The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-19

mission meeting tomorrow evening.
Joseph ". Lake, station agent at
Mystic and his son-in-laW, WiIfred D.
Pierce, a freight conductor between
New Haven and Providence, departed
Saturday evening on a vacation trip to
include a visit TO Washington, D. c..
Richmond. Va, and other points Of in
terest in several of the southern
states. Mr.. Lake is a veteran of the
civil war and will visit several points
of more than usual interest to him on
| that account.
Miss Bessie Flanders of Church
street, Branford, has been appointed
organist at Trinity church to succeed
r. W. Goodyear. who is now in New
Britain. Miss Flanders is also pianist
for the Branford Gymnastic associa-
| ton.
Daniel Prince, farm hand in the
employ of Mrs. Elliott Baldwin, Mil
ford, was removed on Monday to the
New Haven hospital for treatment
| Miss Bess c. Denham, former Hart
ford young woman but now a resident
of Brooklyn, n. Y, is member of
| sally in Our Alley company, here on
Saturday. Miss Denham has a large
number of friends in Hartford. She
appeared with Viola Allen and COM
pany last season in I'm the Palace of
the King"
The numerous friends of Irwin Nor
ton, the young free rural delivery car
rier on route No, l, Banford, are very
glad to see him out again. Irwin has
been critically ill with appendicitis and
about two months ago he was operated
upon by DR.. Russell of New Haven.
His conyalescence has been rapid.
w. E. Sweeney, for several years
manager of the Boston Branch grocery,
and later in business for himself in
Hartford is now managing the Mohi-
can store in this city, in the same line
of business.
Mrs. B. c. Thompson of West Hart
land has come to this city for short
visit.
Mrs. John D. Hall of Hartford has
returned from a two months visit to
Washington, where she was the guest
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Perry, formerly of this city
The date of the annual meeting of
the Connecticut Indian association has
been changed from November q to De-
cember 2. Mrs. Kinney, the president,
expects large attendance. 1t will be
an all-day meeting.
Three baby boys of Bradford were
baptized by the Rev. K A. Martin,
Saturday evening and Sunday. Par
ents of children were Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Ericsson, Montowese street; Mr..
and Mrs. Gus Nygood. Bradley avenue,
and Mr. and Mrs Carl Montelius,
Harding avenue. Next Saturday even
ing the infant boy of Mr.. and Mrs.
John Aaron Lawson of Terhune ave
nue. will be baptized.
George Reader of Richmond, Va,
formerly of Southington, and Miss
Henrietta Woolley of Meriden, will be
married in Meriden to-day. Mr..
Reader is a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Reader of Plantsville. He is en-
ployed as a machinist by the Ameri-
can Locomotive company. Miss Wool
ley is a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam T. Woolley, formerly residents of
Southington.
1t is gratifying intelligence to many
friends of Hugh HARRISON of Hartford
to learn that his health, which has
been seriously impaired for several
months, is gradually improving.
Sunday afternoon and evening Mr..
and Mrs. Robert w. Schirmer enter
tanned number of relatives and i'm
mediate friends, the occasion being an
after celebration Of the silver wedding
anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs. Schirmer,
which was originally observed on No
vember 5. The guests who entered the
home of the celebrants at 493 Chapel
street were agreeably greeted by
large %, made of twenty-five silver dol
lars contributed by the two sons,
Adolph and Oswald, and one daugh-
ter, Miss Alma Schirmer. This % is a
very artistic ornament and required
much patience and considerable skill
to complete, but 1t was done with
WILL every one of the family members
taking a hand and great tpride In the
work. The afternoon and evening was
pleasantly passed with vocal and in
strumental selections. Those contrib
uting were: A quartette composed of
F. B. Schuster, Mr.. and Mrs. F. L.
Kutscher and Miss Schuster; from
bone solos by Miss Alma Schirmer;
violin solo by Adolph Schirmer; clar-
ionet solos by Master Albert Schirmer
A bountiful collation. was served and
enjoyed by all.