Morning journal and courier., 1881-01-19
West Haven.

The fine sleighing is being greatly enjoyed iii the borough as well the city, and thanks to the borough officers the roads are in fine condition, none better.
 MT. Larkins took party of young lads and misses out sleighing Saturday afternoon. The youth were from ten to fourteen years old and thereabouts. He took them through the principal streets of the borough, then in- to this city and out to Westville, and gave | them a short turn on the boulevard. They
 were jolly set and made the welkin ring with | their joyous shouts, proving that their kind | friend Mir. Larkins is very popular with both | old and young. Being careful driver and
 enjoying fun he also recently took out party
 of seven married men and their wives to Mil
 ford. They reported having had very fine | time. They took supper at the Milford Ho- | tel.
 MT. Israel Kelsey, son of George R. Kelsey, 1 is having a house built on Center street, which will be an ornament to the borough and
 a credit to Austin Humphrey, the builders. Ira F. Emery, who has kept grocery store on Summer street at the shore for several years, has opened restaurant on Church | street in this city.
 Speaking of the introduction of water, the citizens of the shore bid fair to have an am- pie supply, as the water company mean busi- | ness. The water in the wells in the borough
 has been very low all winter. There was the dry spell last fall, followed by an early onset of freezing weather, earlier than common.
 The consequence was that the wells did not | fill up. If the water works were in operation | now in the borough they would be great convenience to the householders. Funeral of Rev. Dr. Benjamin M. HiI. The funeral of Rev. Dr. Benjamin M. Hill took place yesterday afternoon. At half past one o'clock there were prayers at the house, No. POO Grown street, by Rev. Mir. Samson, pastor of the Calvary Baptist church. At two o'clock there were services at the church. The bearers were Samuel Lindsley, Thomas filling, Major Moulthrop and Alexander Thayer, deacons of Calvary Baptist church, and Henry Stowe Henry filling, Weston Ferris and Charles Harris, deacons of the Wooster Place Baptist church. The church was thronged with mourning friends There was a profusion of elegant floral tributes gracing the solemn occasion in honor of the departed clergyman and father in Israel. Among them were 8 sickle of immortelles and sheaf of wheat from Mrs. O. F. Win chester. There was very elegant cross of choice flowers by Mir. H. J. Augur, superin- ten6ent, and all the others were by Mr. Townsend, the florist. Prof. Wehner, by request, formerly musical director at Calvary church, and the regular quartette furnished the music. The Baptist pastors, Rev. Dr. Stifer, Rev. MT. Samson and Rev. Mir Ball. occupied seats upon the platform, also Rev Dr. Bacon and Rev. Mir. Whittlesey. Rev. Dr. Bacon spoke amid deep stiffness of the deceased, of his work, his prominence in the work of establishing the denomination in the city so successfully, and of his services else where as chief executive of the American Baptist Home Missionary society. He was the father of the Baptist church in New Ha- ven, and his memory would long be cher ished.
 Rev. Dr. Stider and Rev. MT. Samson made beautiful and appropriate remarks re- garding the deceased, his influence, useful ness and fervent piety. Rev. Mr. Ball read the Scripture selections of the solemn occa- sion. The interment was in Evergreen cem- etry.
 The Hall Railway Signal company, of Meriden, have reelected President H. D. Bassett and Secretary and Treasurer D. F. Towner.
 The churches in Hartford have taken up the temperance work which has been Ian guishing in the hands of the Reform club, and the ministers are speaking in fa- vor of it.
 sliding match has been arranged between persons in Norwich and New London for $1O0 a side to come of at Preston next week ,la,,l;d 1e,.,l,lo ,r,,n,,a. lAcir,cr i,.1iIt M