Morning journal and courier., 1893-11-18
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.
A Surprise Party-Addresses on Tenn
 perance-Mrs. Demfng Very Il-A

FAIR HAVEN NEWS. A Surprise Party-Addresses on Tenn perance-Mrs. Deming Very In-A l silver Tea-Lamp ExplOdes.
 A party of young people gathered at the l home of Charles Johnson, No. 23 Shelter street, Wednesday evening, and rendered him 8 surprise party. Last week e sur prise was given Mrs. Johnson, at which time MT. Johnson asserted that no party could surprise him. This gathering was to refute the statement and was complete success. The evening was passed very pleasantly with whist and parlor games, and 8 collation. was served. Among those attending were Misses Nellie Field, Irenae Wilson, Grace Frost, Anna Way, Lillie- Hendrickson, Daisy Duell, Clara Covert, Della Csrgill, May Pavey, Hattie Con- verse, Florence Santry, Jennie Ron aid, Herbert shipley, M. J. Barnes, Gilbert Rowe, Charles Hendrickson, 0. L. Kilbourne, s. R. Bishop, Fred Williams, Frank Ronald, Will Bishop, Harry santry, W. G. Waters, Howard Waters, J. Shaw, Milton Bradley, Arthur Kennedy, D. K. Pavey. M. R. Dowd, and MT. and Mrs. Howard Preston.
 Tomorrow morning Rev. J. H. James ! will deliver an address on temperance at | the Grand avenue Baptist church, will speak at the Second Congregational church | in the evening and at the Y. M. o. A. in | the afternoon. He will also speak st the | meetings of the Y. P. s. c. E. The proceeds of the lecture given by i Judge Dsmina under the auspices of the Ladies' Aid society of the Grand avenue | Baptist church amounted to 8 little over ss7.
 Mrs. Polly M. Deming, mother of ex- Judge L. P. Deming of 36S Quinnipiac street, was considered very low yesterday. | months.
 Rev. 0. H. Deupe has become @ member of the Y. M. o. A., and will be great sd- di,ion to the society.
 Rev. D. M. James of Fair Haven and Rev. D, J. Clark of East Haven took part in the installation of Rsv. William G Lathrop of the North Haven Congrega
 tional church.
 Joseph Besrdmore has returned here sf
 ter an absence of several years in Virginia
 and will make Fair Haven his permanent
 home. The remains of his son, Albert
 were brought here from Ansonia this weeh
 and inferred in the Fair Haven cemetery
 death resulting from typhoid pneumonia The Young Peoples guild of Grac,
 church has elected officers as followe
 President Miss Mamie Jones; vice presi
 dent, Mrs. John 0. Willmott; secretary
 Miss Nellie Scranton; treasurer, Miss Mar, l Alcott.
 A silver tea was held Wednesday even
 ing under the auspices of the Daughters o
 the King of Grace church, at the home O
 
 about 100 persons attending. After te,
 there were interesting exercises, includin , music, and the young ladies conducted al
 apron sale. A good sum was realized. , There was an explosion of 8 hall lamp 8 , the residence of James R. Jones Thursds
 evening. Mir. Jones was sitting in an ad joining room and very fortunately hear , the explosion and rushed into the hal kicked the lamp out doors and smothere
 the burning oil with a mat. It was 8 nal !, row escape from serious fire. Mir. lone resides at r Maltby street.
 Seventeen persons attended the class i I physical culture at the Y.M.C.A. gymns f sium Thursday evening MT. Hand of Ysl f l came over and played the piano while Ml . | Hammett gave the instruction. Secretar Steele has just secured 8 supply of India
 clubs sufficient for the entire class, an i, they were used for the first time Thursda evening.
 | A musical and literary entertainmer | will be given in the E.st Pearl street M. f church next Thursday evening under tt a l auspices of the Ladies' Aid society. Afts t l the entertainment fee cream and cake wi !, be served.
 In place of Miss Avice Boxall, the harl I l ist, the committee in charge of the courf . of entertainments at the Grand avenr ConQreQational church have been SO fort1 f nate as to secure the services for the col r cert next Wednesday evening of both Mi
 Gsffney, the highly popular soprano, an f Miss Gallagher, the hsrpist, daughter r our esteemed townsman James Gsllaghe . jr. These two names will be welcomed 1 e the program most heartily and will ad n much to the satisfaction of the large aud
 ence which is assured for the concer
 The committee are to bs congratulated (
 having secuted these talented and popul
 artistes.