Morning journal and courier., 1892-06-11
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

FAIR HAVEN NEWS. German measles Prevalent Polar l
 Star Lodge te Participate-Church
 Entertainments-H Home From Vfr.
 ginia-Repairs on the Yale Launch
 Nearly Flnished - Sunday School Fete-Ohildren,s Sunday.
 There have been many cases of German measles among the children, and the ill., ness has been usually very light. Many parents not acquainted with the disease thought the eruptions portended scarlet fever.
 Polar Star lodge has voted to turn out on the occasion of laying the corner stone of the new I. o. o. F. building on Grown l street June 16. D. H. Grannis will act as lodge marshal. The Adamant company has contracted to furnish plaster for the Yale scientific build ing and the Yale infrmary. F The kindergarten school of Miss Carrie M. Chapman, S7 Pierpont street. closed two days this week, owing to the illness of the teacher, will probably reopen next Monday.
 On the evening of Thursday, June 16, a strawberry festival will be given by the Ladies' Aid society of the Second church. A photograph will be exhibited during the evening.
 Fair Haven was represented at the cele- bration of the First Connecticut Heavy artillery yesterday. Several from this sec tion were in the regiment and fought gal lantly. There were besides number of citizens to witness the interesting exer- 1 cises.
 The laying of the second track on Grand ] avenue bridge will begin in few days, as it is urgently demanded in running extra horse cars.
 The Hemingway Crawford party have returned from their trip to Virginia and report splendid time. They visited some of the chief points of interest in the Old Dominion, protracting their stay longer than they first intended.
 Misses Addie Strong and Jennie Plumb of the east side are home from college stu dies at Philadelphia. The repairs on the Yale launch are near ly completed. The reconstruction was more complete than was expected, the fire | having burned out such large space; but when finished the boat will be as good as new.
 At the horse railroad shops the men are busy on the box cars putting them in
 thorough order for next falls use. The
 cars of this line are now so numerous that
 the work of repairs is no small affair. The first cargo of round clans has ar from near Martha's Vineyard and were for } Morris Hemingway. The vessel will go back for another load at once.
 The arrangements are all complete for , the fete to be give to the members of the 5 Sunday school on the grounds of the Grand
 avenue Congregational church this after f noon. There will be outdoor games, mu- sic, refreshments and other features in
 tended to make the occasion very pleasant D ! for the children.
 At4 p. m. tomorrow afternoon there l will be 8 children's day service at the Sec. ond Congregational church. song and 2 ! recitation service entitled ''The Crowned g Cross' will be given, the words having D been composed by William Edward Penney
 of this city. The primary department fl will take prominent part in the exercises l. The missionary meeting appointed fol f Saturday afternoon at MT. J. Lee Mitch n ell's is postponed until next Thursday o1
 account of the Sunday school fete at thu y Grand avenue Congregational church. !e AT ST. JAMES CHURCH. II The young people of St. James, church I. Fair Haven, are completing arrangement IS IS for 8 lawn fete to be given in g tent o1 g the rectory lawn, Grand avenue, at tn !. foot of Perkins street, on Tuesday, Wed 8 nesday and Thursday evenings of mex < | week.
 't Strawberries, ice cream, cake, etc., vii r. be served at the festival. Entertainmen e | will commence each evening at 8:15. Pro e grams for Tuesday and Wednesday even Q ings have been pleasingly arranged. d On Wednesday evening one of tn e features will be selections by a glee club g On Thursday evening the celebrated mu q sical wonder, Howard Durand, with hi Q, ! son, ''The Boy Marvel" will delight tn n audience with their unique musics
 and ventriloquil entertainment. MI
 Durand has before entertained Fair Have
 audiences to their great satisfaction. Mis-
 Hettie Bradley, the charming soprano, wi
 render vocal selections. The we'll arrange
 program and the novelty of the entertain
 ment will doubtless ensure good audience
 each evening
 The following is the program for Tue' day evening:
 Selection. on...................St. St. James quartet
 solo. lO......................... MT. J. E. ThOmpSo Scoc'ion. '....''...... our nVIe sI y- Piano solo. Miss Munso
 1NTERM1ssIoN. C. ....... Misses Jennie and Nellie Thompse H. Harmonica and guitar. ,........... MT. Reev, 10 1 Programs for Wednesday and Thursday wi O. 1 be published later.