Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-09
FAIR HAVEN NEWS,

At she Evangelical Alliance - Th | "Chorus of HarvesSerso at "Aun | Dinah,s Husklng Ree',-The Kirmes
 by St. Ignatius Society for she BeneA
 orshe Building Fund-Some Weather C0nsrasts-A Horned owl Captured | Steamers and Lobstcrmon.
 | Rev. A. H. Goodenough and Rev. D. M
 James were In Boston three days last weel
 attending the meeting of the Evangelical Al.
 lianos at Fremont Temple. At the East Pearl street M. E. church lsst evening Rev. Mir. Goodenough spoke of some of the teach. ings of the convention. His principal topic ws1 of the cc operation of Christians in deal. ing with the poor and uneducatsd classes who do not attend public worship, a topic whose various sides were treated at length by
 the Alliance. Hs referred to the French Canadisn movement in New England, the belief having bsen expressed at the conven- ton that this class was overrunnipg New England. In some towns this people con- trolled elections and fin many other towns they held the balance of power at the polls. The Alliance emphf ,iNsd the fact that this people should be brought into the church and educated up to standard of Christian living, and that unless this WI done there wa fear that this element would plove a troublesome factor in the body polite.
 The society of the First Congregational church will hold c special meeting Wsdnes. day evenipY to consider.the matter of extend- ing call to Rev. Gerald H. Beard the church having given him unanimous call.
 The newly organized Y. P. s. O. E. of the N. E. church will hold its fiat re sular Sun. day evening meeting next Sunday at 6 p. m when the vice president, Wil!iem Newton, will preside.
 To morrow (Tuesday) evening the enter | tainmsnt known q "Aunt Dinah's HuskinQ
 Bee" will be given In the lecture room of the First Congregational church. Great prepara ton has been made for tho affair, which promises to be ono of great iotsrest. A re- hearsal was given Saturday evening, when the facts were rendered with much efficiency. The stsge is to represent the interior of 6 barn aud piled uI on the dc )r will be heaps of corn and sheaves of grain. Other decora- tions of harvest tine will be provided. The "chorus of huskers" of thirty members will l render fine music. The performers will wear costumes of the old New England time. Before and after the entertainment New England supper will be served.
 At the First church yesterday morning Miss Kettle Bradley sang q solo, with violin obligato by Irving Hurlburt, Prof. Liefsld accompanying with the organ.
 At the Atheneum on the evenings of Jan usry 3, . and the St. Ignatius society will give Kirmess, the procseds to be devoted to the building fund, which already amounts to about $1, 100. The society is very enthu- siastic over the prospect of owning a build ing and they are hopeful of making $2. 800 which would ensure the success of the enter prise.
 0. H. Conway has received paper from E. B. Richardson, the well known retired
 wholesale druggist, containing description of his home in Riverside, Gala. The local notice speaks of MT. Richardson's dwelling as smbowered in massive grapeviney hanging
 with wealth of fruit, some of the clusters
 weighing one and @ half and two pounds each. Mir. Richardson went to Riverside eev- eral months ago for the benefit of his im- paired health. He has received great physi- cal improvement and has gained twenty pounds in weight.
 Yesterdays extreme mildness for the month of December suggested . marked con trast with the coldest day of the year, which marked one of the days of last week. On the cold day the thermometers minimum record wes four degrees above zero. There was good skating on the ponds, and the most Arctic clothing in the wardrobes was brought out. Yesterday overooats were dis earded in many instances and some over en- thusiastic ones were out in their grounds coatless and vestless defying pnsumonia.
 James Bedding, who lives near Bigelows factory, was awakened the other evening by disturbance in his hennery. Going out and Investigating he wrs able [ ', she ot big horned owl, which had come around to feast on the poultry. The bird had long and ugly looking claws and was a fine specimen. It is being stuffe at the Scientific school.
 Five steam lobstermen will go out from Noank next sseson. Fair Haven hc3 several small stasm oyster dredgss well adapted for lobster catching, and the owners would be glad to dispose of them and invest in larger steamers.