Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-01-01
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

FAIR HAVEN NEWS.
Herbers Barnes asesurns From Europe
New Year Calling Falling INTO DIS.
use-StatIstlcs OF the First COM rega-
tional Church-Boys who wish TO
Use Christmas skates-Sneak Thieves
on the East Slde-Fishing for Eels.
Herbert Barnes, of Strong, Hart. Barnes &
Co., who has been in Europe on q health
trip the past three months, returned TO his
home in North Quinnipiac street Monday
evening. Mr.. Barnes went over on the
Cunard steamer Etruria, and returned by the
same ship. The passage was very tempes-
tuoue, and the ship was two days overdue.
Mr.. Barnes spent most of his vacation at
Paris, and inspected the great exposition
quite thoroughly. He made side trip
across the Mediterranean into Algiers, Afri-
ca, whore he had delightful time, and in
climate that he says is the finest in the
weight, but lost most of 1t on the return sea
voyage. BE 10 many pounds heavier than
when he left this place, and seems thorough
ly restored to health.
New Years will not be observed with the
old time enthusiasm, but there will be q
number Of family gatherings, and 1t will be
holiday for portion of the citizens. Those
who receive New Year calls will do 90 for
the most part informally, only few having
idents will be glad to receive informal calls
from their friends. Ten years ago, or less,
New Year calling was observed we'll nigh as
much az in New York, and one New Year a
young Fair Havener made seventy-eight
calls. But the custom has gradually fallen
into disuse. A "Hsppy New Year"
Willis Hemingway, who ia entering upol
his thirtieth year as treasurer of the First
Congregational church, has just made his re-
port of the church benevolencies for the past
year, which have been az follows:
N. q. hospital S4ao3, donation from James H.
Goodsell $io, famine sufferers in Turkey $i5;ss,
mems board q Missions, American Tract SC society
town sufferers $2O,5 So American Home Mission So
Organised Charities SIS. IS, z. W q A. Of New Ha,
ven $40 American board Of F. NJ, Se4 &C. women's
$50, Young Ladies' Mission circle $ai, class of
NJ X e C. a for
E. p. Smith, treasurer OF the Sunday school, re-
The secretary, Willis Hemingway, re-
ported the church membership January 1,
| 1888, as 493. During the year there were
additionally profession II, by letter 10;
there were deaths, and 20 removed to other
churches by letter, leaving the present mem
bership 49l.
The members who have died were as fol-
lows: Henry Robert Blair, 76 years of age;
Mrs. Alma Anderson, 20 years; Mrs. Louise
A. G. Kellogg, 81; Mrs. Mary M. Furber
Parmelee, As; Mrs Harriet B. Shepard, 70;
Goodssll, 81; Mrs. Jane M. Lewis, "a; Mrs.
Eliza Ann Derby, 81. The average age of the
deceased is 81 years.
There were four baptisms of adults, and of
infants twelve.
| The appointments were as follows: Clerk
and treasurer, Willis Hemingway; auditors,
Edward T. Smith, Lucius s. Ludington;
cius s. Ludington, Walter 8. Bishop, Lsverett
P. Clark, Mrs. Mary ]. Rice, Mrs. Wallace
Hurlburt, Mrs. g. S. Bushnell; superintend-
emit of Sunday school, Wilbur s. Leete;
assistants, Albert Barnes, Mrs. Samuel Bishop,
Mrs. James Woodhouse, Mrs. Carrie Fowler;
secretary, Herbert B. Clark; treasurer, Ed
ward D. Smith, librarian, Walter S. Bishop;
assistants, Smith Bradley, G. A. Thompson,
Charles T. Foster, Curtis E. Bushnell, Walter
T. Kelley; library committee, Mrs. James
Johnston, Miss Fannie Wheaton, G. S. Bush
nell, Edward D. Smith, Miss Carrie Rice;
chorister, Samuel Hemingway; collector,
Burton S. Strickland.
The sloop Frank Foote lies at the wharf
back Of D. N. Welch's store, laden with
scollops and clams. The scallops are from
Greenport, Long Island, and the CLANS from
Port Jefferson. Scallops are very scarce and
small this season, the skipper having to wait
seven days for his load.
The cooler weather is welcomed with de-
light by the young people. If old Boreas
would only fold the ponds in his freezing
embrace, the new Christmas skates would
soon be in.
Monday evening, Miss Bertha Ives, who is
home from Mt. Holyoke seminary, enter
tanned few of her friends at her home on
the East side.
The deferred Christmas entertainments for
the children of the Second Congregational
and st. James churches were held last eve~
Mug. There was q large attendance and the
exercises were very interesting.
Willis Hemingway says that the entrance
into his residence on North Quinnipiac street
Sunday evening by a sneak thief was q very
bold operation. Entrance was effected
through lower window early in the eve
ming, while Deacon Hemingway and wife
were In their room on the second floor. Mrs.
Hemingway heard Q noise below, and her
husband went down to investigate, only to
find that the sneak had escaped by the front
door. but Mrs. II. saw what she believes was
the flash from dark lantern in the hall. No
property was missed, the thief having evil
IDENTIFY been frightened away before he had
time to operate.
Roscoe P. Stevens. nine years of age, died
from diphtheria at the home of his parents
in the Annex yesterday, and the remains
were taken to Brookville, Me-, for interment,
Theoretically sealed casket having been
used.
Among the many occupations which busy
the fishermen in winter is ceiling. When
winter comes on in earnest this is a very cold
task. The adventurous fishermen start out
with an ice chisel, spear and a bag. The
chisel is large fat bar of iron, hardened and
sharpened at the point. With this they cut
holes about 10 inches in diameter in the ice.
The spear is made of steel prongs which have
heads like arrows and cone together at the
butt. When the fisherman has cut hole
he lowers his spear into the water crosswise
to the course of the river and jabs over
every inch of mud. Oftentimes as many
as Fifty pounds of cells are taken.
The best places for catching these salt water
snakes are in slips where the mud is soft,
and In the rivers which extend, as small
creeks into the meadows of North Haven,
West Haven, and like places. This year, as
there lie no ice, the men 60 in large boats.
This fishing is much warmer, but the sport
IL not half as great, besides 1t Is much harder
work.