The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-11-23
PERSONAL PARAGRAPHS
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And Other reopie HAnNwh tH Nnas SAsy | -Interesting social Events Here and | Elsewhere Thomas Hanson, formerly of Whal- ley avenue, has removed to Waterbury. Mr. Hanson was well known in West vile and was one of the best carriage trirnmers in New Haven.
 Nelson Merwin Of Milford, who has been very i'll with typhoid fever for the past few days, is on the road to recov- cry. Several weeks ago MT. Merwin's daughter, Mrs. Louise Somers, was talk en i'll with the fever at the Merwin homestead, and after siege of several weeks is now pronounced out of danger. Several days ago her little daughter de- yeloped the symptoms of the disease and is now very i'll. Professor Smith os Yale university has water from a nearby well which he will analyze in the next few days. Mrs. John N. Champion has returned from the Boston bench show with vic- tory perched on her banner once more. Her now famous Boston terrier Miss Ruth" won the reserved" prize against 400 competitors in one class, and the ". H. e. Every highly commended) in
 
 another. The "reseryed' in Boston is the same as fourth at the New York show. ... The regular meeting of Hillhouse council, No. 1925, Royal Arcanum, held Thursday night, was made especially interesting by the presence of Brother s. Hedges, who recently returned from a trip abroad, visiting England, France, etc. Tn an interesting manner he de- scribed many amusing incidents of his journey.
 The Carol club of Branford will meet next Tuesday evening instead of Mon day, with Mrs. George L. Beach of East Main street.
 William Butler Yeats, the famous Irish poett, orator, and dramatist, 1ec- tured on @The Heroic Literature of Ireland'' in Alumni hall, Hartford, last night.
 Charles Darling of East Hampton came Thursday morning to this city to enter the New Haven hospital. Doc tors have decided that he is suffering from chronic appendicitis. Dr. A. H. Meyers of East Hampton accompanied him to the hospital.
 Mf. and Mrs Sydney H. Dawson of Dwight street entertained their evening whist club on Wednesday night. There are twenty-four members, and all were present, with the exception of G. A. Maycock, who is absent taking sea voyage. Mrs. L. F. Miner acted as his substitute. The winners of the prizes were Mrs. c. F. Messinger, first prize for the women. handsome lunch cloth: Mrs. Alfred Adams second prize, hand some painted cake plate; c. w. Blakes- lee, jr., first for the men, travelling medicine case: R. G. Baldwin, second, acme water cooler.
 William Bush. son of Mir. and Mrs. c. K. Bush of West Haven who has been engaged in construction work at New York, has accepted a government position and now is engaged in harbor work in New Haven MT. Bush will re- side with his parents on Elm street.
 Julius E. Pierce, one of the oldest residents of Bristol and the father of ex-Senator Noble D. Pierce, is sick at his home in East Bristol. lie has been in poor health for some time, although he is in no way seriously i'll. His wife is also sick.
 Eliot Sumner of this city. son of Professor William G. Sumner of Yale, has heen promoted from assistant en- gineer of motive rower of the Pennsyl- vania railroad at Buffalo. to a similar position in Altoona, succeeding l. B. Thomas '92 s., promoted to master me chanic at Pittsburg.
 T. J. Too1e of Branford is spending two weeks at the Rangley Lakes, Me, enjoying the seasons hunting
 Al I, Rogers W. R. C., of Branford held at Pythian hall Thursday the committee in charge of the recent rummage sale re- ported that $360.10 had been cleared from the sale. It was voted to publicly thank everybody who had in anyway contributed to the success of the ven- ture; the first rummage sale ever held X in Branford.
 Sidney Dixon, formerly lace buyer at McIntyre's store in this city, has been visiting his brother, Arthur Dixon of 25 Sylvan avenue He has a host of friends who are glad to welcome him and to learn of his success as a lace buyer for one of the prominent houses os Cleveland.
 At the Saturday Morning club very interesting talk was given by w. Els worth on Captain John Smith and Old Virginia.' These lectures are given in the United church chapel on Temple street and are becoming more and more popular, and quite 8 number come down from Hartford to enjoy not only the lectures, but the social hour which follows.
 Supreme Knight E A. Hearn, of Bos- ton, Supreme Secretary ColweIl, of this city, and State Deputy James Tevlin, of New London, attended and address ed meeting of Knights of Columbus in Derby yesterday.
 Cards are out for a tea to be given by Mrs. Williston Walker, of Edwards street. on Wednesday, December 2, in honor of her guest, Miss Mather, of Hartford. Miss Mather will be remem- bered as the charming young debutante who came down to attend the junior dances given by Miss Rebecca Donald son Gibbons last year. The fiftieth anniversary of the mar riage of MT. and Mrs Nathan E. Gum, < Of Milford, was delightfully."- celebrated |
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