Morning journal and courier., 1886-12-01
FAIR HAVEN.
Gone to CaIiforn1a-Death of Elmer E. ConnelI-Extra Religious Meetings.

Gone to CaIifornfa-Death of Elmer E.
 ConnelI-Extra Religious Meetings.
 Deacon Lucius Rowe, of Clinton avenue,
 has gope to Los Angeles, California, to be-
 gone several weeks. MT. Rowe goes for the benefit of his health and his friends hope that the air of southern California may do him good.
 Elmer E. Cornell died at his home on Hill street early yesterday morning of Brights
 disease, aged twenty-six years. MT. Connell
 was taken suddenly i'll one day number of
 months ago while in the city calling on young lady to whom he was engaged to be married. He was not expected to recover then and was not able to be removed to his home for a number of weeks. He rallied, | however, and was able to be about up to a
 short time ago, when he was again taken i'll. For the past year or two MT. Cornell had been running the candy and fruit store formerly owned by the late Chief Brown, of the Fair | Haven fire department, and previous to that | he conducted milk route. He was quite we'll known in Fair Haven where he had Der of Polar Star lodge, I. O. O. F., which | will probable take charge of the remains at 1 the interment, which will be in Fair Haven | cemetery; member of the Second company 1 Governors Horse Guards, and of Qunnipiac Hose company. He leaves to deeply mourn his death his bride of nonth formerly l Miss Lonise J. Hubor of this city, his moth | CT and two brothers in Fair Haven and a sister in Ansonia. He resided with his
 mother on Fair Haven Heights, whence the | funeral will take place to morrow afternoon at 3 o'clock.
 The new electric lights work admirably A schooner is unloading about 2, 800 bush | els of Virginia oysters at the docks. This is | the first arrival of the season. | Rev. E. L.. Thorpe conducted a revival meeting at the East Pearl street Methodist church last night. Much interest wes mani fested. MT. Thorpe will conduct another | meeting Thursday evening. | George Hotaling of Schenectady, formerly
 of this place, has been visiting friends in 1 town.
 l The Children of Mary of St. Francis church have formed 8 sewing circle to be conducted by the Sisters of Mercy, for the benefit of the St. Vincent de Paul society The children meet every evening in the hall attached to St. Francis school. On The Campus. The Yale Glee club will sing at Mount
 Hermon Friday evening. The Banjo club | will also take part
 A large number of university men appear ed at the boat house yesterday afternoon and
 gave it the appearance of day in June. The Yale alumni have rendered an invita- tion to President Dwight to attend their din- ner at Delmonico's Dec. 17th. The 86-87 catalogue is nearing completion
 and will be an innovation on it's predeces-
 sors. It is modelled after the English uni
 versity calendar and will contain tLree hun
 dred pages.
 A large number attended the meeting of the Pundit club last evening and discussed
 the following subject which had been ap
 pointed for the last meeting: Resolved, That
 the function of government should be con-
 fined to police duty.
 Preparations are being made for the im-
 mediate opening of the chess tournament. Fresenius 'S4 spent Sunday in town