Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-12-30
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

A New Grocery-Riggers mt Work on
a Disabled SchooneT-The "a eth dist
Social Union-Father EIlioIt's Lect-
ure-Chrtstmas Exercises Mt the
Second Church-About Central Hall |
The 1. ". Y. Reception.
Mrs. William Barnes of Bridgeport Is |
visiting her parents, Mr.. aad Mrs. Anson |
T. Moulthrop of North Front street.
John Dixon who has kept grocery at
the corner of Msltby and Pine streets, has
taken the store at the corner of Pine and
Front streets recently vacated by J. CLARK
& Son.
The riggers are completing the new
rigging for the disabled schooner Grace
Seymour. Captain Mark Holmes who has
been sick this week, was able to beout
yesterday.
The members of the New Haven Metho-
dist Social union were entertained at the
East Pearl Street church last evening. An
oyster supper was served by the ladies of
the church and 1t was an excellent supper,
too. Then came the exercises, the pro-
gram of which was published in this paper
yesterday morning. The affair was great
success and was heartily enjoyed by all
who attended.
!: Rev. Father Elliott, the eloquent Paulist
Father, gave lecture on temperance in st.
J Francis church last evening. Preceding
} the service the members of the st. Francis
, T. A. and B. society marched from their
l head quarters to the church and took seats
in a body in the front pews. Father
| Elliott ia the head of the Psulist Fathers,
twenty-five in number, who have charge
D of large mission church and school In
Q his work in the temperance field and his
: services are in great demand. This was
8 the first in a series of temperance ad
t dresses to be given in the several Catholic
= churches this winter. The next address
will be at St. Johns church.
q At the reception rendered by members
y Of the I. V. Y. club to few of theil
friends at the home of one of the members
n Miss Ada Linsley of North Quinnipial
L street, Wednesday evening, those presen
e included the following: Misses Jenni,
l Mallory, Miss Adams, Susie Post, Ell
,t Tyler, Emma Macdonald, Myra Tuttle
le Leila Ives, Moss Rose of Fair Haven, Mis-
,s Stella Raymond of Meriden and Henri
Hulce, Irving Fl. Hurlbut, Henry Ellen
1t berger, Arthur Moody, Arthur Heming
re way, A. L. Chamberlain, jr., James Hem
ingway, Albert Thompson, Ed Farrer
a. Ernest Chapman, Gsorge and Will Nor
r gan, John Lancraft. John and Loui
at Tracey, Bert Adams, Charles aud Rarr
cry. The I. V. Y. club is composed {
D. young ladies with members as follow
i. Misses Kittie Mallory, Ada Linsley, Mil
ME Doolittle, Laura Deming, Jennie Plumb
Q. Mabel Black, Mabel Lsucraft, Kittie Ne
IT. chant, Agnes Rose, Susie Ives, Clara Brocl
P EFT and Addie Strong
j. The Christmas exercises for the membe
of the primary department of the Sundf
hit school connected with the Second Congr
e gational church We're held yesterday afte
Is, | noon, when the 100 or more children
bit that department, with their parents ar
friends, assembled around the Christm
,s- tree. There were singing and recitation
ny by the children under the direction of 4
az teacher, Mrs. John Parker, followed by Il
lr. distribution of gifts.
IRE A. B. Cargill, agent for the Osbor
OIL building on Grand avenue, denies the !
or port that Central hall ia in an unsafe CO
dition. He admits that there are no Fl
escapes for this hall in the third story 81
= that there is only one exit; but he says t
'h- hall is assuredly safe. A card from hi
:en appears below.
bis Miss Hettie Bradley of the Dudley Blu
Ha quartstte of New York has an engageme
to sing for two weeks in Newport ne
leo summer. This qusrtette will give a CO
as cert in the Grand avenue Congregation
.I church on Tuesday evening, January II.
md CONCERNING CENTRAL HALL
ry- NEW HAVEN, Dec. 90.
To the Editor of the JOURNAL AND COURIER:
Within the past few days foolish run
has been circulated that Central hall v
ast unsafe in case of fire, that 1t had been cc
demned, etc., which is not true. I
M means of egress are ample and sufficient