The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-03-12
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rick SE C0Well, machine manufacturers of Artisan street, is at the present time in Battle Creek, Mich., having gone there to superintend the setting up Of one of the largest and most rapid paper box making machines that this firm has ever built It was made for the Malta Vita Food company, and will turn out 260 boxes a minute. Gilbert Hall. an engineer on the Air , Line route, was seized with an internal hemorrhage while in his cab yesterday morning as he was about to start on his daily run. He was taken to the city hos pital where his wife attended him. He will be able to go to his home at 119 Greenwich avenue to-day. On Saturday afternoon at o'clock one of the popular pianola recitals will be given at Steinert hall, TT Chapel street. Frank Edgar will operate the instrument It is thought by some that any one can play a pianola or simplex and so they can in a way, but there is an infinite difference between the skill ed work os a musician and one who does not "know one note from another" There is almost as much expression to be derived from pianola in the hands of a musician as from a piano, and it is not just matter of turning crank and letting the pianola do the rest. MT. Edgar is an expert performer because he has made study of it and puts mu- sical intelligence into his work. These Saturday afternoon ! recitals are we'll patronized and enjoyed.
 Last evening the regular monthly supper was served in the vestry of the Church of the Messiah. After supper the pastor, Rev. W. F. Dickerman, gave an illustrated lecture on the Legends of the Rhine"
 Miss Harriet Gruener, who has been very i'll with the grip, is much improved.
 c. and A. Schenck, the local fresco painters, went to Woodbury yesterday with a gang of six men to redecorate the Congregational church. MT. Schenck decorated this church twenty years ago.
 The fiftieth anniversary of MT. and Mrs. Charles Stepp of East Haven will be celebrated tomorrow afternoon and evening at the home of their daughter, Mrs. Albert A. Page, 966 Main street.
 The regular monthly supper was giv- en by the Ladies' Benevolent society of Dwight Place church last evening. Af- ter supper an entertainment was held. MT. F'airchild rendered a mandolin solo accompanied by Miss Clark. MT. Whit taker gave piano solos and Miss Kilborn will sing.
 Miss Emily M. Morgan of Hartford gives her second talk in Christ church parish house to-day at 2:30. Subject, "Portraits of Christ" The pictures used for this subject are in color and will be if possible of greater interest than were those of last week.
 The Twentieth Century club will meet on Friday afternoon with Mrs. Charles Hoadley of Hopson avenue, Branford.
 Miss Bertha Bashant of GA Saltonstall avenue, stenographer for Attorney c. s. Hamilton, is still confined to her room with severe attack of rheumatism.
 Miss Thora, daughter of Dr. Penney of Main street, Branford, who has been very ill, is now much better.
 A whist and dance was given by Myr- tie chapter No. 6, O. E. S., at Polar Star hall Tuesday evening, April IA. Prizes will be awarded to ten ladies for high score and also ten prizes for gentlemen's high score. Whist will begin at 8 and
  will be in order until 12 o'clock. Re- treatments will be sold.
 The Boys Brigade of the Congrega- tional church, Westville, realized $25 on Monday nights entertainment.
 Last Thursday afternoon was held the annual meeting of the board of managers of the Ladies' Social union of Trinity M. E. church. The past year of the society has been a most successful one. Officers were elected for the en- suing year, all being renominations, as follows: President. Miss M. S. Arm strong; vice president, Mrs. Everhardt; second vice president, Mrs. H. B. Arm strong: treasurer. Mrs. A. c. Stiles: secretary, Mrs. D. G. Hitchcock. James Peck. the Whalley avenue hardware dealer, is being congratulate ed upon the arrival of a boy. The moth CT and the child are doing well. They are at MT. Peck's Woodbridge home.
 At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the degree team of Columbia lodge, No. 15. I. O. o. F., held a rehearsal in the Odd Fellows building. Gus Teichert, the lodges drill master, directed the ex- ercises.
 Friday evening Rev. K. A. Mai tin of the Swedish Lutheran church will go to Stony Creek to attend festival given by the people of the Swedish Lutheran church of that place.
 Miss Katherine Leahy of Ivy street, Branford. has accepted a position as saleslady in the lace department at Gamble & Desmond's store, this city
 Charles SDreyer is confined to lis home. 3S Elliott street, suffering from the grip.
 Mrs. D. p. Wilson of 6a SaltonstalI avenue, who has been confined to her room for nine weeks, is now convales- cling and hopes to be about soon.
 Dr. w. c. Starkweather is getting ready to move into his newly purchased property on Montowese street. Bran ford. The house has been greatly im- proved since he purchased it.
 Humboldt lodge, No. 91, I. O. o. F., has elected E. Buxbaum a director to the Connecticut Mutual Benefit society. After the meeting the degree team de- voted an hours time to rehearsing the second degree drill, which is to be ex- emplifed at the meeting of Columbia lodge, No. 7S, on March 26, when Hum boldt lodge members and officers will be the guests.
 MT. and Mrs. William A, Warner of