Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-22
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

~ wan 16AutIhu1 NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
at the Churches-Changes I'm the
Shore Line Tracks In the Annex
Recent Deaths in Fair Havcn-Mor.
ris Cove Almost Deserted-H1s Foot
Badly Hurt-Agent Hurd and Cap
tain Baldwin as Fishermen.
The people were agreeably disappointed in yes
terday's weather. The predicted storm did not
appear and 1t was fine Sabbath for church goers
and those who wished to court the open air.
There were goodly congregations at all the
churches Rev j. Lee Mitchell preached two in
terestng discourses at the First church-at
at 1890 a. m. on "a Working Church. and at
7:30 p. M on seFruit Raising"
Rev. e. G. Sage at the Baptist church, preached
in the morning on the theme Of the use of hum
BILE means for the advancement Of Christ's work
here on the earth. In the afternoon Mr.. Sage
and several from his church conducted the
afternoon service at the Home of the Friendless.
He requested those who attended to each bring
little flower, the collection to be givent to the
children. He said at the last time he conducted
the services at the home he brought flower to
better illustrate truth, and at the close of the
service there was quite friendly strife among
the little ones for possession Of the bloom. The
1T hm thu the ase OF
Mr.. Sage stated yesterday morning that .'pas-
tors box had been placed in the vestibule, in
placed: He said that there were, between 500
and 500 persons connected with the parish and
Sunday school. Some of these were widely
scattered about the city, and when illness came
in the homes he did not always hear of it. He
requested that when a member of the congrega-
who were ii they should write the name Of the
person, with street number, place it in the box,
regarding parish work or letters Of religious in
| quiry could also be placed in the pastors box.
The annual meeting of the Ladies' Sewing
! the president, Mrs. W. B. Hubbard, Wednesday
afternoon and evening. Officers will be elected
| and reports Of the society's work for the year
At the conference meeting Of this church held
Friday evening the letter Of the church to the
read The statistics show q net gain in member.
ship Of Of the church during the past
ton were elected as follows: John Santry, ]. P.
Morrow. Delegates to the annual meeting of the
! dletown were chosen as follows: Mr.. and Mrs
John McGregor, William S. Robinson, J. P. Mer-
M ayes The pnsor w e
| represent the church at the approaching install
lation Of the pastor at the church in Wallingford
The proposed changes in the road bed Of the
| Shore Line road at the east end of the bridge
over Quinnipiac river will prove Of great value
not only from railroad point of view, but the
building of the proposed bridge the crossing
\ at East Grand avenue will be simplifed The
TO the 6ge ro he eas
| dangerous This will give longer approach fol
the proposed bridge over the railroad, and make
| the grade less steep The greatest drawback tc
| building bridge over the railroad has been the
severe grade, which would almost prevent The
tire Shore Line division will soon be double
| tracked, and then the improvement in this sharl
railroad curve will be made. But the overhead
bridge, although ordered several months, will no
be built until the railroad changes are completed
Superintendent Waterbury as a Fair Havene
takes lively interest in our public affairs, ant
public are conserved at this crossing and at tn,
| same time work for the interests of his com
| pany.
| The funeral Of Edward Perrin of $40 Exchang
street, who died Of heart disease will take plac
| dence. The deceased had not been well for
year. He leaves widow and two children. H
was member of the Polar Star lodge of Cd,
| Fellows, which will attend the funeral in a body
| meeting at the lodge rooms at p. H. and from
thence marching to Exchange street.
John Kessell OF Healy s pharmacy, and family
| have returned from q two weeks vacation a
| North Kent.
The steamer Ivernia, Captain Thompson, vii
transport the city fathers to Branford Point AM
| return on Wednesday at the annual reunion o
city hall officials and their guests
| Joseph W. Burns, who died at his home at Hill
| and Prospect streets from heart disease,
son of the late John and Julia Burns and wa
local ice dealer for numb er S Of y eauSn
leaves wife and five children.
| Morris Cove has been almost deserted by tn
| summer cottagers. Among the few remaining
are the Bradley families and N. w. Harris an
family.
| Inc Iuuoral OF tne late Catnerlne Hdnley wa
| conducted from the residence of her daughter
Mrs. Owen Dugan, % Haven street, yesterday al
| ternoon.
George II. Jacobs, of S17 Center street, Annex
| will be confined to his home for couple of week
| with a crushed foot. At the Bigelow company
| boiler shops, where he Is employed, a piece o
I machinery slipped from his hands on Friday an
| striking his foot with great force the membe
| was painfully but not seriously injured.
Arthur E. Moody will probably enter Corne
| college this autumn.
Miss Caroline E. Hogdon of Somerville, Mass
| is the guest of Mrs H. F. Smith of the annex.
Tomorrow Miss Addie Strong goes to Phila
/ delphia, where she will attend school.
Fair Haven will be represented to-day at tn
| field day demonstration Of the order A. O. U. n
} | in Bridgeport.
Coils B. Grannis has sold to William X. We
! more lot fronting forty feet on Woodward a
enue and 149 feet deep.
John g. Hurd is not professional yachtsmal
but he can sail a sharpe with skill, and in h
| the river and harbor. OF late he has been on
| number OF fishing trips, and has had very goo
/ success.
| Capt. G.. II. Baldwin, in his little Lake Saltol
| stall steamer Cygnet, caught twenty five picker.
l recently. He uses no bait but a gig, and troll
| deep down where the fish live. Some of his cate
| weighed one and half pounds and were eightee
inches In length.
Mr.. and Mrs. Patrick Kent, 376 Batchley av,
| nue., are entertaining Mrs Michael Welsh and he
! children and Miss Kent, all of Worcester.
| Fair Haven friends Of j. B. Tuttle are glad
| hear Of his appointment as assistant clerk of tn
| court OF common pleas. .Brnie'' for man
l years was Fair Havener.