Morning journal and courier., 1891-10-17
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Praise Service-A Cargo of Gypsum Grand Foreman Farren's Visit-Of Interest te Adelphi Lodge-She Won Handsome Prize-Y. M. 0. A. Re- ceptIoH--Great Fatality i'm a Family An old Resident Very Ill-Mr. | Daniels Misfortune-The Tennis | Contest-It Will Help East Pearl | Street-Death of Mrs. Couch-Three | Cargoes of Stock Feed.
 Sunday evening praise service will be held in the Ferry street church under the leadership of Chorister V. F. Blair.
 A cargo of gypsum has been unloaded from three-masted schooner this week at the Adamant Plaster company's new works on Front street.
 Grand Foreman R. B. Farren went to Meriden last evening to witness the initia- tion of fifty nine members into Silver City lodge of United Workmen.
 Next Tuesday evening Deputy John o. Rowland will make an official visit to Adel- phi lodge of Masons. Work of the third degree will be exemplifed. Miss Bessie Blakeslee of New Britain is a guest at c. B. Burwell's. She is attending the State Teachers convention. A prize presented by New York pub ! fishing house was won by Mrs. W. A. Waterbury, 329 Grand avenue. It con- sisted of a set of silver orange spoons. J.E. Goodwin of Blatchley avenue has | for his guests the Rev. J. Scott, wife and l daughter. MT. Scott, formerly of this city, | is now pastor of the M. E. church at Flat lands, near Brooklyn.
 Mrs. May Mailing and daughter of Akron, n A a1N visiting Mrs. P. J. Mcguire of PA Ferry | street. l The Y. M. c. A. reception will be held at the East Pearl street M. E. church on Oetoberi22.
 The late Ellen Maria Bradley, whose flu neral is to be conducted this morning at her residence, 112 East Pearl street, was the widow of William H. Bradley, the car riage manufacturer, r rho died on October | 9, 1890, son, Lawrence, having died in the same year and 8 daughter in June last. Mrs. Bradley was sixty years of age. She had been ill since last spring. John H. Rowe, one of our oldest citizens, is gradually failing at his home on Clinton avenue and is not expected to recover. Earl Daniels, who went with party on a gunning expedition to North Lyme and remained several days in a lodge in the woods, was taken ill with malarial fever and is at the residence of A. D. Martin in that town. He is slowly gaining, but has been very ill.,
 The contest between the two tennis clubs has been in progress this week when the weather was suitable, at the grounds, cor ner of Grand and Clinton avenues. In the finals John Farren won first place and Bert Adams is second. Howard Bradley has beaten Chamberlain and Tracy, who are out of the race. The games will be finished this afternoon if the weather if suitable.
 The acquisition of the small triangular strip of land at the intersection of Chape and East Pearl streets will be a great i'm provement and it is well that the commit tee has reported favorably. The turr from Chapel into East Pearl street is very sharp and there is steep rise. Wher this land is acquired the turn will be mucf easier. The city can secure the land for small outlay at this time. Mrs. Caroline Couch, who died at he, home on Exchange street yesterday, wal seventy-eight years of age. She had beer ill for some time and her husband is alst an invalid. She leaves two sons, Georg and Daniel Chipman. Another son Charles Chipman, was killed fev } months ago by falling from building Mrs. Couch had been for many years member of the East Pearl street M. E church.
 Two vessels discharged starch feed a ) one of the wharves at Gainesville bridg on Thursday and third cargo arrive' ) yesterday.