Morning journal and courier., 1884-06-04
Fair Haven.
Interesting Social eatherings-Gener'

Interesting Social Gatherfngs-Genera1
 News and Jottfngs
 Mir. William Hemingway and wife have re- turned home from their recent tour to Balti- more and vicinity.
 Miss Rosa Burwell is visiting in West Vir-
 gin1a. Miss Rosa went there to attend the
 funeral of her grandfather, Mir. Jay, who
 died very suddenly on last Friday.
 Those who held tickets for the entertain
 ment given at the chapel of the Second
 church last Thursday and could not get into
 the hall on account of the large number
 present can have their money refunded by
 presenting their tickets at MT. 0. M. Hem | ingway's store ,4~z MT. and Mrs. Cyrus Beach opened their joe cream parlers on Monday evening. tAunt Rhoda's" ice cream WAS more popular than ever.
 MT. c. Jacobs has hen of the Blue Java stock which is noted for the large eggs t
 lays. Two of them were measured recently.
 One was IA by inches.
 MT. Lewis Greene arrived home yesterday
 afternoon from three weeks trip down | in the State of Maine on 8 visit with his friends in that locality. His friends welcome Q1m uO1u0 once more. There was goodly assembly present in the parlors of the First church. last evening. There were strawberries, ice cream and plenty l of fair young lady and gentlemen walters draped in different fancy costumes There were also readings, music, etc., which were l very finely done, The entertainment will be | continued this evening.
 The strawberry and ice cream festival at
 St. James church last evening was well at I the ice cream was fine. Dr. Yibbert gave
 some of his beautiful readings which were
 enthusiastically applauded. The ladies of St.
 James, church are noted for the success of
 tAe entertainments they give and the one l last evening fully sustained their former reputation.
 | MT. Charles Kellogg had tumor removed l from his neck last week. The surgical oper- 1 ation, which was very painful, was success
 fully performed by Dr. Bacon, of the city
 and the patient is doing we'll.
 The Republicans yesterday were on the 1 lookout all the time for the news from the | convention at Chicago Most of them are ] strong for Blaine for President. So far they are. well satisfied with the proceedings. The entertainment of the young folks, 1.-The GypsyS' Festival, at Central dall on l Monday evening was not as largely attended | as it should have been. The costumes of the | young folks were nice and quite appropriate. l The singing of the little ones was excellent and the exercises gave good satisfaction to 1 those present Last evening the entertain ! ment was repeated. There was a much l larger attendance and the programme was
 faithfully and well carried out. The funeral of Sherman Russell took place l yesterday afternoon from his late residence l on Union street. There was large number present at the last sad rites. The Rev. Eras- l tus Blakeslee, pastor of the Second church, ! oficiated. The children of the East Grand l street school, of which MT. Russell has been | janitor for the past year or more, contribu- i ted beautiful floral offerings. The bearers were Samuel Linsley, Captain Merritt Far 1 ren, Nathaniel s. English, A. H. Cargill. The burial was in the Fair Haven cemetery. The ceremonies were private, as the friends of the l deceased wished little display.
 The adjourned annual borough meeting
 was held at the engine house on Monday eve- | ming. The report of the treasurer was read 1 and accepted. A tax of two mills was laid to meet the expenses of the borough for the ensuing year. It was voted to pay Collector | Hill four per cent. for collecting the taxes. The expenses of the borough are about four 1 teen hundred dollars per year: $1,O00 for lighting street lamps, $200 for the fire de- partment and $200 for miscellaneous K penses There were several who wished to | have the street lamps lighted by naptha, but 1 by looking into the matter most of them changed their views. So kerosene will be used as heretofore. The attendance at the
 meeting was fair.