The daily morning journal and courier., 1901-11-15
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS.
ITEMS OF INTER EST co yCERNING
 NEW HAVEN PEOPLE

-Lochf social Events Here and Else
 where.
 Mrs. William Paterson is quite i'll
 with pneumonia at her home on Alden
 avenue.
 Henry F. Duncan, musical director
 and organist at the Church of the
 Heavenly Rest in New York city, has
 leased the Amos Ives cottage at Pine
 Orchard for three years. MT. Duncan and a friend arrived at the cottage
 Wednesday evening for few days
 hunting.
 Peter Ewen, formerly superintendent
 of the Anchorage, A. M. Young's sum
 mer residence at Crescent Bluff, moved
 his family yesterday to Fort Chester,
 where MT. Even has accepted posi-
 tion.
 MT. and Mrs. Albert Smith of West
 Haven celebrated their tenth anniver-
 sary Wednesday night by inviting a number of their friends to their home ! Miss Viola Jesup danced the castanet i dance and sang with her sister, Miss
 Irene Jesup Miss Stegeman rendered 1 several selections cn the piano. At a | late hour a dainty lunch was served by
 Mrs. Smith. Among those who were | invited were Miss P. l.. Stegeman, Miss Emile Stegeman, MT. and Mrs. Harvey Peck, MT. and Mrs. Louis Conklin MT. and Mrs. Loring Mum, Mrs. R. P. Russell, Mrs Ellen Larkin, Miss Veis Conklin, Miss Gertrude Conklin, Mrs.
 Grace Richmond and Miss Anna White. Hon., James M. Townsend, who is critically i'll at his home on Townsend
 avenue was somewhat better yester-
 day morning, although his condition is
 quite serious.
 On Monday evening pupils of the
 English department at the Hillhouse
 high school will present scenes from
 Shakespeare in room 10 at the high school. This is the first time that the pupils in the English department of this school have attempted to present scenes from English plays and this time the scenes will be given by pupils under the direction of Misses Sheridan and Allister of the teachers in the high school. Pupils and parents will be in- vited to witness the performance on Monday night.
 Attorney Jacob P Goodhart received congratulations yesterday from his fel low members of the bar and his friends generally. Thirty eight years ago yes- terday MT. Goodhart first saw the light of day. Mrs. Goodhart arranged pleasant surprise for her husband We'd nesday evening by inviting number of friends and relatives to their home on Park street to celebrate the anniver- sary. A banquet was served and Mr. Goodhart received the heartiest con- gratulations from all present
 About twenty of the relatives of MT. and Mrs. Frank Ebert Smith of Bran ford assembled at their residence on Monday evening to help them celebrate the silver anniversary of their we'd ding. The rooms were artistically dec- orated with chrysanthemums and ever greens and Miss Mae Stevens of Clin- | ton a classmate of the Misses Smith, presided at the piano and played soft ly during the receiving hours The | presents included several handsome pieces of silver besides choice china and handsome piece of pearl bric-a- f, brac from Florida. A dainty lunch was served and the guests departed wishing the bride and groom of twenty-five years of happiness.
 One year ago yesterday Horace San ford, deputy United States consul at Ottawa, Canada, and Miss Harriet Elm bier. daughter of General A. H. Elm bier, were married in St. Johns church. this city. They now reside in Ottawa, where MT. Sanford still holds his posi- ton and is very popular.
 The ladies of the First Congrega tional church, West Haven, met on Wednesday in the church parlors to complete arrangements for the rum mage sale they are to hold next week. They want the hearty cooperation of Ill members of the congregation. Any 1ne having articles are requested to bring them to the church parlors any evening this week or let Mrs. N. A. Chase. 2S9 Main street, know of any arge bundles that you are unable to ,arry to the church and she will send or them. The room engaged for this sale is in Lafayette street near Con- yress avenue. They will open shop afternoon. Eight ladies will ,e in attendance with some gentlemen. Tax Collector Anthony in speaking of the settlement between himself and the city of the discrepan- ies in his office for the sum of $1,500, aid he regarded it an outrage that a demand was made on him to pay money out for a settlement. He be- ieves the city neglected to do it's duty n not auditing the books before. He Ioesn't believe that he owed the city he money, btu thought it was a wise curse to settle the matter, as if he adn' done so prolonged and expensive litigation would have followed. Deacon l.. w. Fitch of Westville, a enerable and greatly esteemed citizen, ad quite serious accident befall him f t his home on Fountain street Tues { ay night. He was at the top of { fight of stars, ready to come down. In ( ome manner his foot slipped on the I op stair and he pitched headlong down ( ee entire length, striking in such I -ay as to very badly wrench his shoul- C CT. Dr. Winne is the attending phy f ician. t Presiding Elder Adams of this city 6 ill preach at the Yalesville M. E. nurch next Sunday morning.
 H. R. Seward, formerly of West Ha- ( en and who has been the guest of Walter S. Crosby for some time, has I ccepted position as night watchman T t the factory of the M. Seward & Son T