Morning journal and courier., 1889-12-27
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Rev. Joseph Ccokss VAsls - Aeavy
 Christmas Business at the Postomce
 Were Excellent Sallors-Handsome
 Gift for Rev. MT. GoodenouEh - A
 Choir Leader Remembered.
 Rev. Joseph Cook, the noted lecturer upon theological topics, is spending few days at Hemingway. He has just returned from short lecture tour in and around Philadel- phia and Washington. He will leave Satur- day for New York and Sunday will preach for Rsv. Dr. Dewitt Talmadge. His wife, who was seriously i'll one year ego, ii now enjoying excellent health.
 Fred H. Hemingway, E. D. Smith and Walter Bishop, who were appointed by the society of the First church . committee to wait upon Gerald H. Beard and to officially inform him of his call to the pastorate of the church, have performed their misaion and expect daily to receive his answer. On Sun- day the pulpit will be filled by E. L Smith of the Divinity school.
 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Moore left for Boston yesterday, Mir. Moore having secured job in the rubber shop in that city.
 Postmaster Moore says that there was double the amount of Christmas mail
 
 year of any year prior. But little Is received through the office, most of the incoming packages being delivered by carriers. Frank Carroll, the popular carrier in the Eleventh ward, received from his friends along the route Christmas gift ot q in cash.
 The two story brick addition to the Quin- nipisc brewery, 50 by 40 feet. and costing $4 900. is nearly completed: The joiners are now putting on the roof. The building will cost about $4,000. The addition is intended for the storage of ale, and the capacity is some 4,000 barrels.
 The w. O. T. union will hold their regular Sunday afternoon meeting at Davenport church. Rev. M. s. Phillips will make the address. Good music is expected.
 The Christmas orders for oysters were heavier than the dealers could fill. Most of
 Nearly all of our oystermen are acquaint- ed with Capt. Mcdonald of the Provincetown schooner Maud B. Wetherill. This vessel has made many trips to this port with Vir- ginia oysters. During most of the year the vessel is used as e fisherman on the grand banks. A few days ago the craft came into the home port, Provincetown with the capt. ain and three women as navigators. It seems that when the vessel was ready to return from the banks the sailors struck for double pay. The captains wife with two of her female friends who were on board offered to take the place of the men. So the men were discharged and the women assisted in navi- Hating the vessel here, and very successfully, too. The captain says that the women filled the pla,e of sailor men first rate with the exception of aloft going, and they were excused from that service.
 The funeral of the late Mary Eagan, who resided with her sister, Mrs. Coleman, wife of ex-Road Commissioner Coleman of Hous- ton street, was conducted yesterday morn ing from St. Francis Church, there being a large attendance. A procession of some seventy-fve carriages followed the remains to St. Bernard's cemetery.
 The Christmas concert arranged to be de- liversd in the First church next Sunday evening, has been postponed to Sunday evening, January 5.
 The Christmas tree, with unique represent ations of e scene in Pennsylvania, erected upon a platform six feet inside at the home of James D. Vanderbilt, 26 Woolsey street, has been seen by many interested visitors. The affair will be allowed to remain in place until after New Years.
 During the Christmas exercises al the East Pearl street M. E. church, the pastor, Rev. A. H. Goodenough, was presented with purse of $75 from members of the oongre- gation.
 J. F. Morrow, the leader of the choir con neoted with Grand Avenue Baptist church, was presented on Christmas day with an etching entitled, "Cynthia," by members of the choir. Tho picture was encased in a beautiful frame of oak with oxydized mat. MT. Morrow has been the painstaking and efficient chorister of the church for many years.
 The Quinnipiac Social club will give a masquerade ball at tho rink on the evening of December 31. Special gold prizes of $10 for the best costume and $5 for the most comical costume will be offered. Music will be by J. J. Landrigan, with Curran ss prompter. The march will be called at S:30.