The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-03-26

1 ford, is reported as being critically i'll,
 doubts being expressed as to his recoV-
 cry.
 The wedding of Miss Florence Trow- l bridge and J. Edward Heaton is an-
 nounced for the last week in April. It
 will take place at the home of the
 brides grandmother on Elm street. As
 Miss Tfowbridge is in mourning the
 wedding will be a very quiet affair, only
 very immediate relatives being present.
 The brides father, William R. H. Trow-
 bridge, who was in Berlin, Germany,
 his home for years past, is on his way
 home and is expected some time during next week.
 Rev. A. P. Knell, who has been pas
 tor of the Essex Methodist church for the past two years, will preach his last
 sermon here on Easter Sunday, the last
 Sunday in the present conference year, and will go elsewhere to labor.
 Benjamin & Jackson, of Edwards street, former court officer, who was re- tired by the police commissioners last Tuesday night and who has been ill for
 some weeks the result of injuries re-
 ceived at the hands of a drink-crazed prisoner in the lookup Christmas morn
 ing, called at police headquarters yes terday He has partially lost control of the muscles of the back and that when he attempts to bend over he e&- periences the greatest difficulty in re- gaining an upright position.
 Senator and Mrs. James P. Bree, of this city, have been in Forestville re- gently, the guests of the latter's pa rents. They leave soon for short trip to Florida.
 The reception Monday evening given to the cast of Columbia" Tn the parlors of the Methodist church, West Haven, was we'll attended. The company was all in full dress and looked very pretty. Miss Small and her sister rendered sev- eral duetts on the piano. A very social affair it was for all. During the even ing the Messrs Yorke took several fiashlight pictures of the different groups. They are very successful in this line of work. There were guests from New Haven. Fair Haven and Westville Miss Small was accompa- nied by her mother
 Moves B. Fish, of Providence, former ly of Southington, who has returned to llLS ldlllSI iIpllIt III hobiililliso tNil iiHo been decidedly unfortunate. A short time ago he was ill with pneumonia followed by grip, and as a result of his sickness became stone blind. He has been in this condition about six weeks. He is somewhat improved, however, as he is able to see a little with the left eye, and the doctors think he may re- cover his sight fully,
 The March meeting of the teachers of the New Haven public schools was held yesterday afternoon at North Shelf field hall Dr. John Dewey, of Chicago, addressed the teachers on Experiment tai Methods in Education" Professor F. Hershey Sheath will deliver an ad- dress to the teachers on April IA on "The Educational Ideal" The last meeting in the course will be held May 12, when Superintendent Beede will talk to the teachers on Some Matters of Administration.
 Miss Cora Dill and Miss Nellie Brown, of West Haven. have returned from a visit to Miss Small at her home in Woodbridge.
 The many friends of Mir and Mrs. Edward P. Skinner are duplicating con gratulations, as MT. Skinner is rapidly recovering from his long illness and yesterday became the father of a fine eight-pound boy.
 Rev. John l.. McCfuinness assistant pastor at St Patrick's church Norwich has been transferred to St. Mary's church, Branford. where he will report tot day as assistant to Rev. Edward Martin. He succeeds Rev John Loftus, who is in line for promotion to par ish, but whose appointment has not yet been given out.
 Felix Chillingworth is" home from a foreign business trip which resulted very successfully. He is looking as healthy as a sea captain and reports that he did not miss meal or min~ 1 ute.
 The committee in charge of the whist | and pinochle party to be given by Yale l No. 244 Heptasophs, have their arrangements and now only await the night of the event, which | is next Friday. Prizes of considerable value are offered for both games and those who finish first or second will be well rewarded. A large turnout of the | members is expected,
 Miss Shepard will meet her literary ! class for the next to the last meeting | this season this afternoon at the home | of Mrs. F. D. Meigs 31 Wall street. at 3 | o'clock The subject will be Walter | Pater, an English Critic" read and ap- l preciated by 'choice few"
 c. IT. Warden. of Court street, West | Haven, has gone to Canada on busi- ness trip.
 Dr. and Mrs. Henry klenke left here yesterday on a visit to relatives in New York city.
 This afternoon at o'clock the West | Haven Faithful circle of Kings Daugh- .ers will hold an interesting meeting at 165 Main street.
 Mrs. Edward F. Boyd. of Hartford, was on Monday the guest of Mrs. Ben iamin Richards, of Main street, West . Haven. Mrs. Boyd was formerly res dent of New Haven being a daughter If the Rev MT. Siebke, and was for years a popular assistant at the New Haven postoffice.
 Miss Marjorie Thompson, daughter of MT. and Mrs. F. F. Thompson, of East Haven, will spend the Easter vacation with her aunt, Miss Ethel Howe Ha- lens, in Meriden. While there Miss V, lNA ,f lao aiI in