Morning journal and courier., 1883-04-30
Fair Haven Items.

A concert will be given at the First Con- 1 gregational church, Fair Haven, on Wednes- 1 day evening at o'clock. A full and pleasant | programme will be given. The New Haven Orchestra club will render choice selections The vocalists will be Misses Whittemore, Bradley, Messrs. D. A. Jones' A. P. Hall and G. R. Dickerman. Miss Cady, most pleas ing elocutionist, will give several recitations.
 The annual renting of pews at the Second Congregational church will take place to- night at 7:30 o'clock
 The missionary convention last Friday at the First Congregational church was the last of a series held in twenty-seven different To- calities in this State, and reaching in all 229 churches. The speakers represented six na- tional benevolent causes, and spread before their hearers the latest and most authentic facts and statistics. The convention lasted from 10 a. m. to p. m., and included dele gates from the First and Second churches in Fair Haven, the churches in Esst Haven, North Branford and Northford.
 The last meeting for the season of the Sec- ond Church association will be held next Wednesday evening. The exercises will consist of readings by H. W. Loomis, Charles Steele, Mrs. Hovey and Miss Carrie Huntley, and the discussion of the question. Is obliga- tion commensurate with ability? The speak CTS are for the affirmative H. D. Russell, H. 0. Rowe, R. G. Davis and Otis Hovey, and for the negative H. c. Hovey, H. A. Love- 1 land, H. H. Strong and A. c. Page. The steam launch of the Yale boys has re- I gently been hauled up at Wright's marine I railway, and the machinery and boat thorough \ ly overhauled and repainted looks very fine | ly. George Dadmun is acting captain, and the launch is kept in the river just above the Qunnipiae draw bridge.
 ! The many friends of MT. Edgar Johnson l clerk in A. Walkers grocery store, who has 1 been so severely afflicted with sciatic fheu- matlsm for the past three weeks, is improv- ing and hopes to be able to be out of doors again shortly.
 The entertainment by the ladies'silver band and the temperance lecture at Central Hall on Friday and Saturday evenings were at | tended by full houses and gave good satisfac-
 tion. Tonight they will give another enter ! tainment and the temperance order have been invited to be present in body.
 The B. $. Glee club gave musical concert on Saturday evening on the steps of the
 Second church. The singing was much ap- ] preciated by many listeners who would much
 
 The funeral of Hiram A. Barnes took place on Saturday afternoon from his late residence corner of East Chapel street and Blatchley avenue, Rev. MT. Sanford, rector of Grace church, where the deceased was 8 l regular attendant, officiating
 The new oyster dredge steamboat, now building at Graves shipyard for F. Mans field Sons, IS fast nearing completion and l will be ready for launching sometime this
 week. The boatmen pronounce this the best
 shaped and neatest dredge that has been built yet
 The schooners Orvetta, from Rappahan- nook, Va, and Mary c. Decker, from York
 river, Va, arrived in the harbor on Saturday | loaded with oysters for planting purposes Several years ago Telford pavement was
 laid on East Grand street east of the iron bridge, the property holders paying their l portion of the expense. Until annexation the road was kept in good order, but since then
 the street has been gradually growing worse, and now is in bad condition. The town off 1 cials have been complained to, but as yet no | action has been taken.
 1 Some of our fremen attended the fremen s l parade in Birmingham on Saturday. They were most handsomely and generously enter 1 tained by the Shelton Hose company and the l Birmingham fremen.
 One of the pleasantest, select and most so- l cial gatherings of the season was assembled l last Friday night at the residence of Eugene l B. Gardiner, No. POS East Chapel street. I The few hours were passed agreeably in the
 enjoyment of dancing, vocal and instrument l al music, games etc. At half-past ten o'clock ] the guests were invited to refreshments, of 1 which there WAS a bountiful supply. The party broke up about midnight. The visitors departed for their homes, all present highly gratif1ed with the evenings pleasure.