The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1901-01-15
Personal JOTTINGS,

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of Union avenue, West Haven.
Wooster buckingham, son of William
buckingham, of Campbell avenue, West
Haven, is at home with a severe cold.
Mrs. Motley Buyers, of New York, is
guest of Mr. and Mrs George Leete
Peck of Main street West Haven
Miss Duey OF New Haven, sang for
Mrs. Clarence e. Thompson Sunday at
the services in the Congregational
church, West Haven. Mrs. Thompson
is suffering from light attack of the
grip.
The friends of Mrs. F. H. Crockett of
446 Howard avenue may be pleased to
learn that after three weeks run of
| typhoid fever in its most severe form,
she is now more comfortable, Though
far from being pronounced out of dan
ger by her physician.
Mrs. Lester and her son, Archie Les
! ter, are confined to the house with an
attack of the grip.
Hon. James M. Townsend of this city,
father of Judge William K. Townsend,
was among those in attendance at the
! inaugural ball last week. Captain
: Townsend was captain of the New Ha-
ven Grays back in 1S4S and Is captain
and chief of staff in the Second COM
Pany, Governors Foot Guard of this
| city.
Thomas Hudson, assistant superin-
tendent of the John Hancock Life In
surance company, banqueted his staff
at Savin Rock on Saturday evening. AT
+, ter enjoying the varieties Of a very de-
| lightful past the men INDUCED in songs
and recitations, with speeches on insur-
ance by Mr.. Hudson and Cashier Dew
| ey. Mr.. Hudson was the recipient of
valuable meerchaum pipe from his men.
President Hadley of Yale has been
invited to give the first of the two an
nual lectures which comprise the Trask
course at Princeton. He has accepted,
and will give the lecture next Wednes-
day evening. His subject will be Gov
ernment by Public Control" This is
the principal lecture course at Old
Nassau.
George L. Fox, rector of Hopkins
Grammar school, commenced his class
in the civil government at Yale hall, las
Franklin street, last evening at s
O'Clock. A renewed invitation is offered
to all men to attend his class, which is
entirely free, and avail themselves of
the unusual opportunity to become well
posted on the practical workings of the
United States government national.
state and local. Outlines of the United
States constitution are distributed as a
basis for study.
A meeting of the junior clericas of
the Episcopal diocese of Connecticut
was held yesterday morning in the par
ish house of Trinity church. The mem
bers of the society met as the guests
of Rev. DR.. Frank Woods Baker, rector
of Trinity. Short addresses were made
by Rev DR.. Lindsey and by Professor
e. T. Merrill, of Wesleyan university.
Miss VILLA Brown, bookkeeper for G.
w. Warner, grocer, West Haven, is able
to be at work again after a weeks ILL
ness.
Expert Kendrick, who has been going
through the books of the tax collectors
office for several months, has not yet
concluded his work. Mr.. Kendrick in
timated yesterday that his duties would
soon be finished.
Captain and Mrs. James P. Brewer
announced yesterday the engagement OF
their daughter, Eva Louise, to Robert
S. Scobie. Both the young people are
well known in this city, and have a host
of friends. Miss Brewer has been asso-
ciated with Miss Ely, court stenograph-
er for the past two years, and Mr. SEQ
bic is the senior member of the firm of
Scobie & Farrar, drop forgers and ship
smiths. Both the young people are re-
ceiving the best wishes and congratu-
lations of their many friends.
Postmaster Jarvis Kelsey, of West
Haven, visited the postoffice yesterday
morning for the first time since his
accident.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Sanford of Of
tawa, Canada, were spending Sunday
with Mrs. Sanford's sister, Mrs. Ernest
Thompson, West Haven, at Lake Sara
nae.
Mrs. James Begley of 1877 Dewitt
street, gave birth to a boy baby on last
Thursday which weighed IS IL pounds.
DR.. D. M. Slattery, who attended Mrs.
Bagley, said last night that the baby
was the largest he had ever seen at
birth.
Mrs Arnold Almstead of Main street,
West Haven has returned from her Wis.,
it to New York. She brought home
with her a severe cold.
William H. Bartholomew, formerly
with the Ezra d. Fogg Co., wholesale
lumber dealers, of this city, has ac-
cepted the SUPPLEMENTARY of one of
the large silk mills in Meriden.
Arthur Kelsey, of Providence, r. l.,
son of Mrs. James Kelsey Of Center
street, West Haven, is at home spend
ing Sunday with his family.
Miss Daisy Merwin, the youngest
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert r.
Merwin, of ia Bradley street, is i'll with
known real estate broker. Miss Merwin
was taken sick one week ago. Two
trained nurses are In constant attend
ance, and DIR. Paul Skiff is the attend
ing physician
Morris Knowles will deliver an illus
trated lecture before the Engineers
club at Yale this evening on "An Ex-
perimental Filter Plant and Results of
The lecture will be de-
livered in North Sheffield hall at
o'clock Mr.. Knowles is the assistant
engineer in charge of the testing sta"
ton, the improvement and filtration of
the water supply for Philadelphia.
The January meeting of the Mary
Clap Wooster chapter will be held at