The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-12

May Willis proved to be the lucky one, as hers contained a sum of money. Mrs. Martin received presents, both useful and ornamental, and all wished her many happy returns of the day. Among those present were Colonel and Mrs. Watson J. Miller of Shelton, MT. and Mrs. Charles c. Smith, Mrs. H. Blake, Mrs. S. c. Bradley, Mrs. E. '. Willis, Miss Bessie B Willis, and Baby Ethel NJ. Willis.
 Professor Paddock of Orange, N. J., is visiting friends in Cheshire.
 Mir and Mrs. Robert Keener of Nor ton street have returned from their summer outing spent at Delaware Wa ter Gap in the Blue Ridge mountains.
 Mrs. Alfred s. Baldwin of Cheshire has returned from Chicago, where she has been spending the summer with her sister, Mrs. Davidson.
 Among the members of Mason Rogers corps, Branford, who attended a basket picnic at the home of Mrs. William E. Smith in Whitneyville, Wednesday, were Mrs Harvey Beach, Mrs. J. s. Moore, Mrs. H. w. Hubbard, Miss Hem rietta Hubbard. Mrs. Harriet Gray, Mrs. W. F. Flanders, Mrs. Charles Fris- bic, Mrs Louise Beecher, Mrs. William Lounsbury, Mrs D. W. Goddard, Mrs. Watson Stone, and Mrs James s. Rich. A very pleasant day is reported. There were fifty in the party, including other corps
 A remarkable gathering was held at the home Of Mrs. Arthur Jones of Wooster street, Naugatuck, September |9. All the surviving brothers and sis- ters of Mrs. Jones mother, who was daughter of Shelden Wooster, met and talked over old times and enjoyed old time music and selections on the phono- graph. Lunch was served at 5. Those who sat at the table were Mrs. Mary Bailey of New Britain, who is eighty five years old; Mrs. J. J. Hollister, eighty; Mrs. Jane R. Baily, seventy four, Gilbert and Giliard, sixty-nine, who are twin brothers. The combined age of the five old people is 377 years. It is doubtful if these ages can be equalled by the same number of people in any one family in the state.
 Mrs. F. E. Fairbanks of 16 Christopher street has gone to Taunton, Mass, for months visit.
 Miss May McGuinness of 160 Portsea street is spending two weeks with friends Tn New York.
 The Misses Mary and Helen Williams of Cheshire leave on Monday next for Washington. D. C. Miss Mary Williams is to be bridesmaid at the wedding of her cousin, Miss Martha Baird, daugh- ter of Lieutenant Colonel and Mrs. George Baird, to Thomas Hall at the Church of the Covenant, on Wednesday afternoon.
 Mrs John J. Hogan, wife of Assessor John J. Hogan, is back from a five weeks sojourn In the Adirondack mountains She Is very much improv- ed in health and has had most enjoy able trip.
 John w. vollmer, son of Chief of Po- lice William Vollmer of South Norwalk, will return to this city October to re- sume his study at the Yale medical college.
 Miss Bessie Spaulding of Canaan is still critically i'll at the home of sister of Miss Spaulding, came to this city this week
 Miss Gladys Green of Danbury, with Miss Susie c. Lesher of this city, who have been the guests of Miss Lottie Gourley of Washington avenue, return ed home Wednesday.
 A very enjoyable social was held re- gently at Dr. Albert Wheeler's home in Monroe. The lawn was brilliantly I;<,I,f ha rtie ttxri rated. The programme rendered was especially pleasing. The readings of Miss Smith of this city, MT. Banks of Bridgeport, and the pastors wife. Mrs. Johnson, were of first class order. The instrumental music of the Misses Wheeler was also much appreciated. Miss Elizabeth H. Johnson and sister, Mrs. Charles Harrington of Branford, are visiting at the home of Mrs. N. H, Campbell on Peck street. On Monday evening of next week Miss Georgia Kelsey will give an evening of music at her home on Campbell avenue. Mir. and Mrs. J. W. Eldridge closed their cottage Edgewood. at Short Beach, yesterday and returned to Hartford for the winter.
 Former Deputy Sheriff Sperry of East Haven has been telling his friends of his great luck fishing last Tuesday off Round Rock, East Haven. In a few hours he caught forty-eight blackfish. The largest one weighed three and one half pounds. The sheriff swears that | this is no fish story"
 Dr. Edward F. Mcintosh of this city sailed last Tuesday, for Germany. where | he will take up special study in the uni versity at Berlin. Dr. Willis F. Harts- l horn will take charge of his office and practice during his absence. l Fifteen-year-old William F. Moebius of State street. who was injured on La- bor day in the North Haven woods while hunting, by receiving full charge from a double -barrelled shotgun in the right leg. is slowly but surely recovering and will be convalescent within a very short time. | Elbridge L. Howe, of the firm of Howe & Stetson. continues to gain in strength and will be able to sit up in about a week if he continues to improve as rap- idly as he has since the typhoid fever | left him.
 Edward Moulthrop will be at the or- gan at the Congregational church, West Haven, next Sunday after his annual vacat tion.
 1 s. A. Griswold of Branford has re- l o5 Prn,,, 1;,p ty;y ;,, NTo..o