Morning journal and courier., 1893-05-30
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

The Memorial Day Exercises-Boys'
Brigade Field DaY-BiE Catches of
whitehsh-Ward Committees Elect
ed-married at st. James, Church..
The Twelfth ward republicans have elect
ed the following committee: L. @. Seward,
H.W. Warner, William A. Warner, Charles
Brandt, Alvah 81. Granniss.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. 81. Rowe and Miss Stella
Lane have gone to South Norwalk to visit
friends.
The members of the Y.M.CA A. planned
to form a baseball nine, but as there are no
available grounds nearer than the Quinni-
pisc meadows the scheme has been absn->
doued. A nine WAS formed Last eeasop,
and the first game was played year ago
to-day.
In the Fourteenth ward the republicans
have elected ward committee as follows:
George N. Baldwin, O. D. Parmelee, Lu-
zerne Ludington, William A. Rowe and
Lewis A. T. Blake.
James D. Vanderbilt, veteran of the
One Hundred and Twenty seventh New
York, and Alexander Russell of the Thirty
| eighth New York regiments and members
of Mansfield post No. IS, G. A. R went
| to Brooklyn yesterday to attend the Memo
| risl day exercises to-day. The post will be
| accompanied by the Columbian guard of
| the post, consisting of eighty young ladies
| dressed in white. The post will decorate
| the graves In Cypress Hill cemetery.
Miss Matilda A., daughter of Rev. Will
liam L. Bo.twiek of 269 Quinnipiso street,
and George Clifford Foo.e, son of George
Foote, were married in St. James church
last evening at o'clock by Rev. G. q.
Doupe. The ushers were Fred Foote, q
brother of the groom, William Bostwick, a
brother of the bride, A. L. Ohamberlin, ir.,
and Ambrose Munson. The bride wore q
gown of white Lyons silk, trimmed with
duchess lace, long train and her veil was
fastened with orange blossoms. She car
ried prayer book in her hand. One hun
dred and twenty-five guests were invited
and sat in front pews and many others
availed themselves Of the opportunity of
| witnessing the service. The church had
been pretsily trimmed with white flowers
and gresnery. After the service q recep-
ton for the relatives of the couple was
held at the home of the bride. After q
| wedding tour of two weeks Mr.. and Mrs.
Foote will reside at 55 Pine street. Among
the guests were: Rev. b. W. Hartman of
Windsor, Mr.. and Mrs. Ahearn, Miss
Lynch, Miss N. A. Minor and Miss White
more Of Hartford.
In addition to the program for Memorial
day given in this paper yesterday 1t should
be said that the address in the Fair Haven
cemetery will be given by Rev. G Il.
Doupe. Rev. DR.. Sage was also expected
to make remarks, but he will be unable to,
owing to illness. The procession will be
headed by Bunnelps Drum corps. The va
cant store at the corner of Grand avenue
and East Pearl street will be open for flow
ers, which should be sent early this morn
ing.
A special meeting of Pulaski chapter, R
A. NJ, to initiate new candidates was held
last evening, and another special will be
held tomorrow evening. Five now mem
bers are to be added to the chapter.
The four companies of the Boys brigade
of Fair Haven and the Young Ladies' Ca
diets will go to Pawson park to day on tn,
steamer Sunshine. The exercises will b,
according to the program heretofore print
ed. The Third, Fourth, Fifth and N nth
companies, Captain G.. J. Gutbrod com
marding, will form on the lswn of tn
Grand avenue Congregational church at
a. M. E R. Slater of East Pearl street i
quartermaster for the day
Great catches of white fab are bein,
made at present in the East Haven pounds
j.. The fish are taken to the oil works an,
3 are sold to the farmers for fertilizing pur
= | poses.