Morning journal and courier., 1894-02-01
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

spoke at a Bridgeport Meeting-1he
Funeral OF James l.. Clancey-A
Fine Musical Entertainment-S. of
Il. Ann1versary-A Charter for the
Schooner reynolds.
M. A. Farren spoke at the Murphy meet
ing held in the First NJ. e. church of
Bridgeport last evening and gave an &C.
count of the result of ths Murphy CAM
paign in Fair Haven last year.
The funeral of James L. Clancy was
largely attended from St. Francis church
yesterday morning, Rev. Fathers Mulhol-
land, Stanley and Kennedy taking part at
the requiem mass. The bearers and flower
bearers were cousins of the deceased.
There were many floral tributes, among
them q set piece from employees of the Fair
Haven and Westville Horse Rsilroad COM
pany, where the deceased had been for the
past two years a conductor.
The musical entertainment given under
the auspices of the Young Peoples guild
of Grace church in Odd Fellows hall Tues
day evening was great success, the hall
having been crowded and fully 100 being
| unable to secure admission. The program
| included avocal solo by Miss Neva Squirse,
trio by Mrs. b. Il. Nsttletou, Miss Edith
Porter and Frank e Edgar, and the Bel
| lsny dance by six girls. Tho "Old Sing
| ing School," consisting of fifteen young
people in old time costumes and singing
old mueic, was a pleasant feature of the
evening. After the entertainment cake and
ice cream were served.
The third anniversary of Hiram Camp
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| trail hall next Wednesday evening and
1000 tickets nave been issued. It ia ex.
pected that the local clergy and Rev. D. J.
CLARK of East Haven. E. L. g. Hohentbsl
] of South Manchester, the g. W. P, Q. E.
Hart, e.. W. treasurer, and delegations
from ten divisions of the order will be
present Thomas E. Murphy, the great
temperance advocate, has consented to at
tend end speak. A fine spread will be
served and the anniversary promises to be
a notable occasion.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Freeman are
/ visiting their daughter, Mrs. NJ. A. Farren
of Center street. Mr.. freeman 10 in charge
of the cut Rlses department of the Go1ham
Silver company of Providence.
The last of the feet of echooners built
here, the Harry and Gracs Reynolds, has
been chartered to carry o general cargo
from New York to Surinam, Dutch Gui-
ana.
Walter Nickerson, Grand avenue lad :,
has a dog that has been broken to drive
like horse. Walter and one of his play
mates can be seen almost any day being
drawn on his eled by the faithful animal.
day into the building at the corner of
Grand avenue and East Pearl street, which
was recently lowered even with the walk
and the lower part refttsd for store
What with the teams oarting snow and
other vehicles which are driven on the car
tracks, the horse cars on Grand avenue
have difficulty in securing the right of way
to make their trips. Along the tracks the
wheeling is much the best for teams, but
it makes it bad for the cars.
NJ A. Farren, ex grand worthy patriarch,
has been appointed by the grand division
of the Sons Of Temperance . member of
the committee that is to have charge of
raising fund of $20,000 in this state for
propagation work.
The LILLIAN laborer, whose arm was frsc-
tured over at the cut, was able to be out
yesterday.
The juveniles are having fine times coast
ing, although, like the sleighing, the coast
ing is pretty poor.
Some of the lads contemplate scraping
away the snow from ono of the east side
ponds for q skating course.
NUsICAL-sT. JAMES CHURCH
A mus steal will be given in Central hall,
on Grand avenue, on Tuesday evening,
February 6, for the benefit of St. James
church. The following is the program:
Piano SOLO,.
...........................h Miss Williams
Mandolin selections,
Vocal Waltz .Vogel
Schubert quartet.
CCntraICO sOO .SeieCueQ
Miss Madge Roberts.
hoClCStou.
Miss Minnie Kay.