The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1907-08-17
VARIOUS ITEMS

A party of campers went out on
Tuesday to the Lake Morris for aDgood
time, among them David and Florence
Huntington Mrs. Baker Of Litchfeld
is their chaperone. The others are So
pkia Baker Carlisle Pike of Hartford,
Miss Lines of New Haven and Helen
Flaton.
Miss Elsie Risley and Mrs. Dennison
of South Windsor are visiting in New
Haven.
Mrs. M, Blakeslee and Miss Nellie G.
Blakeslee Of II Elm street are at Oak
farm. Woodbridge.
Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Hewitt of Tor
ringford are having weeks outing in
New Haven and vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Sheridan Of 81
Cottage street are enjoying two
weeks stay at Woodmont.
Mrs o. A. Hiscox Of Woodstock is
visiting her sister, Mrs. s. p Butler,
in New Haven.
The Misses Louise Meyer and Clara
Srcher Of New Haven are spending
their vacation with their aunt and
uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Gubntz
of Maple avenue, Hartford
Mr.. and Mrs Francis Baines of
Springfield, who are enjoying a trolley
trip. were entertained by Mr. Baines'
sister at savin Rock and the White
City ON Friday.
Miss May Alvord of Morris has for
her guest Mr.. Benjamin of New Ha-
ven.
The Messrs. Samuel Dreyfus, Ivan
Greenbaum, Charles and Murray
Weiss, Meyer Werzburg and Arthur
Metzger left last Sunday for Portland,
Me-, via Fall River and Boston.
About 100 descendants of Peter
Reeves, one of the first French Cana
dlans to locate in Putnam and vicinity,
held the second annual reunion at
Wildwood park, Putnam, Thursday.
They came from all over the state,
from Rhode Island and from Massa-
chEsetts. After shore dinner there
were recltations. music and games
Peter Reeves came from Canada in
1852 and located in Killlngly with his
wife and six children. Mr.. Reeves was
employed in the old Whltmore mill as
were also members of his family, and
at one time the entire spinning depart
ment was run by him and his chill
dren. In the course of years his chill
dren Increased to eleven, six boys and
FIVE girls.
Miss Frances Lyons of New London,
a class mate of Miss. Imelda Lyons at
Laurelton Hall, Milford daughter OF
Mrs. T. f. Lyons, is spending her va
cation in Meriden, with her cousins
Mr. and Mrs. Russell Crane ana
daughter Harriet have returned home
to West Haven from visit with Mr.
and Mrs. Guilford Young who are
spending two weeks at Money Island.
Mrs. Benjamin Daniels, wife of
West Main street merchant, Meriden,
who has been spending the past eight
weeks in Europe, returned Wednesday
evening much benefited in health and
having enjoyed the trip immensely.
The Woody Crest Social club enjoyed
their fortnightly whist Wednesday eve
ming at Mr.. Osborn's cottage. There
were eleven tables. The prizes were
won by Mrs. Louis Lampson, drawn
work linen square, and the gentlemen's
prize, a pack of cards in a leather case,
was won by John Leonard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger Vosburgh of
Campbell avenue, have as guests Mrs.
Addie Craft of Peekskill. N. Y, Mrs,
James Golding and daughter Margaret
Of Yonkers, N. Y.
Mrs. H. b. Montgomery and son,
Howard have left for New York to
meet a party of friends, and will start
on a European tour the first Of next
week.
Mr.. and Mrs, Clarence E. Thompson,
Mrs. G. Heacock of Gloversville, N. Y,
Mrs Howard Thompson, Mrs. John
| Coburn and Miss Metcalf of Spring.
| field, enjoyed picnic Thursday, at the
Foe site, Rocky Beach,
| Thursday was a day of rare interest
to Meriden German Catholics and to
many friends of Rev, Paul Piechokl,
the recently ordained priest who cele-
brated his first solemn high mass at
ST. Mary's church, Thursday morning,
with many visiting clergyman present
and a congregation which completely
| filled the edifice.
Miss Jean Dodge of New Rochelle is
visiting Miss Trix Goodfellow of Ro-
settle street for ten days.
Mr. F. J. Mansfield, organist of the
East Pearl Street NJ. E. church, took
the Sunday school teachers of the
church for a sail on the harbor yester-
day afternoon in his steamer, the Mil
dred. In the afternoon the vested
choir and the quartet took moon
light sail.