Morning journal and courier., 1893-04-15
FAIR HAVEN NEWS,

A Former Resident Dies at Aurora,
 IlI.-Church Omcers Elected-BIg
 Plaster Contract "A Lady to
 Preach-Special ". M. c. A. serv.
 Ices.
 Mrs. Sylvia E. Bishop, who died in Aurora, Til. recently, was former resi- dent of Fair Haven, having removed from here in 1855. She war the wife of R. Bishop, ore of the pioneer settlers of Aurora. and was sixty nine years of age. Her maiden name was Sylvia Ellen Hewitt.
 E. O. Francis and B. s. Bradley have been elected auditors and J. T. Rice and W. T. Dutcher tythingmen of the Grand | avenue Congregational church. The Adamant Plaster company will sup ply between 1900 and 1,500 bags of plas- fer for the new Waterbury almshouse.
 Miss Mho to lege and seminary, and one of the five ordained United States. She has been pastor of church near Ithaca, \. Y, several years, where she sue | state. A large audience will undoubtedly gather tomorrow to listen to her.
 A plan is on foot to have the city buy DOT l abandoned when the "cut off'' is in use, and use it for an extension of Pine street through and thoroughfaTe into the main portion of the city
 between Grand avenue and State street, and ths I extension as proposed, with an electric road
 would prove great benefit to the Twelfth ward.
 Miss Lucie Edmondson of Shelter street has re-
 turned from a visit to her brother, William Ed
 mondsou of Hartford. Young Edmondson is | studying to become a mechanical engineer The discovery of a natural oyster bed of the
 men to go down there for the purpose of catch
 ing seed. Several of our oystermen take seed l from the Stretford natural beds.
 | Rev. pr. Sage will preach a sermon especially
 for the you tomorrow morning at the Grand
 The funeral of the late Emma A., wife oi
 Charles E. Thatcher, of Clinton avenue, will be
 held from the East Pearl street M. E. church
 The continued damp weather Is very unfavor able for the many persons who are i'll. Mr. and Mrs. John J. D .indson, who are away Haven ~ f N'0 " ''''N' ' sN '''' Miss Ella Henderson is visiting at Crisfeld Md Policeman Rhodes is confined to his home or
 Clinton avenue from the effects of an Abscess.
 was held from her home on Farren avenue yes
 terday morning. The interment was in the Wes The late Mrs. Maynard, whose remains wer' removed to Hartford for internent, was sis'e of Policeman Mack's wife of East Grand avenue Columbia Castle, Knights of the Golden Eagle
 has now los members At the next meeting 1t i
 e ssas seeond or sns eb Castle VII
 Sergeant Al. Bradley has bought lot on thu
 MstSy estate in arsnd avenue and is putting U
 for a shoemakers shop by John Carbon.
 To;morrow speakers of considerable note ar the Y. M. z. A. in order to reyiy interest in the local association. Tn si speakers H. Fl. Moore of Boston | George H. Shaw of Boston, Professor F. 5 Saunders of Yale and J. ". Cook, tho state sec | retary, of Bridgeport. Sunday afternoon at o'clock George H. Shaw will address @ meetin , for men only at the East Pearl street M. E
 church. His theme will be, 'The Worlds Ez cuse." male choir will sing. Mir. Bissell vii , l give vocal solo and Mir. Bamberg will play l cornet solo.
 , In a few days Noses Mann will erect a monu ment on his burial ot in the Fair Haven ceme l tery.
 Y. c. A.-To MEN ONLY.
 There will be special meeting of the Y. M. c , A. Sunday. MT. George H. Shaw. the eloquen , | business man of Boston, will speak fin the Eas . l Pearl stree: M. E. church Sunday afternoon at o'clock to men only: 'The Worlds Excuse 3 Singing by male choir. Solo by W. D. Bissel :, Cornet solo by l.. J. Bamberg.