The morning journal-courier., 1908-01-03
NEWS OF NEIGHBORING PLACES.

their praise of the affair. Refresh | ments were served during the evening. l Miss Helen SteVans entertained a number of her friends at her bungalow on the East Farms this evening. About twenty were in the party and most enjoyable evening was passed by the merry crowd. Various games were played and refreshments were served during the evening. The following committee from the Charter Oak circle met this evening at the home of Miss Gaherty to arrange for a social and entertainment: The Misses Mae Gaherty. Stella Callahan, Anna Callahan, Nellie Fahey and An nie Kelly The affair will be given at the installation of officers which will be held Thursday evening, Jan. 9. Deputy Annie Corcoran of New Haven will be present.
 The leap year dance at the Odd Eel lows hall last evening was grand success in every way. Refreshments were served during the evening. Mrs. Edward Blckes and Mrs. John Cottrill were the chaperons. Those present were Misses Hazel Blitchford and Maud Young of Yalesvile, Bessie Barnes of Southington, Josephine Bun nell. Mabel Robinson, Geneveve Roach, Augusta Butler, Janette MacMillan, Agnes Butler, Eva Siebel. Ellen Malm- quist, Helen Collins. Mildred Benhan Julia Hall, Marguerite Garland, Elm ma Gaines, Frances Parmelee, Olive Post, lnez Bampton, Amy Chase and Miss Lillian Beemis of New Haven, Thomas Beers, Hartford George and Harry Butler, New Haven; Lucius Maltby, Northford; Ernest Cook, Charles Young. Yalesville; Burton Backes, Seymour Hall, Jesse Fushey, Emory Morse, Nikola Pierce. Lester Bullis, Clarence Doolittle, Harold Whitworth. Nelson Bulls, Frank Col lins. Harry Robinson. stewart Mac Milan, Walter Baldwin. William Ma gee, Benjamin Backes.
 ! Miss Dotha Stone Pinneo of Nor walk will lecture on "rho American Spirit and the Public Library" under the auspices of the Ladies Library as- sociauon at the public library to- morrow CFriday) afternoon Miss | Pinneo is librarian at the Carnegie ] library in Norwalk and is said to be | q very talented speaker
 Among the Wallngford people not iced at Robert Eatons minstrcls in North Haven last evening were; Judge and Mrs. L. M Phelps. Senator and Mrs. S. Hodgkinson, Warden C. IL ! Tibbits, Attorney o. H. D. Fowler, R. D. Perkins, II. l.. Bartholomew, ]. w. Blakeslee, Kenneth Hubbard. H. H.. I Walker s. Cook, Harold Hodskinson, F. J. Hough, w. Poole, Almon Hall Mrs. F. c. Hastings, Mrs. J. D. Bar tholomew, Mrs J. A. Cook, Miss May Spaulding, Mrs. Frederick Backes, Miss Edith Backes. Miss Ethel Taylor, Mrs. George Peers. Mir and Mrs. Will liam Collett, Mrs Emma Allen, Robert Young and Miss Rosena Grobell
 Rev. Arthur r, Greenleaf. rector of saint Paul's Episcopal church oficiated at the funeral of Frederick W. Greene, which was held from the house in the Pond Hill district this afternoon at 2 o'clock with interment in tho In Memo riam cemetery.
 Mr, and Mrs. George Maddocks will entertain the N. R. Whist club to- nor row afternoon al their residence, l9 i Wallace row.
 Tomorrow evening the Company K basketball team will play the fast Com pany l. team from Meriden at the ar mory and good game Is expected Ladies will be admitted free during the season. A preliminary game will be played by the Ind dapendents and tl, East Sides.
 Frank Wilkins arrived in the bor- ough to-day by automobile from Boston and Is registered at the Marlborough. MT and Mrs, Charles Barker of Prov idenec, R. L. arrived to-day for stay with MT. and Mrs Frank w. Phelps oi NorlH NHlttleSey avenue.
 At the Holy Trinity church to-mor. row tFriday) mass will be celebrated at 5:SO and requiem mass at 7;SO.
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 Miss Lillian of New Haven Is tn, guest of friends in the borough
 Miss Mabel Grobel Zuiger returned yesterday to her home in Cincinnati
 Yesterdays recorded real estau transfers: A. w. X w. l.. Russell tc E A Russell of New York. 5Jxl5O feel on Center street; Leon and Apolonts Kowalski to Ernestina Stroh, thirty. three acres on North Main street
 Three telegraph operators are now employed at the lccal office of the Western Union Telegraph company ir the railroad station. This action wa taken as the result of a new law whicl went into effect yesterday They ar, with hours as follows: l. J. Flood a. m to 4 D m., John Fitzpatrick, p . m. to 12 midnight; C. l.. Munson, 1. midnight to a. m.
 BRANFORD. tSpecia, Jomrnal-CouricrN News Service Branford, Jan. 2.-The Battery 4 : basketball team defeated the Hermes