Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-12-20
STATE CORRESPONDENTS.
North Haven.


Dec. 19.-The charter members of North
Haven grange meet at Il. F. Potter's this
week Saturday evening to make arrange
ments for fitting celebration of the ami
versary of the organization of the grange
In 1885.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Murrer and little
son Of Bonneville, N. Y, guests of Mr.. ].
F. Barnard during the week, have returned
to their home
Mrs. Cornelia Barr and son, Thomas
Lawrencs, who have been visiting rels-
tives and friends In town for some weeks,
have departed for their western home.
Mr.. Lawrence, who has enjoyed the visit
very much aud formed many pleasant &C
quaintsnces, felt sorry to go back, but said
he could never work on the land here In
the east, 1t was 80 much harder to till the
soil than at the west where his home has
always been.
North Haven grange has elected these Of
fcers: W. NJ, Albert Brockett; overseer,
John Beach; lecturer, Mrs. @. N. Turner;
steward, P. A. Olson; A. s., Walter 81.
Bishop; G., DR.. R. B. Goodyear; treasurer,
P. B.Orcutt; secretary, Mrs. Nellie Orcutt;
g. K George Blskeslee; Ceres, Mrs. Elizur
Palmer; Pomona, Mrs. L. P. Tuttle; Floria,
Mrs. j. F. Barnard; L. A, Miss Matilda
Olson. These officers will be installed
some evening in January, 1894. This
weeks program of the grange is debate;
the leading disputsnts ]. E. Bishop and
Arthur Button. Question: Resolved,
That the woman who keeps the houee has
a greater burden of care that the man who
runs the farm.
Several of the members of the W.CT.U.
attended the recently held annual meeting
at Grace NJ E. church, New Haven, among
them the president, Mrs. @. N. Turner;
vice president, Mrs. F. @. Bradley; secre-
tary, Mrs. Nellie circuit, Mrs. Joel Bassett
and others.
Mrs. E. J. Clinton is on visit of week
with friends in East Hampton, Conn.
"When st. Johns folks ret out to have
q real good social time they always have
It," was the remark of a member of st.
Johns church after their recent Christmas
sale and supper, and 1t was true of the en-
of that evening at least. The
hall was tastefully filled with tables and
booths where fancy work and articles
made, bought or borrowed were on sale or
exhibition. Other tables were filled with
every imaginable variety of food to please
the eye and tempt the palate-turkey.
chicken, baked beans, boiled ham and
tongue and all kinds of buildings and pie
with coffee, all for % cents; ice cream 10
cents. The cream was given by Are. Jo-
ssph Pierpont, who, Ii was greatly regret
ted, was not able to be percent. Mrs. 81.
P. Smith and others sang popular songs at
intervals. Many bought articles for
Christmas gifts, and all had q good time.
Then there was the grand march, led by
b. @. Terrell and Mrs. Charles Bradley.
They were all dressed in old fashioned cos
tune, some very ancient, others more mo-
dern. Miss sturges of Milford, teacher In
room 2, fourth district, wore plum col
ored silk, known to be one hundred years
old, and quite tastefully made. The re-
csipts were over $50 There was such an
abundance of food left, whole losves of
bread. pies and cake, that Fl. P. Smith
acted ss auctioneer aud ircreassd the re-
ceipts considerably.
b. A, Warren has sold his Wallingford
milk route to B. q. Nichols. 4.