Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1893-12-04
FAIR kAAyEN NKWS.

Weddtng-Testfns tho Electric Road
Two Cargoes OF Gypsum Arrive.
Fred Forbes has built a new house,
which he will offer for rent, on a new
street near the East Haven station. Child
sey Brothers were the contractors.
Rev. Mr.. Ward spoke at the meeting of
the Fair Haven mission last evening. This
evening" Rev. Mr.. Singleton is announced
to speak.
Rev. ]. Lee Mitchell, at the Grand ave-
nue. Congregational church, preached yes
| terdsy morning from the text, ''Be filled
with the Spirit" end in the afternoon the
sacrament of the Lords supper was OBJ
served.
At the Second Congregational church
Rev. D. NJ. James preached yesterday
morning on "Moral Grounds for National
Gratitude"
Rev. DR.. Sage, at the Grand avenue Bap
tist church last evening, gave another Of
his popular evening addresses 10 the
series on ''Sslf," his topic being "Self Re-
straint."
"True Manhood" was the topic of the
sermon preached especially to young men
by Rev. S. E. Marshall, at the East Pear
street M. E. church in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis P. Converse o!
Lloyd street are visiting in Warren, Mass.
Several of the pastors preached yester
day urging their auditors to vote no license
at the coming election.
Miss Lizzie E b, daughter of Charles G.
Wilson, the plumber, of Rose street, annex
and George P. Perkins, will be married
early the present month.
At the last meeting of Columbia castle,
Z. 6. E, progress was reported by the
/ Sa Co. ~ +
lie installation of the officers to be held in
Central hall. The castle voted to 60 te
Bridgeport on Wednesday to attend fra
ternal gathering of Bridgeport castle.
A sloop has discharged about five hun
dred bushels of Rockaway oysters at one
of the Front street wharves for A. Foote
& Co.
An electric car was run over a portion
of Fsrren avenue and Ferry street last weeb
for experimental purposes, and the test
| was q success. Power was supplied By
connecting the wires with the Morris Cove
line at the Four Corners.
At the Friday evening prayer meeting Al
the Grand avenue Baptist church, the
meeting was conducted as Thanksgiving
service. The members had been asked tc
bring supplies of any sort to be distributed
among the needy, as an expression of theil
thankfulness and the platform was filled
with great variety of groceries and pro
visions, besides cash donations and othel
supplies. The supplies are to be dis
tributed as accession demands by q com
mittee appointed for the purpose.
The schooners Tacoma and Arrow loaded
with about 700 tons of plaster, are dis
charging at the Adamant eompany's dock
The schooner Multnornah of New Lon
don which loaded the second cargo of YES
I - III 10 e. .
Bath, Me-, shipbuilder, has sailed for hel
destination.
Harry, son of Charles Dayton of Quin
nipiac street, while playing baseball met
with 0 serious accident. As the players
companions fell upon him, fracturing {
shoulder blade.
Friends of Charles Way paid him sur
prise visit Thanksgiving night at his home
272 Exchange street. One of the principa
features of the evening was dancing, 1t be
ing masquerade. There were also music
games and the serving of refreshments
Among those present were the Misses Glars
Covert, L. and Sadie Bishop, Glars Bauer
Messrs. Santry, Covert, Rowe, Bishop
Msckie, Macarthur, Foster, Sobie, Mr.. and
Mrs. Teeter, Mr.. and Mrs. Kspitskie and
Mrs. Grannis.
Miss Amelia Raehner has taken q posi-
ton as typewriter and stenographer in thu
oficeof the Christian Workers association
succeeding Miss Eta Bates, who is soor
| to be married. >
A Swedish Sunday school was opened IL
the Grand avenue Baptist church yester
day. The teaching will be in the Swedish
language.
| Dennis Crofian of ISL Ssltonstall avenue
who fell from the roof of the new powel
house, distance of thirty three feet, ant
was picked up unconscious, Is gradual.
improving and his recovery Is now OK
pected.
Mr.. and Mrs. Taber of New York cit.
have taken up their home with Mrs. W
81. Thomson at the corner Of Grand ave
nue. and Atwater street. Mrs. Tabsr IL ,
niece of Mrs. Thomson.
William Ryan, who fell and fracturet
his leg on Tin bridge Thursday evening, i
at the hospital improving.
In the jewelry store of W. 8. & Z. II
Rowe new and handsome show case hal
been placed for the display Of silver ware