The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-11

SneNely COlldSeg ME. w IIIl&4li oAiAASA' Dr: Jocelyn Denby. This farce will be given Thursday evening in the West Haven town hall under the auspices of the Ladies Aid society.
 Deacon George F. Platt of Milford reached his home in Milford late Sum day night after an absence of nearly three months spent almost entirely on his plantation just outside of the City If San Juan, Porto Rico. Three years ago MT. Platt secured a plantation of 125 acres on this island. Then he sold it at profit just before he left the island to return.
 The cast for the production of "Evangeline'' to be given on March 20 and 21 at the Hyerion theater, u1- der the auspices of the womens fur nishing committee of the Y. M. c. A, will be as follows: Evangeline will be impersonated by Mrs. Rena Teresa Barnes, as has been stated before; Gabriel, Carl Bryant; Benedict, Ashley Welles; Basil, R. E. Brown; notary, Dr. Corey; priest, MT. Chatfield; Indian women, Miss Maud Kelley, Mrs. Sco- field; matrons, Mrs. Griffin, Mrs. c. R. Messenger, Mrs. N. G. Bosley; minuet, Miss Alice M. Hardy, Miss Caine Mansfield, Miss Agnes Smith, Miss Grace Walker, Miss Florence Mac Donald, Miss Edna August Miss Belle Parkhurst; Virginia reel, Miss Griffin, Ruth Phillips, Sadie Parmalee, Belle Parkhurst, Seth Lingley, Russell Read, Leavitt Lane, Bert Beardsley, of which have arrived, are exceedingly artistic, and the rehearsals are proceed ing wonderfully well. The solos in the chapel scene, including the Ave Maria" will be sung by MT. Thinner man. Miss Barnes will sing two solos, ''Protestation" by Hendee, and ''The Garden of Sleep" by De Lane. At the rehearsals, which have been recently held, the twenty young men who inn personate the soldiery, sing in a most impressive manner the evening hymn. The singing of this together with the grouping to the scenic effect, is very fine. The next rehearsal will be con ducted by Mrs. Rodenbaugh, who has full charge, on Thursday afternoon and evening at the Y. M. c. A. building.
 The Wednesday Afternoon Whist club will meet with Mrs. Frank Orr, Howard avenue, March il.
 Plans are in progress to obtain MT. Weller of Hopkins Grammar school in New Haven, to deliver his lecture on Greece, under the auspices of the Mill ford high school. The lecture is pro- fusely illustrated, and was delivered by MT. Weller at Yale, and recently be- fore the Classical club in Syracuse, N. Y. The classes in the high school who are studying Greek history will be par ticularly interested, in the lecture is given in Milford. In fact, it will be rare treat for everyone and good au- dience will be an assured fact, as it will be the event of the season. Bridgeport Post.
 H. A. Keenan, the undertaken at the corner of Columbus avenue and Liberty street, is reported quite sick at his home, 1S9 Columbus avenue. MT. Keen an has been obliged to stay indoors for a number of days.
 On Wednesday evening, March is, the Original Nine association will give a social and whist in Warner hall. An other social is being planned by the as- sociation for April 20, to be held in the same hall.
 John Conway of this city, brother of Miss Katherine Conway, teacher in the Canoe Brook district, Branford, has recently received an appointment in the navy yards at Potsmouth, N. H.
 The fiftieth anniversary of the mar riage of Captain and Mrs. Willis s. Oviatt took place at their home on La fayette avenue, Milford, Monday after noon, there being guests from Bridge port, Newark, N. J., and New Haven, and delegations from George Van Horn post, G. A. R., and Womens Relief corps to the number of fifty people. The rooms were beautifully decorated with golden crepe paper, tulips and pinks, and the ever beautiful Stars and Stripes for which MT. Oviatt fought for Potomac. Many gifts were presented, including $55 in gold, a handsome watch, chain and charm, a gold badge from George Van Horn post, a recogni- tion pin from the Women's Relief corps, and many other articles. During the evening a supper was served, the fea- ture of which was a cake containing fifty candles on which were fastened little flags. The cake was very artistic and was the handiwork of Frank Leak of New Haven. At the conclusion of the supper there were songs, recitations and speeches by those present. An original poem was read during the evening by T. E. Warrington of this city.
 MT. and Mrs. Charles I. Shepard are in St. Augustine, Fla, going south two weeks ago. They will return next week. Mr. Shepard is in the office of the Winchester Repeating Arms com pany and takes his vacation in the win ter season, as he owns a cottage at Woodmont and lives there from May until October.
 The art room at the Branford library will be open Saturday evenings during March to give opportunity for those who wish to view the cabinet of weap ons placed on exhibition by V. T. Ham, mer. This collection consists mainly of ancient arms collected in many foreign lands, among civilized and barbarous nations. It is a fine collection.
 Mir and Mrs. F. F. Andrew of Dwight street started for North Carolina Mon- day with Coroner and Mrs. Eli Mix. Others in the party were Miss Bessie Mix and her friend, Miss Lyon. All