Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-03
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

sunday school Temperance Concert
Rough Weather for a Shell Schoon-
er-Interesting Y. r. 8. G. e. Meet
fng-Fair Haven Veterans Off for De-
troft-Mr. Hurdss Bass Fishing-
Church Choirs ON vacat1on-Servfces
at the Churches-PersonaIm Mention.
There was large attendance at Grand
avenue Baptist church last evening, the
occasion being Sunday school temper
ance concert, consisting of readings, dec
lamations and the singing of temperance
hymns. Contributions were taken up by
classes, to be used in replenishing the Sun
day school library. Each class presented
a vase of flowers, which were subsequent
ly distributed among the sick.
In September..Mrs. William E. Morgan
and Mrs. William a. Waterbury will take
trip to California.
The families of L. M. Hartman and Po-
liceman Bowers went to Morris Cove ON
Saturday for two weeks.
Miss Inez Cleveland, daughter of Mrs.
B. F. Hines, is at Milford.
A New York schooner took out load of
shells for F. Mansfield & Sons Saturday
afternoon. Off Milford the wind was SO
severe that the vessel was obliged to put
| back in tow of the firms oyster steamer
| This is the vessel whose owners broke
| their contract with the firm, taking her
| away before the job was completed.
The meeting of the W. G. 7. U. yester-
| day afternoon was addressed by Rev. A.
J. Smith of the East Side M. E. Church.
A report of the Minneapolis convention
| was presented by James Robinson at a
largely attended meeting of Y. P. S. G. E.
| societies in the Second church in the even
ing. There was special music. The re-
marks were very interesting and the ser
vice was greatly enjoyed.
| In the G. A. r. party which left this
city yesterday afternoon for the encamp-
ment at Detroit were Commander NJ. E.
Morgan, Burton S. Bradley, Hiram Fl.
Bishop, A. <. Brown and Henry Hoffman
of Fair Haven; also Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Browning of Westerly, R. l., who were
visiting friends here yesterday. Mr..
Browning was member of the Eleventh
Michigan cavalry. He is an aid de camp
on the staff of Commander in Chief Veazie.
Our newspaper agent, John g. Hurd,
has returned from Winsted. He drove up
and back, his new five year old horse max
| ing the ffty-eight miles each way in a
| day. At the lakes he had fine bass fishing,
taking fifty-eight fish one day and forty
four another day.
The regular communion service at the
M. E. church was omitted yesterday. Rev.
Mr.. Steinbridge of West Goshen supplied
the pulpit and the singing was by male
choir of ten members, led by George Ded-
ham. Miss Hattie Bristol was the organ
list, the regular organist, A. NJ. Holdings
head, being away on a vacation.
"True Worship" was the subject of Rev.
E. G. Sage's sermon at the Baptist church
| Yesterday morning and was followed by
the communion service. There was con-
gregational singing with H. R. P. Baldwin
as precentor.
At Grand avenue Congregational church
Rev. J. Lee Mitchell, pastor, preached at
1890 a. NJ, subject, "The Night of
Choices" 1880 p. M, ''The Sunday After
noon Concert at Central Park" The sing
ing was by choir of twenty young peo-
pie, led by Samuel Hemingway, and Miss
Gertie Tyrrill substituted in place of the
regular organist, George Robinson, who is