Morning journal and courier., 1892-01-29
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

GXtenB1Ve kkep01f8 tO hlOcA-Ane
 Fine Skatlng-Judge Deming,s Lec-
 turo-News of the s. of T.-Mr. Far -ren's Exhibit-Cutting Eight-Inch
 Ice-Some Good Chess Players
 Polar Star Lodges Entertainment.
 Since the block at the corner of Grand avenue and North Front street was pur- chased by 0. Y. Beach of Bridgeport, the apartments have been put in repair at an outlay of between $500 and $9O0. The painting and papering was done by T. G. W. Jefferson & Son. In addition the plumbing has been put in order.
 There was excellent skating at the Hem ingway ponds yesterday and was enjoyed by big crowd of young people.
 The illustrated lecture on "Ireland," !" given in Central hall by Judge L. P. Dem ing, was very interesting and should have been heard by larger number. Owing to l the severe weather the attendance was | small. The pictures were good and the | judge described them very entertainingly. Bernard Kivlan of the annex Is serious ly ill.
 l 8 supper at the residence of Mrs. A. E. Neal, Ill Poplar street, this evening On Wednesday evening delegation of fifteen members of this division and fifty members I of H. H Benedict division of the Four l Corners visited the West Haven division | on the occasion of the seventh anniversary of the latter division, and had a very en- joyable visit.
 R. B. Farren. of Farren Brothers, is in l New York attending an exhibit of furni- ture dealers. Farren Brothers have 8 space fifty feet square for showing their | goods.
 1 Upson & Granniss began the cutting and housing of eight inch ice at the fleming 1 way ponds yesterday. If to-day is pleas ant they will probably have gang of fifty men at work, as there is a disposition to rush work while the present cold spell lasts. Some winters force of eighty men are employed in housing ice.
 1 Each of the stoves on the horse railroad consumes fifty pounds of coal per day. | Hiram Camp division, s. of T., will give a basket festival at their rooms next Thursday evening. Beginning in March it is intended to hold an open session of the ! division and an entertainment every month.
 l The funeral of Sally, widow of Orrin Thompson, was held at the home of the deceased in East Haven yesterday after noon. The bearers were the two sons and Charles Hemingway and Seth Shares. | The Ladies Aid society of the Grand avenue Congregational church held the fortnightly meeting and supper in the church parlors Wednesday evening.
 There are some good chess players in the Annex, and since the Y. M. c. A. rooms were opened there has been renewed inter est in the game. Merritt Farren and L. w. Moody are considered the best players and it is about nip and tuck between them The other good players include the Rev. D. M. James, c. D. Parmelee, A. l.. Cham
 berlain, jr., Francis Moody and Robert C.
 Hart. There is 8 desire that the list oi entries for the chess tournament at the Y
 M. c. A. rooms should be completed al soon as possible, that the contest may begin.
 Hiram Camp division, Sons of Temper ance, has appointed 8 committee consist
 ing of Merritt Farren, chairman, A. P
 Bates and John H. Perry, to conduct mis
 sion temperance work There is plan tt
 open two rooms in the Long building, se
 called, on North Quinnipiac street, as
 place for holding temperance meeting
 every evening. If there is sufficient en
 couragement in the work 8 reading-roon
 will also be opened. There is a feeling
 that there is good field for mission worl in the vicinity, and the committee will us
 their earnest endeavor to do good work The annual entertainment of Polar Sta
 lodge, I. O. O. F., was held last evening a
 Central hall and it proved one of the mos
 successful the lodge has ever held. Amonl l the 400 present were several grand officer
 and delegations from the city lodges. Tn
 members were also accompanied by ladie
 who furnished the excellent supper. Dur
 ing the evening Rev. D. M. James, in be
 half of the lodge, presented Daniel H
 Granniss with handsome past grand' jewel, 10 which the surprised recipient re
 piled with his sincere thanks. There wer also remarks by Rev. Dr. Weston, Rev. Lee Mitchell and by several of tn
 prominent Odd Fellows. There was als program of interesting exercises as fol , lows: Solo, Miss Hubbard; violin solo , Irving Hurlburt; piano solo, Miss Ann : B. Way; duet, Messrs. Fuller and Hart recitation, Miss Hart; song, A. Spinnello 7 reading, Irving Hurlbut; harmonica sole
 MT. Reeves. Miss May was the piano ac
 companyist and she performed her wor
 in her usual excellent manner. This lodg f has I83 members and is called the bes . working lodge in the city. The committe
 of arrangements consisted of Willis E u Holt, Joseph Rice, w. H. Way, Georg
 Dill, Joseph Bodwitch and Eugene Rowe The secretary of the Y.M.C.A A. announce 8 at Monday nights reception.
 Juvenile Temple Entertainment. The Juvenile Temple will meet this al ternoon in room 27 Insurance building, fc 9 literary and musical entertainments an - public installation of officers.
 "La ustinita.,'
 l MT. Platon Brounof, who sings the pal 7 of the ''Mikado" in the production of ths