The daily morning journal and courier., 1894-12-27
FAIR HAVEN.
The Church Was Thronged-Happy Young Foiks-Roysl Arcanum-Fair Skating on the Ponds,

The Church Was Thronged-Happy Young
 Foiks-Roysl Arcanum-Fair Skating on
 the Ponds.
 The Grand avenue Baptist church was crowded last evening on the occa- zion of the Christmas exercises for the Sunday school The entertainment con- sisted of a cantata entitled Christmas Eve at Grandpa Kings" The charac- ters were as follows: Grandpa King" Emory Smith; Grandma King" Nora Sage; the sons, Joseph" Will Preston; Allen" Harry Santry; Bertha" wife of Joseph" Alice Johnson; Louise" wife of Albert" Lena Smith; "Charies" and Blanche" grandchil- dren, Charles and Mabel Leigh; Little Bess," Sadie Smith. The cantata con- sisted of a dialogue and chorus, quar- let, duet and solo work and was very pretty affair. The committee consisted of Miss Hattie Hitchcock Miss Marion Preston, F. B. Smith, MT. Scranton and Howard Preston. During the evening Santa Claus appeared in his official robes, greatly to the delight of the chill dren, and presented them with boxes of candies and other gifts. There were also gifts from the teachers to their classes, and vice versa. The platform was arranged to represent farmers kitchen, with fireplace, and the supper table and candles burning thereon. It was a very pretty entertainment, and was under the direction of the supern- iendent, F. B. Smith.
 Columbia castle, K. G. D., has elected officers as follows: N. C., John Dixon; vice chief, Charles Ammerman; H. P, c. B.. Rowe V. H., S. A. Tourtellotte; $. H., F. J. Morton; M. of R.. William s. Rowe; c. of F., John G. Hurd; K. of E., Frank Crawford; trustee elected for eighteen months, Frank Henderson; representative to grand castle, w. H. Foreman. The officers will be installed at the IeXt meeting, at which time the appointed officers will be announced.
 This evening there will be an initia- tion at the meeting of Live Oak coun- cil, Royal Arcanum, and a treasurer will be elected to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Willet G. Montague. Frank D. Hull has been acting as as- sistant treasurer during the illness of the late Treasurer Montague.
 Ice is being carted from the houses of the Consumers Ice company at Hem- ingway's pond for four or five different dealers whose stocks are out. The Con- sumers' company have their stock of old ice pretty we'll reduced.
 There was very fair skating on the ice ponds yesterday, and a number of young people were out. At one pond, where they filtered up the surface, the skaters were ordered off, Last week, 1 when some of the reckless young people | built bonfire on the pond, they were | also ordered off. If these thoughtless | fellows keep on with their pranks they | will spoil the fun for very many skat- | CTS, for no one will be allowed to skate l on the ponds.
 Miss Wealthy Thompson of Atwater l street. who was stricken with paralysis | last week, is some better. One side is | paralyzed, however, and her speech is considerably affected.
 Irving Hurlbut, the artist, is home for the holidays.
 Miss Kettle Bradley will be the so- prano soloist at the presentation of the oratorio of the Messiah" at Peabody | institute, Baltimore, Saturday evening. Miss Alice Irwin will be the alto solo, fist, Joseph Bedall the basso and Charles Stewart Phelps the tenor soloist The chorus will be composed of 225 voices.
 Mrs. Willet G. Montague wishes to thank the friends for their kindness during the illness and at the funeral of l her late husband. She also wishes to | thank the members of Polar Star lodge, l the Royal Arcanum and officers and en- ployes of the rolling mill who attended | the funeral.