Morning journal and courier., 1892-10-31
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

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list Social Union-Services In the |
Churches Yesterday-Cempli |
airy to M. A. Farren-A Word About |
the Hussey Brothers-The Fair
Haven Campaign Parade for To-
Morrow Night Postponed.
Friends of Mrs. O. W. Huntington to
the number of fifty, paid her surprise
visit Saturday evening, 1t being her birth
day anniversary. Several months ago she
surprised her husband by getting up lit
tie party, and Saturday evening he turned
the tables on her. The party called in
body at the Huntington residence, and
Mrs. Huntington was thoroughly surprised.
During the evening Mr.. Huntington pre-
sented his wife with tete-a-tete and a
large easy chair, both being handsomely
upholstered. A fine collation. prepared by
the ladies' of the party was partaken of,
and there was music and good time gen.
orally. The company included Benjamin
F. Hines and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cooper, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Chapman, Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Doolittle,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis Huntington of
East Haven.
The Baptist social union of New Haven
will meet with the Grand avenue Baptist
church on the evening of Wednesday, No
vember Is. Hon. Francis Wayland will
preside. The members of the Ladies' Aid
society will furnish the supper, after which
there will be interesting addresses.
Rev. DR.. Sage, pastor of the Grand ave-
| nue. church, preached an interesting ser
mon yesterday morning on "The First Mis-
sion Church" taking for his subject the
establishment of the early church at An
| tioch. He then spoke of the Fair Haven
church, referring to its possibilities 70,
active Christian work owing to its large
field and central location. In speaking Of
the rapid growth of the congregation he
said the church had outgrown its present
home, and must soon set to work en-
SPECIFICALLY to provide new and more
modern building.
| Two interesting sermons were preached
yesterday at the Grand avenue Congrega
tional church by Rev. J. Lee Mitchell-ir
the morning on "The Masters Teaching Abou
Suffering" and in the evening on ''The Ballot"
Mrs Leisheimer of "a River street, an agec
lady, was taken ill on East Pearl street, and wa
| At the recent session of the grand division
| Sons of Temperance, OF Connecticut, Merritt A
Farren, past worthy patriarch of Hiram CAM
1 NASSeSA
| worthy patriarch. This is a great honor for Mr.
Farren as the chair has always been occupied b.
| a person of mature years, and shows the conf
dence and esteem Of the members of the order
Ia his opening ADDRESS to the Grand division
Mr. Farren touched on points OF vital interest t
present, thus showing that he is alive to its bes
interests, and that the temperance work vii
| prosper under his direction.
A crosswalk is being put down across Atwate
street at the corner Of Chatham.
| Among the small things lately turned out O
| hoiIar Shona n hnrnaP in W
make Port!as d cement, and Weighing eightee
| tons.
| started for San Francisco.
George Hussey, chief hostler at the stables c
| pair of car horses extricated from til
sewer excavation in Grand avenue, has been
the company's employ for over twenty year
and is tho right man for the place His brothe
Philip Hussey, the wellknown conductor on til
depot branch, has also been with the compan
quite as long, and is generally liked by tt
Now that the sluiceway on the east side
being filled, the town of New Haven will have
: extend its sewer into the Quinnipisc river. I'll
. sewer now empties into the sluiceway, and Il
: closing of it cuts off the outlet. 1t is not pro
! able that the extension will be built until Il
, Henry Barnes of Houston street and his so
, Henry i. Barnes; went on ducking trip to P
| island and brought back good lot Of birds. c
the island reefs they caught a fine lot of blac
| fish. Another memento of tho trip cole
ton Of blooms picked from an apple tree that
l Live Oak council. Royal Arcanum, at its la
] ! meeting took favorable action upon two apple
tions for membership. The members propose
! increase the membership of this popular lod
t the coming winter.
The meeting of the Womans' Christian Te
| perance union, held at their rooms yesterday
' | ternoon. was addressed by Miss Mary Frost
| Long Island.
( Walter R. Downss, presided at the meeting
the Y. NJ G. A., held at the as ISOLATION rooms
the east side yesterday afternoon. 1t was go
meeting and the members manifested renew
q interest in the active work of tho winter soon
= | begin.
y | DISAPPOINTMENT OF THE FAIR HAVEN PARADE.
g The big republican parade, which was to ia
y | place tomorrow night, has been postponed
= ! short while. This week is to be such a busy
II that it is impossible to get the clubs to ate
IS owing to previous engagements, and so the CO
= mittee decided to postpone the demonstration
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