The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-05-09

| their first born, who arrived Wednes-
 day. Mrs. Dickinson was formerly Miss
 Olive F. Bartlett of this city, well known and popular young lady. She IS
 a daughter of MT. and Mrs. c. F. Bart
 lett, who reside on Olive street, this
 city, near the junction of State street. Mrs. Dickinson is a niece of George
 Graham of Middletown.
 Mrs. Catherine Gerard of Union ave-
 nue, West Haven, who is eighty-siX
 years old this month, attended the
 meeting of the ladies aid society at the l Methodist church Wednesday after
 noon. She brought bed quilt for the
 society to quilt which she had pieced. Mrs. Gerard is very handy with her
 needle With the exception of being a
 little deaf she is in excellent health.
 Miss Trueman of Chestertown, N. Yo
 who has been a guest of her sister, Miss | Florence Trueman of Crown street, re- l turned to her home on Tuesday. | The school committee of West Stock bridge, Richmond, Afford and Egre- mont, has completed the work of or
 ganizing school district including the
 above towns and twenty-two schools. Frank w. Sweet of New Haven has
 been chosen superintendent of the schools of this new district at a salary
 of S1,500 per year. There were several other candidates. During the past four years MT. Sweet has been engaged in life insurance work and as educational
 director of New Haven's Y. M. c. A.
 He will begin his duties about July
 and will probably reside in West Stock
 bridge. MT. Sweet is very well known
 in New Haven and no one has won
 higher regard or more friends during
 temporary residence in this city.
 Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox, who has been taking the milk and rest cure at resort near Rye, N. Y, has returned to Short Beach and opened her cottage, the Bungalow, for the season. She Is wonderfully improved in health There are number of very prominent people at present residents of this resort, among them being the daughter of Gen eral Joseph Wheeler.
 The fourteenth anniversary of the pastorate of Rev. Frank R. Luckey, at the Humphrey street church, occurred Wednesday, and the ladies' aid society gave him a delightful surprise. It was the evening of the regular church sup per and when MT. and Mrs. Luckey arrived they were escorted to the pas tors table where they found the cler- gymen and their wives from several of the nearby churches among them be- ing Dr. and Mrs Watson Lyman Phil lips Rev. and Mrs. Meserve, Rev. and Mrs. E. c. Sage, Rev. and Mrs Means, and MT. Bruno, MT Luckey's assistant, MT. Luckey was delighted at this little surprise and greeted his guests cordial ly and thanked the ladies for the honor conferred Mrs. Luckey also received a surprise in the presentation to her of a magnificent bunch of roses. After the most excellent supper had been dis posed of the company adjourned to the church where a fine programme of mu- sic was given. Ice cream and cake were served later in the evening
 Mrs. James N Rowland, grand lec- turer of the grand lodge of the Eastern Star. was the guest of Ethel chapter at ! a banquet held In their lodge rooms in | Westville Wednesday evening. About l 15 other members of the Golden Rod i chapter were also present.
 May Beckwith of Smith street, West | Haven, entertained a few of his little | friends Wednesday evening. Among the number were Walter Skiff and Paul M Smith.
 The HulIabaloo club of Branford met | at the home of MT. and Mrs Daniel last evening. Music and danc- ing were the special features.
 MT. Freedland and family of New Ha- ven have moved to Smith street, West Haven, and are occupying the house they bought year ago.
 Dr. B. S. Hall of Branford, who has been receiving treatment for some trouble with his eyes, is progressing | finely toward recovery
 A business meeting of the camp meet ng was held last evening with Mrs. H. B. Hartley at her residence on Main stree t,corner of Union avenue at 7:30. All members of the Methodist church, who are interested, are invited to at- end.
 George w. Wallace is making regular rips from the mainland to the several stands on the Stony Creek coast.
 J. A. Fowler and H. $. Baldwin of Durham attended the meeting of the | .tate council of Mechanic in Ansona 1 going as delegates from 1oginchaug council, No. 62 O. r. A. M
 J. M. Richards, who has been spend | ng most of the winter in the south las returned to his home on Main treet, West Haven.
 Joseph l.. Chandler of Warren, Mass, S spending a few days in Durham, the .uest of Waldo F. Atwell
 MT. Hopper of Newark, N. J., is wis., , ting his son, Mir Hopper, at his home l n Noble street, West Haven. The Island View house, Stony Creek, | i will open for the reception of guests s bout June 1. The property has been l I aased by Augustus R. Koch & Sons of 1 I Jew York city for period of five years g nd is being thoroughly renovated both lside and out.
 George Palmer of Smith street, West Iaven, is confined to the house with r he grip. ! Mrs. Tyler of Woodbury is visiting y CT aunt, Mrs. Harriet Tyler of Elm t treet.
 The cottages at the Three Elm house 1 tony Creek, have been thoroughly ren- vated and put in order for the busi- r esS of the ensuing season, A section II [ Vltritied pavement has been con- a Eructed in front of the property this n eek and the lawns surrounding the c