The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-11-28

Mrs. Hudson B. Forbes, of Fort Hale Park. is visiting her father, Captain Joseph I. Hotchkiss, who resides in East Haven, one half mile north of the Shore Line railroad station. Cap tain Hotchkiss does not lack but twelve years of being a contemporary or George Washington. His father was well acquainted with the first president of the United States. The prefix to his name comes from the fact that he was an officer in the old Connecticut militia. Captain Hotchkiss, who is in fair health, is liable to be able to celebrate his one hundredth birthday anniversary in 1912 a.@.
 Patrick Doody, son of former Police man Daniel Doody, and a prominent citizen and democratic politician of East Haven, has moved from the Rus sell HiIl-C -Cox-John R. Ruff farm at Bradford's Cove to 1O6 Burwell street, the former residence of the late Roswell Lancraft, in the annex at the Four Corners. It is believed that MT. Lan- craft was the only man in New Haven and East Haven who wore earrings.
 John S. Tyler, the present state and town representative and the one re- gently eleeted from East Haven, his native town, will be seventy years old on Friday, December ?, 1904.
 Raymond Woodford returned Satur- day to the Pennsylvania College of Dental Surgery, having spent few lda,yS 14y;fI, l,iey 10 Yonfc Mir and Mrs Charles Woodford, of Center street, West Haven.
 Johnnie King, the popular baseball player formerly of the Connecticut league, is home again after an absence lof months, and is visiting his parents, MT. and Mrs. King, 2S Edwards street. MT. King played on the Burlington Vt, team last summer as catcher in the Northern league, his club winning the pennant, and then played with the Greenfields in post-season series of contests with the Northamptons, the former team winning. His many friends are glad to welcome him. The West Haven and New Haven Book and Thimble club was delightful l ly entertained by last week by Mrs. Jones and Mrs. Goeber at the home of 1 Mrs. Jones on Howard avenue. A cob web hunt was one of the diversions of the afternoon, each guest receiving a souvenir for her untiring labors. The refreshments consisted of popcorn. A jolly afternoon was spent by the mem- bers of this circle.
 J. c. Austin spent Thanksgiving in Brooklyn with his mother, who is eighty y-six years old.
 Interest centers in the reception to be given on Wednesday evening, De cember | at g o'clock, by Mrs. E. Hayes ] Trowbridge, for her daughter, Miss I Dorothy Quincy Trowbridge. An even l ing reception for formal introduction \ to society is unusual in New Haven, and the members of the younger set are delighted with the change. Plans < for the affair are most elaborate. Later in the season Mrs. Trowbridge will give a dance for her daughter.
 Miss Annie O'Brten, of Branford, has been accepted as one of the chorus of the company playing Loves Lottery , Miss O'Brien came to New Haven on l Thursday to see Mme. Schumann- Heink, who tested her voice, and she was immediately accepted. She goes to i Boston, where she will make her debut to-day.
 I On Thursday afternoon from 4 until l 6 o'clock Mrs. Frank |. Bigelow will give the second large reception of the week, at. which she will introduce her daughter, Miss Louise Bigelow. About 1 five hundred invitations have been is- I sued.
 Miss Amy Gill; of Branford, returned yesterday from three-days' vacation spent at her home in Stamford, to re- sume her position with the New York Lock company.
 Mir. and Mrs. N Albert Hooker, oi Kensington road, Berlin, have come to the York-Wall for the winter. At pres. Eent their daughter, Mrs. R. s. Goodyear of Thomaston, is visiting them.
 The first large tea of the week will be that given by Mrs. Edward Dana, oi Hillhouse avenue, on Wednesday after. noon from until o'clock, at which her daughter, Miss May Dana, will make her social debut. Several hun dred invitations have been sent out and the reception will be one of the largest in many seasons. A number of the younger society girls will assist I The many friends of Mrs. John Latti. mer, of Branford, will be sorry to learr that she had another sinking spell or Saturday, but is reported to be improy. ing. |
 Dr. and Mrs. Frank H. Whittemore on Saturday moved into their new home at 69 Elm street. Since pr. Whit. temore purchased the property from the Ingersoll estate the house has beer ;! completely remodeled, and the hand. somely equipped offices, which Dr Whittemore will open this morning, arc the admiration of his colleagues and I friends.
 Miss Dwight, of Hopson avenue 1 jBranford, on Friday went to Cincinnati where she will probably remain for tht winter. . l Another debutante has been added tc the list. This time it is Miss Harriet Moseley, whom her mother, Mrs. Will. I liam Hamilton Moseley, of the New I Haven house, will introduce to society at reception Monday afternoon, De. 4 cenber 5, from until [. .. T ,... R.r ---.- ...-...: -,-a
 MILFORD HAPPY AGAIN.
 The president of the Milford Busi.