Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1890-01-20
rAunaAvEs NEWS.

RAIR HAvEn NEWS.
4 sermon Suggested By La Grippe
Pastors HI - Abeus ssOsheF Peoples'
Haules,,-The Late MRS. Arthur Tut.
ale - As the Sh1pyarA Two New
schooners Under Way - Experiences
ana suxgessiens OF an ola virGinIan
oyster PlanteK-ltens OF Interesting
Miscellany.
There was . larger attendance at the
churches yesterday than the previous Sab
bath, dsnsting that fewer people are i'll; yet
at none Of the churches was the attendance
70 large - usual ON . fine Sunday.
At the Grand avenue Baptist church yes
terday morning, Rev. Mr.. Ssge's discourse
was suggested by the lessons from the pre-.
vailing epidemic. His text was in Psalms
oxxxix: IA: ST will praise thee; for I am
fearfully snd wonderfully made" The pas
tor spoke Of the influenza which, like PAN
demic seemed to be sweeping all over the
world. Il was like some great eclipse or
great natural manifestation that was seem
ingly eftecting the whole world. The people
were being stricken down everywhere and
though they fought the disease with all their
power, they were compelled to yield at last.
Business men ware stricken down and were
unable to ell their engagements and people
in all departments of life were effected by
it. The coming of the disease from distant
climes had been heralded In advance through
the newspapers, and the people at first
looked upon it lightly with the belief that
it only attack the press, but these thoughts
had been dissipated by the actual spread of
the epidemic. The pendemic had become
almost universal. The pastor then alluded
to the wonderful mechanism of the human
body that was "fesrfully and wonderfully
made" and when attacked with disease, no
power of man could ward off the attack.
respiratory organs, the life blood and the
heart, illustrating these subjects in q very
interesting manner. In closing, he referred
to the earthly bodies which were able to
serve rs for three score years and ten and
said that IL these bodies were SO wonderfully
made, what must be thu spiritual body that
was to serve the tenant forever.
Rev. D. M. James is still indisposed and
| the pulpit Of the Second Church was filled
by supply yesterday.
At the First Church, Rev. Arthur Shirley
supplied the pulpit yesterday. In the even
| ing he preached about "Other peoples
| faults" Mr.. Shirley's last pastorate was
| in the state of Maine, but for the past two
years he has been travelling abroad with his
family. During his brief residence in Fair
Haven he has resided in Grand avenue. dc
has recently been called to a church at
Lyme.
yesterday. There has been continued ILL
ness in his family for several weeks. His wife
was Ill three weeks with grippe and quinsey,
after which all the children were Ill. Then
the pastor took the inevitable Ia grippe. At.
ter getting around again he had 40 many fu-
nerals to attend and 90 much other pastoral
work that relapse followed. His present
troubles arc aggravated with neuralgia, but
he hopes to be sitting up in two or three
church-was filled yesterday morning by
Rev. A. A. Lathbury of the Summer6eld
church. and in the evening Rev. Mr.. Roberts
preached.
Nathaniel 8, lEnelish, the aged resident who
has been i'll AZ his homo in Grand avenue the
past two weeks, 10 still very sick, the pneu.
monis having left him with . sewers
weakening his system. He is unable tt
lie down owing to his .distress. His troub-
los have been very much aggravated by thu
death Of his granddaughter, Mrs. May s.
wife of Arthur futile. which occurred at hel
home In the Annex. Mrs. futile was Mr.
Euglish's adopted daughter. Upon th'
death of her mother. when she was babe
she was brought to the homo of her grand
father, whore she resided until her marriage
She was twenty-one years of age and leaves
husband and = son sixteeo months old. Sh
10 the daughter of Edward futile, who 70
sides in Dakota. The deceased was a yer,
bright and vivacious woman, and had man,
friends. In May last che fell i'll with con
sumption and has been gradually failing. al
though her patience and the hope OF recov
cry never forsook her. The funeral will b
held from the residence of Mr.. English, 10
Grand avenue, this afternoon at 2 O'Clock
The deceased was Q member of the FRS
church, and Revs. Drs. Hart and vibber
will oficiate.
Dennis Buckley of 271 Grand avenue die,
!, yesterday after . months illness frou
consumption. Within two years he ha
buried two daughters, victims of the sam
disease.
During the illness of Peter L. McGusrty
Telegraph operator ct the Fair Haven Office
John j. Brsslin, the messenger boy, ID 6llin
his place. Johnnie Ia . good operator for 9
young lad, and has applied for perms
nent situation with the Western Union.
The new schooner that 81. H. Hapscom /
building il nearly in frame, and at the black
smith shop the smiths have been ct work tn
last three weeks on the iron work. She viii
be four master, 10 just Eve feet shorte
than the Beecher recently launched, will b
1900 tons burthen and 10 expected to carr
100 tons of coal. The launch will tax
place probably In July. In the place wher
the Bsecher was launched the keel fo
another big four master will be laid ina fe,
days.
Z. NJ. Loveland is building Q residence i
Shelter street.
The late Mrs. John McKeou, who died Q
ct her homo 129 James street Friday, becsm
III week ago with Ia grippe, pneumonia 90
pervening.
Henry A. Konold, son of Deputy sheri
Konold, II now In Denver for his health
fers from pulmonary troubles and went I
California last winter for his health.
Michael Donovan. mate Of tho steame
Continental, who was married last week, hs
returned from his bridal trip. Mr.. and Mr.
Donovan have begun housekeeping at bride
, tender Sullivan's house on Lloyd street.
None OF the n. hca;'
turned to work, and yesterday dozen ''ez
: tras" were still employed. All Of the II
valids are getting better, however.
. DR.. Roberts In speaking of the prevailip
. epidemic said that there seemed to be
, slight decrease in the number of cases, q
. though on Saturday he had all he could OIL
, tend to. Patients who attended to them
| 8olVeB Wien thk0u IcMulu0u AuuOuE4 1u
. did not get out too soon after apparent cor
valsacence, the sooner regained their health
| The great drawback Was from the fact tbs
the invalids left the house too soon and the
suffered . relapse.
The gospel temperance meeting at Eai
Pearl street n. E. church was addressed YET
, terday afternoon by Rev. e. @. Sage.
Thomas Morrisell, of Norfolk, well-know
| by our local oystermen, and who has cauRh
, and dealt in oysters for half q century, write
to New York paper about the protection
and culture Of the stock, . business that
: says IL in it, infancy. In referring to tn
Virginia oyster culture he says:
"In order to preserve our oysters . system
Of protection to the beds In each State mus
be enforced 10 - to reward the toilers of tn
; sea 40 we'll % the dealers and sbippsrs. Il
my early days the oysters on Granny Islau'
fats, below Norfolk, We'd with the best, bu
, all the beds on the above hats have bee
most ruthlessly destroyed by the contrao
I dredgers. vino have used these famous fat
! for dumping grounds. It 10 for such reek
. less destruction that ask aid and influenc
to take the cause in hand and bring issues +
Q climax, In order to protect the oyster bed
in all States, for am . National man Il
every impulse Of my heart" He then re
fsrred TO some splendid seed oysters fror
the Albemarle Sound, only thirty-two month
old, developed by transplanting in the "a
, nous waters of Lynnhaven River, near Nor
folk, which he considered superior to tn
celebrated "Blue Points" of Norfolk.