Morning journal and courier., 1892-04-09
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Gospel Temperance Meetings-An Old
Ex.Slave Marries Again-Death OF
Captain Thompson-The Fair Ha.
| ven Coasters-Sunday Servfces-Slovs
Work on the New Schooner-Ma.
sonic visitatfon-Kpworth League
Meeting-mr. Slater,s New House
Accident to the Yale Crew-varfous
Items OF Interest.
The Fair Haven gospel temperance meeting
| will be addressed tomorrow at p. m. by Rev.
E. c. Ames.
Next Wednesday evening the orpheus orches-
ira will give concert in North Guilford.
Alfred Somers, the aged colored veteran who
lives on the Montowese road, was married again
few days since. Before the war he was south
ern slave.
Captain Edwin Thompson died at his home, &C
South Front street, yesterday, from the effects
Of dropsy. He was born in North Haven and
was in the eighty third year Of his age. He be-
gan the sea life at the age of twelve, and for
many years was captain Of packet vessels be-
tween New Haven and New York, and was also
captain of the first steamboat on the Old line.
He was one Of the original members of the
Grand avenue Congregational church He was
twice married. Eight children survive him; Mrs.
Mrs. Lucretia Culver, Miss wealthy A Thomp-
son Tb MTs Ma1t 6a sGsseF ms kelly Geose
Thompson, all OF this city.
Rev: c. W. McNaul Of Yale divinity school viii
morrow morning. In the evening q Sunday
school temperance concert will DO given.
The Fair Haven schooner Napoleon Boughton
was reported in a New York paper having ar
rived at New York from Savannah on Thursday
after a thirty seven days voyage. Considerable
the vessel had experienced terrible weather or
had been blown to sea, as she is known as very
that that the vessel Cleared from saVannsh MsrcS y
instead OF March ], as reported, and had had q
very good voyage; The william Nelly, OF the
with railroad ties loaded at Savannah, and the
Grace and Harry Reynolds, the newest of the
Ga, yesterday.
The Rev DR.. Weston leaves for Brooklyn to-
day and will preach in his new church to morrow,
at which time the kev. j. b. Hand is expected
to begin his labors In the East Pearl street NJ E
church.
on his new three master. As freights are SO
quiet he will not push the veessal ahead at pres
coastwise freighting before the year is out. Most
OF the stock In the vessel has been taken.
The forty members Of Adeipaia lodge of North
ford report a splendid time and add that they
were royalty entertained by their brethren.
At the meeting of the Epworth league OF the
ford read a very interesting letter from Miss Hat
tie Bristol one OF the members who is now on
the Pacific coast. The letter gave a very inter
esting description Of her trip and Of life in Cali
e. R. Slater has purchased the Ludipgton
house at 81 East Pearl street He is foreman of
the packing department at Sargent & Co.'S, and
resides at 3l2 Exchange street.
The gospel Temperance meeting at Kirkham's
hall. East Haven, will be addressed tomorrow at
$3.50 p. m. by DIR. F. A. NJ Brown of this city.
At Christ Episcopal church the hours for Sun
day services has been changed as follows: Reg
ular services at 4:S0p. m. and the Sunday school
at $50 p. m.
The Yale crew met with an accident thst came
near proving rather serious early Thursday even
ing. The eight men, proceeding up the QUINN
piac river at a leisure pace and approaching the
second abutment on the west side Of Grand ave-
nue. bridge, the coxswain took a close sheer, ex-
pecting the momentum Of the boat would carry
them clear; but the tide was running strong food
and forced the bow of the boat against the abut-
ment with crash. The coxswain was thrown
into the bottom Of the boat, while his feet and
lower limbs were submerged1n the water. Three
things came near happening: In the
first place it was wonder the
coxswain was not thrown overheard. Then it
was with difficulty that the crew kept the boat
from going over. and the craft also came very
near being smashed. There is ten feet OF water
where the accident happened and the crew
would have had a sorry time in the cold water of
the Quinnipiac had they gone overheard.
At the meeting of East Rock lodge, A. o. wv,
held Thursday evening fourteen new members
were initiated and twenty applications were
receiyed