The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-12-22


 city is quite ill with pneumonia Dr. Evans is the attending physician. Much sympathy is expressed for Mir. and Mrs. Rowe, who formerly resided on MOnto- wese street, BranfOrd. MT. Rowe is salesman for the M. I. F. Co.
 Walter Zink of Dean academy, Mas saehusetts, is home in Branford for Christmas vacation. He is with his sister, Mrs. B. T. Hosley.
 Coach Kennedy was in the Yale gym nasium yesterday morning superintend- ing the work of getting the tank in readiness for the crew men when they come back next term. The tank is be- ing painted and will be in first class shape. Coach Kennedy is also at work on another big change in rowing lines. He is planning out a new kind of oar to be used in the tank this year that will probably be installed at the begin ming of the work
 Mir. and Mrs. R. W. Ralfe of Toron- to, Can., were entertained by Mrs. A. J. Penney in Branford the last of the week. Miss A. Ralfe accompanied the bride and groom to New York for a days shopping.
 Miss Thora Kennedy of Branford is improving in health and hopes to be downstairs for Christmas.
 Announcement has been made of the engagement of Winthrop Murray Crane, Jr., of Dalton, Mass, son of ex-Gover- nor Crane, to Miss Ethel Eaton of Pittsfield. Mir. Crane is a member of the senior class at Yale
 Don Pero of Betts academy, Stam- ford, is home for the Christmas vaca- ton.
 Dr. and Mrs. William Drake of New York are in Branford, called there by the death of the doctors father. Captain s. P. Thrasher, formerly sec- retary of the Law and Order league, gave an address at the Y. M. c. A. Sum day afternoon in New Britain in which he looked backward from. the stand point of one in the year 2OOS. He pro- phesied that within twenty-five years there would be 8 central constabulary station at Hartford which would have Jurisdiction over the local departments of police. He believed the Hartford station would be under the jurisdiction of central station at Washington. The Carol club of Branford met last evening with Mrs. c. w. ,Prann, For the next two weeks club meetings will be omitted. .~. .'
 At a meeting of the International Bartenders' union, Sunday, these off, cers were elected: President, James McGarrity; vice president, Charles Smith; financial secretary, J. F. Coffey, and recording secretary, F. Keefe.
 An informal piano recital was given by Miss Minnie Tillou's pupils at the residence of A. E. Hammer in Branford on Saturday afternoon. Two little misses, from New Haven assisted. A feature of the afternoon was the vio- lin selections by Vera Thatcher, accom- panied on the piano by her sister, Mar ion Thatcher. Roselind and Delphina Hammer played several selections, and Miss Tfllous played beautifully from the old masters. - .. s.. Harold Coggeshall, Amherst '05, of Waterville, N. r., is the guest of George D. Mix, Yale '04 L. s. Mir. Coggeshall is the Amherst football player who scored the touchdown against Harvard this fall, winning the game for Am herst. Coggeshall's father is one of New York's. state senators. MT. and Mrs. Stephen Templeman of Albany, N. Y, are visiting with rela- tives on Crown street. A fine son was born to Mr. and Mrs Julius J. Gallery of 75 Nash street, Sun day evening at o'clock. Mother and child are doing we'll MT. Gallery is one of the partners of the Three G's grocery store on Edwards street, for merly the Hugo store. and is a proni- nent member of the Odd Fellows fra ternity. Congratulations on the advent of the little stranger poured in upon MT. Gallery yesterday. c. w. Blakeslee. head of the we'll known firm of c. W. Blakeslee & Sons residing at $50 George street, is at Rock Ledge, Fla, whither he has gone to spend the winter.