Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-01
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

SleiGhtng Partfes-UnlfOrm ms for the
Boys Brigade-Wnl Add to the
Observation-Disclosures Six thousand
Dollar Suit-SurprIse PartIes-The
Ice Harvest Completed-The Tres
pass Case.
Monday evening over in the old East
Haven village rang out the merry shouts
of couple dozen of tbs pupils of room 10,
Dwight school, who were out on sleigh
ride.
Cecil Smith will take the place of Will
liam B. Grannis, driver for Odds & Co.,
the bakers. Mr., Grannis il to become a
member of steamer No. 5.
This evening the Boys brigade of the
Second Congregational church will meet to
arrange for procuring the new uniforms.
which are to cost about 500.
At the Second Congregational church
next Sunday morning about ten new mem
bsrs will be added to the church at the
commuRion service.
Charles Mansfield, the architect, for
merly of this place and now of Pennsylva-
mia, is having dwelling house built on
Mal,by street, W. P. Bostwick ia the
builder.
A barge load Of coal arrived for a..
Konold & Son yesterday.
Monday evening surprise party WAS
rendered J. Howard Waters at hia home,
So Pierpont street, in honor of his twenty
second birthday. Many of his friends
were present, and during the evening they
presented bin with a diamond scarf pin,
the presentation speech being made by
William M. Houston. The evening was
spent In playing whist and listening to
music, both vocal and instrumental, by
Miss Lillian Sanford of Paterson, N J :,
Miss Lewellyn of Ansonia, and Mics May
Doolittle of West Haven. Among the
mentioned were Mics Waters, ths Misses
Palmer, Miss Lounsbury of Meriden, Miss
Hart, Miss Dewell, Mis-. Santry, Miss Hen
erickson, Mrs. Houston, Misses Hall, Miss
Phillips, Miss Prentiss, and Miss Ander-
son.
Joseph E. Derby's suit for So, 900 against
the city will be tried in the superior court
next week. rs claims that his premises
on Shelter street were flooded from the eff
fects of defective sewer. Lawyer Henry
Russell of the annex is one of his attornies
Captain and Mrs. George R. Ward of
Morris Cove were surprised by a party of
their friends Monday evening They were
presented with an oak rocking chair aud
several other gifts.
The Consumers Ice company has fin
ished harvesting ice for the eeaaon. The
ten big houses have been filled besides a
large amount that was shipped to the meat
packing houses in the city. 1t is safe to
say that more ice hss been cut at the Hem
ingway ponds this winter than in any pre-
vious season.
st. Ignatius society has somewhat modf-
fed its plans for the new club house, and
ground will be broken for the foundation
in the spring. The society has about $50
members.
Miss Kettle Bradley came up from New
York yesterday afternoon to rshearee in
the csntata of 'tDaniel," which il to be
given at Warner hall this evening. She
will sing q special solo in addition to her
regular part.
Patrick Hurley of the annex, who was
arrested for trespass In the rooms Of the
W. @. T. u, went to Jail for twenty days
yesterday for drunkenness
Rev. Father Mulholland assisted ct the
funeral of Miss Mary Keefe at the Church
of the Sacred Heart yesterday morning.
A paper was read at the twentieth an
nual meeting of the Woman's Board of
missions in Calvary church yesterday after
noon by Mrs. F. n. Wiser of Exchange
street.
The sleighing party from the annex,
which went to Wallingford Monday even
ing. took supper at the Wallinaford hotel.
Up this side Of Wallingford the snow was
30 deep that the teams had to be turned out
on the commons to dodge the drifts. The |
party returned yesterday at 8 m.