Morning journal and courier., 1893-12-14
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

The Firemen's Rall-Coid Work for
 Painters-NIore Members for Coluni.
 bia Castle-The Reach Freezes over.
 The eighth annual ball of the Dayton Hook and Ladder company was given at Central hall last evening and proved great success. Among the guests were Chief Kennedy, Chief D. B. Cornell of the Fair Haven department, Chief Thompson, Henry Spiegel, Foreman Charles Sherman and wife, Assistant Foreman W. W. Clinton and wife and MT. and Mrs. Charles Hoff- meister of West Haven, and MT. and Mrs. William Reed of Birmingham. Others present included MT. and Mrs. J. H. Den ton, Miss Tillie Lucas, Miss Nina Granniss and Miss Gertrude Robinson. The march was led by D. Burton Brown, chairman of the committee of arrangements, and Miss Jennie Curran of West Haven. There were present delegations from Storm and Bassett companies of Birmingham, Graham and West Haven hook and ladder compa- nies and the engine company from West Haven, Sons of Veteran Bremen of New Haven, Dickerman hose of Westville and the Guilford company. Over one hundred people were present, and the fremen in ! uniform tended to make very pretty ap- pearance on the grand march. During the 1 evening fine spread was furnished by the company in the vacant store at the corner of East Grand avenue and Quinnipiac street. There were twenty-two dances. The ladies were furnished with handsome programs. Music was by the Second regi- ment orchestra and Prof. Dunn prompted. The committees were as follows: Arrange ments, D. Burton Brown, Charles G. Will son, Morgan E. Fowler, Frank N. Talmage, Frank Ryan; floor directors, H.G.Pond,
 J. W. Gain.
 Reception committee-J. H: Denton, George Gripps, Phillip Borst, J. Mettler, Burton Bradley, Ed Philbrick, Ed Ryan, Arthur Hitchcock, J. 0. Cramp, U. H. Barnes, Harry Wsdmore, Elex Dupres, J. Burton, F. E. Duffy, James Brown, G. B. Parsons, William Jacobs, Walter Ohaffee, William Dunk1ee, Fl. E. Brown, James | Farrell, W. J. Doolittle, H. A. Thomas, w. A. Mabry, B. H. Ellis, W. A. Granniss,
 Jake Friedel, Wilbur Davis, H. 0. Noll, F. N Clark, W. Jerolman, George Perkins, Nelson Burdick, T. F. Fitzsimmons, Au- gust White, Charles Montgomery, Robert ! Stecklen, F. R. Dorman, Frank Bailey. .. When the oyster steamers weht down the river early yesterday morning the
 river above Quinnipiac bridge was frozen | over. It was a pretty bad day for men to be out in an open boat, bat A. Dill went ! down in his sharpie.
 The Consolidated council No. 5, Broth l erhood of Relief, now has ffty-one mem bers, only four below it's full quota. Mrs. Sarah A. Goodhue died at her
 home, 232 Poplar street, yesterday. She was 8 member of the Ferry street church. Her death is 8 loss to many friends. | Nine painters of T. G. W. Jefferson &
 Son were at work painting the outside of
 the house of G. W. Mallory in the annex yesterday. Painters were also at work on
 the exterior of a couple of Grand avenue
 house, and although it was pretty cold
 work, there was desire to complete the jobs before another storm
 Frederick L. Buckingham of East Pearl
 street, travelling salesman for English &
 Mersiek, left last night for Quebec and ! will extend his trip west. He will be ab
 sent five or six weeks.
 Columbia Castle, K. G. E., on Tuesday
 evening initiated A. H. Ellis and s. A
 rourtelotte; elected five members and re
 oeived one application.
 The Fair Haven union sent delegation
 to the meeting of the New Haven W. c
 T. U. convention held at the Grace IA. E
 church yesterday.
 Despite the cold, the juveniles were ou in good numbers skating on several of the
 east side ponds yesterday. Some of thu
 hills still have froxsn surfaces and thu
 double rippers were brought into requisi | tfou.