Morning journal and courier., 1892-03-24
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

FAIR HAVEN NEWS.
for an Athletic Entertain
ment-Death of Jeremiah Hickey
The Young Ladies' Had Their Way
About It-UniOn Evangslisttc Ser.
vices-Other News Items.
Thomas Mulligan and Thomas F. Msher,
who have been chosen q committee by the |
st, IRnatius Athletic association to pre-
pare program for their coming athletic
entertainment in the polo rink on April
20. report that they have secured a num-
ber of well-known athletes to compete in
the various events. A tug-of-war contest
between the st. Ignatius society's team
and team yet to be selected is to be one
of the many interesting events.
Jeremiah Hickey, aged sixty-fve years,
died at his residence. % Monroe street,
Tuesday morning, after a short illness.
Mr.. Hickey was an old and respected
member of st. Francis church. He was
of jovial disposition and had many
friends, who will be panied to hear of his
death. He leaves widow, one daughter
and two sons. The sons are Peter H., q
cigarmaker, and Owen j., student at St.
Laurent's' college, Montreal, Canada.
Owen was called home few days before
his fathers death.
Rev. Father Sheehan, who was formerly
stationed at Tarifville. Conn.,, is temper
srily stationed at St. Francis church.
The time of the masses in St. Francis
church for Sundays has been changed as
follows: 7, $50, 9, $50 and 1890 q. m.
Vespers and benediction will be conducted
Il a. r1oy1o1 in tho Of NJ oJo1ool
Tickets for the concert to be given in the
Il. n. II. S. hall April 8 for the benefit of
| the High School Athletic association are on
sale at Barnes pharmacy.
At the East Pearl street M. E. church
last evening the entertainment entitled
| "Cradle Songs of All Nations'' was repeat
ed.
| The second union evangelistic service
| conducted by the Rev. E. P. Hammond,
the revivalist, was largely attended at the
| Grand avenue Baptist church yesterday af-
| ternoon.
The unpopular rule regarding to age
limit for ladies attending the gymnasium
| has been abolished and the young ladies
| who were shut out from attending on
Wednesday afternoons breathe freer. The
Ladies' Auxiliary society of the Y. N. "A.
! have voted to allow young ladies over si--
| teen years to attend, there being great op-
position to the twenty years. limit. The
younger element are quite jubilant over
their victory. Despite the storm there was
a large attendance at the gymnasium yes
| the auxiliary can apply to Mrs. E. D. Fow.
| Ter. The membership fee is 81.
| Lucius Rowe, who has been quite ill for
several days, is rapidly improving.
| Postmaster Moore was not as well yes.
terday. He was hoping to have been down
to the postofice yesterday.
Several members of the East Pearl street
| NJ. E. church will attend the conference tc
be held in the New York avenue church
Brooklyn, beginning next Wednesday.
Pioneer council, No. /, o. U. A. NJ.
which has many Fair Haven members, will
hold an open meeting on the evening Of
and speeches.
James, aged five, and Mary, three
years of age, children of Mrs. Michse
| Ward, who has resided at the corner OIL
Alton and Main streets, have been sent tt
the county home and later will be taken b,
an uncle, who lives in Mystic. Michae
Ward abandoned his family, leaving then
destitute. Mrs Ward and her younges
child, boy of one year, have been takel
to the almshouse.
The schooner Mamie E. Waterman ha
discharged cargo of Virginia oyste
plants and sailed :for James river for an
other cargo. The vessel has been dow
the harbor nine days, having been delayed
from unloading owing to the protracte,
gale and cold weather
| A union evangelistic service was hel,
in the Grand avenue Baptist church Tues
day afternoon, conducted by Rev. E. Pay
son Hammond. assisted by the Rev. DR.. S
D. Phelps and the Rev. E. c. Sage. MI
Hammond preached a sermon on eth
Crucifixion.' The sermon was adapted t
the young, many being present. Their
J were twenty-five Sunday school teacher
present, who talked with the children, an
forty or fifty of the latter protested cor
version. There will be another service a
the same place this afternoon at 4:15.
There was dog scare couple of day
ago over in the annex. A vicious shepher
dog followed couple of ladies who wer
= jumped for the horses head, BIZ
j ing him severely in the nostril.
g The horse came near running away an
! ! | William Brockett finally came to the res
cue. He ran for his shotgun and fred
charge of small shot into the dog, but tn
second barrel missed fire. The dog the
| ran away, but later when the ladies wer
about to e-embark in their carriage th
dog reappeared and chased them into
woodshed Then Brockett's son appeare
and killed the dog with his shotgun, an
the carcass of the vicious animal was lyin
at the side of the road yesterday. The do
also bit dog belonging to Gerge Beach c
| First avenue. There was a report yeste1
day that the shepherd dog was mad an
had been seen frothing at the mouth, bu
that story has not been substantiated.
The big dry goods store in the Osbor
| bui1dinc at the corner of Grand avenr
aud Front street is vacated, and T. G..
Jefferson is papering and painting the i,
terror. A new glass front is also to b
\ put in.
ii The th1ee-masted barge "Fields" (
q Bath, Me-, brought big cargo of coal
\ one of the South Front street wharves, on
\ has been lowed down the river tt
II "Fields'' is probably the largest barge th
A ever came to Fair Haven. The craft WI
j formerly a sailing vessel.
= The first cargo of starch feed to arri'
in several weeks has just been discharge
9 Blackstone & Pond have received tt
IS first load of round clans of the seaso
i The vessel loaded down in New Jersey me-
y Keyrort.
y George Robinson has been re-engaged
It organist at the Grand avenue Congreg
II tional church. Fred Post, tenor; Frede
u lex Weld, basso, and Miss Josie Bradle
e alto, have also been re-engaged. The
t, have been four applications of sopran
y wishing to engage, but the committee b
IS not made any decision.
d Edward Booth of Wallingford, former
:; conductor of the horse railroad for sever
:. years, is visiting friends here. He is nc
le in the livery business.
t. CHURCH NOTES.