Morning journal and courier., 1884-04-14
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Fair Haven.

The Easter Serv1ces-Beautffu1 Floral DisplRys-HOyT the Day was Observed- | General News Matters
 Monthly meeting of Hose company No. l this evening at their parlors.
 Annual parish meetings of St. James and Grace churches this evening.
 Two more fire hydrants are to be put up soon in the borough.
 Quite number of large Hooks of wild geese passed over here on Saturday afternoon and evening.
 The oyster dredge steamers c. s. ConkIing and F. F. Brown are hauled out on the ma rine railway for painting.
 Mir. and Mrs. William L. TuttIe who for- merly resided here, but now living in Water bury, spent Good Friday here with their people.
 The sewer on Poplar street is progressing along. When completed it will be benefit to the residents on the street that has long been needed.
 The selectmen are this week going to look at matters in the Annex to see what improve 1 ments are needed on the roads and highways. Now as the shad season is near, the shad catchers in the Quinnipiac river are getting their seines, nets and fishing apparatus in readiness
 Mr. Charles s. Allen will tomorrow give up his position as clerk in Beebe's grocery store, where he has been the four years past. Mir. Allen will go into the oyster business. Mr. Leverett Clark, well known here, will take the vacant place.
 Mir. William Penfield has moved his family and household furniture here from Winsted, | where they have been living for little over year. NIT. Penfeld will go back to Win | sted, where he will remain a short time longer.
 On the 8th inst. Miss Amy Eldridge and \ R N. Wade were united in the holy bonds of wedlock by the Rev. s. M. Hammond. The 1 couple have gone two weeks wedding | tour. On the trip they will visit in Delaware l with the groom's parents.
 l The schooners J. D. Ingraham, Walter s. | Young and Susie J. Sawyer have arrived | from Virginia waters loaded with oysters for planting in the harbor.
 The many who wanted Q pleasant Easter Sunday must have been entirely pleased and elated with the beautiful pleasant weather l yesterday, which was all that could be de | sired. The services at the churches were 1 well attended and all more or less observed the day. Appropriate services arranged for the event were given at the East Grand street l Baptist church. The platform and desk were profusely and handsomely decked with floral offerings At the morning service the pray | CTS and the reading of the scripture were ap- propriate. The pastor of the church the Rev. 1 MT. Busfeld, oficiated. His text 1 for his discourse was taken from 1 the goapeI of St. Matthew, the 28th chapter, 1 18th verse, ''His disciples came by night and l stole him away" The sermon was very in 1 teresting and the pastors allusions to the | Jews in making such a feeble excuse for the l resurrection of the Saviour were fine, and 1 tho arguments well taken. The whole dis course was powerful one and finely deliv- l cred, and held the hearers with the stIictest of attention. In the evening an Easter praise service was given in the church which l was very interesting The attendance was large, completely filling the church.
 At Grace church on Blatchley avenue the beautiful Episcopal service for Easter Sun day was read at the morning service. The floral display was beautiful and the flowers handsomely arranged The Rev. MT. Sanford, the rector, oficiated. He took his text from Job. 14th chapter, 14th verse, 'It man die shall he live again" The pasto. treated the subject with much fervor, force, and eloquence.
 At the Second church the display oi flowers was very elegant and showed much | taste. The whole service in the morning bore reference to the day. The pastor the Rev. Erastus Blaskeslee, oficisted. His text was taken from the gospel of St. John, 20th chapter, the 20th verse; "Then were the disciples glad when they saw the Lord" The sermon was fine and eloquent discourse. IT the evening an Easter praise concert wal 1 given. The church was filled to it's utmost 1 capacity. The music was arranged for the occasion by Professor Barnett, who is organ ist of the church. The pieces sung Were very appropriate and finely rendered. The exer | Cy1y n thnG0
 At St. James Episcopal church the flow CTS were very neatly and tastefully ar. ranged and showed quite prettily. The rnusit for this joyful day in the church had beer especially selected, and it WAS beautiful
 Miss Hettie Bradley, the tenor singer in tn, choir, has been quite indisposei the past week
 butwas at her post. and sang very finely. Th' rector, Dr. Vibbert, took his text at thu
 morning service from Matthew, the 2stl
 chapter, 9th and 9th verses. It was Q. fin
 discourse and well delivered.
 At the East Pearl street Methodist churcl the house was crowded in the morning witl
 the friends of the church, who had gathered
 to hear the new pastors (Rev. MT. Cunning
 ham) first sermon here. The preacher's tex
 was the 4th chapter of Philippians, 5th ant
 9th verses. The subject of the discourse wa
 the trials and tribulations through life tha
 men have to contend with The new pas
 tor made a most favorable impression and gave much satisfaction to the hearers
 Tonight all are invited to visit the new par
 sonage between the hours of and o'clock
 The house is furnished splendidly through out and is all finished and ready for the neV pastor and his family. Rev. Mir. Cunning | ham and Rev, S. M Hammond both will b | present.
 At the First church the Rev. Mir. Clarke of East Haven, occupied the pulpit at tn 1 afternoon service. The floral display wa very beautiful.