Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-12-27
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.


Serious Illness of e. @. Bunnell-
Christmas Remembrance From
Employes-Lost a Valuable Dog
Pleasant Christmas Exercises Last
Evening at tho Metho dist and Bap-
list Churches.
There was not much of business going
on in this section yesterday, business stop
ping its wheels for the happy Christmas
season. The weather was cold, but de-
lightful, and juveniles with skates and
sleds enjoyed the out-ofdoor sports de.
spite the low temperature. The matinees |
and the evening entertainments at the |
theaters drew many people cityward and
the horse cars were well pstronizsd. There
were delightful Christmas entertainments
at the East Pearl street N. e. church and
tbs Grand avenue Baptist church, planned
especially for the children of the Sunday
schools, and these churches were crowded
last evening. Not only were the majority
of the 40 members of the NJ. E. school
and also 300 of the Baptist school present,
but their older friends were out to enjoy
the good cheer.
The credit of the beautiful decorations
which greeted attendants at the NJ. e.
church last evening is due to Stewart
Morgan, who has been preparing the same
for the past three weeks. The pulpit plat
form having been enlarged, great arch
SPAWNED it, towering high. "Welcome to
| Our Christmas Jubilee" was the inscription
in white letters on the green groundwork
of the arch. Outside of the green was an
other groundwork of white, the whole
being fringed with evergreen, the roping
extending downward and entwining the
pillars. At the apex was an evergreen
arch and depending under the arch was
great evergreen star, each corner bearing
one of the names of the prophecies, "Ja-
cob," "Micah," "Isaiah," Malachi" and
"Balaam," and the word "Jesus" in
the center. Beneath was the inscrip-
ton "The Star of Bethlehem" All
around the platform stood q number of
Christmas trees, and the organ railing in
to the rear was nearly covered with light
greenery. The platform was fringed with
evergreen, and the same material in heavy
roping extended from the platform to the
ceiling in graceful festoons. Hanging upon
| the arch, the trees and the festoons and
piled upon the platform in heaps were
hundreds of gifts for the children and
teachers, which were distributed during
r the evening. t'Star Thoughts" was the
name Of the service which was opened by
. an organ voluntary by Mr.. Woodoock, snd
@ followed by the singing of the "Glorit
q Patri' by the Sunday school. The pro
gram was interspersed with singing o
a Christmas selections, Rotations, the sta
service participated in by five pupils, al
interesting service by the primary depart
/. ment and short address by the pastor
Rev. J. II. Hand
There were equally pleasant exercises q
the Grand Avenue Baptist church, whic
n was crowded with happy children an
d their parents. The Christmas entertain
+ ment at this church is always a delightfr
surprise to the children and it WAS up t
80 the usual order last evening. The childre
sang their sweetest Christmas songs, ther
< were Rotations bearing upon the great al
ia nivereary of the church, short addresee
by the pastor and superintendent and las
u but far from least, the distribution {
% several hundred gifts to the children
th Teachers were also pleasantly remembers
,e | with gifts from members of their clssse
There were decorations in Christmi
greenery about the church. 1t was gla
er occasion for all. o. j. Hull has been fl
several years the successful superintendent
IN of this school. They have an earnest an
ut faithful body of teachers and the paste
AZ nov. LIZ. OaRe, IL greatly Interested III u
in spiritual welfare of the school and in gu
Is oessful methods of Sunday school work.
Sc There were number of deferred Chris
ne mas gatherings in the family circles yeste
he day. They included the usual anniversal
re- dinner and the distribution of gifts.
E. @. Burwell, residing at the corner
se East Pearl and Chambers streets is very
with congestion of the lungs. he W
,rs formerly an oysterman, Is an ex-memb
he of the No. 3 Hook snd Ladder compar
'sl and an ex- alderman.
sst Henry E. Mozeslons, son of Hen
oy Mozealons of the heights, is home from t
ar South Boston blind asylum for a vsoetio
to John Coleman the oysterman of Sou
Front street presented his shuokers wi
ZEN Christmas turkeys, amounting in all
100 pounds. A few days prior the employ
presented Mr.. Coleman with handsor
Office chair.
ge The married employees at the store
D. N. WEIGH & Son, Grand avenue, we
re- given Christmas turkeys, and each of t
L. unmarried help received 81 so in cash.
The charter of Hiram Camp division,
on of T. is to be drsped in mourning for thir
ID days in memory of the late Georgia Floy
m. former member.
q. A, Il. Barnes, the druggist of 10 Graz
avenue, has lost valuable dog which
iss | priced highly.