Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-03-10
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

The Stranded schooner-Group Pfct-
ures Taken-A Couple of Entertain-
ing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Services
Surprise Party - Sleigh Ride to
Mount Carmel.
The owners of the schooner Harry and
Grace Reynolds, ashore near Savannah,
hope that the next news they hear, will be
that she has been foated. She is crack
three-master, and has had excellent luck
since she was launched year and half
ago. ct Hanscom's yard, and this is her
first severe accident.
Group pictures have been taken of the
pupils in the different rooms of the Grand
avenue school, the scholars being massed
on the front steps.
Among the coming events, dates for
which are not yet announced, will be Muir
phys lecture and Judge Deming's illust-
rated lecture on ''Guatemala."
The meeting of the Woman's Foreign
Mission society appointed for yesterday
afternoon at the Grand avenue Baptist
church, has been postponed until this
evening, when it will be held in connec.
ton with the weekly prayer meeting. Tho
subject is: "The Karens." Who the
Karens are, their religion, the first mis-
sionsry sent to them, and other topics will
be considered.
Darius Driver died Wednesday evening
at tho home of his daughter, Mrs. Edwin
A. Blakeslee, 329 Exchange street. Of late
he had been in good health, and his last
| illness was of only twenty four hours du-
| ration.
| Twenty members of Hiram Camp divis-
ion, s. of T., attended the musical enter
tainment given by West Rock division of
Westville Wednesday evening.
Rev. DR.. Sage has gone to Illinois, and
will be absent two weeks. During his stay
| he will visit his mother.
Twenty-six members of the local Chris
tan Endeavor societies went on sleigh
ride to Mount Carmel Wednesday evening
and attended q conservation service of the
Y. P. s. @. E. of that place.
A surprise visit was paid T.. o. Perry
and wife of Exchange street Wednesday
evening. Most of those present were mem
bers of Hiram Camp division.
Yesterdays heavy rain overlooked walks
and crossings. 60 that wading was the
order of the day. The schools were slimly
attended in the morning and there was but
one session.
Fred F. Bishop, secretary Of the New
Haven Ice company, says the Ice crop this
winter fs the best the company has ever
harvested, being as clear as crystal. The
company has housed 10000 tons of the
crystal cakes.
Edward D. Fowler, clerk at Brown &
Durham's, is out again after ten days. i'll
ness from the effects of bronchial trouble.
Several of the Fair Haven members of
Unity commsndery, Loyal Legion, partici
pated in the drill with Bridgeport division
U. R Z. P, at the Second regiment armo-
ry last evening, as reported elsewhere.
John g. Hura's favorite horse has sue
cumbed to the CHAMBERS.
At Graves yard the sloop Lydia Decker
will soon bs launched, after a thorough
overhauling that has cost about $780, The
sloop, which is owned by ex Secretary I.
E. Brown, is employed in the oyster bust
ness, and has capacity of about 500
bushels.
Another vessel soon to be launched st
the same yard is the steamer Yale. Captain
Dadmun has thoroughly overhauled the
machinery, and the launch will soon be
used for coaching Yale crews.
With the new men steamer No. COM
pany promises to become as effective fire
company as there is in the city. The call
men were good fremen, too, and If Or
ganized into fire company they would
give good account of themselves at big
fire.