Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-10-12
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Died at the Home of Incurables-
Action OF the Vetrymen Of st.
Jameas Church-Rehttin9 the Shore
Line Depot-Christ1an EndeavOr Of
ficers-Of for Oregon-A Novel PO-
Htical Ret.
On Thursday evening of this week the
quarterly business meeting of tho Grand
avenue Baptist church will be held, when
q report is expected from all the organiza-
tons connected with the church.
The East Haven town meeting took no
action in the matter of more hydrants and
hose, although it is matter of vital inter-
est In view Of the recent fires better pro-
lection is needed.
Should President Harrison be reelected
Sidney Smith of East Haven has agreed to
wheel Levi L. Bradley in a barrel twice
around the East Haven green, as is James
Hawkins, Frank Webster. If Cleveland is
! chosen Levi and Frank are to rotate Smith
| and Hawkins.
The Christian Endeavor society of the
| Grand avenue Congregational church has
| elected officers as follows: President,
Walter Kelley; vice president, Miss Edith
+ Groot; recording secretary, Clarence Lib
balls; corresponding secretary, w. s.
Leete; treasurer, Miss Gertrude Bradley
vice president to New Haven union, George
I. Gutbrod; superintendent of junior
wolk, Miss Gertrude Dudley; prayer meet
ings, Miss Amy Hubbard; lookout com
mittee, Burton 81. Strickland. Sunday
Mrs. J. r. Mitchell; flower committee
Miss Belle Little; music, Miss Harriet
Seeley; social, Miss Jennie Griswold.
Mrs. Sophia Cook, who recently died a
the Home for Incurables in Philadelphia
formerly resided In Fair Haven, and wal
buried in Baltimore beside her daughter
She had been a great sufferer from tn,
effects of cancer for the past two years
The deceased was sixty three years of age
The vestrymen of st. James Episcopa
church have voted to engage Rev. Mr.
Doupe to supply the desk for the present
Mr.. Doupe has already supplied the desl
for several weeks.
The Shore Line depot that was recent.
Quilted by FIRE is being repaired sufficient.
| to last until the Fair Haven cut off Ia II
use. When that time comes the Fair Ha
| ven depot, it is expected, will be located o.
East Grand avenue, back of Fair Havel
heights. When the electric road is run
ming the road ought to be continued u
and over the heights, which would max
the depot available for the greater porto
of Fair Haven.
Mrs. Stiles Beach of Exchange street, ha
gone to Boston to spend tho winter wit
her daughter.
Mrs. Terry of Exchange street has sur
flower fourteen feet in height that
crowned with flower eighteen inches
diameter.
Mrs. Erastus Hemingway of Exchang
street is visiting her sister, the wife
Chief Packard of the Hartford police ID
! | partment.
Miss Nellie Barnes is tho new alto at s
James church in place of Miss Ida Potwir
who has acceptably filled the position fe
some time past.
Robert and Miss Ida Potwin will 500
leave for Oregon to remain year.
On Monday, October II, John o. Row
land, district deputy, will pay an ofici
! visit to Meridian lodge of Meriden.
Mrs. John D. Andrews and daughte
, Mrs. John M. Rowe, Mrs. Reuben Rie
and Mrs. John 0. Rowland are on Wis
b to Washington and Philadelphia
. At the East Haven town meeting tt
9 proposition to reassess the property WI
Q indefinitely postponed, although many
1 the citizens believe the time has come f,
9 such action.
After the next storm the hunters clai
8 that the hunting will be much improved.