Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-13
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Cantata OF ssThs Berry Pickers,s-
8. OF T. Installatien-A Straw hide
Tho Death Roll for q Year-A
Pleasant Birthday Party-st. Igna.
thus Fair. ;
There was a rehearsal of the cantata of
1.-THE Berry. Pickers" on Monday evening.
This pretty little cantata will be presented
in the Sunday school room of the Grand
avenue Congregational church on Tuesday
and Wednesday evenings of next week,
under the direction of John @. Bradley.
Robinson's orchestra will assist. The
thirty people in the chorus will wear pref
ty costumes and the stage will be lighted
with colored lights. 1t promises to be a
very fine entertainment.
This evening Hiram Camp division, Sons
of Temperance, will give sociable and
supper at the home of Mrs. Gridley, 1926
Exchange street, to be followed on Thurs
day evening by an installation of officers.
It is to be an open installation and all are
in vited to attend.
A party of young people enjoyed a straw
ride Monday evening.
During the year the following members
of the Grand avenue Congregational church
have died: Rachael Curtis 90, Evelina
Jacobs "a, Theodore Hoffman 70, Susan T.
Post 70, Mary T. Nettleton SO, Lucrstia
Gillette 70, Isaac N. Woodford II, Sophia
Thompson 81, Sarah A. Hathaway IS, Min
ME Judd 80, Mary ]. W. Clarke So, Mary
s. Wilcox. The average age of the de-
ceased one was 70 years, which is unusually
high.
Monday afternoon Josephine, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. F. 81. Hemingway, with a
few of her young friends, celebrated her
R Rnna birthday ,n snni,srss.y at her
those present were Samuel and Louis
Hemingway, Grace McMahon, Margaret
Smith, Lillian and Florence Kneringer,
Kenneth Fowler, Ruth Wilson, Samuel
Perry, Wilbur and Freddie Smith, Elijah
Ball and Beulah Stannard. Young Miles
Hemingway received many gifts. The
children played games, the most enjoyable
of which was that of pinning the tail on
the donkey. Beulah Stsnnard won the
first prize and Ruth Wilson took the BOBBY
prize. Afterward refreshments were served
and at $50 the children dispersed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Willis of Springfield,
who have been visiting here, returned to
their home Monday. Mrs. Willis father,
Thomas G. Hinckley of Springfield, for
merly of Fair Haven, and a well known
engineer on the Consolidated road, has
been i'll for the past three weeks with
bronchial trouble.
Miss Ida Hemingway and Walter A.
Buck of 70 Olive street were married last
evening at o'clock at the Second Con-
gregationsl church, Rev. D. NJ. James
officiating. The bride is the daughter of
Harvey Hemingway of North Quinnipiac
street. The ushers were: Edward 81.
Barnes, Richard G: Davis, Marcus B.
Hemingway and Clifford Street of East
ly decorated by Dickerman. The couple
were married beneath an arch of palms,
about which was floral bow and arrow.
As the bridal party nfarched down the
aisle band of white silk ribbon, which
spsnned the aisle, was pulled aside. The
bride wore handsome travelling
dress. George Robinson, presiding at
the organ, played "The bridal
chorus" from Lohsngrin as the couple
marched down the aisle, and sfterward
the Mendelssohn's wedding march. The
couple received many handsome gifts. Mr..
and Mrs. Buch left Immediately after the
their return they will reside at 37S Quin-
nipiac street.
A grand fair is to be held in Music hall
on the evenings of February 20, 81, 80 and
March l, under the auspices of the ST.
Ignatius Young Mems T. A. and B. soci-
ETY.. The profits of this affair are to be
used to conduct the present club house, no
money having been taken out of the soci-
ety's treasury to furnish or run it. The
hall will be elegantly decorated for the
occasion. The season tickets will be out
in about two weeks. The following COM
mittee is making arrangements for the