Morning journal and courier., 1894-05-01

Arthur and Ella Cottrell. lie is the best | Yankee impersonator on the vaudeville l stage and his description of his visit to . | theater Is an exceedingly clever piece of l work. There are also at this theater the l greatest club swingers in the world, AL gling with the clubs, passing them back and forth to each other Is indeed wonder ful and Is heartily applsuded. The Grothe brothers give remarkable exhibi- tions of strength and their weight balanc- ing and original wire act has never been surpassed in this city. Then there is an old New Haven boy, James NcAvoy, the king of funny singing comedians, and bill that is full of entertainment.
 FAIR HAVEN NEWS. For the Benefit Of Grace Hospital-
 Struck by . Train-Attempt to Enter
 q HOuSe-Mock Trial-A. O. U. W.
 Entertainment.
 George I. Bulley is building two-tene- ment house on the lot adjoining his East Chapel street store.
 George G. Allen of the annex Is driving coal black horse, recently purchased, that promises considerable speed.
 The funeral of Mrs. Elizabeth Scofeld (colored) was conducted yesterday after noon from her late home, 209 Front street. Rev. Mir. Miller of the Dixwell avenue Congregational church of1iciated. The re- mains were inferred in the Fair Haven cemetery. The deceased leaves . son, George, and . daughter, Mrs. Agnes Ham, ilton. She was the widow of Thomas Sco- field.
 A series of entertainments Is being pre- pared by 8 committee of East Rock lodge, A. O. U. w., the first to be given next Thursday evening. The most important feature will be laughable farce.
 The schooner Horace P. Shares, Captain Mount, sailed April 2l from Havana, Cuba, for Pensacola.
 The accident to Frank Harrison on the Shore Line railroad yesterday afternoon occurred just as colored funeral took place in the cemetery, and nearly all of the attendants swelled the crowd that sur rounded the injured man.
 There will bs a mock trial in the rooms of the Y. N. .. A. to morrow evening, to which oll young men are invited. One of the members will be charged with the theft of an ovsrcost, and Attorney W. P. Nll0o uhS OCou 1hVltCu tO PEO6luc hb juuHo. Lucius F. Deming and Ernest Chipmsn will appear for the state and Ed Fsrren and E. R. Vaudeville for the defense. Three witnesses on each side are to testify. Frank Harrison, an aged colored man | we'll known about Fair Haven, while walk. | ing on the Shore Line track back of the cemetery yesterday at p. m. was struck by an eastbound accommodation train. Fortunately only car step struck him and be was tumbled over, striking on his head, which was cut. His other injuries | were slight bruises. The train wal l stopped and among those on board was Dr. Alling, who examined the man, and | when 1t was found he was not badly in | jursd the passengers ret entered the train { which proceeded.
 | An unknown man attempted to enter the house of William Brooks on North Front street by removing a lower window Friday night, but the noise awakened the family MT. Brooks and his grandson, D. B.Brown went out and cornered the intruder snt had almost captured him when he succeed ed in slipping away and disappearing ur Lewis street. Several months ego ther, was an attempt to enter the premises In { similar manner.
 Mrs. E. Y. Gale of North Front street who has visited her brother, William Bris tol of South Meriden for several months has returned home.
 Ta= Collector Fowler will be at Cooper store in Montowese on May 25 to receiv taxes.
 Ar. Clark, employed by the Stowe Lum Der company, is putting in the foundation for house at No. AZ Wolcott street. On Wednesday evening the Perseverin
 Pearl street M. k. church will hold a sal in the lecture room of cake and fancy arti cles and an entertainment will be given
 They will be assisted by tho East Havel orchestra. All who attend will bring
 coin of some denomination. The proceed will be devoted to Grace hospital. INHoNoR OF COLONEL GRANNIs. Many of tho old residents of Fair Have, will doubtless remember Colonel G. W Grannis who erected the gateway at tn Fair Haven cemetery as . memorial to hi mother. He Is now residing in San Fran cisco. In 1880, while @ citizen of Fai Haven, he caused to be made handsom gold medal which he presented to tn Grand avenue school as an evidence of hi regard for the scholars.
 The medal known as the Grannis meda Is awarded every month to that scholar fl room of Grand avenue school who is frs In department and studies The follow jag have won the medal: kaud s. Kelley Maud E. Potter, Clara N. Hughes, E litl M. Morse, Alice N. Pond, Vasta B. Bur and May F. Hines.
 These scholars have met and organize, the Grsnnis Medal society and have elect ed the following officers: President, Mau, s. Kelley; vice president, Clara NJ. Hughes secretary, Maud E. Potter; treasurer, Ma F. Hines; member of executive committee Vests B. Burr.
 l OPENED THEIR NEW STORE
 F. A. Bassermsn & Co.,, the well know Grand avenue msrketmen, have opene, their new store, corner of Grand avenue and Ferry street. s. E. Dibble did all tn, plumbing at the new building, which ha the Hub hot water system of heating which Is SO deservedly popular. Besid the store the two large flats connected witl the building are heated with the Hull system and there are twenty one radiator in the building.
 Special Hutires.