The daily morning journal and courier., 1904-02-25
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 NEB HAVEN PEOPLE

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 MT. and Mrs. John H. Shay have gone on a trip to Mexico and will be absent several weeks. MT. Shaw will combine pleasure with business, Mrs. Shaw accompanying her husband en- tirely for pleasure.
 Attorney Jacob P. Goodhart left the city yesterday afternoon for Lakewood, N. J.. where he will rest for several days while recuperating from the att tack of the grip which has recently confined him to his home. MT. Good | hart expects to be on hand at the re- sumption of court business next Tues day.
 Mrs. Eli Mix has gone to Southern | Pines. North Carolina, to join her hus- band. Coroner Mix. who is enjoying a | months freedom from work and care | at that famous winter resort.
 The many friends of John Miller of | Tyler street will be pleased to learn | that he has nearly recovered from a | severe attack Of typhoid pneumonia. Misses Hughes Duffy and Casey |
 
 home Of Miss Casey on View street, | Sunday evening. The first prize was won by Dr. T. J. Corbett; to Joseph Mescull the booby prize was given. Music and refreshments followed the whist. MT. and Mrs. Stephen Baker have re- turned to New York after short. visit with MT. Bakers mother, Mrs. P. B. Buckingham os the Osmond. J. D. Muhlfelder, the Chapel street milliner, is confined to his home on Orr ange street with an attack of the grip. Mrs. Elmira T. Belden of No. IA Syl- van avenue will be unable to entertain the Admiral Foote W. R. c. sewing | society to-day. as announced, on ac- count of illness. William J. Montgomery, the contrac- tor, who has been abroad for three months, has returned to this city. He spent most of his time in Scotland and Ireland.
 Next Monday evening in Warner hall leap year dance will be given by a group of young ladies consisting of Misses Rose Brennan, Frances H.ro- nish, Gertrude and Nina Baritz, Es,sie
  hall will be prettily decorated for the event. The Second Regiment orches tra has been engaged to play. Nearly 300 invitations have been issued and an lin- usually pleasant and successful dance is looked for.
 Theodore Gruener will give a talk on the philippines" at the parish house of the Church of the Ascension to- night for the benefit of the parish aid society.
 Mrs. A. B. Reed of Alden avenue, who has been quite i'll for several days, sat up yesterday for the first time.
 Mrs. Matthew Leahy of Franklin street gave a delightful whist at h,sr home on Franklin street Tuesday evening for Miss Helen Leahy of Lit tie Falls.
 Miss Julia Connolly leaves in tie morning to spend a few days in New York city, where she, Miss Gibbons and Mrs. Hirshberg, who is in charge of the millinery department at Mendel & Freedman's, will spend their leisure studying spring modes.
 Frederick c. Earle of the firm of Sey- mour & Earle is in Washington, D. c. MT Earle will be away the rest of the week.
 Some of the wIists to be given in St. Joseph's parish in the near future are those of Mrs. Kelly of Humphrey are those of Mrs Daniel Sheehan of Edwards street, tonight; Mrs. Enscoe, Friday Miss Whalen of Mechanic street, Friday; MT. and Mrs. Campion of Mechanic street. Tuesday evening; Miss Frances O'Neill, Thursday even ing, March 3.
 Rev. G. w. Phillips, rector of St. James church. Fair Haven, preached at the Lenten service at Thomaston last evening.
 The Up-to-Date club held it's regular weekly meeting at the home of Mrs. Gorham on Barnett street Tuesday af- ternoon. The date suggested the enter tainment of the occasion. It was al- together a Washington affair." Mrs. Laurens Lenox read selections from the life of Washington and the hostess made a very interesting display of Washington relics
 There will be a Farmers Institute held in Masonic hall. Clinton, Thurs day, March 8, conducted by the Con- necticut Pomological and State Dairy mems association.
 Mi and Mrs. Lawrence Short enter tained a few friends at Washington birthday whist on Monday evening. There were four tables. The first prizes were captured by MT. Waters of Bridgeport and Miss Enright. MT. and Mrs. !. F. Donohue won the consola- ton prizes. The other players were MT and Mrs. John Casey, MT. and Mrs. John Hannah, MT. and Mrs. Foley, MT. and Mrs. J. F. Donohue and MT. end Mrs. Bruce.
 Mrs. Annie s. Redfield of Clinton en- tertained few of her little neighbors at her home on the 22nd from 4 to p. m. The decorations of the rooms were of the national colors red, white and blue, and on one door was hung ban ner with the words: ''Valely Forge" The dining table was also dressed in the same colors In the center of the table was fern, and on either side were the chiIdren's cakes. One of them was decorated with confections in the form of punches of cherries and a log and hatchet. The children enjoyed va rious games and Mrs. Redfield told them the story of the Boston Tea-party,"