Morning journal and courier., 1891-12-28
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

A Deferred Christmas Festival-Ar. ranging for . Fair-Christmas Praise Services Last Evenfng-A BIg Tide on Saturday-Should Have Launch. ed the Sehooner-He Worked on the
 Volunteer-IMness on the Increase
 Death of Charles Roberson-Broke
 into Moody's Stable-Personal.
 Christmas praise services were held last evening in the Grand Avenue Congrega- tional and the East Pearl Street M. E. churches.
 There was a big tide early Saturday and had Capt. Hadscom's new schooner been on the launching ways she would have been foated. If the tide serves the vessel will be launced some day the present week. Wm. E. Brown, who ironed the schooner, designed the iron work and put it in place on the celebrated yacht Volun- teer, and assisted on the Puritan and May flower.
 James N. Coe, the superintendent at the soldiers home in Noroton, spent Sunday with friends here.
 Miss M. Edith Groot of Southbridge, Mass, has been on a short visit to her mother, Mrs. Abby Groot of Houston street.
 Thomas Redmond of Locust street was arrested Saturday night and locked up at the precinct on charge of stealing the team of James Chrystie of Clinton avenue.
 Captain T. F. Callahan has the grip and was obliged to give up work in the probate court Saturday.
 This evening at 6:30 Christmas festival will be given at the Grace Episcopal church.
 The large amount of illness now preva- lent affected the attendance at the church es yesterday. The grip seems to be on the increase. There have been several deaths in the past two days and there are a num- Der of cases of serious illness. The doc tors are very busy, and in new cases of illness it is almost impossible to secure nurses, but kind neighbors act as sub stitutes.
 The late Charles R. Roberson of 36 Pine street, who died on Saturday at the age of forty seven years, was the proprietor of an eating house and cigar store on Grand ave- nue near Front street. He had also for years made trips south in winter to buy Virginia oysters for local dealers. He died of pneumonia, after an illness of seven days. He leaves wife and daughter and 8 sister, Mrs. F. S. Porter. L. 0. Moody led the Y. M. c. A. meet ing yesterday afternoon. There was good singing by double male quartet. Early Saturday morning Benjamin A. | Leach broke into Aoody's livery stable in | the Annex, assaulted the hostler and after ward Officer Doody, who arrested him. In l the city court he was fined g and costs. Officer Mack of the Annex is housed with the grip.
 John H. Coleman, the South Front street oyster merchant, presented each oi his employees with Christmas turkey.
 The St. Ignatius Young Mems T. A. and B. society intend to give fair in Music hall on February 25, 26, 27 and 29. The following is the committee of arrange ments:
 l Francis Carroll, T. H. Matthews, Jamei Murphy, John Gain, James Byrnes, Joseph Maher, Ernest Bloudin, Thomas Mulligan Michael F. Brennan, William J.. Harty and James Hunion.
 At the Young Mems Christian associa tion yesterday afternoon MT. L. W Moody spoke to very attentive audience subject: The Strong Young Man. Th' | East Pearl street choir was absent on ac count of sickness among its members Miss Mack acted as pianist. Free Sons of Israel. Naw Havan lodoa No IA Fraa Soma n