Morning journal and courier., 1894-04-27
FAIRHAvxN NEWS.

The Y. M. @. \. Entertainment-Get
ting Ready For tho Caucusses-Ban.
quet OF Pulaski Chapter-lmProving
q Schooner Yacht-Funeral Of mrs.
Butterneld.
One of the most enjoyable entertain
ments of the season was that given In the |
z. n. O. A. rooms Wednesday evening. |
The rooms were crowded and all were
greatly pleased with the exercises. The
work of the Fair Haven orchestra was ex-
cellent. This is new organization of ten
boys led by J. W. Sseley, several being
members of the Y. n. @. A. The two
solos given BY F. h. Law. who has an ex-
cellent baritone voice. were heartily appre-
ciated as was the piano solos of Miss Anna
Way. William Bishop also rendered .
banjo solo with excellent effect.
A fine entertainment was given In the
Sunday school room of tho Boys brigade
of the First N. E. church last evening for
the benefit of that company.
In few days the east side voters will
begin making up their states preparatory
to the borough caucusses which will be
held next month.
One of the pleassntest meetings of Pa.
laski chapter held in several years was that
of Wednesday evening, when three oandi-
dstes-Dr. Hall, Dr.. McNiell and b. P.
Shares-were exalted to the r. A. N. de-
gree. Over 100 members of the order
were present, including representatives
from Franklin chapter. Speeches were
made by the chaplain, Hev. d. N. James
and Atherton Z. Barnes, g. N. 8. Sew
eral letters of regret were read from the
grand officers. A banquet was served
under the direction of the tyler, E. N.
Holiday.
Mrs. L. A. Roehner of Clinton avenue is
visiting friends In Shelton.
At McDonald's yard tho schooner yacht
Thelma is being improved; . strip is to be
added to the keel, which promises to help
out her staunchness.
Brief funeral services were conducted
over the remains of Mrs. Julia N. Butter
| field at the home of her sister, Mrs. Sam
| uel Perry, 1872 Ferry street, last evening,
Rev. ]. Lee Mitchell officiating. The re-
mains will be taken to Chicopee, Mass,
| for burial to-day.
-Four of the eight-oared crews of Yale
were practicipg on the Quinnipiac river at
one time Wednesday. Postmaster Moore
says that In twenty years he never before
saw more than three crews at one time or
the river.
Several seed boats are down the harbo,
and are being supplied with email oysters
for transplanting.
The schooner Garry P. Wright, Captain
John g. Hervey, has sailed for New Yorl
where she is to outfit and load for the Ba
hama Islands.
At the annual meeting of the Ecolesiasti
cal society of the Second church the mem
bers were entertained Last evening to I'm
supper furnished by the members of tn
Ladies' guild. There WAS large attend
snce and 1t was a very pleasant occasion
II. A. Fsrrer, P. W. @. P. of the Sons o
Temperance, assisted In the initiation o
new members of the Grand lodge at War
ner hall yesterday.
The Fair Haven and Westville road ra
out about fifteen of its open cars to th
Yale field yesterday afternoon.
Samuel Hemingway arrived home fror
Philadelphia yesterday. He took two of hi
children to that city to remain q fe'
| weeks until the scarlet fever scare Is ovel
The family of John g. Hurd has rente
the Jefferson cottage at Short Beach, an
has moved down for the summer.