Morning journal and courier., 1893-03-27
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

FAIR HAVEN NEWS.
Two Carsoes Of Baltimore Shells
Illustrated Lecture-ReligiensS erv- |
ices-Royal Arcanum Delegates-The
Morris Cove Fishermen-Run OF |
Hares and Hounds-Specfal Gospel |
Temperance Meetings.
Linus Bradley is driving the bakery |
wagon for John Parker of the annex.
Miss Ida Straasburg is assisting in Seeley
& 90 e store.
The steam barge Estelle towing the barge
Samuel g. Boucher, arrived yesterday
from Baltimore with 485 tons of oyster
shells for n. A. Stevens to be used in his
lime works. The captain clsims these
shells are harder and better for lime than
the northern shells. Formerly shells for
lime were procured here entirely but now
they are worth more for Smelling" the
oyster beds.
Fred Ward and family of North Gull
ford, will move to North Front street
April 1.
In the Sunday school room of the Grand
Avenue Congregational church on Wednes-
day evening, under the auspices of the W.
G. T. o., an illustrated gospel and scientific
temperance lecture will be given by Rev.
O. NJ. Owen of Binghampton, N. Y.
At the seventh annual session of the grand
council of the Royal Arcanum, to be held
council will be represented by George 8.
Adams as representative and Lewis L.
Bradley as alternate MI. Adams will also
act as assistant to the grand guide, and
George J. Bishop will be member of the
committee on finance. An attempt will be
made to secure a recognition of Live Oak
council in the new Offices of the grand
council.
A delegation from Hiram Camp division,
s. of T., will attend the anniversary cele-
bration of Living Spring division of East
Bridgeport on the evening of April 10.
George Burbank of Ferry street, who has
been critically Ill, was much better yester-
day.
The Morris Cove fishermen are not likely
to put in their pounds this spring On &C.
count of the bill pending before the legis
lature providing that no nets shall be set
in the harbor. Yachtsmen complain that
at the Cove these pounds are particularly
troublesome to them. There will be NO
bar, hewever, to the setting of the nets
| over on the east shore of the sound.
Quite feet of oystermeu are expected
| this week from Virginia.
The run by the hares and hounds on
Fast day is likely to be an event of much
interest among the sprinters belonging to
the Dayton Hook and Ladder company.
Tomorrow evening R B. Farren of the
A. O. q. W. will pay visit to Shelton
lodge.
The "Fellow craft" degree will be worked
by Adelphi lodge F. and A. NJ, tomorrow
evening.
Palm Sunday was characterised with
special observance at ST. Francis R @.
+ church, and there was large Atteni lance
/ at all the services, which included the
! distribution Of the palms.
On the evening of Tuesday, April Alb, al
| the anniversary of Admiral Foote post,
Rev. Erastus Blakeslee of Spencer, Mass
| formerly pastor of the Second Congre
gational church will give some histoTicsl
"reminiscences.
Rev. A. Douglass Miller of Grace church
| assisted in the ordination of Rev. W. Her.
| bert Hutchinson of St Paui's church Sat
urday morning.
Rev. U. O. Mohr of the Ferry street
Congregational church conducted the meet
| ing at the Y. NJ. @. A. rooms yesterday
| afternoon and the singing was led by
Frank Mansfield. Special gospel meetings
| will be held at the rooms every evening
| during the week.
Mrs. Phelps of Meriden addressed thu
| meeting OF the W. G. T. U. yesterday af
| ternoon.
l. Rev. DR.. Sage was warmly greeted by
| his parishioners of the Grand avenue Bap
| tist church yesterday after his two weeks
| absence in Illinois. He preached in the
morning from the text in Romans i, IS:
| "For Am Not Ashamed of the Gospel Of
| Christ"
| "The Parable of the Householder" was
| the subject of Rev. J. Lee Mitchells ser
mon at the Grand avenue Congregations
church yesterday morning In the even
| ing he delivered the sixth sermon of ths
| Pilgrims Progress course: "Christian spd
| Faithful in Vanity Fair"
Rsy. D. M. James of the Second Congre
gational church preached yesterday morn
ing on s'The Cross of Our Lord the Grown
of His Love-" In the evening the servIc,
included special musical program by the
choir.
Rev. Dr. Burdett Hart gave a dinner re
Gently at his residence on Ferry street tt
twelve Sisters of Charity of st. Fro nc.i
church, who reside on Ferry street short
distance from his home.
The funeral of Mr.. George B. Hotchkiss
who was for years turnkey at the county
i jail huo lAuIo ItCeHtly cuSaSeu III Gue
trucking business, took place Sunday from
the residence of the family on Lombard
street attended by many Borrowing friends
The Rev. Mr.. Morris, rector of the Episcopal
church, Oxford, and Rev. Mr.. Miller of Grace
| church, Fair Haven, officiated. Rev. Mr.
Morris WAS formerly rector of the Bethany
| Episcopal church and was warm persona
friend and acquaintance of the deceased
| and at the funeral paid fine tribute to the
| memory of the deceased brother and his
| sterling qualities as man and citizen
and his faithfulness to duty In all the re-
1ations of life, and spoke beautiful
| consolating words to the bereaved wife
| and children. The latter. desire to return
their sincere thanks to all who 30 kindly
| sympathizsd with them in their sad bs
| resvement, including the members of the
Masonic body and the Garments association
| of which he was a member. The inter,
ment was in Evergreen cemetery. The
| pallbearers were all members of Olive
| Branch lodge, F. & A NJ of Westville
| and large representation of the lodge was
present at the grave where the services
were conducted by the Masonic fraternity
There were number of beautiful floral
l tributes