Morning journal and courier., 1885-12-30
FAIR HAVEN.
Second Congregational Church Meet ing-Sick Reople-Personal Items.

Second Congregational Church Meet.
 ing-Siek People-PersonaI Items.
 At the annual meeting of the Second Con- gregational church held last evening officers were elected as follows: Clerk, Judge Charles A. Bray; treasurer, Deacon Lucius Rowe; standing committee, Barney NJ. Rowe, Reu- ben G. Futile, Lewis Frisbie,- Giles A. Clark advisory committee, Rev. E. Blakeslee B. N Rowe, H. H. Strong officers of Sunday school, superintendent, Deacon H. w. Loomis; assistant, E. c. Steele; secretary A. F. Hem ingway; assistant secretary, J. E. O. Lan- craft; treasurer, E. R. Baldwin; librarian Willett A. Hemingway; assistants, Arthur w. Rowe, Linus Bradley, George w. Black. Judge Bray, Deacon Lucius Rowe and Rev E. Blakeslee were appointed committee to carry ont plans for benevolent offerings.
 The Rev Erastus Blakeslee will deliver his war lecture entitled "The five great phases of the war of the rebellion" ill the Second Con gregational church this evening. The lecture is a careful sketch of the general progress of events, both at home and in the field, from the beginning of the war to the end The characteristics of each period are drawn mostly from the writer's experience during the three years he was colonel and brevet general in the First Connecticut cavalry. This is the second in the course of six lee lures for the benefit of the Sunday school.
 Miss Hattie Bradley is able to be out again.
 MT. and Mrs. Joseph Stratton of Spring field, Mass, who have been visiting in town, have returned home.
 The Temple of Honor held well attended meeting in Central Hall Monday night.
 The W. c. T. U. is to make a determined effort to break up the saloon business in Fair Haven. Objections have been made to the granting of licenses to the Fair Haven Hotel, R. w. Bronson and to Gillen, the new man who has bought out the old place kept by T~1,. |. owing to the exertiens of the Temperance union.
 The physicians state that there is greater prevalence of coughs and colds in Fair Ha- ven this year than there has been for several years past Several cases of pneumonia are reported.
 The ball of the Quinnipiac Hose company, which takes place January 7th, promises to be well attended. Parties are to come from Ansonia, Birmingham, Shelton, Danbury, Bridgeport and other places. Thomas is to furnish music, while Professor Rogers will prompt.
 Mrs. High Thompson, who has been suffer- ing with the rheumatism for some time past is a trife better.
 Selectman Isaac Brown has purchased the oyster dredging steamer Spark of Henry J. Lewis. MT. Brown already owns one fine steamer and purchased the boat to take the place of one he recently sold to Bridgeport parties.
 William King is fitting up an office at 193 North Front street for his son George, who will use it as an express office.
 The Elm City Bicycle club held meeting last night at which nearly all the members were present. After considerable talk it was decided to give fair at the Quinnipiac rink about January 20. It will be decided later how many nights the fair will be held. Some time ago the club set out to give fair, but could not get the rink at satisfactory terms Everything has now been arranged and the fair will be given.
 operation for an absess, was reported last night as doing we'll could be expected It is thought that he will recover.
 Miss Hattie Bradley is now able to be out again.