Morning journal and courier., 1890-12-31
trAIRHAyEN NEWS.

I
 FAIR HAVEN NEWS. Entertainment at the Second Church
 -Fair Haven Steppers-SOme Fine
 Hoadsters-The Skating-TO Form a
 Skating Lalke-A Remarkable Fam
 fly Gatherfng-To Celebrate a Golden
 Wedding.
 There was very pleasant entertain ment given in the Second church last evening, intended as both Christmas and New Years entertainment for the chil- dren of the primary department in the Sunday school. The principal part of the program consisted in 8 representation of tsThe War of the Months" in dialogue. Ten little misses each represented 6 month and two lads took the parts of July and De- cember. Among the participants were Louis Tracy, taking the part of Father Time, and Pearl and Ruby Crossley, Paul inc Merchant, Robbie Parker, Stewart Hemingway, Edna Augur, Minnie Craw- ford, Bates and Hart.
 Father Time was costumed and made up as an old man, with forelock and scythe The ten girls were each dressed to repre- sent the month she assumes, with appro- priate emblems. July and December are boys, the former emblematical of the Fourth of July and the latter as Santa Claus. Each month enters when called, speaks and steps aside, forming semi circle behind Father Time, who is discov- cred seated on his throne at the left. Sub dued voices are heard disputing. Father Time enters and says:
 'tJust listen! those children are at it again, All twelve of them, nothing but quarrel and It's pity they cannot their tempers restrain, Its sufficient to make one as mad as a natter. Every one of them thinks he or she is the best, All bragging in that ridiculous way; Its high time once for all they should give us a So in turn will hear what each one ias to say.''
 Just stop all that noise, you January come here. (January then enters and speaks.) ssYes father, it's clear ought to be first Its through me that we enter the happy new I'm the best that decision cannot be reversed. The concluding little speech is made by Stewart Hemingway, representing Decem- Der, as follows:
 .I finish the year with glee and delight, For our years tasks are done; With gifts for the children, and Christmas good You will award me the palm, that I'm sure." Other features was doll drill by 8 com | pany of little misses, declamations and | songs. This was followed by distribu- l tion of gifts and spread. The new officers of. the Sunday school of Grand avenue Baptist church are as fol. lows: Superintendent, Oscar J. Hull; as- sistants, Charles D. Manwarring, Mrs. John Santry; secretary, J. D. Peck; as l sistant, H. R. P. Baldwin; treasurer, John ! Mo(IrnfrOr. Ehrorion Ri1ho11rp auditor, John w. Hill. Fair Haven has some fine stepping horses which show off at excellent advantage or
 these days of fine sleighing. Among then
 may be mentioned Henry R. Smiths Ham
 bletonian, which he bought of the Hubin gers'; Captain Luzerne Ludington's bay
 mare, George Dayton's Vermont horse ant
 Willis Lindsley's black horse. W. R
 Hemingway drives "Charlie B. tracl
 horse that has done forty. Years ago Hen " s. Lancraft's mare held the front anon,
 the trotters, but her trotting days are over
 Ort. Rose, Smith Granniss and Bridg
 Tender Futile have good trotters. Bu the list is not complete. The above ar
 only a few of the fast Fair Haven road sters.
 Hiram Hinckley of the Four Corners
 employed at the Belle dock roundhouse
 was out on Monday at his work for tn
 first time in nearly four months. He ha
 been very ill and has lost 100 pounds o fiesh
 The horse cars were running on five
 minute time yesterday.
 There is talk among number of Eley
 enth ward young men of flooding the To,
 lot near the corner of Grand and Elm
 near Mrs. Augur's house, for skatin
 area.
 A small area of Hemingway pond wa
 swept of the snow yesterday and man
 skaters enjoyed their favorite sport. The children of Nelson D. Coe of Woo1sey street made part of a rather rt
 markable family gathering at the home ( their grandfather, Captain J. N. Coe, o
 Christmas day. The children are Haiti,
 aged five, and Freddie, .shree; and for generations on each side of their famil were present-their father and mother
 each of their parents. the eldest of tl
 party being Mrs. Harriet Goddard of No [ folk, the eat-grandmother on the father side.
 The Allegro club will keep open house Q New Years day. The club rooms are , Central block, 28 Grand avenue. l The golden wedding of MT. and Mir
 Willis Hemingway will be celebrated Ne
 Years day, from 2 until 6, at their re | luence, SoI Qu1nn1plac street.. Inree nuI , dred and fifty invitations have been ii sued.
 Daniel Coyne. 72 Fillmore street, wi attempted suicide by shooting on Satu day, was more comfortable last evenin . : still his chances of recovery seem b' 2 slight.
 Mrs. s. M. Drew of Robinson street, Fla 8 Haven, has returned from visit of tv U months in Boston. The old lady, who
 now eighty-two years of age, highly el
 joyed her visit. She is still in excellel @ health and spirits. She is the widow . MT. Drew, who for a number of years hf
 a store on State street near the foot of E. , wards street. Her daughter, Mrs. H.
 Hulce, made short visit to Boston al
 accompanied her mother on the trip hom
 Rev. Mir. Mitchell of the Grand aven, ? Congregational church is on a visit j. Philadelphia this week. He breaches @ the church again Sunday.