The daily morning journal and courier., 1902-09-30

Jones ana La Wrence Aratd or NeW York
 Mrs. Edward Foote Thompson of East Haven, who has been making an exten- 1 sive foreign trip, leaving home the lat ter part of June, is expected home this week. She has visited many places, in cluding Russia. Mir. and Mrs. ThOmp- sons two daughters have passed a large part of the mothers absence in the Berkshires. A very unusual ceremony took place at the Howard avenue Congregational church Sunday morning when, at the close of the morning service Rev. E. E. Aiken, Yale 'S4, divinity, one of the American board missionaries to China, was united in marriage to Miss Rose E. Merrill of this city. MT. and Mrs. Aiken leave this city Wednesday next for San Francisco, stopping over next Sunday in Grinnell. Ia, with Rev. MT. Vittmer, classmate of MT. Aiken, whose church has made itself responsible for MT. Aiken's salary. From there they will go to San Francisco, and will sail direct ] Tien Tsin. NIT. Aiken will be stationed at Pao-tingFu, which is about 15O
 
 and his bride sat in the front parlor of the church during the sermon and after the ceremony, which occurred at F noon went direct to te home of the brides parents, 56 Perkins street. A farewell reception was rendered MT. and MT. Aiken in the church parlors last even- ing from to 10 o'clock. Invitations are being received an- nouncing. the marriage of Dr. Burton | James Lee, formerly of this city, to | Miss Mabel Kershaw, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles James KershaW of New York. The ceremony is to be per- | formed in the Holy Trinity church at SSth street and Second avenue, New York. The ''at home" cards read af- November 1 at East 73d street. Dr. Lee is the son of the well known beef | merchant, Mir. Lee. of Lee HOyt
 Mrs. F. W. J. Sizer of Fair Haven | Heights, has returned from a delight full stay of several weeks in the Berk- | shire hills.
 | Mrs benjamin Jepson and Miss Clara Jepson returned on Saturday from the White mountains, where the latter has passed the summer, Mrs. -Jepson going up ten days ago for an outing and to return with her daughter.
 Cards have been received in this city for the wedding of Miss Wilhelmina Johnson, daughter of Mrs. Frederick Brown of Burlington, N. j.. to George Parmly Day, who is a graduate of Yale, class of 1897. The ceremony is to take place at the chapel of the Holy Inno- cents at Burlington on Saturday. Octo- Der H. at 12 o'clock, and will be follow ed by a reception at the summer home of the brides mother. Special cars are 10 be attached to the train on the Pennsylvania railroad, leaving New York at 9:55 a. m. and a special train will convey the guests back to the city from Burlington at 2:30 D. m.
 A most enjoyable surprise party was | rendered Fred S Smith in honor of his nineteenth birthday at his home, 450 Second avenue West Haven, last Fri day evening. Among those present were Misses J. Smith, J. Leonard, A. Allard J. Rauer. l.. Hecht, M. Hayes, L. Clack, F Slack, s. Maurer, Messrs. F. Smith. w. Smith, C. Maurers s. Smith, M. Hayes, J. Priess, L. Mead, | NllSS 1tlSCy LII ANCN I|CAlNSAi A9 the guest of Mrs. James Howard of Poplar street for a few days.
 Mss Lena Dickerman and sister, Bertha Dickerman, of West Haven have returned from Canaan, where they have been visiting for several days.
 Mrs. Charles Hine of Flatbush, l.. l., a former resident of this city, has been the guest of Mrs. Sanford of 1905 Chap el street the past week.
 The ninety-th third annual meeting of the New Haven East consolation will be held at the Congregational church in Branford to-day. Address of the morning will be by Rev. c. F. Colton of Boston at 10:45. Dinner will be served hv the Comfortable society in the basement of the church at 12:15 Address of the afternoon at o'clock will be by Professor H. M. Whitney topic, "Phiosophv of the Passion of Gambling" General discussion will follow particularly on the cure.
 James B. Craft, who was murdered in New York on Saturday in hotel in the Tenderloin, was known by several New Haven lawyers and had visited this city. Craft, who was president of the Craft Refrigerating company of New York in 1893. brought suit against the Quinnipiac Brewing company of this city. The refrigerating company in stalled a plant in the brewing company and a dispute over the settlement for it brought about the lawsuit. It was brought in the superor court and tried before Judge George w. Wheeler in 1893. After being carried to the super for court it was settled. While the case was being tried Craft frequently visited New Haven. His lawyer was Judge Henry Stoddard, Attorneys Ely and Zacher were the defendants lawyers.