Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-17
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Y. M. 0. A. Work-The Twelfth Ward Steamer-Their New Uniforms-Sur.
 prise and PresentattOn-Went Out
 Via mORtauk-A Fine Church En.
 tertainment-Funa at a Pound Party.
 Within few days a special effort is to be made to interest the people of the several churches in the work and aim of the Y. M. 0. A, State Secretary Cooke of Bridgeport is to arrange and have some of the foremost workers in the country to come here on some Sunday to bs selected aud address the different congregations. The date will probably be Sunday, April 16. Rev. J II. Hand has been invited to re- main another year as pastor of the East Pearl street M. E. church.
 Sunday morning Rsv. D. M James at the Second church will preach on "The Practice of Prayer in the Path to the Cross" and in the evening the subject will be Divine Sympathy in the Bethany Home."
 The committee on the fire department having recommended to the common coun- cil an appropriation of $5,000 to be made | next year 10 procure 8 steamer for No. 7's | house, the proposed steamer for the Twelfth ward will not come for the present. There is equity in the petition | for the new steamer and it ought to be | successful another year.
 Letter Carrier John Fl. Cain, who has been i'll, is again on his route.
 The members of St. Ignatius T. A. B. | society expect to appear in the field day parade May 30 in & new and very hand | some uniform.
 The members of class No. 10 of the Grand avenue Baptist Sunday school, with their teacher, made 8 surprise call on Mrs. T. o. Perry, oEe of thelr number, at her home, corner of Exchange and Lloyd streets, Wednesday evening, and presented her with handsomely framed etching, "The Farm by the Sea-" Members of the class present were Misses Lou Mansfield, Sadie Greenfield, Eva Jacobs, Lizzie Roth. hasr and Carrie Gahsgan.
 Some of the vessels that cleared from here for Virginia to load plants went out via Montauk, hoping to make better run, and were struck by the gale and obliged to put into New York harbor.
 Yesterdays gale caused very low tide in tue Quinnipiac river, and 1t was of profit to the clam diggers, who were out in big forces. On the long reach of beds above Quinnipiac drawbridge, that at an extreme low tide gre laid bare over half way across the river, a score of men were at work hoe ing out clans yesterday afternoon.
 The entertainment by the Junior En deavor society, given at the Grand avenue Congregational church Wednesday even. ing, was largely attended. The songs and taoleaux Were excellently presented, and it was fine entertainment withal.
 Letters from the captains who are load ing oy ster plants in Virginia state that ths work goes on very slowly on account oi the cold weather and the strong gales. The pound party given by the Sons O Temperance Wednesday evening was at tended by about fifty persons and was pro li6e of great sport, especially when tn, packages were sold at auction. All thu parcels were securely wrapped and tn, opening of the purcases provoked an, | amount of fun.
 The memters of the boys brigade of th Second church have been measured for tn, new uniforms, which will consist of darl blue blouse and cap. Later 1t is the in tention to arm the members with smal rifles. This brigade, the second to b formed in New Haven, is getting alon, nicely and the boys are greatly interested in the drills. William c. Curtis is captain c. D. Psrmelee president and J. o. Clog ! ston chaplain.