The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1902-11-18
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
I EMSOFIYTERES EST CONCERNING
NEW HAVEN PEOPLE
And other People Known ia This CIty
Local Social Events Here aud Else

| And other People Known in This city
Local social Events Here aud Else
where.
Judge Livingston W. CIeaveland, who
has been recupertaing, after the recent
strenuous campaign. at Lakewood. n.
J., is expected back at probate court
to-day, where considerable probate
court business awaits him.
Comptroller Chamberlain, who is also
governor-elect, has found it necessary
to fill vacancy in the comptroller's Of
fee because of the death of John H.
Wadhams, assistant clerk, and has de-
cided to give the position to John H.
Belden of Canaan. Mr.. BeIden was the
! republican candidate for sheriff i'll the
recent election.
The following members of Edgewood
lodge, No. II, K. of P, of Westville
last evening visited the Branford lodge:
Grand Deputy Walter Downs, Freder-
! lex Roth, Murdoch Dingwall, Thomas
Ridge and George Spencer. They will
be present at the elaborate entertain
ment which the Branford Pythians
have prepared for Grand Chancellor
Howard Bestor of Hartford. The af-
fair at the sister lodges quarters will
be an important affair.
Irwin T. Morton of Branford, who
several weeks since was operated up
I al fe Iar-n
Mr.. Morton has so far recovered as to
be able to be out of doors and yester-
| day morning walked as far as the CEN
ter of the borough. His many friends
rejoice at the prospects of his early
restoration to complete health.
Mrs Charles Megin of Bethany has
returned home after visiting a week
with her mother, Mrs. Henry Hogan of
| Springside avenue.
Mrs. Matte L. Smith of North Haven
will leave tomorrow for Macon, Ga.
Mr.. Smith will lecture this winter I'M
der the direction of the Rev. w. E.
Mumford. at the Georgia Industrial
Home for the Education of Poor
Whites.
Frank Chapman, nineteen years old,
of IL Clinton avenue, employed at the
New Haven Manufacturing company,
met with a painful accident yesterday
morning while at work, by which he
lost the little finger on his left hand
and had the second one badly crushed.
His hat was caught in some gearing
and before he could extricate it his
fingers were badly crushed. The finger
was amputated at the Emergency hos
pital.
| R. NJ. Domke, clerk of the borough
of West Haven, who has been i'll with
malaria fever for some time, is improv-
ing, and DR.. Barnett, who is attend
ing him, said yesterday that his condi-
| ton is favorable.
| The Hawthorne club of West Haven
will hold its next meeting this after
| noon at the home of Mrs. Edwin S.
Thomas of Savin avenue.
| Madison Alling of Newark, N. j.,
who has been the guest of Morris Ezra
Alling of the Yale Divinity school for
the past week, has returned to his
home.
Mrs. Frank L. Smith of Montowese
left yesterday with her mother, Mrs.
| Sackett, for the south, where she will
spend the winter lecturing in the inter-
ests of the Georgia Industrial home for
destitute white children.
Professor Fl. M. Whitney, who ac-
companied by Mrs. Whitney, has been
enjoying a vacation of several days,
returned to his home in Branford on
| Saturday.
! Miss Elizabeth Whittlesey of Pros
pect street, who has been visiting in
Baltimore for the past two weeks,
is now in Annapolis for few days.
| She is expected home on Thursday.
Mrs. Sara T. Kinney left yesterday
morning for Litchfield. She has gone
to attend a meeting Of the Litchfield
chapter of the d. A. r., and will re-
turn this evening.
Grand Chancellor Besler of the X. of
P. officially visited Woodland lodge of
Branford last evening. A banquet fol-
| lowed the business meeting.
Clinton c. Jones, agent at the Clin-
ton freight station, is passing his vaca-
ton in Massachusetts. Alfred Stan
nard is taking his place.
| Miss Ada Beach is visiting Miss Jo-
sephine Mexican in Fall River.
Mrs. Ansel Brooks Of this city was
the guest Of friends in Clinton Satur-
day.
Attractions in basketball at Pythian
hall, Branford, last evening, was the
game between the Light Guard of this
city and the Crescents Of Branford.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Fl. johnson of this
city passed Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Willard in Clinton.
The CONNIE II Faut Whist club of
Branford held q business meeting with
Mrs. Prescott the last of the week and
voted to begin it's meetings for the win
ter early in December. The first meet
ing will be held with Mrs. Prescott of
| MILFORD avenue. The club members
are the same as last year.
| Rev. and Mrs. Simons are still at the
Agawam, Short Beach, but expect soon
to leave for New York.
The second lecture Of series at the
library will be delivered at Branford
Library hall tomorrow evening. The
subject as announced is, Our Grand
sires and the Women They Loved"
The lecturer will be Hon. G. B. Birds
eye of Bridgeport. The lecture will be
illustrated.
| Mrs. Amelia Douglass has for her
guests at Drftwood, Branford, Mr.. and
Mrs. MacLevy of Brooklyn. Mr. Mac