Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-08-07

ing to hold a barbecue some time this |
month, and already $3.50 have been
raised. .t.-
?. The James Graham Hook and Ladder
company will be the guests of the Dicker-
man hose company of Westyille to-mor-
row evening. They will go by stage. The
tickets for the exoursion are selling fast
and 1t gives promise of financial success.
FUNERAL OF STEPHEN MIX YESTERDAY AT
THE NJ. z. CHURCH.
A large number of grief-stricksn rela-
tives and friends gathered yesterday after
noon at the late home of Stephen Mix, on
First avenue, West Haven, to pay their
last token of respect to him who had in
MANY ways won the love and esteem of all
who knew him. The deceased was In his
sixty-seventh year, and throughout his
whole life had been identified with many
| charitable undertakings, being an in
| Auentisl member of the West Haven
Methodist church and superintendent
of its Sunday school for almost
twenty years. The services were very
impressive. Rev. B. T.. Abbott of West
Haven and Rev. @. B. Ford of the City
Point church oficiated. The latter had
| been an intimate friend of the deceased
since boyhood and spoke with deep feeling
| of the many goodly traits of his character.
| One daughter, the wife of Rev. Thomas E..
Gilbert, still survives and resides in West
Bayep, The interment, which was in
charge of Stahl & Hegel, the funeral di
rectors, took place in the family plot in
/ Evergreen cemetery. The following acted
as bearers: Messrs. NJ. L. Bassett, J.
| Carey, @. P. Jordan, W. R. French, D. T.
Welch and 81. E. Nettleton.
IN RAILROAD GROVE THIS WEEK.
The program which Manager Arthur
Goodman will present this week in the
grove will, 1t is hoped, be ahead of The
standard of the previous weeks and it ii
said that this weeks performance will b.
the best yet given. The company engaged
includes the great Kenyon, the pyramid
the Alsons, horizontal bar experts; Va
Mondue, the serpentine marvel; La Verno
in his rival ring perch act. A new laugh
able pantomime entitled "The Whit
Statue" will conclude the performance
The characters in the pantomime will b.
taken by the following members of th'
company:
Farmer Jenkins. Arthur Goodman
Mrs. Jenkins. .....................Ge George Mariol
| John johnson. .......,..............Fra Frank Burk
Marian jenkins. ...............P Pearl Markham
Erastus George Washington. ...........W. Burn
| Josh Pumpkin. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. james Car
i EDITOR TOWER.
!: Saturdays issue of the Budget contained
spicy article by Editor Tower in-defens
of his position and his ENHANCEMENT will
the West Haven court.
HIS WIFE WAS WEST HAVEN LADY.
Deacon Isaac A. Bronson, who died a
Winchester Center, Friday, aged seventy
three, had resided there all his life. Hi
father was the largest land owner in tn
town, and his grandfather was an Office
in the revolutionary war. His first wiz
: died in few years after thsir marriage
7 His second wife, whom he married thirty
I five years ago, was Miss Emma A. Talmadg
of West Haven, who survives him, with
daughter. Mrs. Frank Stephens of RiVel
ton, and three sons, Henry l., Sherman
and Stuart R. Deacon Bronson WAS
member of the legislature in 1886. hi
: funeral services were held yesterday after
! noon at his late residence.
The gold watch of Mr.. Brown, the bal
or. went through the fire, and was foun
= Saturday. 1t is partially melted, and loob
: as if 1t had been through several wars.