Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-03-23
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

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Funeral of Station Agent Conger-
Gospel Meetings-To Institute new
LOdges-Coal Arriving Freely.
Beginning next Sunday series OF Cos
pei meetings will be held in the gymnasium
of the Y. N. G. A., to be continued as long
as the interest will warrant. Rev. Mr..
Moore of the Ferry street Congregational
church will have charge of the meetings
on Sunday afternoon and on Monday and
Tuesday evenings; on Wednesday and
Thursday evenings Rev. ]. d. Hand will
be in charge, Walter R. Downs on Friday
evening and Rev. E. g. Sage on Saturday
evening. The evening meetings will begin
at 7:3O. The singing will be by male
choir led by Frank Mansfield.
r. B. Fsrren arrived home last evening
from a two weeks business trip in the
west, having visited Chicago and st. Louis.
This evening NJ. A. Farren, W. @. P. OF
the state, will institute new division of
the Sons of Temperance in Jewett City and
another in Uncasville on Friday evening
On Friday and Saturday he will visit the
members of the order in Norwich and New
London.
Rev. Joseph Cooke, 80 well known in
Fair Haven, who has delivered the Monday
noon lectures to business and professional
men for so many winters In the fremont
Temple, Boston, finished his course for w
the Monday before the building was burned.
Thorpe, the builder, is erecting two
story storeheuse for W. A. Warner &C Bro.
in the rear of their store.
1ofoa H & A M worked the
first degree on two candidates Tuesday
evening.
E Rowe of the firm of W. S. & E.
81. Rowe, jewellers, who has been i'll several
days is out again.
Considerable coal is coming in st pres
ent. Yesterday there were q dozen coal
boats at the GAINESVILLE wharves, and a.
Konold & Son had 1000 tons Of coal at
their dock.
A schooner came In yesterday from Long
Island with starch feed for R. D. Davis.
Michael McCroary, who was so badly in
jured at the Shore Line railroad station
several weeks ago, Is now at his home in
the annex, and is slowly recovering. The
loss of one hand was the most serious in,
jury sustained.
The furniture is being placed in the East
Haven town hall, A cooking stove is one
of the adjuncts of the lower room, to bs
used on social occasions.
The funeral of Frank L. Conger, the
East Haven station agent, who died at the
New York polytechnic hospital from the Of
fects of a severe surgical operation, was
conducted from the late home of the de
ceased in East Haven yesterday afternoon
Rev. D. j. Clark of the Old Stone church
| officiating The services were largely at
| tended. Many floral pieces rested upo1
l Iho ooa1- Int in, he Toe
| Haven cemetery.
| Rev. Mr.. Means of Christ Church will
preach at ST. James church this evenin,
in the united Lenten services.
| There were many out last evening to at
tend the meeting of the boys brigad
In the Grand avenue Congregation
al church, The object of the meeting wa
to acquaint the people with the work o
the brigade in the Sunday schools. Their
are three companies in Fair Haven: Thir
company in Sunday school of Second Con
gregational church, Captain W. Curtisf
fourth company, East Pearl street NJ. Z
church, Captain Frank Tompkins, an
fifth company, Grand avenue Congreg'
tionsl church, Captain q. J. GEtbrod. TT
program last evening was as follows:
| Professional
prayer. Rev j. E. Eal
MHfSs Of Boys Bigads A. H. Hay
Hyrin.stand up. Stand up for Jesus" ''u
Paper-Thc Bible GLASS;:
.....................Lie E. G. Trowbrid
| Paper-'The Drip. Captain 2. Tompki
, | Hymn.
Address-"Discpline" ..........R Rev. DIM. Jam
| Collection.
Question box. E. R. Stat
, Doxology.
| ReceSSional