The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-11
PERSONAL JOTTLNGS.

representing various patrlotlc organlza
| tons of the country visited Washington
last week to urge upon the attention
of congress the propriety of purchas
| ing a thousand acres of land at Valley
! Forge, Pa, for the purpose of Nation
al military park. Among those who
made addresses before the military
committee in behalf of the bill nov
pending was Mrs. j. L. Chapman, o.
Fitchburg, state regent of the D. RS o.
Massachusetts,, and a vice president o.
the general society. On her return she
was the guest for a few days OF hel
relative, Mrs. It. w. j. Sizer of this
city, each being a great great grand
daughter of General Seth Pomeroy, g
distinguished officer in Colonial ane
Revolutionary times.
F. H. Benton was taken sick severa
days ago with the grip, which, although
it was attended to at once, developed
into a severe case. Pneumonia, which
was feared was however, warded off
and Mr. Benton is now recovering and
able to sit up.
Robert L. Chase of Washington ave
nue., West Haven, received telegram
from his wife at Thomasville, Ga, stat
ing that she Is improving rapidly. Mr.
Chase expects to visit his family soon
G. T. Case, residing at 43 Sylvan ave
nue.. is going to Porto Rico in the near
future with the intention of locating
there permanently. Together with
George F. Plat, of Milford, who owns
quite a large piece of land, Mr.. Case
will, if satisfied with the prospects of
fruit growing, purchase land and go in
to that business.
+ Invitations have been sent out by
Mrs. H. D. Thompson for tea to be
given at her home, $50 Orange street,
Tuesday afternoon, January 5, from 4
until o'clock.
In December William w. Cassell of 9S
Third avenue, West Haven, was bitten
by a dog. Blood poisoning set in,
which for a time looked very serious
for Mr.. Cassell, but under the care of
DR.. Beran he is improving.
The subcommittee on music for the
junior promenade at Yale Tuesday
for the music to L. P. We'll, the well
known musician of this city, who will,
Of course, personally lead his orchestra
at the function in the armory. Mr.
We'll has engaged Colts band of Hart
ford to furnish the brass band feature.
This is the first time that New Ha-
ven orchestra has been engaged for the
Prom.
Attorney William II. Ely, who has
been i'll with the grip for several days,
was better yesterday morning, well
Office
Professor Edward C. Beecher, curator
of the Yale museum, is suffering from
a severe attack of rheumatism, and will
probably be detained from his official
duties for some time longer.
Edward Fl. Newcomb, the popular
steward OF the Union league, was re-
ported as resting more comfortably yes
terday morning at his home on Howe
street. Mr. Newcomb has been very i'll
with typhoid pneumonia for several
days.
James Ainscoe, who resided here for
many years and who has been a COM
mercial traveller for two years, with
headquarters at Philadelphia, has been
seriously Ill with kidney trouble for
several weeks. Mr. Ainscoe Is slowly
from his recent attack He
has signed a contract to represent a
firm manufacturing cyclists supplies on
the road the coming summer, and hopes
to be able to resume business in a few
weeks.
On Tuesday Mrs, William Bucking-
ham of Campbell avenue, West Haven,
with her young daughter Lenora, will
visit Mrs. Buckinghams sister in New
York. Mrs Buckingham will leave
Lenora with her sister for a visit of
some length.
Ex-Lieutenant Charles Smith, of the
New Haven Grays, recently appointed
adjutant of the Second battalion of the
Second regiment, has forwarded to Ad-
iutant General Cole his resignation as
adjutant of the Second regiment. The
act on Adjutant Smiths part has been
a long premeditated one, and it was
only the press of business affairs.
Mrs. j. Walter Young, who has been
spending the week with her father. Cy-
rus w. futile of 81 Union street West
Haven, will leave to-day for her home
In Richmond Va.
Rev. Arson Phelps Stokes, secretary
1T the Yale corporation is home from
MS weeks trip to western colleges. On
mis- trip he visited Milwaukee, st. Paul
and Minneapolis,
AT the annual meeting of the New
England Genealogical society, held in
Boston Wednesday, f. e. Salisbury,
IL. D., of this city, was elected one
If the vice presidents.
Advertised letters in the West Haven
)ostoffice are for Hita w. Samalie, Hor-
zee King (2), Joe Milo, r. G. Williams,
.. Donegan, S, j. Colaway; foreign, I
Fesorto.
Miss Kittie Fitzgerald of Winsted ia
i'll at the same of her aunt .
Mrs. M. ]. Fox, 16 Mill River street.
She came to New Haven about two
weeks about for a visit and was taken
lown last week Wednesday with pneu-
nonia. DR.. O'Connor, who is attending
er, states that unless complications set
n she will be about in a few days.
Rev. Mr.. Gammack and Mrs Gam
mack, of West Haven, will entertain DR..
samuel Hart of Trinity college, who
will deliver the sermon at the Sunday