Morning journal and courier., 1893-02-20
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

SOAB O1 "ROIoACC Ing up the Ice Harvest-Death of
 John H. Rowe - Blue Ribbon
 Seciable - Religious Services - The
 Late stephen Rowe - Birthday
 Party-Young Mems Christian As-
 sociatiOn Meeting.
 At the next regular meeting of Hiram Camp division, Sons of Temperance, ten candidates will be initiated and many more propositions are on file. Among the can didates are Rev. J. Lee Mitchell, Rev. J. H. Hand and Rev. D. M. James.
 On Wednesday evening, March 15, Hiram Camp division will hold pound party at the rooms, 58 Grand avenue, the proceeds to be devoted to the refitting of the hall, including greater seating capacity.
 On Thursday evening, March 3, the dis triot division No. 1, Sons of Temperance, will hold it's convention with the local division here and in the evening there will be public meeting, at which MT. Cars well, noted temperance orator, will speak.
 The Consumers Ice company will finish storing ice this week if the weather serves. It Is probably the largest supply ever stored at the Hemingway ponds. Wednesday evening at 7:30 there will be held blue-ribbon sooiable. All who signed the pledge in the Murphy meetings are invited to attend. There will be mueio, speaking and general sooiability.
 and Mrs. William Spitler of 4s East Pearl street, and William Flee of Boston | will be married soon after Lent. "Man's Place in the Universe" was the l topic of an interesting sermon by Rsv. B. o. Sage, Ph. D., at the Grand avenue Bap- | tist church yesterday morning. In the | evening the Y. P. s. 0. E. and the junior | Christian Endeavor society consolidated
 with the regular evening service. There were songs, testimonies and short ad- dress by Dr. Sage.
 1 The religious services at the Home of the Friendless yesterday afternoon was
 conducted by members of the Grand ave nue Baptist church.
 l Rev. J. Lee Mitchell at the Grand ave
 nue Congregational church last evening delivered the third in a series of sermons
 on the Pilgrims Progress: "From the 1 Palace Beautiful to the Hill Difficult"
 Henry J. Wilson, late superintendent ol
 the National Pipe Bending company oI
 River street, has become superintendent ol l the New Haven boiler works.
 Judge L. P. Deming will deliver an ad
 dress before the Historical society to nor l TOW evening"
 Stephen Rome, who died in PhiIadelphi,
 last week, was well known here. Th' funeral will be conducted from the Gran(
 avenue Congregational church this after
 noon at 2:3O o'clock.
 At the birthday party of Miss Amy Van
 derbilt, daughter of J. D. Vanderbilt o
 112 Atwater street, there was very pleas
 ant evening for all present, with music
 dancing and collation..
 At the meeting of the w. 0. T. U. o
 East Haven, held in the old stone churc
 last evening, the Loyal Legion assisted
 with songs and reoitations.
 A. s. Mack will soon occupy the J. c
 Bradley house on East Pearl street, that b
 recently purchased.
 Rev. F. D. Ludington preached in Nes
 Milford yesterday.
 Miss Hodgkins is the new soprano singe , at the East Pearl Street NJ. E. church. J. A. Thorpe of Exchange street has fo
 his guest his nephew, Frank H. Fowler , Helena, Mont.
 .. J. A. Thorpe will soon build for F. I Hawkins, residence on Thom pson av , i nue, East Haven.
 Charles Putney has returned to Vernon ? having purchased farm in the mortimer I part of the state. For some time past he h, . been associated with E. T. Sanford in il Y grain and feed business on East Chap , | street
 The meeting at the Y M c A. room |, yesterday afternoon was well attended an { | was led by Miles J. Barnes. Rev. D 2 Sage delivered an address to the boys, 2 whom there were a large number presen . He spoke of the necessity of giving u ? of giving out and of giving unto in lea . ing 8 conscientious Christian life. Ne, ! Sunday the meeting will be led by Georl | Gutfrod.
 s DEATH OF JOHN H. ROWE.
 MT. John H. Rowe, one of Fair Have1 Il oldest residents, died at his hons, No. [, Clinton avenue, early Saturday mornin l. His death was hardly unexpected, ss d has bsen feeble for a long tins and the la s few weeks has been failing daily. He h, l. very genial and happy disposition 8, the patience and cheerfulness with whi , he bore his last illness was characterisi of his life. He was & member of | Grand avenue Congregational church a, 2 [, the fast of the large family of Deacon E jsh Rowe. He leaves wife. who is ve J feeble, three Eons and a daushter-Efl :; M, Henry B, snd William S, of this cit Il and Justin B. Rowe of Los Angeles, Cal