Morning journal and courier., 1891-06-08
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

 Communion Services in the Church. es-Addition of NLennbers-Ex-Con- ductof Fowler's visit-Steeple Char loy's WOrk-T0 Transport the Yale Boats to New London-The New Launch-To Dedicate 2 New Hall- The Y. M. o. "A. Reception-nIission ary Meeting and Memorial Service -Kast B Haven Sidewalks = The ! Thoughtfulness of the Late Mrs. Granniss.
 There was still alarm given at the en- zine house of steamer 5, in East Pearl street, yesterday morning at 3:51, for slight fire in the shops of the Bigelow boiler works. Around what is known as the fangeing furnace quantity of wood and coal accidentally became ignited, but there was very little damage, the loss being the burning of small amount of fuel and scorching of g partition. Steamer and the hook and ladder truck at once re- sponded. There was no use for either, however, as the firemen. by using line of hose at the shops, soon quenched the flames.
 Communion services were held in several
  Pearl street M. E. church in the morning, preceding the communion, fourteen per sons were received into membership upon letter. These persons were chiefly mem bers of the old St. John street church who had recently removed to this locality. The membership now is about $40. The en- tertainment and strawberry festival given by the Ladies' Aid society and the Ep- worth league two evenings last week netted about $50.
 At the Grand avenue Baptist church yesterday morning four persons were re- ceived into membership by letter. The Grand avenue Congregational church held @ communion service yester- day at 4 D. m. There were twelve per sons received on letters from other church es and five on profession.
 E. s. Fowler, the well known retired conductor, who for so many years ran on the Shore Line road and was one of the original passenger conductors of the road, formerly of Fair Haven, but who has in recent years made his home with his daughters in Gainesville, O., is visiting here for a few weeks On Saturday he went to Norwich to visit for few days. He will remain until commencement at the Norwich academy where a neice, Miss Bessie G.. Crane, will graduate His daughters, Mrs. King ard Mrs. Breed, will come on from Ohio at that time to attend the exercises. MT. Fowler will soon put on the market some thirty house lots that compose his old home place in the annex. These lots are on Grove street, which is the neat thoroughfare back of Sherland avenue on Fair Haven Heights. He is al- ready negotiating with three parties who will probably buy lots on this tract.
 Many people have watched the opera l. -Js 1 IL in making slight repairs to and brighten ing the gilt work on the summit of the spires of the Grand avenue Congregational church and Grace Episcopal church. The steeple of Grace church had not been i'm proved since the church was built twenty one years ago. For this job Charley" is to receive $35.
 Captain Thompson expects to leave with the stermer Ivernia for New London Fri day night, to carry down the five boats for the Yale crew. This service he has transported each season for the past five years.
 The new Yale launch lies at anchar in the Quinnipiac river and the old boat has been taken to New York. Although the new boat does not appear to have as hand ter power and will doubtless prove faster boat.
 On Thursday evening Hiram Camp di- vision, No. IA, Sons of Temperance, will | dedicate their new hall, 38 Grand avenue H. N. Warner will deliver the address, The Y. M. O. A. of the east side vii | give 8 reception to their friends on Thurs | day evening. The ladies are also invited 1 There will be some interesting exercises. The quarterly meeting of the New Ha ven Woman's Baptist Foreign Missionary | s1Axr l>o l. Baptist church Thursday afternoon. Tn, exercises will include memorial servic, for the late Mrs. Whiting, the president O the association. She was the widow O. the late Rev. S. M. Whiting, the first pas tor of the Grand avenue church.
 By the will of the late Edwin Grannis East Haven village has now that which bu for him would not probably have come il many years, two miles, more or less, O. concrete sidewalk laid, and it was greatl, through him that a similar improvement was made few years ago of the sidewall from the Eleazer Hemingway to the Ros we'll Augur corner. By his will he gay $1, 900 for these improvements, particular ly from depot to church, provided ik amount was pledged on or before give1 date. This was obtained and work wa begun late last fall.
 The concrete pavement is now laid ol both sides of High street from depot tt church; Thompson avenue, west side down to the Jessie Futile place; Mai, street, south side, from church to tn green; north side from church to opposit Leverett s. Bagley's and will be continued to Saltonstal1 avenue to unite with 8 simi lar walk laid several years ago by Willi Bailey. Also the walk has been extende, west of the church (north side) as far as il front of Postmaster Kirkham's house, an, on Hemingway avenue, west side of tn green; west side, ,as far as William Smiths Town Treasurer Gilbert and Merritt M Finch having had the concrete laid g their own expense.