The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-25

or Fourth avenue. MT, Smith has been \ ill for eight months
 1 The Young Mems club of Centerville will give grand ball on next Monday | night, March 31, at Town hall, Center | vile. This promises to be one of the | largest and most enthusiastic balls of | the season, as the Young Mems club ] has been very active in the interests of the town, having first started the pub | lie library which is now flourishing in l Centerville, and all the latest books can ] be found, The club is also arranging
 for an entertainment to be given short l ly after Easter.
 Mrs. Laura Hill, an aged lady resid- ing at Guilford Point, who has been l in poor health for some time, is aFain | very ill
 A thanksgiving service will be held at the Methodist church, Guilford, this evening, the occasion being the ex- tinguishing of the indebtedness of the church. The last item to be liquidated was the mortgage on the parsonage the latter being accomplished by the generous aid of Hon. F. P. Dickie The Rev. Otis J. Range of Southbury ! a former pastor of the church, is ex pected to be present and deliver the address.
 Elias Williams, who has been pass ing the winter in New Haven with his son, is visiting in Guilford
 A very pleasant social event of Sat urday evening was a birthday surprise party given Isaac Beach at his home on South Main street, Branford, by some B of his school mates and friends, nearly all of whom were deaf mutes,
 Friends were present from Bridgeport,
 New Haven, New Britain Waterbury.
 East Berlin, Wallingford, Middetown,
 Guilford, North Guilford and Branford,
 and everybody reports a very happy
 evening. MT. and Mrs. Beach were pre-
 sented with Morris chair and several
 other gifts. Refreshments were served
 and many of the party left on the late
 trolley for home, Others passed the
 night with their host and hostess.
 A large number of delegates from
 the Christian Endeavor society from
 Guilford attended the forty fourth
 quarterly meeting of the Guilford c. F,
 union held in the Congregational
 church in Madison last evening"
 LeNI tAlllHS, Ol <AlllilS lON II, WdS lP-
 gently given surprise by number of
 his young friends. Music, recitations
 and games made the time pass merrily
 Refreshments were served Among
 those present were Jennie and Bessie
 Malacrida Jean Renfrew. Bessie
 Twichell Rita Brennan, Isabelle Me
 Whinnie, Frank Morse, Adam and
 MacGregor Renfrew Walter Lines,
 Robert Malacrida, Leverett and Elmer
 Scranton, Roy Hentz, Willie Murray,
 Willie Mcintosh. Mrs Allan Renfrew assisted Mrs. filling in entertaining the children.
 Miss Anna Tanyane, former teacher In the public schools in Branford,, was the guest of the Hart family of Cedar street, Branford, Sunday,
 Coroner and Mrs. Eli Mix who have just returned from a five weeks visit at Thomasville, Ga, report a very pleasant journey. The weather was all that could be desired, with everything in blossom, and the temperature regis tered an average of 70 degrees. On their way down they visited the Charleston Exposition. While in Thom- asville MT and Mrs. Mix met mum Der of our New Haven people, who form quite a colony at this popular resort every year Among them were Judge and Mrs Harrison.
 The spring term of the Yale School of Forestry will be given up to field work as usual, though for the coming term they have an unusually fine tract in which to conduct their work. F. H. Hartman, the railroad magnate, has recently placed at the disposal of the school his tract of 15,000 acres at Arden, Mass, and the forestry students will probably study on this land which is so well adapted to such purposes.
 On Sunday the services of Grace church, Centerville, were largely at tended, and the music of the day was for Palm Sunday, and very finely rendered. Tn the morning Miss Jamie l. Noy of New Haven assisted the regular choir The offertory In the was rendered by F.. B. Cooper blneded very effectively. At the even ing service w. O. Barry sang baritone solo. with chorus by quartet, Simply to Thy Cross I Cling" MT. Barry has an exceptionally fine voice, and gives much expression and tone to his sing ing The choir, under the direction of F. G. Warner, the organist have made elaborate plans for Easter music. There will be ehildrens service on Easter Sunday at o'clock in the afternoon.