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WATE ATU \ WEEKLY ALUMNI NOTES. [ Graduates are invited to contribute to this column.) *31—Rev. Dwight M. Seward has for some time been seriously ill at his home ' in South Norwalk, Conn. ’52 S.—Prof. George J. Brush has al- most recovered from an attack of bron- chitis which confined him to his house for the past fortnight. °57—Prof. Arthur M. Wheeler, who has been seriously ill with pleurisy at his home in New Haven, is now con- sidered by his physician to be well out of danger. ’60-—Rev. Samuel Dunham, who re- cently celebrated his twenty-fifth anni- versary as pastor of the West Presby- terian Church, of Binghamton, N. Y., will soon begin services in a new stone edifice which his congregation has just erected at a cost of $50,000. 64 L.S.—Col. DeWitt C. Sprague has been appointed Commissioner of Deeds for the State of New York and Connec- ticut, resident in Washington, D. C. ’68—George H. Cowell has been ap- pointed Judge Advocate General on Governor-elect Lounsbury’s staff. ’69—On Tuesday evening, November 25th, Professor and Mrs. E. G. Coy celebrated the 25th anniversary of their marriage. ‘71—The note which appeared in the issue of Oct. 6, saying that Charles Ly- ‘man had taken up a Government posi- tion at Washington was erroneous. Mr. Lyman is a member of the firm of Lyman, Knox & Co., importers and wholesale druggists, Montreal, Canada. "72—L. E. Curtis has taken up the practice of law at Colorado Springs, Col. 3 '72—David N. Beach will assume the pastorate of the First Congregational Church of Denver on Jan. Ist. ‘76—Prof. A. T. Hadley will read a paper on the “Relation Between Eco- nomics and Politics,” at the meeting of the American Economic Association, at New Haven on December 27th-2oth. ‘77T.S.—Prof. George Burton Adams is well on the way to recovery from his - attack of malarial fever. ‘77—Rev. Frederick R. Sanford has been elected Chaplain of the “Sons of the Revolution” of Connecticut. 80 M.S.—J. Francis Calef has been appointed Surgeon-General on the staff of Governor-elect Lounsbury. ’81—Rev. Benjamin W. Bacon has re- cently completed a pamphlet entitled, “An Introduction to the Acts,” which will be used in connection with lectures before the Middle class of the Divinity School. °83—Prof. John F. Crowell, recently of Smith College, is spending the year abroad in sociological study and re- search. ’83—Prof. Samuel B. Platner has re- sumed his work at Adelbert College, Cleveland, after a year’s absence in Europe. ’83—Victor E. Helleberg has become President of the American Process En- graving Co., of Cincinnati, Ohio, through the consolidation of the above company with the Helleberg Photo. Engraving Co. 84 T.S.—Prof. E. H. Sneath lectured on Saturday, December toth, before the Saturday Morning Club of Hartford. ’84—Clinton Ross was struck by a falling sign in New York on Decem- ber 10, and received several severe in- Juries, from which, however, he is now recovering. ’84—Dr. Frank Strong will read a paper at the meeting of the American Historical Association, on December 28th, at New Haven, on “A Forgotten Danger to the New England Colonies.” ’°85—David Plessner is a member of the law firm of Ward, Ward & Plessner, practicing in Denver. The other mem- bers of the firm are sons of Thomas Ward. .°s6; os °86—Miss Margaret Wilson Anderson was married to Harry Leighton Rollins on December 6th, at Wellesley, Mass. ’86—Prof. J.C. Schwab will read a paper on “Prices in the Confederate States During the War,” at the meeting of the American Economic Association, at New Haven on December 27-29. °87—-Lewis Seymour, Quartermaster of Company H, First Regiment, New York Volunteers, returned from Hono- - lulu with his regiment on December 6, on the “Australia.” ’°88—Rev. Theodore L. Leverett has returned from his missionary work among the Mormons and is resting at his home in Binghampton, N. Y. 88 L.S.—Bacon Wakeman and Henry C. Burroughs, ’95 L.S., now occupy the law offices of Judge Nobbs, who will officiate next month as Judge of Pro- bate of Bridgeport, Conn. *°88—Prof. Irving Fisher and Mrs. Fisher have taken a cottage at Saranac Lake, New York, for the Winter. Prof, Fisher is taking a long rest, in order to fully recover his general health, which had suffered from over-work and a slight illness last Fall. Good reports have been received from him since his residence in the mountains. ‘90—Professor Albert C..Crehore, of Dartmouth, has been granted a two years’ leave oi absence and is now at Cleveland, O., engaged in scientific work, ‘gi—Rev. William J. Leverett was among the missionaries in China who recenuy had to tiee tor their lives on ac- count oi the uprising against the Chris- tians in that country. ‘gi L.S.—Kev. Willard B. Thorp, of Binghamton, N. Y., occupied the pul- pit oi the Congregational Church on the corner of the Drexel Boulevard and Forty-eighth street, Chicago, on De- cember 4, as a candidate tor the va- cant pastorate of that church. ’92—The engagement of Daniel E. Manson to Miss Ettie M. Coney has been announced. 92 T.S.—James Hunter has accepted a call to the West End Presbyterian Church, New York. 93 L.S.—Jesse A. Stewart was re- cently mustered out of the Pennsyl- vania Cavalry, U.S. V. 93 L.S.—John W. Banks has been ap- pointed referee at Bridgeport, Conn., under the new bankruptcy laws. - ’93—Francis Parsons has been ap- pointed Assistant Quartermaster Gen- eral by Governor-elect Lounsbury. ’93—Charles W. Mills has recently been appointed a special agent for the Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Co. °93—Robbins Battell been elected Judge of Probate for Dis- trict of Norfolk, Litchfield County, Conn. '94 S.—The engagement of Miss Elizabeth Stetson, of New York, to Morgan P. Brooks has been announced. _ ’94—Charles G. Osgood is publish- ing a book entitled, “The Classical Mythology of Milton.” °94—James S. Jenkins was appointed Assistant Prosecuting Attorney of the Stamford City Court on December 13. °94—Philip F. Rogers has completed his term of service at Mercy Hospital, Chicago, and will open an office for the practice of surgery in Milwaukee, Wis., about the first of the year. ’°95—John E. Good is now residing in New York City. : ’95—J. F. Talmage is practicing law at 27 William street, New York. "95—A. D. Levi is Assistant Manager of the Standard Mfg. Co., Erie, Pa. ’95—A. R. Clark has opened a law office in Ellicott Square, Buffalo, N. Y. ’95—Gordon B. Chase is with the Midland Mining and Milling Company at Gunnison, Col. ’°95—J. J. Dunn has been appointed instructor in The Catholic University of America, Washington, D. C. *95—The engagement is announced of Miss Katherine Osterhoudt of Kings- ton, N. Y:, to Daniel C: Adams. 95 S.—The engagement is announced of Miss. Leslie Whitman of Brooklyn to Frederick D. Sherman of Brooklyn. °95—W. M. Copp is a member of the 6th Artillery, U. S. Army, which was assigned to do guard duty at the funeral of General Garcia. ’°95—J. G. Mitchell is convalescing in Columbus, Ohio, from typhoid fever, contracted while serving as Corporal in Troop A, Ist Ohio Volunteer Cavalry. ’95—The marriage of Miss Gussie Ayer Thorn to Henry D. Parmelee will take place on December 3ist, at the Church of Divine Paternity, New York. 95 and ’97 L.S.—George Jay Gibson and J. Walcott Thompson, ’97 L.S., and "98 M.L., have formed a partnership for the practice of law, under the firm name of Thompson & Gibson, with offices at Stoeckel has _ 58, 50 Commercial Building, Salt Lake City, Utah. see . 95. S.=-The marriage of Miss Mar- garet Manson, datighter of Mr. and Mrs. M. Manson, of New Haven, to H. C. Holcomb, took ulace at the Grace M. E. Church in New Haven on Wed- nesday, December 14. The best man was Arthur E. Foote, ’96, and among the ushers were: John Sargent, ’94 S.; Henry Brewer, ’948.; E. L. Uhl, ’94S., and D. E. Manson, ’o2. ’96—James B. Tailer, who was taken sick while with the Rough Riders and was compelled to go abroad, has re- turned much improved in health. °96—H. J. Fisher has resumed his position with Hartley & Graham. which he left to go with Troop A, of Squadron A, New York Volunteer Cavalry. ’97—F rederick Tilney has a position as reporter on the New York Sun. 97 S.—G. P. Morrill is now in the city engineer’s office in Springfield, Mass. 97 T.S.—A daughter was born on December 3d, to Rev. and Mrs. B. M. Wright. . ’97 L.S.—Harry Stevenson has se- cured a position in the Bridgeport Pro- bate office. ’97 S.—N. C. Bradley is with the Win- chester Repeating Arms Co. of New Haven, Conn. ’97 S.—Arthur Corlies is with A. D. Juilliard & Co. in dry goods business, New York City. 97 S.—F. S. North is at present in the Engine Department of the Wm. Cramp & Sons Ship and Engine Build- — ing Co. of Philadelphia, Pa. 97 T.S.—Charles S. Macfarland has an illustrated article in the December number of the Congregationalist, entitled “Among the New Haven Churches.” ’97 S.—R. C. Merwin is President of the C. P. Merwin Brick Co., located at Berlin, Conn., and also Secretary of the Central New England Brick Co. with office at New Britain, Conn. ’97 S.—E. A. Edwards having com- pleted a scientific course in the art of brewing at the “National Brewers Academy,” is now acting as Assistant Brewmaster in the Washington Brew- ery, Brooklyn. 97 S.—A. C. Middleton served during the late war on board the U. S. S. Pan- ther, first as electrician in charge and subsequently as ship’s writer. He is now with the General Electric Co. at schenectady, N. Y. 97 S.—C. M. Gallup is in the employ of Engineering Department of the Board of Street Commissioners of Hartford, Conn. On June 15th last, he was mustered into the U. S. service with the Conn. Naval Reserves and assigned to the “East Boston” of the mosquito fleet. He was honorably discharged Aug. 6th. He is engaged to be married to Miss Christine R. Ewing of Hart- ford, Conn. ’98—T. M. Smith is taking a course at the Columbia Law School. ’98—J. R. Paxton will spend the Win- ter in the South with his father. 98 S.—E. J. Drummond is with Henry W. Peabody and Co., exporters, New York. 98 S.— R, N. Barnum has a position with the Limelock Iron Company at Limelock, Conn. = *98—A. I. Lewis has returned from visiting in the Hawaiian Islands and is in Detroit, Mich. "98—W. S. Packer is studying at the Episcopal Theological Seminary at Cambridge, Mass. ’*98—William R. Flint is with the Severy Impression Process Company, at Room 522, 253 Broadway, N. Y. ’98—H. A. Scheftel has a position with J. S. Bache and Company, corner of New st. and Exchange Place, New. York. 98 S.—Z. H. Sikes is employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad Company. His address is 70 East Grant street, New Castle, Penn. ’98—The following Ninety-Eight men have recently been elected to the New York Yale Club: F. H. Simmons, W. S. Ray, H. T. Van Beuren, E. C. Per- kins, W. F. Dominick, and C. E. Mer- TH it: 98 L.S.—William L. Burdick, for- merly a member of the Faculty of the “Does Life Insurance Pay as an Investment ? ACTUAL EXPERIENCE IN THE Aitna Life Insurance Co. Statement of a $10,000 Ten-Payment, Twenty-Year Endowment, issued by the ETNA LIFE, in 1878, and payable to the insured in 1898. (Age 30.) Year.| Premium. | Divipenp. |Net Payment. 4870 |. $604.30 bo $694.30 pet I en a $27.06 667.24 1600; 6 45.53 648.77 pt a ccs 57.16 637.14 Ur Fg ane oe 69.33 624.97 foot ee 82.08 612.22 cote saa MeSReraippCRNS 95.43 598.87 4005 | Gee 109.41 — 584.89 e060 re 123.07 570.23 1887 ieee 139.44 554.86 Total Paid by the Insured,| $6,193.49 Dividends Paid in Cash. $068 | aK $155.57 1008 Ae 138.08 he: SSA aie ae — 143.01 yo) Si Eee eee 148.18 BOs: oe 153.60 ite of, Pas ee 159.29 TO04 ee ee 165.25 iS Oe Cpanel £74.52 4896) Si oes y 178.10 to07 185.02 So la ted SN a ee 192.31 Total Cash Dividend Paid to Insured, $1,789.9 3 Net Cost to Insured, $4,403.56 Gain to Insured, . 5,590.44 For each $100.00 paid, the insured re- ceived $227.06 and twenty years’ insurance free of cost. E. E. HALLOCK, MANAGER, Room 5, Hubinger Building, 840 CHAPEL ST. NEW HAVEN. THEODORE B. STARR JEWELER AND SILVERSMITH, 206 FIFTH AVE., MADISON SQUARE, NEW YORK, asks attention to the very useful College Pitchers and Mugs which he offers —for Yale, Harvard, Prince- ton (the new seai), University of Pennsylvania, Amherst, Williams, Columbia. They are of earthen- ware, of the College color, and bear on the front the College seal, executed in solid Silver. MADISON SQUARE. State University, Colorado, has located - in Hartford for the practice of law. | ’98—The wedding of Miss Josephine Whitney Brooks to John R. Livermore was celebrated in Trinity Chapel, New York, on December 14th. Among the ushers were P. Whitney, 798; H. R. Winthrop, 798, and A. H. Barney, ’98. ’98 S.— Edward Roesler won the open 50-yard novice swimming race at the Knickerbocker Club in New York on December 13. Mr. Roesler was a mem- ber of the Yale Battery and always won the informal and numerous swimming races held by the Battery at the Niantic camp. ° vr Obituary. REV. EDWARD STRONG, ’38. Rev. Edward Strong of the Class of Thirty-Eight, died suddenly at his home in Pittsfield, Mass., on Tuesday, De- cember 13th, where he had resided since 1864, when he took the pastorate of the South Congregational Church of that city. Dr. Strong was born in Somers, Tolland County, Conn., October 25, 1813. His father was Rev. William L. [Continued on 114th page.]
