the first ship built in Clinton, and she was launched from Waterside. The captain has begun another sea picture at the request of friends.
 A course of four or five entertain ments has been arranged by some of the young ladies of Plymouth church, Milford assisted by the pastor, with a view of giving Milford people some ex- cellent opportunities of enjoying them selves during the next few weeks. The
 first was lecture by Rev. Dr. Meserve |of New Haven on "London Sights and
 Sounds" It was given on Wednesday
 evening in Plymouth church. The next
 will be the exhibition of Madame Jar
 leys Wax Works in the town hall, a
 week later. A week further on con-
 cert will be given, and still later ster-
 eopticon lecture by Rev. Dr. Leete of
 New Haven on Country Clouds and
 Sunshine" one a week until they are
 concluded
 Mrs. James Totham of 13 Eld street
 entertained the F. O. w Whist club
 Wednesday afternoon. All the mem-
 bers were present but one, her place
 being taken by Miss Prime, guest of
 Mrs John K Halstead. The game re-
 suited in good fortune to Mrs. Halstead
 who won first prize, receiving a beauti- . ful imitation old ivory wall panel, the
 subject, Music" Mrs. H. E. Carlisle
 taking second prize, decorated salad
 dish. A dainty buffet luncheon was
 served throughout the afternoon in the
 dining room. Among the players were:
 Mrs. J. S. Coburn, Mrs George P. Con- | verse, MS. I. I. I ltilitH 4hiS' NcpI Sc
 Smith, Mrs. J. Howard Marlin, Mrs
 Miner Lozier, Mrs. Charles Merwin
 Mrs. Harry Goodyear, Mrs. Clara Ford
 Okeson, Mrs. H. F.. Carlisle, Mrs Johr
 R. Halstead, Mrs. Howard c. Webb
 Miss Prime, Mrs. George Smith of B
 Sea street will entertain the club next
 week Wednesday afternoon.
 John Norman Macleod, a train dis
 patcher on the main line between New
 Haven and Providence located in thf
 New London office of the Consolidated
 road, was united in marriage Wednes
 day in Washington, D. C., to Miss Mat
 Pullman Simmons of that city. MT Macleod was formerly of Providence
 but has been known in New Londor
 for several years previous to his re turn recently. The bride is daughte of Mir and Mrs. J. Brenton Simmons , of 71S Nineteenth street, Washington The ceremony took place at the hom
 of the brides parents, and after q wed r ding trip the couple will return to Nev ! London. They will be at home afte April 15 at 19 Brooks street The fellow , employees of MT Macleod rememberet him with a handsome silver service. Miss Margaret Graham, daughter O
 Mr. and Mrs. Charles Graham, O.
 Washington avenue, West Haven, ceie