The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-08

It was the same article as was reac
 on February 19 before the New Haver
 County Historical society upon the oc-
 casion of pr. Bacon's centenary. It was
 very much enjoyed by the large audi
 ence present, among whom were some
 very prominent society peopel of Hart
 ford.
 At a gathering of the board of direc-
 tors of the Young Mems Christian as
 sociation on Monday evening very pleasant surprise was planned for Will liam H. Kirschner in honor of his birth
 day. Many thanks by the directors
 were tendered him in regard to faithful services as recording secretary, and the directors wives presented him with a
 birthday cake containing twelve lighted
 candles, number the years he has been
 a member of the board
 Dr. William Law has returned to
 Cheshire from Washington, D. C.,
 where he has been spending the winter, and opened his house there
 Mrs. Pratt and daughter, Miss Olive of Stony Creek, and Miss Mary Sean lan Miss Bessie Flanders and Miss Virginia Danforth of Branford attend ed the May festival concerts.
 Professor Edgar Stillman Kelly of Yale lectured at Branford library last evening on The Influence of Race and Religion on Modern Music" The lec- ture was illustrated by Mrs. Kelly.
 Mrs. H, Schultz left yesterday morn ing for New York, where she will spend a pleasant week visiting friends and relatives.
 hA of hpigt church, West Haven, will meet this af- ternoon at o'clock in the parish house, at which time the mite boxes will be opened
 The Cudahy Packing company of Omaha and Chicago have leased part of the building occupied by c. c. An drew & Co. at the corner of Fair and State streets.
 The West Haven Matinee club are invited to meet with Mrs. A. K, Ken drick at her residence on Savin avenue near Elm street, this afternoon
 The last lecture of the Via Christi course nterdenominational study of missions was given last evening in Center church chapel 944 Chapel street, at 8 o'clock Subject, Missions in the Eighteenth Century, by Rev. J. T. Stocking,
 Undertaken Ford formerly of Bran ford, now of Delaware, was in Branford for a few hours on Tuesday and called on a few friends. MT Ford was re- turning home from Boston, whence he had been called by the critical illness of his daughter who is now better.
 All members of the A. o. U. w. of this city are invited to attend the sec ond one hundred roll call of Israel Put nam lodge. No. 31, tomorrow evening, in Workmen hall, Orange street. En- tertaining speeches will be the order of the evening. and a pleasant time can be assured to al
 F. E. Drake and family of Columbus, O., have arrived at their summer cot tage at Crescent Bluff for the sea son.
 Chidsey Brothers have contracted to build handsome residence on Kirk ham avenue, which is regarded as the Fifth avenue of East Haven for M. J. Gibbud the foreman of Daniel J. Clarke, the contractor and builder.
 Mir and Mrs. Charles Saunders of Council Bluffs, Ia. will on June 1st oc- cupy the house on Washington avenue, West Haven, vacated by Colonel Bar ton ,rss
 pr. Holbrook of East Haven is going to put up new residence on Thomp- son avenue and yesterday morning the workmen began digging the cellar.
 Mrs, Wood left on Tuesday for her summer homeythe Mount St. Gather inc house, in Wells, Vt MT Wood will | follow her just as soon as Mrs Olt, his l daughter, who las been i'll with scar let fever, is able to travel
 This evening Beacon Hill council No. | | SO6, Royal Arcanum. will hold regu- lar meeting and initiate five candidates At this meeting Regent Frank D. Lawn will be presented with an Arcanum jewel or emblem by the grand officers of the state. This will be in recogni- ton of splendid work during the past year, which brought about great gain In membership for Beacon Hill council and also of the union meeting of the local councils, which resulted in a gain of eighty members for the Arcanum, on March 25 Members of the Arcanum are cordially invited.
 c. Gerkin of this city has assumed control of the Deiavan house, Bran ford.
 Mrs, A. M Hammer of Campbell ave- nue, West Haven, has received word rom Copenhagen that when the estate of her father, E. Ohrlsen who died in hat city several months ago. Is set led, her portion will be $5,000, For twenty-five years F. Carlsen conducted , coffee house in the center of Copen- hagen. He leaves widow and three 'hidren, one son in England a daugh- CT, Mrs, Grandjean of Copenhagen, and Mrs. A. M, Hammer of West Haven.