The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-10-19
FAIR HAVEN.


 Grand avenue Congregational church for the season of 1S9i-5 was delightfully."- opened last evening with concert by the New York Philharmonic club. assisted by Miss Clara c. Henley, so- prano. That the concert would be first class was amply assured by the high reputation of the Philharmonics and Miss Henley's previous concert suc- cesses. and the very large audience present enjoyed rare musical treat-a feast of delightful harmonies The sale of tickets for the entire course is very large, assuring its success, despite the high cost of providing so admirable a course throughout.
 Henry Konold X Son have 5000 tons of coal on the way here. One of the McWiiliams line barges arrived yester- day with q cargo of 353 tons.
 George N. Bates of Ferry street has just procured five-year-old Wilkes mare that Is a valuable animal. She has trotted a half mile In 1:17.
 The Y.P.S.C.E of the Grand avenue Baptist church has elected officers as follows. President, Charles D. Man warning; vice president. Mrs. Willis G. Wiser: secretary, Miss Nora Sage; treas urer, Harry santry; prayer meeting committee, Mrs. E. c. Sage, chairman lookout committee, Mrs N. A, Beebe, chairman: missionary committee Miss Fannie I. Becbe, chairman, social com mittee, F. B Smith, chairman; temper ance committee, Miles J. Barnes, chair man; floral committee. Hattie J. Bald win, chairman; Sunday school commit tee, Mrs. David Hanselpacker, chair man; organist, Hattie Converse; assist ant organist Nora Sage: chorister, Harry Santry.
 Mrs Hitchcock, matron of the Home of the Friendless, has returned from a visit with relatives in Norwalk.
 Rev. D J. Clark of East Haven will speak for the w. c. T. U at the Sec ond Congregational church next Sunday at 3 phi.
 Merritt A. Farren has gone to Bangor to take a theological course in the Con gregational seminary. MT. Farren is a ready speaker and has done consider able work in religious and temperance circles, and is the eX-grand worthy pa triot of the Sons of Temperance of this state. He is son of Willis H. Farren of the firm of Farren Brothers.
 The funeral of Luman W. Cook was held from his late residence, 567 Quin- nipiac street. yesterday morning Rev. D. M. James officiating. The bearers were Willett and Harvey Hemingway, Herbert Barnes, William Crockett and Mr.Whitehead. The remains were taken to Meriden for interment, and arrived at Meriien on the 12:51 train yesterday afternoon, accompanied by many friends and relatives. At the station the body was taken in charge by bearers Levi E. COe, Eugene Hall, Oliver Swan, Ed ward Hall Rufus Hall and F. w. Miller. Sel vices were held at the grave in the West cemetery, Rev. Asher Anderson officiating.
 Mary J., wife of Pembroke c. s. Wes- son, died yesterday at her home, 8 East Grand avenue, from consumption, after long illness, at the age of fifty one years.
 The Ladies' Aid society of the Grand avenue Baptist church has elected off, cers as follows: President, Mrs. William Sheffield; vice president, Mrs. John San try; secretary and treasurer, Mrs. .Nel- son A. Beebe: directresses, Mrs. Henry A. Keech, Mrs. J. A. Bishop, Mrs. Charles N. Meigs, Mrs Adelbert Row ley; entertainment committee, Mrs E.. B. Warren, Mrs. H. M Sage, Mrs. Sam uel R. Bishop, 2d; fancy work commit tee, Mrs Da.id Hanselpa cker, Mrs, John w. Hill, Mrs. Bell Jacques.
 REAL ESTATE SALES,
 Elliott H. Morse, for the estate of Nelson H. Hotchkiss. sold two lots at auction yesterday morning. One of them cn Chapel street, between Lloyd and James streets, brought $2O foot, and another on SaNonstall avenue was sold for $15 foot A lot on the corner of Mill and Exchange streets was with drawn because of the lack of bids,