Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-01-12
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Died Mt tho C0nvent-Poor Skating |
Temperance Sociable-The Sick-The |
Baptist Church Electton-Rev. DR..
Weston Called for Another Year.
At st. Peters convent in Hartford, Della
L., daughter of John and Margaret Done
gan, of 252 James street, died yesterday.
She was known in religion as Sister Mary
Joseph Benedict.
A few juveniles went up to the Heming
way ponds yesterday, but the surface was
rough and the skating poor.
One of the best coasting places in the
town is Beacon hill, near the Four corners.
There is slide of quarter of mile.
The car stoves are popular institutions
| this weather.
The present sleighing season is more
| extended than the aggregate for some en-
tire winters All the sleighs and pungs
| are out on duty.
Hiram Camp division, Sons of Temper
| ancs, will give sociable and supper at
the home Of Mrs. Gridley, 1926 Exchange
| street, tomorrow evening. On Thursday
| evening at 8 o'clock tho division will in
| stall officers as follows: W. p, 9. W.Kan-
| ahan; W. A., Mrs. @. W. Kanahan; chap
lain, ]. a. Perry; R. S., Miss Hattie Bates;
| A. r. s., Frank Kanahan; F. s., A. P.
Bates; treasurer, Howard Waters; conduc-
tor, T. Perry; assistant, Miss Lena Duffy;
I. s., Washington Cunningham; O. s., F.
H. Somers.
| Edmund Barnes has been very i'll at the
home of his nephew, Henry Barnes, 30
! Houston street, but is now able to sit up a
little. He has had grip and bronchial
trouble. Willis S. Holt, the oyster dealer,
has been critically i'll with hemorrhages of
the stomach. He is now some better, but
not out Of danger. Walter P. Hovey,
/ driver of hook and ladder No. 3, who was
quite i'll last week, is able to be around the
house. Clark Burwell is improving.
John S. Sanford, I'd, the sick visiting
committee for Polar Star lodge of Odd
Fellows, has been kept busy for several
days visiting sick members.
Yesterday Judge Pickett committed
county home. A few weeks ago her two
sisters and two brothers were committed.
An infant two years old is to be sent to
the orphan asylum. The ehildren's mother
died week before last at her home of North
Quinnipiac street of diphtheria.
The Grand avenue Congregational church
has elected officers az follows: Clerk and
treasurer, Willis Hemingway; auditors,
Edward D. Smith, Lucius S. Ludington;
stAnoIug couultlee, pastor, ooacoAs anu
Lucius S. Ludington, Leveret P. Clark,
Samuel Hemingway, John II. Bushnell,
Mrs. Mary J. Rice, Mrs. Elizabeth
Il. Hurlbut and Mrs. Margaret
| A. BUSHNELL joint supply committee, James
S. Hemingway, Lucius S. Luddington,
, Edward D. Smith. The church member
ship is 568-165 males and 403 females.
; There are 40 more resident members. The
membership shows gain of 39 over last
( year. Added by profession 80, letter 35.
Twelve were removed by death, 16 by let
ter, and one by revision of the roll. Ten
, adults and seven infants were baptized
Sixteen members of the Sunday schoo
/: Joined the church the past year.
The official board of the East Pearl stree
, M. E. church has extended call to theil
. pastor the Rev. DR.. h. D. Weston for an
other year. If the call is accepted it will
r be the second year that he has served thu
: church as pastor.
Quite number of the members of tn
Q St. Ignatius and St. Francis 7. A. B. 60
q cieties attended the temperance lecture il
q St. Mary's church delivered by Rev. Thoma
!. J. Conaty, l. L the well-known orator O.
= | Worcester Mass