Morning journal and courier., 1893-10-13
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

>AA> A-N~ Funeral of Mrs. Daniels-Installa. |
 ton of Columbia Castle-Home |
 From the Fair-A Fine Hunting
 Trip.
 At the funeral of Mary E., wife of Earle A Daniels, held from her late residence, 227 Front street, Rev. J. H. Hand, pastor of the M. E. church, of which the deceased had been a member many years, ofisisted. MT. Hand paid a high tribute to the memo ry of the deceased, who was devoted wife, an excellent Christian and friend highly respected. The services were large ly attended. The bearers were George Chipmar, E. M. Field, J. G. Button and John w. Dixon. There were numerous floral tributes, including crescent anchor and basket of flowers. Tho thirty six members of the Norwich club, of which Mr. and Mrs. Daniels were members, sent handsome offering. A quartette from the M. E. church sang "Asleep in Jesus" | and "Ssfe in the Arms of Jesus" The burial was in the Fair Haven cemetery. Mrs. Jane Chittendon of North Madison | is visiting Mrs. Henry Blair of Talmadge ! street.
 John H. Linsley and his mother, Mrs. H. R Linslsy returned from two weeks' ! trip to the worlds fair yepterday. On the way out they stopped at Niagara Falls, and | were ac c omp panied by MT. and Mrs. George French, who are at Rockford, H., visiting friends.
 At the regular meeting of Columbia cas-
 tie. K G. E., George Hull, William Dunck- lee and L. w. Prescott took the third de- gree. W. s. Compton having resigned the | office of chief, w. H. Forman was elected 1 to the vacancy; Henry Gssler was pro-
 noted to vice chief, and Mir. Compton be-
 came past chief. These officers were in
 stalled by John c. Gallagher, the deputy
 chief. Spseohes were made by Past Grand
 Chief Lambert, Noble Chief Chambers of
 Rock Castle and Past Chief Sperry.
 ca Wednesday evening the mark and
 past degrees were worked by the R. A. M. Captain and Mrs. Bowditch and Mrs. E s. Rowe, have returned from visit with
 friends in North Guilford. Daring theil
 brief outing Messrs. Bowditch and Rowe
 shot twelve greys and three partridges. E. W. Field, H. D. Fitch, W. J. Dorman
 MT. and Mrs. E. M. Dorman, W. A. Picker ing and daughter and Miss Grace Allen members of the Norwich club, have re-
 turned from North Lyme, where the gen
 tlemen enjoy ed several days hunting.
 Mrs. Morgan of the city will address th'
 meeting Of the w. 0. T.U. Sunday even iug.
 l VISIT OF A FORMER FAIR HAvENER. H. w. Hitchcock, an sx Fair Bayener
 who went from there twenty-five years ag ' and was for many years prominent in tn
 oyster business in Baltimore and later Ii the same line at Biloxi, Miss, is in tow
 stopping at the homs of his daughter Mrs. Kinney, wife of Charles Kinney, Sol of 0. D. Kinney, the builder on Whale I avenue. MT. Hitchcock is resident man
 aser of the Gulf of Mexico Land and I'm provement company, whose hesdquarter [ are at Belle Fontaine Park, Miss, on th Gnlf coast, about midway between Mobil , and New Orleans. The company hs 5 a capital of $1,O00,000 and anon its foremost men are ten Chicsg
 millionA!res. It owns seven mile 8 76, 900 acres of timber land, and or
 of it's objects Is the conversion of thei a plant into a great winter resort. Alread n several elegant residences have been bui E OF the property. One was erected by M - Hitchcock last season for Mrs. CarsoI :. | widow of General Carson of Chicago, wh l. | was great railroad magnate. Mrs. Ca ] son and her daughter are spending u J. winter et Long Branch with the famot g Gsorge M. Pullman and family. Mrs. Ca 8 son's daughter is the widow of the fsmoI s Sam Medill of the Chicago Tribune. Bel 2 Fontsine Is now called also New Chicsg ,t A $150,00e hotel and several more fiji @ residences are to bs erected there this ia g and nextspring. Among the prominentCh X csgo men interested in the plant are Sidns @ Kent, John B. Gross, John B. Lyon sr e others equally well known. Mr. Hitchcot @ has himself bought a largo property X Grand Bay, bstween Biloxi and Mobile, 1t the line of the Louisville and Nashvil ,f ! railroad. He came on to New Haven a month ago and returned to Chicago ( le business and, of course, visited the b l, fair, and leaves next week to return to u ). south. MT. Hotchkiss was fortunately n 1T a loser by the terrible tidal wave which Is few days ago swept over mytisds of acr ,f of low lands at and near Biloxi, destro
 ing hundreds of people and wrecking n vast number of boats and shipping. 1T y friehtful damage done has been told in O g telegraphic columns.