Morning journal and courier., 1891-10-05
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Temperance Entertainment - En- tertained the Daughters of Liberty -Baptism and Communion Ser. vices-BrOphy Wins His Suft-The | Location of the Hell Buoy Alp. | proved-St. Ignatius Society Attends l Church-But the Badges Were Dis ,pensed With Will Attend the l Loyal Legion MeetiDg-A Delightful Sabbath.
 The present warm spell is very bad for the shipment of oysters and trade is very dull. One year ago there was brisk trade at'this time.
 Mrs. Bridget McKiernan, widow of the late Patrick McKiernan of 167 Clay street, has just received benefit of 5000 from Lodge No. 5, Order of Chosen Friends.
 . Dr. s. D. Gilbert, formerly of New Haven, during his recent stay in the White mountains, was one of a party which made the pedestrian tour of six miles from the summit of Mount Wash ington to the summit of Adams, along the route where Weiss, the young New Havener, perished in the summer of 1890. Dr. Gilbert and others had previously had the rocks painted at short intervals 80 it would not be easy to lose the trail. He speaks of it as lonely walk among barren paths and almost devoid of veee tation. The doctor has nearly recovered from his annual attack of hay fever.
 Charles w. Hoyt, the oysterman, has disposed of his house at 342 Grand avenue to A. J. Deerington, who has been run ming the opera house cafe on Fairfield avenue, Bridgeport. MT. Hoyt exchanges the house for five years lease of the cafe and also receives a deposit in cash. MT. Hoyt will remove to Bridgeport this fall. MT. Deerington will rent the house. It Is fine two-story brick structure built by one of the Lorne brothers and sold to MT. Hoyt, who has held it at ,000.
 At the Ferry street Congregational church yesterday morning Rev. Dr. Bur dett Hart preached and baptized three small children of Rev. Milton s. Phelps, the pastor.
 Friday evening Mrs. Leslie 0. Waters, an officer of the Daughters of Liberty, en- tertained the society at her home on Pier there were music, games, etc.
 Saturday morning the case of James Brophy against the Old Colony Distilleries company was tried before Justice George A. Tyler and judgment was awarded the plaintiff to collect $56 and costs.
 The prospective location of bell buoy to mark the western breakwater now in course of construction will be welcomed by our oystermen. The buoy will be an excellent device in thick weather. Several mornings the past week the fog has been very heavy down the harbor, interfering for 8 time with dredging. The fog, how ever, disappears as soon as a little breeze springs up, by 9 o'clock.
 Recently St. Ignatius T. A. and B. so- ciety sent 8 committee to Rev. Father Null holland to inquire whether they would be allowed to enter the church at the quar- terly communion as the society had been in the habit of doing. He replied that they could not enter as a society wearing badges, but would be treated as individu- als. In view of the fact, that if they in sisted upon wearing their badges it might l lead to unpleasantness, the society decided 1 to dispense with the latter. Yesterday morning the society marched in strong numbers from their new club house or | Ferry street to St. Francis church withou l badges, and were permitted to enter Seats in the middle of the church were no l reserved for the members as formerl, 1 but they sat in body off from one of tn, |
 society during the services. It is to b.
 hoped that this is the end of the unpleas
 antness between the society and the pasto
 of the church.
 | General William H. Pierpont will atten, 1 the meeting of the New York commander, of the Loyal Legion, of which he is a men, l Der, at the meeting to be held a Del
 monico's, New York city, Wednesday af ternoon and evening.
 l At the communion service held in tn
 Grand avenue Baptist church yesterda
 morning two persons were received int l membership.
 Among those who will act on the genera
 committee for the donation day services il
 behalf of the New Haven orphan asy1ur Thursday, October 15, are Luzerne Lud
 ington and s. L. Salisbury of this place. 1 Yesterdays fine weather was conduciv
 to large congregations in the churches. l
 was also fine day for trip to the coun
 Below is the program of the musical an,
 dramatic entertainment to be given a Central Hall Thursday evening, Octobe 8, under the auspices of Hiram Camp Di l vision, Sons of Temperance. The admis
 sion is a quarter.
 Ice cream and refreshments will be served. ! car will leave the hall for the corner of Churc l and Chrpel streets at il 80 o'clock. The stag
 furniture for this entertainment is kindly loane l by Peck & Parker the house furnishers. Tn | upright piano is loaned by c. M Loomis' Sons. l Opening selection n.......O .Orpheus Orchestr
 GVpsv N sc.u Carniya Haven s GypsV UrW3au Gu Recitation-Selected.. ...... Mrs. L. c. Hoodric
 Selection. on......................O .Orphens Orchestr
 Recitation.S ton ....... Mrs. L. c. Goodric
 '. ...A 1u ''o D. Bristol and Little ormond
 The steamer Sunshine is now moored at tn l wharf of the old chemical works. It is expecte'
 that the saloon and hurricane decks will b
 heightened next season in readiness for, mex l summers business. This will give much large
 to a greater degree to an excursion steamer.
 The J. Ellis company % is the 1s name am of of a ne, | avenue.
 On October 19 there will be hearing on tn injunction suit to restrain the Old Colony Disti
 debtedness The latest legal step has been tn
 filing of an application in the probate court b.
 Mr. Spier to force the company into insolvency court as creditor of the company for &, BOG
 Meanwhile the plant still remains idle.
 Mrs. Helen L. Hubbard and daughter of Illinoi
 are visiting Rev. and Mrs E. O. Sage.
 The work of finishing the new Quinnipia
 was the placing of the slates on the wall fo
 blackboard use and the grading of the lot: Tn
 teachers and pupils are greatly pleased with thi l The work of hardening the streets runnin,
 through Morris Cove is well advanced under tn i direction of Road Master Falsey. The stone wa
 taken from Qunnipiae street where the crushe | stood before it was removed to Westville. Tn l hardening of this street will prove a great i'm l provement, and will be appreciated by the many
 summer residents at the Cove:
 Garrett Fitzgerald. who was injured in shoot | ing accident on yacht at New London in Aug 1 ust, has nearly recovered from his injuries ant | has been discharged from the hospital l There is not much political talk in the Fair Ha l ven wards save in the Twelfth. The Heenan fac tion claim that they will be able to down the Flo 1 had over 100 majority in the primary. They hav' | two good men as possible candidates for alder l men in Councilman Donlan and Timothy J. Fla gan. On the Foley side Thomas J. Kane, ex ! believed to have the most strength. Some say that only one ticket will be put before the pri
 mary, but it does not look as if the Foley people do all the nominating. There is likely to b.
 plenty of politics in the Twelfth this fall there ! always is.
 1 Union Meeting of City Clergy and Others.
 The United Ministers meeting will re ! sume it's sessions this morning in Center l church chapel at 1O:3O. Rev. IC. Meserve will give an account of the recently-held 1 worlds Congregational council, which con vened at London, England, the past sum mer. Others will follow, giving account oi their vacation experiences and impressions All ministers and laymen specially inter. ested are most cordially invited. A gene ral' attendance is desired, as business o1 importance Is to be transacted