The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-01-01

Next Sunday the Rt. Rev Chauhcey B. Brewster D. D., bishop of Connec- tiout, will administer the rite Of conhr- nation at the morning service ot Irlnl- ty chudch. Seymour.
 A number of Ansonia people Will come to New Haven this afternoon and evening to attend the annual New Years reception of the Knights or St Patrick. which will be held at the house from 4 to Ii D. m.
 Dr. E. F. Horr, Yale '91 is the guest of Dr. Moulton of York street Df' Horr has been in the United States service as an assistant surgeon Tor several years. He has been stationed III Cuba and Porto Rico, but will go to the Philippines His home is in Bridge port.
 Mayor and Mrs. Peix and son of Dan bury, spent Sunday in this city. A very agreeable surprise was given Mrs Samuel Dibble at her home in Stony Hill. Bethel. by her children and grandchildren on Christmas day. There were about thirty in the family who sat down to the well loaded table, Mrs. Dlbble, although past her eighty-hrst | birthday, enjoys remarkably gooo | health and bodily vigor. or her famlly there are living ten children, twenty grandchildren and four great-gfahu- children, most of whom were present. | beside a number of out-of-toWn guests. George E. Thompson, jr., Of Elm street left here yesterday morning TOT Syracuse, where he has beenScalled 10 inspect a contract for the construction of n street railroad MT Thompson has been engaged in the construction of railroads in Ohio, New York and Massachusetts for two or three years. Rev. Henry L. Slack pastor of the Conversational church in Bethel. was | taken suddenly ill Saturday morning while at work in his study, with an at tack of acute indigestion and heart trouble. MT. Slack was more comfort able yesterday.
 The rehearsals for "Alice in Wonder land" are progressing, and the young ladies of St Agnes guild will give this 1 n1av January 14 in the parish house In West Haven
 Mir and Mrs. T P. Terry of Ansonla are making preparations to leave about the middle of January for a' trip through Mexico.
 I | of West Haven met with Mrs. Edward Howarth at her residence on Washing ion avenue The substitutes were Mrs. II M Sweet of Rochester. N. Y., the euest of Mrs. Thomas Oliver, Miss PIatt of New Haven, guest or Mrs | James H. Reynolds, and Miss Susle | Kinner. Mrs. George Johnson won the l first prize an Austrian vase ol peculiar shape: Mrs. Henry Forbes the secoha' a Haviland china vase
 The teachers in the primary depart ment of the Sunday school of the Flfst 1 Congregatlonal church, West Haven, gave their superintendent, Mrs. D. A.
 Kinner a surprise party Monday eV- enjng at her home on Center street. and presented her with Christmas gift of a very large handsome iniald | Fgvptian vase Mrs Kinner was com
 nletelv surprised Games were played during the evening, refreshments were served and very pleasant evening was
 snent by the following ladies; Mrs l Fred Hyde. Miss Hattie Wadsworth, Miss Nellie King, Miss Fannie Elwell Miss Ethel Husted, Miss Wooding, Miss Minnie Hubbard Miss Delma Squires
 was i'll and did not attend, MISS Wi son is in Bennington, Vt, Aside rom these all the teachers were present Mrs. Kinner remembered each on or her teachers on Christmas by slVlhg
 them a pretty pin cushion Last year
 they presented her with beautlful
 picture.
 The thousands of books and bound
 documents in the state library at the
 canitoI are to be embellished and des-
 ,enated with a bookplate, which has
 recentlv been printed from the steel and prepared for use in the voiunes'
 The new book plate has been especlaily
 designed at the request Of Liprarlan
 Goddard by w. F. Hopson of New Ha- ven.
 Joseph D. Sargent is being heartily
 conera t,1lated by his many friends be-
 cause he now has three boys Tn ms
 f.niIv whereas week ago he only
 had one. !,
 ouinnipiac lodge. No. 1, l. o. O. F.
 hoe e1ected the following officers for the
 ensuine year, and they will be installed
 next Monday evening at public in-
 stallation Ernest L. Isbell was elected
 pnhle grand: Brother Pierson vice
 arard Fred Clark secretary, Joseph
 Huneerford permanent secretary ana
 Brother platt treasurer
 The annual meeting of Mount Car
 mel Congregational church will be held
 to-d at 2 D. m. In the afternoon there
 will be the usual annual election or or fcers for the year, and the regular
 transaction of all business requiring at
 tantion. From 5:30 to there will be social hour and supper, to which every member of the congregation is mos1
 heartily invited and at 7:30 the audi
 once will meet in the church to hear the several reports for the year and to re- snond to their names at roll call Al
 inc absentees have been written te and responses are expected from all Mrs Esther Dean, who has been the , euest of her daughter Mrs. William
 N Winne of Whalley avenue, returned to her home in Westfield yesterday , | morning.
 The engagement is announced of Miss Elizabeth Forman Eaton, formerly O this city. and Clifford Stebbins Jen nings of New York city. Mir Jennings
 is a graduate of Yale university, '94S. : and is now associated with Nesting house interests. Miss Eaton is a sWee sonrano singer and occupies goot
 church position in Bridgeport. Whel E living in this city she sang in one of tn : churches here.
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