Morning journal and courier., 1892-12-05
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

A Valuable Dog ParalyZed-Chrfgtma
Sale-Omcers of the EpE ortia League
winter Evening Seryices-Many
Additions to the Churches Yester-
day-Confirmatton service-General
News.
A big mastif belonging to Henry Hull
of East Ferry street, had paralytic shock,
| one side is helpless and it will probably
have to be ohloroformed. The dog weighs
| 40 pounds and the owner was recently
offered 500 for the animal by New York
man.
| The Ladies' Aid society of the Grand
| Avenue Baptist church will meet at the
church Wednesday afternoon and will
serve supper at o'clock. In the evening
there will be Christmas sale.
| Officers of the Epworth league of the
East Pearl Street M. E. church have been
elected as follows: President, Frank Tomp-
kins; vice-presidents, Miss Nellie Story,
Miss Jennie Messer, E. G. Hill, Miss Edith
Wooster; secretary, Miss Cora Morgan;
treasurer, E. R. Slater. The league is
doing good work for the church and is
very prosperous.
| The second in the series of winter even
ing services was held at the Second Con-
gregstional church last evening, when Pro-
lessor D. O. Brastow, D. D., of Yale uni
versity, preached on "Christian Unity"
There was special program of mnsic.
| Rev. DR.. Sage at the Grand avenue Bap-
list church preached yesterday morning on
"Hindrances to Christian Work and the
| Remedy" The sermon was followed by
| the communion at which three persons
were received into membership by letter.
Rev. P. 8. Evans, formerly of Fair Ha-
ven, is assisting in series of meetings at
the Third Baptist church in North Ston-
ipgton.
The musical and literary entertainment
to be given in the Grand avenue ConRre-
gational church on the evening of Monday,
December 10. promises to be very fine
The proceeds are to be appropriated for
| the debt of the Fair Haven branch of the
Y. M. G. A.
In St. Francis Catholic church yester-
| day afternoon, over 200 children were
confirmed. There was large attendance,
The candidates sat in the front pews, the
young ladies sttired in white dresses and
wearing white wells. Bishop McMahon
oficiated and was assisted by the clergy of
interesting service.
membership at the East Pearl street NJ E.
church yesterday morning. Two were also
received by letter and one on probation.
Six other persons who were to have been
received were not present, but will prob
ably be added to the church at the next
communion service.
The schooner Bonita has arrived at
Ludington & Pslmer's dock with 300
bushels oysters from Chinconteague, Va.
The Elnora ia on the way from the same
place with 1 800 bushels for the same firm.
The Peter J. Hart is also en- route with 900
bushels oysters for S. Chapman & Co.
course of construction and the annoyance
of changing cars is still endured. There
Is prospect of completion of the work
this week. Certainly a worse time for the
work could not have been selected.
The schooner Grace Seymour, that was
in collision in Hampstead bay on Novem
Der 80 with the bark Edwin Reed, is one Of
|. the Hanscom feet and was built up the
) Connecticut river. She is fine three
! master and good saier. The extent O.
the schooner's injuries has not yet beer
I learned here.
In the city court Saturday morning Joh1
Feeley, aged seventeen, of Pierpont street
? | was fined 81 and costs for assaulting O&
Ger John Kelly and sent to jail TO
} thirty days for contempt of court.
Mrs. Roth g. D. Ravens has returned t.
, Washington, D. c., after visiting her sis
/, ter, Mrs. Grace of 276 Batchley avenue.
: At the Grand avenue Congregations
T. church the communion service yesterds
9 afternoon was largely attended. The serv
ice was conducted by the pastor, Rev.
Q Lee Mitchell. twenty-five persons wer
8 taken into membership.