Morning journal and courier., 1890-09-06
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Y. F. s. c. E. Election-A Splendid Building Foundation - Suggestion of . Yachting Accident-New Car House for the Horse Railroad-Fu-
 neral of Young Smith-Conductors Disabled - Growth of East Rock
 Lodge = Inspecting School House
 Improvements Returned From
 Their Vacations.
 The monthly business meeting of the | Young Peoples society of Christian En- 1 deavor connected with the Grand avenue | Baptist church, was held Thursday eve ming. The following officers were elected l for the ensuing year: President, Charles | H. Cutts; vice-president, N A. Beebe; re- cording secretary, Miss Ella Blakeslee: corresponding secretary and treasurer, Miss Lillian Preston. Standing committees will be appointed by special committee created for that purpose. The prospect is excellent for another prosperous year for this society.
 Work on the new buildings of the New Haven Electric company is progressing rapidly. The rafters of the fire room are tions for the main building are being com pleted. Brick work and. heavy granite coping stones for the corners of bricks are very solid, and. the foundation is one of the best that has been laid in this city in long time. The coping for the top of the tall chimney is nearly completed. George M. Grant, the well known builder, is giv- ing his personal attention to much of the work. Yesterday afternoon he was seen laying bricks, giving his men practical illustration of the manner in which the work should be performed
 The small sloop sail boat that remained sunk several days near the wharf of the Adamantine Plaster company's works has been raised, the mast stepped and the boat put in order. The boat is trife smaller than the Mystery, the craft that was 1os5 in Buzzard's bay several years ago with two New Haven young men. The appear ance of this boat as it remained sunk at low tide, was suggestive of yachting ac- cident.
 The brick work for the new car house of company. is being laid. A portion of the walls have been laid up one story and the window frames placed in position. The building will afford large floor area and will accommodate many cars.
 Beginning with next Sunday the even- ing service at the Ferry street church will be a half hour earlier than during the summer. The young peoples prayer meet ing will begin at 6 o'clock and the public service at o'clock. Special meetings will be held every evening in the week except Saturday during September, some of them at the church, others in the homes of friesds near by.
 Carlos Smith, the young barber em- ployed by Philip Borst at 13 East Grand avenue, was buried yesterday afternoon in Branford. Funeral services were held at 86 Perkins street and Rev. Dr. Hart and Rev. J. Lee Mitchell oficiated. Smiths | death was quite sudden, blood Vessel bursting in the head and suffusing the brain. The rumor that Smith died from the effects of excessive cigarette smoking his physician, Dr. William H. Thomson pronounces as entirely untrue. The smoking had not the remotest con- nection with his death.
 Miss Emma Ellenberger, clerk in the treasury department, who has been visit ing at the home of her parents on the east | side; has returned to Washington. B. M. Jerome of the Shore Line Times has returned from Biddeford, Me-, whither he went to visit his daughter. MT. Jerome returns considerably rested and rejuve- mated, but has a severe cold.
 The sessions of the Ladies' societies con nected with the Baptist church, ,intermitted in July and August, was resumed on Wednesday, the sessions having been held | at the home of Mrs. E. o. Sage. Rev. Dr. Hart returns from his vacation | in excellent health. He preached last Sab ! bath in northern Massachusetts. Rev. E. c. Sage will preach in the Bap tist church tomorrow, having completed l his vacation.
 Miss Hettie Bradley, soprano of the First church, has returned from Saratoga She will resume her place in the First church choir tomorrow.
 1 Mrs. Augur is making some improve ments about her residence at Grand ave- nue and Ferry street, including the laying of new concrete walk on Grand avenue.
 Druggist J. T. Hillhouse and Mrs. Hill house have returned from visit to New burg.
 Conductor John Burke of the horse rail road is still confined to his house from the effect of an injury to his knee. The wound has proved obstinate and has not l yielded to treatment. Conductor Rice is 1 running again after brief, but severe ill., ness. Conductor Burroughs is slowly re- covering from the effects of a sprained ankle. Conductors Cummings and Doolan have also been disabled. The extra con- ductors dave been on duty for spell of pleasant weather the past summer, the open cars have been run almost continuously. These cars are much harder for the conductors to run because the constant climbing on the outside foot
 rail in collecting fares strains the stomach and body severely. The public have en-
 joyed the open cars very much and all pa
 irons will be sorry to learn of the disable
 ment of several of the conductors.
 Frank Chipman, son of Sherman Chip
 man, has returned from Lake George.
 The new officers of the Young Mems In
 dependent club are as follows: President,
 B. J. Sheehan; vice-president, H. Ehrlee
 recording secretary, J. F. Daily; cores
 bonding secretary, J. J. Bergin.
 Principal Curtis, Dr. Carmalt and Clerk Hewitt of the board of education were al
 the Grand avenue school house yesterday
 afternoon inspecting the repairs and i'm
 provements recently made.
 Friday evening two candidates were in
 itiated as members of East Rock lodge, A
 o. U. w. The membership is ninety five
 the lodge is rapidly growing. A series oi
 entertainments, consisting of declama
 tions, debates, essays, speeches and music
 will soon be instituted. On September 1(
 the lodge and the families of members vii picnic at Glen Cove, Lake Whitney.
 Mr. and Mrs. Wallace T. Oviatt of New
 ark, N. J., are visiting the aunt of thu
 former, Mrs. Henry Barnes, 30 Houston
 street. MT. and Mrs. Oviatt were married 7 at Calvary Presbyterian church, Newark