Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-04-06
FAIR. HAVEN.

The Easter Services-BeautiH0i Floral
DIspIays-How tho Day Was OBJ
served-Other Items.
Arthur Brown was a little more COM
Portable yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs H. F. Steele, of South Nor
walk, were in town yesterday They spent
Easter with friends.
Albert Potter is back from his trip to
Newark, N. ].
S. E. Bailey is home FROM Middletown.
He has been visiting friends there.
Chief Charles S. Brown il improving
slowly.
Great preparations have been made by the
young people for the paper carnival at the
Quinnipiac rink tonight.
Edison Bradley, who had the pinkeys, is
able to be out again.
Mr. H G. Rowe's condition is somewhat
better.
The many friends of Mrs. Nelson Besbs
will be glad to hear that she was able to
attend church yesterday.
Mrs. Samuel Potter, of Exchange street,
is very low with cancer; it is doubtful if she
RECEIVERS.
Alex. Mcdonald, who has been in Wor-
csster, Mass, for the past year, has returned
to Fair Haven, where he intends to go into
business.
Annual parish meeting at st. James
church this evening.
The steamer Luzerne Luddington will be
launched April 15Sh.
Albert Bailey, of Worcester, Mass, is
spending few days in town.
DR.. H. E. Stowe thinks that the present
administration will be the best thing that
could have happened for Fair Haven inter
osts.
Thomas Heenan, the keeper Of a grocery
store on the corner of Grand and Haven
streets was arrested last night on a warrant
charging him with stealing a dog from Burr
Benham.
The Two steamers Woodend and Virginia,
between which a race occurred Thursday
afternoon are said to be the slowest in the
fleet.
Pinkeye has extended to Fair Haven.
Many of tho citizens have it bad and espe-
cially the young people. 1t is no uncommon
thing to meet persons with blue eyeglasses
now.
The Quinnipiac polo team, which has been
organized only month, has done remarkably
we'll They have played during that time
five games and have been victorious in three
of them. The Lincoln team received oyster
shells as memento of the Quinnipiacs when
they were defeated, but at the recent defsat
of the Quinnipiacs the Lincolns gave them
clam shells.
John Doyle of Franklin street, the we'll
known shipbuilder. is rapidly recovering from
the effect of fall he received at his shipyard
at Grapevine Point few days ago. He was
standing on a staging twenty feet from the
ground when it suddenly gave way and Mr..
Doyle came down on his side, severely injur-
ing him.
Much damage was caused by the rain Sat
urday. The underpinnings of several houses
on the East side were washed away and one
of the supports of the Shore Line bridge was
thrown down. Many cellars were also
flooded.
The beautiful weather yesterday was all
that could be desired for Easter Sunday. The
day was observed here at the churches in a
special manner. At the Second church ths
display of flowers was very elegant and show
ed much taste. The pastor, Rev. Erastus
BIakeslee, officiated The church was filled
to its utmost capacity. The music was well
arranged and the singing was finely rem
dered.
At st. James church the floral decorations
were of a high order. The pulpit was mass
of beautiful flowers tastsfully arranged. The
platform and desk were profusely and hand
somely decked with floral offerings, among
which was an elegant cross of Gala lilies,
white roses, white pinks, etc. The atten-
dance was large, completely filing the church.
Rev Mr.. Vibbert oficisted and preached from
Matthew, the Goth chapter, 9Th and 9th
verses It was fine discourse and very ably
delivered