The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-08-28

Local Social Events Here and EIse-
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 Rev. Mir. Means. rector of St. Johns P. E. church, is with his family enjoying the summer vacation at his pleasant cottage at Grove Beach, which he built last summer Mrs. E. E. Stevens of this city, residing ID Clinton for the summer has cards out for tea to be given this afternoon from to 6, at her summer residence on East Main street.
 William Barry, formerly in the newspa- per work in this city, has resigned his po sition to accept more remunerative situ- ation with the Fair Haven Food Co. Mir. Barry will be connected with the adyertis ing department.
 Mrs. Josephine Sanford vorce has returE ed to her home here from a visit in ROx- bury.
 A Rev. George H. Ferris of George street, pastor of the Calvary Baptist church, who has been away on a months vacation, has returned. While away Mr Ferris spent most of his time in the mountains. He will oficiate at the services at the church on Sunday morning.
 Mrs. Chauncey Rhodes of Eufala, Ala, who has been spending a few weeks with MT. and Mrs. William Pratt at their home on Whalley avenue. left on Tuesday for Boston, where she will be the guest of friends for two weeks before returning to Alabama.
 MISS May Bacon Smltn or this city IS spending a few weeks at Chester Ishams on Good Hill Roxbury.
 Robert Howard and family, who have been at the Winfield in Mantle for some time, returned Saturday to their home in this city.
 The condition of little Lena Fox, the five year-old girl who fell from a third-story window at her home on Wolc0tt street Tues day afternoon and was taken to the New Haven hospital, was no worse yesterday. The child sustained broken arm, had all her teeth knocked out and received other serious injuries.
 Rev. c; F; Luther of Mystic, who has many friends here, will soon depart for a trip covering a considerable portion of the most interesting ground in Europe. He will sail September 10 landing at Southampton, and visiting in turn many of the cathedral cities of England, going as far north as \ York. After about two weeks spent in Eng land he will cross to the continent touch ing Amiens and Rouen on the way to Paris. Thence he expects to proceed into Switzer- land and return. by way of the Rhlne through through Germany to Cologne. The Journey will end at Antwerp, from which port he will embark for home.
 Mrs. William Platt and daughter Mar garite, who have been the guests of Mrs. Sarah POlatt in Clinton, has returned to her home in IrVingtOn.
 Roy Shumway, who has been spending a short vacation with friends in New York city, has returned to his home on Alden avenue. Westville.
 Samuel Colt was in Roxbury for a few hours on Friday, the 22d. Next Saturday he joins the Proctor Stock company of Mon treal, Canada, having been engaged for the entire season of 1902 and 1903.
 e. W. Vail from New York is the guest of MT. and Mrs. S. G. Redfield in Clinton.
 Mrs. Loren A. Ford of Milford is i'll with diphtheria at her home on Seaside avenue. Isabel, the eight-year-old daughter of Dr. and Mrs R. H. Brown is also sick with diphtheria. !
 Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Buell. and cousin from Kalamazoo, Mich, are. visiting Mir.
 Mrs. Thomas Preble. who has been the guest of MT. and Mrs. F. P. Preble of VII. ford avenue, Branford, left for her home in Boston yesterday.
 HaYiland of Bridgeport, Mrs. L. A. Elem ing of New York city, Miss Marguerite Swords of this city and Harold W. Eadis of Brooklyn have been entertained at the home of Mrs. W. H. Swords in South Nor walk during the past week.
 Patrick Murray of Whalley avenue has received an offer from a concern in Bridge port for the position of master plumber. with Cullen & Doolittle, and does not know as yet whether he will accept this new offer or not.
 Milton Bennett of South Meriden is spentl- ing weeks vacation with his cousin, Rob- ert Andrews of this city.
 Officer William H. Whildey of Alden ave- nue left yesterday morning for Bristol Pa. on receipt of a telegram notifying him of the death of his uncle. Officer Whildey will remain away for three days, and will attend the funefal services which will take place to-day.
 Michael J. Cusick of this city, former resident here, is spending few days in Wa terbury calling upon friends.
 Mrs. Ella Wheeler Wilcox will give her annual masquerade for the young people of Short Beach at the Bungalow on Friday ev- ening. n sa.N
 large party of Branford Christian En- deavorers left yesterday morning for their annual outing held this year at Hubbard's park, Meriden.
 Joseph Camp of Newington is on q visit at the home of his son, George B. Camp, in this city.
 Miss Florence Dickinson of westbrook is the guest of pr. and Mrs. Gaylord of South Main street. Branford.
 The Waterbury Pearl Divers will give their annual clambake and outing at Pearl lakes next Sunday, and, as usual, on those occasions, the tickets are limited. They expect big delegation coming from this city.
 Clark smedley and son of this city stopped at the Oxford house. Oxford, on Sunday while passing through on their automobile While on their way the horse of Nathaniel Riggs on Seymour road became frightened at the machine and while bounding and rearing, fell and striking its head on a stone broke Its neck.
 N Dr. Chauncey Ayres of Stamford recently celebrated the ninety fourth anniversary of his birth. Dr. Ayres enjoys the distinction of being the oldest living physician in the state and the oldest living graduate of the Yale medical school. He was graduated from that institution in 1881, just seventy one years ago.
 Arthur E. filling and wife of this city were the guests in Oxford recently of their parents, Mir. and Mrs. James H. Wheeler and Mir. and Mrs. D. J. filling.
 Miss Margaret Williams of this city is visiting Mrs. J. Riley of Waterbury,
 The Eastern Star will hold an outing at compounee lake on Friday, August 2. Quite large party will go from BranfOrd, leav- ing on the 7:24 a. m. train for Southington, thence by trolley to the lake. < The Neal club will hold its thirteenth an- nual sheep bake at Lake Compounce on Thursday, September f. The Neal club Is composed of railroad men and friends and it was named in honor of Charles Neal, one of the oldest and most popular of the con ductors of the Northampton division. Frank Campbell, agent at Plainville, is the treas urer.
 Mir. and Mrs E. J. filling of Christian street, Oxford. visited few days last week with their son. Arthur E. filling of New Haven Rubber Co. and wife, and MT. filling attended the reunion of the 20th C. ", of which he is member. at Savin Rock 4 MT. and Mrs. Talcott B. Hull and children of this city have been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. George F. Nash in Westport during the past week.
 A New York dispatch says that Miss Georgia Cayvan, the actress who became insane and blind few years ago. is no longer an inmate of Sanford hall, Flushing, to which she retired when her mind began to weaken. Miss Cayvan was taken away