Morning journal and courier., 1888-02-20
FAIR HAVE
General Notes of Interest-The other
 Side of RarnesVilIe Rrfdge

General Notes of Imterest-The other
 Side of Barnesville Bridge.
 Many Fair Haven Baptists attended the very interesting services held at the First Baptist church last week and conducted by Rev. A. J. Gordon of Boston, whose rank as preacher is high in the Baptist denomi- nation.
 Dr. o. B. Adams is to plant 8 number of maple trees about his residence on Grand avenue. Mrs. Minerva D. Wedmore is visiting Mrs. Willard Mallory in Baltimore. MT. and Mrs. B.S. Bradley returned recent ly from trip to New York. Mrs. Charles Thompson, of Branford, has been visiting in town for few days. Captain Walter Avery and family are visit | ing friends in New York. H. B. Ives of the east side is the owner of | fine blooded colt which, the horse experts say, will develop great speed. ! Frank Tompkins, who is spending the win | ter in Florida, has recently been quite ill. Anchor Temple of Honor will hold bas- | ket festival in it's hall next Thursday even | ing and good time may be expected. E. W. Brainerd and George Brainerd of Glastonbury are visiting Postmaster w. H ' Moore.
 John N. Lane, an employe of O. J. Hull, \ who broke his wrist some time ago by fall | on the ice, is able to be about again. ! William Hoyt is shipping about one hun | dred barrels of oysters in the shell to the | European markets daily. The ice cakes in the river still prove ! troublesome to the oyster steamers. Rev. A. H. Goodenough of the East Pearl | street church delivered the first of series of | sermons on "Christ and the Home" last evening before very large congregation. The subject of the first sermon was "Christ and the Workman" and the speaker handled the subject in a most effective manner. This series of sermons promises to be very popu- lar and the attendance at subsequent meet ings will be very large no doubt.
 Rev. Fl. H. Morse of the Theological semi nary at Yale preached at the Second Congre- gational church yesterday morning and de- livered an excellent discourse Mr. Morse is young man about thirty years of age and is very easy and graceful speaker. He breaches without notes and has been engaged for two Sundays, although it is quite likely that he will be engaged for a much longer period. MT. Morse took charge of the young peoples meeting last night.
 The meeting of the W. c. T. U. was held at the Ferry street church yesterday after noon. Mrs. k. M. Jerome delivered the ad- dress and Miss Taylor ot Exchange street re- cited. There was good attendance.
 The Second church social, which was post poned last week on account of the Y. N. C.. T. U. entertainment, will be held Wednesday evening.
 The funeral services over the remains of John AuRur, who died at a New York hospi- tai recently, were held from the residence of MT. Beach of Front street yesterday after noon.
 The meeting at the Home fer the Friend- less yesterday afternoon was conducted by the Second church people.
 Henry Copperthite and T. s. Smith, who went from this place to Washington, D. O., to engage in the pie baking business, have met with great success and gre building a new establishment.
 John N. Lane of Houston street has enter ed suit against the city for damages caused by fall on the ice.
 The ice companies have about finished talk ing in their stock for the season.
 The recent flag festival of the Y.W.C.T.U. nettsd that organization quite handsome amount.
 Mrs. F. D. Wilson of Fall River, Mass. has been visiting Mrs Wilson of the east side.