Morning journal and courier., 1885-06-05
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 At the tenth anntiG1 convention of the New Haven Baptist Bible society hst& fn Middle town, Tuesday, roll of honor m beau- tiful frame was awarded the Grand street Baptist church Sunday school. The prize was for the best record in attendance and the best average collections for the last quarter. The gift will be received in few days and hnng in conspicuous place in the Sunday school rooms.
 A tsftr1 of horses belonging to a man by the mamie of ssusur, of Northford, ran away ait the East Grand sffeet bridge yesterday afternoon. While the team H&s crossing the bridge the hind wheels came of, ,preclpitatfng Mr. Augur from the wagon. The team ran as far as North Quinnipiac street and was stopped by an unknown man.
 Captain Andrew J. Bassett of Woolsey street is seriously i'll with nervous prostra- lion. ur. Gilbert is the attending physl- clan.
 Rev. Dryden Phelps. of Hartford, and ed itor of the Christian Secretary" will sup ply the pulpit of the Grand street Baptist church next Sunday.
 The W. 0. T: D. met last evening at the house of Mrs. Charles Plumb, of North Front street. Addresses were made by ladies connected with the union and spread was enjoyed.
 Rev. Father White, of the Kentucky dio- cese who has been visiting at St. Francis church. Ferry street, returned home yester- day morning Rev. Father Mulholland, pas tor of the church, accompanied him as far as New York.
 The tickets are out for the entertainment to be given by the chi ldren of the parochlal school of St. Francis church. The enter tainment will be under the auspices of the Sisters, and will be on the 23rd of June.
 The New Haven Quoit club plays the Quin- ,;,o n1 r, ,t he tomorrow afternoon. Three pound quoits will be used and the English rules used. Another quoit club has been formed on East Chapel street Quoit pitching is getting to be all the rage HOW.
 James A. White, the competent engineer of the oyster steamer Hoyt Bros. Co.,, has purchased a residence in the lower part ot Bridgeport and will soon remove there. The horse ssJim," which owned by Hauff Bros, the east side bakers, and sold by them to a man on Long Island and trotted at their place under training in 2:46, had al ready made 2:42 when four years old and Mr. Hauff was aware of it. He sold the horse becau9e he had no use for him, and does not think that the horse will beat the record of 2:46, although he admits he sold the horse at loss of money. An item in our yesterdays issue coPieo from an afternoon paper stating that MT. Lewis Gum of L. Gum & Co.,, oyster deal- CTS of Fair Haven, had made an assignment was an error It no doubt arose from an as- signment in the Probate court made by an other party of like name. Lewis M. Gunn & Co.,, of Fair Haven, deal largely iii oysters and as a firm and as individuals have always paid one hundred cents on the dollar and al ways intend to- If any person has claim, either against the firm or it's members, they can get their pay in full by presenting the bill and a little something over for their | trouble.
 oe Ives on the Heights yesterday afternoon there was gathered large and select party | of society people at the lawn party when the Vassar alumnse of the city gave for the benefit of the new gymnasium at Vassar: Not long since Miss May T. Thompson, ol Pittsburg, gave $5, OOG as the basis Of funo | to be used in the erection of gymnasium st Vassar college on the Hudson. Since then | S1 900 more has been donated by John Guy Vassar, and the receipts of two mus1cales given at two New York preparatory schools | have also been donated for the same purpose I The place selected for the large lawn party could not have been better chosen. The grounds are en"ircled with drives and occa- sional groves of pines and evergreens. On knoll under canopy of elms an orchestra was stationed. A number of booths were also stationed here and tents, in which the ladies dealt out delicacies. The Vassar graduates, number ing about twelve, from the city, assist
  company of about 450 guests Among those who were present were: MT. and Mrs. Henry l Hotchkiss, Professor and Mrs. Salisbury Miss Geraldine 'Lorne, Miss Maude Trow.
 bridge, Mr. and Mrs Edward Phipps, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Liefeld, Rev. Dr, | Newman Smyth, Miss Bertron, Miss May Mansfield, MT. and Mrs. John Fitch, Mrs. Henry Farnham, Mrs William H1llhouse, MT. and Mrs E. s. Wheeler, Mrs. Isaac son, Professor and Mrs. William K. Townsend, Mrs. Fannie Hayes, Miss Jos | Iyn. Mrs. Otis H. Waldo of Chicago, l Judge Luzon B. Morris, Miss Morris, James D. Dewell and Miss Dewell, Miss | May Atwater, Miss Lillian Prudden, MT. and Mrs. Henry Blake, John J. Osborn, Miss Osborn, Joseph Sargent, Edward Sargent,
 the Misses Sargent, Miss Orton of Miss Knott's school, Professor Arthur Wheeler, l Professor John k. Clark and Attorney A. N.
 Wheeler. Yale college was well represented | by number of students.
 The oystermen state that the trade for this
 season is nearly over.
 Miss Jennie M. Goodwin, of Thomaston, | who has been visiting in town, has returned | home.
 0. P. Watson, of Ferry street, is quite
 sick with pneumonia.
 Mrs. F. M Wiser, of Exchange street, ls
 seriously ill again.
 Mrs. A. A. Black is visiting her son Rob
 ert of Lancaster, Pa., who Is seriously Ill.,
 T., W. Gum, of the firm of l.. Gunn Go. oyster dealers, has returned from hl l visit to Kittery Point, Me. lie vlslteo Cap
 tain Matthews of the. schooner Lydia Crowell. who visited ir Haven number o l times during the last winter while earryin! seed from Virginia. MT. Gum was muci
 pleased with his trip.