The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-26
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
ITEMS OF INHERENT CONCERNING NEW HAVEN PEOPLE

And Other People Known in This City
 Local Social Events Here and EIse-
 where.
 Honolulu papers bring the news that Attorney John A Matthewman, former ly of this city is now acting as assist
 ant attorney general in Honolulu He has been appointed to the place to fill a
 vacancy caused by the illness of Dep uty Attorney General Cathcart. He
 has been presenting annual matters De- fore the grand jury. The large circle of New Haven friends of MT. Matthew man will be much pleased to Lear of the
 honrs he has already won in his new field and home. MT MattheWman is son of former City Attorney Charles B. Matthewman, of 6S5 Orange street and
 went to Honolulu in November, l90o. The appointment is eminently satlstac- tory to the members of the legal profess sion of the island, and MT. MattneWman has charge of the criminal prosecution and matters of the department. Ihe cases presented are heard before the United States circuit court, which, be- ing territory, is operated similarly to the superior courts of this state. Hon. olulu papers contain many compliment tary notices of MT Matthewman's work and several reports of cases heard be fore Judge Robinson and prosecuted py the new assistant attorney general
 Mrs. James D. Dewell, wife of former Lieutenant Governor Dewell returned home yesterday from Norfolk, where she has been for the past week.
 Minister Wu Ting Fang, the Chinese minister to the United States Will De in this city tomorrow morning for d short time, after which he will continue his Journey to Springfield, Mass, where he will be the guest of honor at the board of trades annual banquet. Mln- ister Wu will arrive on the train due here from New York at 1055 and which leaves ten minutes later. While here Mr. Wu will be met by Charles A. Stone, chairman of the banquet committee who will complete the journey with the distinguished visitor.
 R. l.. Chase, who has been spending the last few months in Thomasvi'le, Ga, has returned to his West Haven home.
 Frederick Skiff has been entertaining his father, S. Skiff, of Sharon. at his home on Smith street West Haven.
 MT. and Mrs Edward Prime, of New York. and their daughter, Miss Char 1otte, have been for some time at their country place at the Delaware Water Gap and have entertained a number of house parties of young people. Several of Miss Primes friends are spending the week there.
 Architect l.. w. Robinson Is complet- ing the plans for the new building which the New Haven Water company will erect on Crown street. It will be two stories high, of brick, and will be occupied entirely by the company's of fees.
 Samuel B. Hardy, Yale Law school, 1904, left yesterday for New Hamp- shire. He will be gone for ten days or more.
 Miss Sarah Eastman, of this city, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Nettie Day, in Chester.
 Mr and Mrs. Lyman Adams, of this city, are the guests of Mrs. Adams sis ter, Mrs c. N. Nichols. of Mechanic street, Derby. They will remain for the week
 Pensions were issued yesterday as fol- lows: Original to Calvin F. Bates, of Stamford, $6 per month, and John Mer- riam, Soldiers home, Noroton Heights, $6 per month; increases to Richard Col Hns Soldiers home, Norton Heights sS per month, Peter Anderson, of Colches- ter, $S per month, and to John D. Ben~ jamin, of Pequabuck $S per month original widows to Elizabeth Fehr, of Rockville, $S per month, and to Marga- ret s. B. Ramsay of New Britain, sS per month
 w. Burr Hall, first selectman of wallingford, was operated upon for a tumor at the Hartford hospital Sat urday. The operation was successful, and his recovery is now confidently ex- pected.
 Herbert F. Bridgwa ter. of Derby, spent Sunday at his home in Newing- ton. T. Frank Bridgwater, of West Haven, also spent Sunday there. Mir is suffering from the results of too steady application to work, and his physician recommends a season of rest and outdoor life.
 The training table of the university bicycle team will start on Wednesday night, April 9, at 42 College street, and will be composed of the following men for the present: O. c. Butts 1902 s. M Moore 1902, F. T. Mason 1902. R. H. Gen try 1902 S., J. H. Overall 1902 S., F. G, Webster 1903 S., c. B. Ingraham 1902 S., w. c. Langley 1903, J. P. T. Armstrong 1904 Subsequently more men will be taken on The squad has been training for several weeks,
 Architect Richard Williams has pre- pared plans for extensive alterations to be made in the block of Mrs. Anna B. ! Hahn on Congress avenue. The five l stores on the ground floor are to be brought to the sidewalk line and will be provided with new plate glass ! fronts
 Miss Justine Ingersoll has taken a house in Westville. and will make her 1 home there In the future.
 William L. Stoddard, the veteran | railroad station agent at Meriden, Is expected home from Florida next week | and it is said he will be replaced in his | former position at the freight depot. | His health is greatly improved. He has |