The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-12-31

R. Avis, the well known contractor of the Winchester Repeating Arms com pany, will be re-appointed to the pub lie library board by the mayor from January 1, This was announced by Mayor Studley yesterday. A new mem- Der of the library commission, who will take office also tomorrow is Edwin P. Root of 115 Dwight street He is the
 superintendent ow the movement de- partment of the New Haven Clock
 company. He succeeds General Phelps
 Montgomery, president of the West
 Haven Buckle company, who was yes
 terday appointed by his honor to the
 park commission, to succeed General
 Edward IT. Bradley The other mem
 bers of the library board remain as
 during last year. ..
 MT and Mrs. Loren w. Parker hav-
 ing concluded a short visit to relatives
 in Noank have returned to their home
 in this city.
 George L. Atwater, the we'll known
 musician and arranger, has entirely re-
 covered from recent serious attack of
 humps together with catarrh of the in-
 
 yesterday to resume his work.
 Rev. and Mrs. Claire F. Luther have
 returned to Mystic from spending 1 Christmas with rela tive in this city,
 and he occupied his pulpit in the Con-
 gregational church in Mystic Sunday 1 morning and evening.
 Miss H. Zephine Humphrey of this city was one of the bridesmaids at the
 wedding of Miss Pauline Fowler Hum- phrey of Plainfeld, N. J., and Rev. Ernest Louis Walz, jr., of New York city, Saturday afternoon, at Plainf1eld Miss Humphrey is a cousin of the bride | Miss Boylston. daughter of the Rev Charles Walter Boylston of Riverside, | class of 1878, Trinity college, Hartford, is spending the Christmas holidays with Mrs. c. w. Haynes and daughter, Miss Nina Haynes, of Windsor avenue, Hartford. Miss Boylston is student at the Greenwich academy
 MT. and Mrs. II. H. Todd returned Saturday from New Hampshire, where they had been staying for the Christi mas holidays. They report zero wealth. CT and two feet of snow, which is some what different from the Christmas weather in this city
 Miss Maud Bouton of this city is the guest of her sister and husband, Rev. and Mrs. C. F, Luther, in Mystic.
 Mrs. Grace Brown Salisbury resumes her talks on Current Events" at Trin- ity parish house this morning at the usual hour.
 Mrs. Chapman and daughters of Port land, the Misses Julia and Jessie of portlo y,H T'riH t,, r;f
 Mrs. George B. Johnson of Chapel :, street leaves to-day for Montreal, where she is to make a months visit.
 Mrs. Charles Benson of Portland is entertaining her daughters, the Misses I Tillie and Hannah of New Haven.
 The Hon. Randolph HI Chandler of | Thompson. who is member of the !! constitutional convention from that | town, will spend the rest of the winter 1 at the Allyn house, Hartford, with his l wife and son.
 Mrs. Arthur A. Hall entertained the | members of the Sans Souci Whist club | at her residence, 9 Burton street, West vile, last Friday evening. The first 1 prize was won by Mir and Mrs. Marks | and the second prizes were won by l Mrs. George w. Greggs and Arthur A. Hall. MT and Mrs. Potter substituted for MT. and Mrs c, F. Mix A delight full lunch was served and all enjoyed a very pleasant evening. The next meet ing will be held at the residence of Mir. and Mrs. F. D. Loud, 60 Forbes avenue, on next Friday evening, Janu- ary B. 1902
 The annual meeting of the Connecti- cut Civil Engineers and Surveyors as- socia tion, which has been held in Hart ford for years on the second Wednes- day in January, will not be held until February under the new constitution, which was adopted a few months ago The action leading to the change in the was taken through the of Edwin D. Graves, chief engineer of the bridge district while he was present.
 Frank A. Bennett of Hartford is the guest of relatives in Hornellsville, N. Y. Charles Jones, instructor in English 1t the Rockville high school. has been in Seymour spending the Christmas va ration with his parents. MT. and Mrs. Harry Jones of Day street. Mrs. Meyer and her two daughters of ' Brooklyn, N. r., are the guests of MT. and Mrs. Joseph Calm of Lafayette street. Miss Fanny Hyde, formerly teacher n Seymour, now of this city, has been l 'pending the vacation with Mrs A. c. Dean and other friends in Seymour. The wedding of Albert Johnson and | Miss Alice Shoninger will take place on 2 he evening of February IS, 1902, at he Temple Mishkah Israel. It will be ' me of the most important social func- | ions of the season.
 Elton Andrews, formerly of Westville, Y vas in town Saturday and Sunday ! making short visit with friends. Since c eaving Westville MT. Andrews has se- e ured a position with the Hoffman t Drug company of New York city as 4 travelling salesman He left yesterday J morning for Albany, where he will stay
 week, and from there he will go to | h o Mrs. Frederick Booker of Seymour Is t pending the holidays with her daugh- S er Mrs Fredie Scheinbein Of this city. ' William Myers of Newark, N. J., IS D isiting his grandfather, N. A. Myers t f 722 State street.
 Miss Lena Borman, who has been the | q uest of MT. and Mrs. L. J. Nichols of $ ,ranford during the holidays returned C ) her home in New York on Saturday z fternoon. fl Rev. Dr. Henry Davies, pastor of the V tional church WeStyille is | o