Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-18
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

St. Aloysius Societyss Great Prosper
 ity-The Apparatus Was Called out
 New Victims of Grip-A Candidate
 for Prestdent of the Council-Bryan
 Lynn's Efficient Teaching-Adelphi Lodge Omcers-The New East Side
 M. K. Church-OG on a Long voy-
 age-The Oyster Dred<ers-Looklng
 for Skating.
 Dr. H. O. Driseoll, the well known vet erinary surgeon, will open an office on Grand avenue, near Lloyd street, in few days.
 Over eighty members have been added to the St. Ignatius Young Mems T. A. and B. society since the first of October, msk- ing a total membership of nearly 200. Ever since the club house has been opened the members have taken great interest in the welfare of the organization. Each mem Der has the privilegeof of bringing his friends to the club house, and by so doing great many young men who visit the place de- eide to become members and promote the cause of total abstinence. The rooms are open daily from a. m. to Il p. m., and all young men desirous of becoming mem bers are welcome there at all times. The society has committee at present making arrangements for fair, which is to be given next February in Music hall.
 New grip victims: MT. and Mrs. John Webber, Pine street; Conductor and Mrs. John Gilligan and James Ryan of Grand avenue.
 Attorney William L. Green is candi- date for president of the board of council men. He is @ member from the Twelfth ward.
 Bryan E. Lynn has done excellent work in training the boys of St. Francis parish schools so that the lads in the military companies have attained considerable mili- tary knowledge. MT. Lynn is to drill the students of St. Johns school.
 The new officers of Adelphi lodge, F. and A. M., are: w. M., William T. Thompson; s. w., Thomas Smith; J. w., George A. French; treasurer, John o. Row land; secretary, A. H. Cargill; R. A. O., G. A. Wilson; tyler, E. A. Holiday.
 The East Side M. E. society at the Four Corners has nearly s1O,000 pledged for a new church that they soon hope to erect The estimated cost is between $12 ,O00 and $15, ,000, and the society is hoping for con- tributions from sister churches and in dividuals in the city to make up the bal ance. The church will be of brick with stone trimmings and work will be com menced not latter than April 10.
 The barkentine Luarca, the British ves- sel of 1 1000 tons burthen, which brought plaster here from Nova Scotia, cleared from the Quinnipiac river yesterday morning for her long voyage to Southern Africa. The Luarca carried away the crew of French Canadians, which she brought from Nova Scotia. Very few of the vessels coming hnr vryifh fhn ,oa crew. The Luarca will load at New York for Port Natal, Africa.
 Although yesterday was marked by pret- ty rough weather, the fleet of oyster steam CTS went down the harbor to dredge. It was the first day this week that the steamers were able to dredge, owing to the rough weather, and in consequence the stock of native oysters had become pretty low.
 Willie Barnes of the Norwalk military academy is spending the holidays with his cousin, M. J. Barnes.
 The juveniles are watching the making of ice on the ponds, and hope to have some fine skating by to-day. The Hemingway ponds is the objective point for the skat- CTS.
 The entire apparatus from steamer 5's house responded to the fire at the St. Fran cis orphan asylum yesterday. It was the first time that it WAS called out in several weeks.
 George Hultz, who was pronounced dead by the probate court few days ago, has not been in as good health for years He | is 80 years of age and bids fair to round ou, @ century.
 The grocery store at the corner of Ferry | and Exchange streets, occupied for years by G. M. Clark, but unoccupied of late, nas been leased for bakery to be opened | by E. Wruck. The doors on Ferry street have been closed up and large window substituted, and other improve. ments are to be made.
 Conductor John Burke is running his car again, after several days wrestling with muscular rheumatism. William Hart, the superintendent of the horse ear stables, has been very ill fol several days and although trife better he is still dangerously i'll. He has been g faithful employe of the horse railroad fol twenty eight years and has many friends. | Mrs. John H. Linsley of the avenue has been quite ill of late with heart trouble.