Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-15
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

The Old Time COncert-Elect1On In the Eleventh Ward To-Day-Con. | templated Church Improvements-l | The New Electric Light Factory Died in the Same House-A Chance1 Window Broken-He Took in the NIinnOxv-Services in the Churches Yesterday.
 Great preparation is in progress for the Old Folks concert to be given under the auspices of the Second church at Quinni- piac rink on Thursday and Friday eve nings. The persons in the chorus of some thirty-five voices are to be costumed in the garb of ye olden time and some an- cient garments and bonnets have been resurrected, those of extreme age taking the premium in commendation. Already bonnet 150 years old has been dug up. Dwight Robinson of North Haven will lead the chorus which is to sing old fashioned songs and hymns. Selections will also be ren- dered by the Young Ladies' Banjo club, made up of members of the congregation. At the recent church festival a band of children gave a doll drill with excellent effect and this will be re- peated. The entertainment promises to prove of great interest and a big attendance is ex- To-day the tie which exists in the Eleventh
 
 Charles F. Smith, democrat, candidates for coun- cilmen, will be dissolved by special election: should be elected, thus giving tie in the board of councilmen and making it possible for the body to elect 9 republican presiding officer; some of the democrats and it is charged that the size of MT. Smiths vote on election day was sug- er the bene of sm Them agan it is reported that the democrats in the Eleventh who favor Stoddard for corporation counsel will not I CrrrffI hn1r hn materiafize, it will be the easier for the rePubii- to stay at home in large numbers for this or any other reason, will result in election of a demo- crat. It takes but few minutes to vote and every republican who can reach the polls to-day Several plans have been talked up for using the $500 or so made by Grand avenue Congrega: tional church at the Christmas bazaar A central chandelier to take the place of the one in 80 is to make the galleries more available by in clining the doors and replacing the pews with would add to the comfort of the congregation, but only one improvement would be made at present. Some definite plan will be determined Work will begin in a few days on the boiler house @ for the Old Colony Distilling company piles deep into the made ground and building thereon solid concrete foundation.
 BarnesVe bridge two Green hieh-speed % eggnes heas | built at Providence have arrived and will soon be placed in position. Three more of the same revolutions per minute. The east end is to be covered with corrugated iron, so that when the ghang and peys ben se | The building will be ready for use about Febru- arg hs I; ,.+o Mrs .nr;o++. D Hunt oe oee o,,,nn, | born and had always resided in Fair Haven an pneumonia T James I R. Hunt of Charleston, % % SC, | was son of the deceased, He removed to the ago and in the ative of Mrs. Harriet E. Fowler, who died in the same house of the same disease week prior and l A few days ago some mischievous person broke the chanceI window of Christ's church in East Haven aye The window is some nj nine feet in in the act of breaking bread. The damage was at
 bs e The ladies of the parish thought the better way l would be to shield it with wire netting, and to l and gave an orange party, and there was netted | a sum more than sufficient for that purpose. It is said the church will be reopened for divine ser
 Mrs Edward Parmelee and Miss Parmelee of Syracuse are visiting at Willett Hemingway's.
 Judge LuciuS F. Deming conducted the services at the Industrial School for Girls, Middletown yesterday afternoon.
 While opening oysters in a restaurant in Brook lyn the other day the proprietor discovered 1T one of the bivalvesa a small fish about an incl looked as To though his' it night be the young @ of l striped bass. As the oyster was small one il minnow
 Yesterday morning at the East Pearl street
 Methodist church Rev H. D: Weston the pastor | preached on "Church and Its Children anC l Youth.' Miss Clara Cushman from India made | an address at 7:30 on mission work in that coun try. She recently returned as a missionary iron l that country.
 In the Grand avenue Congregational churcl the pastor, Rev. J. Lee Mitchell preached at 10:3 | a. m. on What is Worldlinessf' At 7:30 p. m
 Be of Good Cheern was the topic of the sermon | Rev. E. 0. Sage, Ph. D., preached at the Grand avenue Baptist church yesterday morning iron the text "And has given him authority to exc | cute judgment also because he is son of man.
 Rev H. D. Weston made the address at thu
 meeting of the w. c. T. U. yesterday afternoon