Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-04
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

Sign Fell On Him-Missionary
Meetinx-Coal Arrivals-Floes OF Ice
in the River-To Erect a Bronze
monument-It Looks Like Electric
ffy-Gfft for a sunday school Teach.
er-A1legrO Committee Ball Tonight
"A Fan Tan Party-Sales of the
New Postage Stamp-Almost Ready
to Cut Ece-Attempts at Burglary.
At the fan tan party given by the Misses
Moss and Agness Rose, daughters of o. A.
Rose, at their home, I'll South Quinnipiac
street, Monday evening, thirty young peo-
pie attended the very enjoyable affair.
The evening was spent in playing the
celebrated Chinese game, listening to the
musical selections and dancing. A fine
lunch wss served. Those present includ-
ed Misses Stella Raymond, Ida Furness,
Matte Psnflsld and Messrs. Ed. Wilcox,
Louis Fisks and Ray Palmer, all of Meri-
den; and Misses Susie and Leila Ives, Ma
bel Lsncrsft, Kitsie Merchant, Ella Plumb.
Jennie Mallory, Harry Rowe, Nat. Ed
ridge, George and Will Morgan, Jesse
Bauer and Charles Psrmelee. The party
was partly in honor of Miss Agness Rose,
who is home on vacation from her stud
les at a young ladies' academy in Niagara.
Postmaster Moore has received an in
voice of the new two centColumbus stamps,
and they were selling like hot cakes at the
branch postofice yesterday. On Monday
and Tuesday there was an increased bust
ness at the Office because of New Years.
1t was intended to begin marking off
at some of the east side ponds yesterday
had not the rains of Sunday night leHseneG
the thickness of the ice. The cold snap
however, will increase the ice again, and
the emitting will probably begin soon.
Mics Mertie Grannis, who has been visit
| ing Mrs. Wiudgood of South Front street
| has returned to her home in Ridgefeld.
Mrs. Jennie Chickering has returned t.
| Worcester after visiting Miss Bertha East
man of 8S Clinton avenue.
The boat John McWilliams of Ambo,
and the Empire No. l are dischsrging 75
| tons of coal at 81. Konold's dock.
| Great foes of ice rushed up the rive
| with the tide yesterday and lodged sgsins
| the piers of the Grand avenue bridge
where the cakes piled up in great con
| fusion. A number of small boats cam
near being out through.
Mrs. John N. Thompson will soon erec
| q bronze monument on her lot in Fai
Haven cemetery.
During the past week there were five in
terments in the Fair Haven cemetery, tn
largest numbsr for any week of the season
In the coming spring there will be cor
siderable building in the annex along tn
new Shore Line railroad.
The purchase by the Fair Haven an
Westville Railroad company of the tract {
land on Grand avenue, just southeast {
the electric light building, to be used for
power house to supply the road with ele'
tricity, indicates that beginning wi
soon be made in the new equipment. Tt
lot is 140 feet wide, and on the rear Is
wharf along Mill river where coal vesse
can discharge.
This evening in Centz :, nall the Allegl
committee v;mii give a ball, with music
DHoi;iIle's orchestra and prompting b
| Professor Dunn.
The members of Miss Bertha Ives SUI
day school class surprised her at her hon
on South Quinnipiac street, and presentt
her with handsome picture for Ne
Years gift.
Nelson Sherwood, who has been ell
ployed the past three or four years
Lston Siebert in digging graves in Il
Fair Haven cemetery, has been confined
his home for three weeks from injuri
suffered by sign falling on him.
Anthony Spinello, the barber on Graz
avenue, who is an excellent decorator, b
been engaged to decorate the new o. U.
N. hall ON Chapel street for the fair sot
to be held.
Miss Nettie Bradley came up from Ne
York for a brief stay on Monday.
The Ladies' Foreign Mission society
the Grand avenue Baptist church will no
their monthly meeting in the chur
| Thursday sftsrnoon The subject
China"
There were three or four attempts
burglary in the annex Sunday night. :
Lawrence fuckers ON South Quinnipi
street an entrance was effected and also
Mr. Jerolman's on East Ferry street.
property was taken.
A crew has been procured in New Yo
J for the schooner Grace Seymour and "
arrive this morning. The three mast
will tow out of the river for New 70
Thursday morning.