Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-10-30

Death OF s. @. Turner-sHardenipgo of
Ferry Street.-The Late Mrs. Rowe
The Book Sociable-Quarterly Com
ference.
Samuel G. Turner of 205 Forbes avenue,
the news of whose death at the national
soldiers home at Hampton, Va, has been
received, was in the fftieth year of his age
and veteran of the First Connecticut cav
airy. He WAS years ago in the grocery
business on State street, and sfterwsrd a
contractor at Ssrgent's. His health was
undermined in the war and he never fully
recovered. He leaves widow and three
children.
The second event in the peoples course
at the Grand avenue Congregational church
will be lecture by Hon. J. Wight Gid
dings, lieutenant governor of Michigan,
and will take place on Wednesday evening,
November 1.
S. P. Thrssher addressed the meeting of
the W. @. T. U. yesterday afternoon.
A number of very good reserved seats
for the remainder of the peoples course of
entertainments at the Grand avenue Con
gregational church can bs had at J. c..
Bradley's Office, No. 1893 Chapel street, or
J. 7. Hillhouse's, after 8 g. m. to-day.
The next meeting of the Current Lit
erature society will be held with Mrs. E.
Ct. Allis.
William Chase of Chris6sld, Md, is
visiting with Mrs. Henderson of No. %
Downing street.
| Miss Anna Head of Boston has bsen the
guest of Mrs. Grscs Salisbury.
| The famous English glee club of New
| York, assisted by Miss Avics Boxall, grad
uate and triple medalist of the Royal
academy, London, will give a concert at
| the Second Congregational church on the
evening of Thursday, November 8.
| The hardening of the road way of Ferry
| street by the State Street Electric railroad
| is being done in very substantial manner.
| The three inches of broken stone used was
| purchased of the town and is brought
from the crushing works in the annex
The top dressing of fne stone Is brought
on the cars from Meriden, and is csrted
over from the siding at Railroad avenue
The company pays the city $40 per dsy foI
| running the new road roller over the street.
| When the stone Ia we'll rolled in, Ferry
street will be in as fine condition as any Of
| the hardened streets of the city.
Tidings were received on Saturday OF
the death at Baltimore of Susan, widow Ct
| Henry III. Rowe, from pneumonia, at the
age of eighty years. Mr.. and Mrs. Rowe
| formerly resided here, but about 1861
moved to Baltimore where the former was
for many years successful oyster dealer
For the past few years Mrs Rowe bat
spent the summer here, boarding at J. P.
| Merrow's, Clinton avenue. Since the death
| of her husband che had made her home
| with her son, William b. Rowe, ct Balti
| more. She also leaves two daughters
Susan Rowe and Mrs. Sarah Evans of Bal
| timore. The remains will arrive here thil
morning, and the funeral will occur to
morrow, with interment in the Fair HaYsr
cemetery.
These who make contributions to thu
Home of the Friendless through the locs
churches are requested to eend In theil
| offerings by next Sunday. The annua
donation visit will be made Thursday, No
vember 9.
The Epworth league of the Methodist
| church will hold book sociable Thursday
evening at the parsonage. Each person
attending is supposed to wear upon thei
clothing something to suggest particular
book, and the person guessing correctly
the largest number will be awarded the
BOBBY prize.
The third quarterly conference of the "
E. church will be held tomorrow evening
after the prayer meeting. 1t Is expected
that the presiding elder, Rev. Dr.. North
will be present.
Kiss Belle Ricketts,, who has been visit
ing in Greenwich, Mass, has returned
! home.