Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-12-28
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Repairs Nearly Completed to q
Schooner-Sport for the Skaters-Eel
Spearers on Little Hiver-Operatta
at the Grand Avenue Congregational
Church-Death of Mrs. Henry HI.
Granniss-BicycleC Club Omcers-An
Ice Pack In the Q NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
at Late Observation-Disclosures In
the Railroad acknowledgements of
Children Yesterday.
The oparatta of "The Tables Turned: or
a Christmas for Santa CLAUS" was given
in the chapel of the Grand Avenue Con-
gregational church last evening for the
benefit of the Sunday school. About forty
children participated in the operatts,
which was well given. The chapel was
handsomely decorated with evergreen. In
front of the stage was an evergreen arch
surmounted by q large bell and all the
decorations were in excellent taste. One
feature of the entertainment was the I'M
yelling of large star with the head of
one of the children peeping from each of
the corners. The whole was illuminated
by the stereopticon, managed by Walter
Bishop. After the operatts candy and
fruit were distributed to the children.
Lyman Holmes was chairman of the COM
mittee on decorations, Mrs. James John
ward Smith chairman of the committee on
gifts
Louisa, wife Of Henry q. Granniss,
died at her home, 204 North Front street,
yesterday, at the age of eighty-six years.
Children of deceased are Alvah a. and
Freeman Granniss, Mrs Elmira Defriest
and Mrs. Mary A. futile. The funeral
will bs held from her4ate residence this
afternoon, sat Q o'clock.
The Allegro Bicycle club has elected
these officers: President, Frank P. Ryan
vice president, N. L. Dudley; secretary, j;
J. English; treasurer, Harry q. Pond;
A. Painter; second lieutenant, W. A. Gran
Mss.
The schooner Grace Seymour, which has
been repairing at one of the South Front
street wharves, after collision with 6
bark, will sail on Saturday for New York
| to load sulphur for Charleston. and return
| ing will bring a cargo of railroad ties
| The cost Of repairs will probably reach
from $4,000 to $1,000. Captain MARI
Holmes is at present confined to the cabir
by illness. his first sickness in eight years
| Complaint has been made that Contra
| hall is unsafe because there are no fire es
capes. Engineer Jones of, the road role
says he shall call the attention of the fir
marshal to the affair. As there is only on
| exit he claims the hall is very unsafe with
out fire escapes.
The schooner Honora has sailed from
Chincontesgue, Va, with 1900 bushels o
oysters for Ludington & Palmer.
The skaters had another fms time on tn
ice yesterday. Russells pond was tn
fsvorite resort.
Three blue cars have arrived at the bors
railroad shops from Brooklyn. They ar
to run on the West Chapel street branch
Now that Little river and other creek
along the Air Line road are frozsn owe
the eel spesrers are having some success.
A great ice pack was brought up th
tide yesterday afternoon and stretohe
across the Quinnipiac river at Gran
Avenue bridge. The channel at the Mi
river coal docks Is also shut in with IL
and no boat has been able to come in. A
the boats got out before the nip.
George H Spohr, foreman of the bod
department at q. Hooker & Co.'s carrise
, factory, has been i'll for the past thr,
weeks at his home, 81 Chambers stree
from the effects of rheumatism. He als
split a finger open with a saw. Mr.. Spot
1s improving ana eXpscts TO resume Wcl
to-day.
A large portion of Lake Saltonstall
frozen over, and it is the earliest freezs-u
in December for several years. Boys we
8 skating on the lake yesterday.
The Italians employed on the new Ia
out of the Shore Line railroad had an e.
b joyable Christmas in their shanties, all Il
: work having been suspended along the Gu
t off on Monday. There were no Christm
9 trees and no gifts, but the railroad wor
9 ers enjoyed their holiday nevertheless.
r A three year-old child of John Kendall
9 the horse car driver, was buried yesterda
. the funeral taking place from the residen
1 on Grand avenue. The funeral of Harol
!. the nine-year-old son of Lester Lindsey
f Clinton avenue, ALEC took place IN the q
8 ternoon, Rev. J. Lee Mitchell officiating.
9 Albert Rowe will leave in a few days f
Q Florida, to remain during the rest of Il
| winter.