The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-24

night by the West Haven II. E. Sunday school Social music, both vocal and instrumental. The little folks of the infant department are preparing their usual interesting part. 4 short can- tata by the seniors, entitled '-The Holy Doings," and the distribution of can dies and oranges will form large part of the programme.
 President Charles s. Mellen of the New Haven road has accepted the inVi- tation of the board of trade directors to attend the board of trade banquet in Cooley's hotel, Springfield, Mass, January Il, and he Is expected to make an address. Ex-Secretary of the Navy John D. Long will also be present and, with these two well known me for at- fractions. the board of trade hopes that there will be large attendance of bus mess men of the city.
 Charlie Chamberlin, Trinity 1907, is home for the holidays, and with his parents at their home on Main street, West Haven.
 William Hooker Atwood, member of the city board of finance, will sail for Europe next Wednesday. He expects to be absent three months.
 Two children of Mr. Alger in West Cheshire, are now repotred sick with scarlet fever, and the house has been quarantined by order of the health of ficer.
 Miss Marquette of Milton, Vermont, is the guest Of her brother, Mir. St. John, at his home on Brown street, West Haven.
 Dr. Albert H. Sharpe and Mrs. Sharpe will spend Christmas with the doctors parents in Branford. pr. Sharpe does not discuss the altering offer extended to him by Cornell college. The proba- bility is, however, that he will not ac- cept. .t. .-. ..
 Miss Marion Bush of Plainfield, New Jersey. will spend the, holidays with her parents, MT. and Mrs. c. K. Bush, of Elm street, West Haven.
 John McClelland of Amherst Is ex- pected home in West Haven to-day for the holidays.
 Mrs. Caroline Russell of Branford will spend Christmas with her sister, Miss Emma Augusta Baldwin, who is principal of the high school in Stam- ford. .-...t = t..
 MT. and Mrs. Clarence L. Clark of West Haven entertained the Wednes- day evening whist club at their home on Main street last evening.
 Mir. and Mrs. Macumber of Ithaca, N. r., are expected to-day by their parents, MT. and Mrs. J., D. Tucker of Elm street, West Haven. They will spend the holidays with their family.
 Raymond Woodford of Center street, West Haven, is spending few days in Hartford. .x.... :..s
 E. R. Kelsey, assistant judge of the Branford town court has been making quite extensive improvements at. his pretty cottage home in RocKland park, Short Beach. While the work has been on MT. Kelsey and his family have been making their home with MT. and Mrs. Kelsey, ST. :.
 MT. and Mrs. Herbert Chamberlain have returned from their trip to Meri- den and Hartford. I..., Mrs. Clarence Bacon of Branford and York on Saturday for Florida to spend the winter, Mrs. Bacon in St. August inc, Miss Hubbard in Miami.
 The Idle Hour Whist club of West Haven met last evening with Mrs. Dora Don1kee, Union avenue. F <
 Mrs. $. c. Williams of St. Katharine Can, who was formerly Miss Christine Merckland of Branford, has been the guest of her parents in Stamford for the past six weeks. Mrs. Williams leaves for home to-day. William Me 'kland has returned to Branford.
 Raymond Woodford of Center street; West Haven, is spending few days in Hartford with relatives. -.s
 Miss Mabel Foote arrived home in Branford Tuesday, from a visit with friends in a distant city.
 R. S. Dickerman of Shelton avenue will entertain over Christmas Mir. and Mrs. Giles Dove and MT. and Mrs. Batch and children.