Morning journal and courier., 1893-01-02
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

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day-Gifts to a Retiring Sunday
school SUPERINTENDENT MUIR
ply Meettnss-GoIden Wedding
tsyiredo the DrawbrIdge - The
Week of Prayer Welcomed by
Many Steam Whistles-The Y. M. @.
A. observation-disclosures Oysters Scarce
The weather Of New Years day was
cheerlees but it tended to make more
bright the home cheer. The churches
were we'll attended in the morning, con-
sidering the weather, and a number OF
New Years sermons were preached.
Rev. DIR. Sage at the Grand avenue Bap-
list church preached an excellent sermon
In the morning on "Newness of Life"
taking for his text the last clause of verse
4, Romans vi chapter. It was intended
especially for the new year, as
was the evening sermon on "New Years
Resolutions"
topic of a fine sermon by Rev. ]. Lee
Mitchell at the Grand avenue Congrega-
tional church IT, the morning. In the
evening there .ss an interesting New
Years service. In place of the customary
New Years advice, Rev. Mr.. Mitchell read
the famous little story from Dickens and
extracts from Tennyson. The people who
heard it were so grati6sd with it and the
people who did not hear 1t SO anxious to
hear 1t, that the choir of the church con-
sented to repeat parts of the Christmas
praise service last evening, and all present
were delighted with the fine rendition.
John J. Willmott, with number of ma
chinists from tie New Haven boiler works,
went up to the new Shore Line railroad
layout in the annex Saturday to begin
some repairs on one of the 81. K Ryan"
locomotives. The maohine-ene of three
used in pulling dump cars-jumped the
track and broke an axle. The repairs will
take about week to complete.
To-day the Fair Haven postofice will
close at noon and the letter carriers will
make only one delivery.
There was din of steam whistles from
the steamers on the harbor and river Sat
urday midnight in welcome of the new
year, and those who did not hear were
sound sleepers indeed.
Some time ago T. E. Murphy, the we'll
known temperance orator. promised to de-
vote several days to work in Fair Haven
after his engagement In Meriden. To make
more emphatic the call, M. A. Farren, G..
W. P. of the S. of T. of Connecticut, cir
oulated a petition earnestly inviting Mr..
Murphy to the work and promising an
active cooperation. This petition was
signed by about fifty, including clergymen,
Sunday school superintendents, Y NJ @:
4. workers, etc. Mr.. Murphy has agreed
to begin his addresses on the evening of
Tuesday, January "a. The fret meeting
will be held In the Grand avenue Copgre-
gational church, and there will be meet
ings in other churches.
Rev. and Mrs. J. Lee Mitchell will give a
New Years reception to their friends to-
day from until 10 p. m. at their home,
238 Grand avenue.
The W. G. 7. U. will hold services at
their rooms every evening this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willis R Holt celebrated
their fftieth anniversary at their home,
1877 South Front street, Saturday evening.
Many of their friends were present to offer
Emeline Barwell of Milford, and the
couple were married by the late Rev. Mr..
Train of that place. Mr.. Holt, who ia a
retired oysterman, went to sea many years
before entering upon business. He was
formerly democratic registrar in the
Eleventh ward, member of the board of
aldermen. and formsn of Engine company
No. 9 of the volunteer fremen. For many
years he has been connected with Polar
Star lodge, 1. o. o. F., and has filed all
the lodge Offices twice. Children of the
couple are George Holt, Mrs. William
Elder and Mrs. John Smith.
A. A. Chabot, electrician, has wired Tom
linson bridge 30 that the cars of the Nor
ris Cove electric road will run as we'll as
on the ground rails.
Religious services will be held in the
Grand avenue Baptist church every even
ing this week save Saturday.
Yesterday noon after F. B. Smith, the
new superintendent of the Sunday school
of the Grand avenue Baptist church, had
been introduced, Rev. DR.. Sage, in behalf
superintendent, o. J. Hull, with hand
some oak rocker and pair of gold eye
glasses. Mr.. Hull closes his second term
as superintendent.
There will be reception to the young
men of the Y. M. O. A. to day from to
10 p. m. Refreshments will be served
from to 8; music and readings, s to 9,
and there will be social hour from 8
to 10 o'clock.
A special meeting of the officers and
members of the committees of the Y NJ G.
A. was held at the rooms yesterday morn
| ing for prayer and eonsecration to the work
for the coming year. At the regular Sun
day afternoon meeting the president, N A.
Beebe, presided. "Resolutions" was the
topic. The association has issued cards
with the names of leaders and subjects for
the meetings in January.
Captain Mark Holmes of the schooner
Grace Seymour expected to sail for New
York yesterday, but the calkers and rig
gers did not finish, and the departure will
be delayed until tomorrow.
The market is nearly bare of Virginia
oysters. Another vessel is DUE and the
dealers will be glad to receive the stock.