The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-20
Brief Mention.


 The ladies of the Methodist church aid society served their supper last ev' ening in the parlors of the church.
 J. o. Hewitt, who was this week play ing at the Grand opera house in the Robert Mantell company, is native of New Haven, born here in 1881, and has
 many friends here.
 The cold wave which now covers most of the country east of the Mississippi valley drifted eastward over the Allan tic coast yesterday, with heavy frosts north of the Carolinas. The low tenn perature will continue with little bate
 ment in this section until this after noon.
 Advices from ex-Lieutenant Governor Francis WayIand, dean of Yale law school, who is in Camden $. C., report him as steadily improving and ire quently enjoying drives in that vicini- ty. He is not expected home until the weather is much more enjoyable than that of yesterday
 Congressman Sperry yesterday rec commended the reappointment of John < w. Cook as postmaster at Beacon Falls, . in place of Emery l.. Terrill, who has resigned to take effect April list, MT, Terrll sold out his store to MT. Cook, and the office will be kept where it has fc-- e.c a1no pays ss25 per year.
 A delightful party was rendered Da- yid Williams of Main street. Branford, Tuesday evening. MT. Williams left yesterday for Minnesota where lie goes in quest of health. He is accompanied as far as New York by his sister Miss Mary, and his brother, G. D. Williams. The affair Tuesday night was therefore in the nature of farewell. Many tok- ems of regard were given MT. Williams.
 Next Monday morning when Judge Frank S. Fay opens the Meriden police court for the first time in his newly ap- pointed office, the personnel of the court will be as follows: Judge of the city and police courts, Frank $. Fay, deputy fudge of court, Willis I. Fenn; city at torney, Leverett C. Hinman; clerk of court, Albert A. Chamberlain Yale law school graduate.
 Tom Jays of England will be in this city on March 22 and 23 and will ad- dress union meeting of all classes at the classes at Yale at the close of chapel on Sunday. MT. Jays is a grad uate of the university of London and has already spent three years in West Africa as missionary. Last year he was travelling secretary of the Student Volunteer Missionary union of Great Britain MT Jays would like to meet personally all interested in missions Jerome Baldwin of Branford Point was delightfully."- surprised yesterday morning by party of friends who, re- menbering that yesterday was MT. Baldwin's birthday, came up from Pine Orchard by train and from the station nroceeded by trolley to his home, ten l]ering his a. complete and pleasant surprise. In the party were MT and Mrs T. s. Bush Miss Myrtle Bush, ! Mrs. Ed. Hoadley. Mrs. John Reckard, . Marguerite Packard, Mrs. Emily Grif fin. Mrs Grace Coates, Emma and AL . berta Coates and Mrs. Briggs.
 Miss Jennie Cella MerWln OL thls cily, eoloist at the Second Congregational church, Derby, was called to New Mil ford to sing at the Woman's club on Monday afternoon. the 17th. She de- 1ightfully rendered two solos. The fol- lowing evening Miss MerWin sang at the D. A. R. special meeting. Miss Salisbury of this city delivered the ad dress. Miss Merwin also sang very sweetly 70 Promise Me" at a recent brilliant wedding in Derby when Miss Bernice Henchman Marvelle niece of Mrs. George F. Barber of that city, and Henry Gordon Brewster of Torrington were united in marriage at the Second Congregational church.