The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-05-16
NORTH HAVEN.

NORTH HAVEN.
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 May 15.-The entertainment given un- Her the auspices of the Veteran Sol diers' association to defray the ex- jpenses of Memorial day proved of much interest. The exercises commenced in Memorial hall at o'clock. Lieuten- ant Linsley introduced Captain D. s. Thomas of New Haven, who gave an Interesting paper on ~Ballooning." The speaker gave a very graphic descrip- tion of his experience as an amateur balloonist and kept the close attention of the entire audience, including a number of small boys, who seemed to hear every word. Captain Thomas gave a very interesting account of "The famous balloon wedding above the clouds" and related his own part in the affair which showed plainly his Faculty for "match-making. The mid might concert in the heavens; runaway balloon with Pittsburg society ladies; ladies in a thunder stor1nI a little girls experience in mid-adr; and, loss of Professor Donaldson in Lake Michigan, Were an of much iTaterst. The atten- tion and interest of the audience was
  a man speak from his own experience or what he has read in books, or heard from otherA During the lecture Miss Flora Stiles gave a solo, accompanied rby A. B. Clinton on the piano. Miss Stiles received a hearty encore and responded pleasantly with a descriptive song. The audience plainly showed they wanted to hear more but more tJncpv o,tV f,,fo I h1rV tain Thomas was accompanied to North Haven by Manager Bunnell of New Haven, whose genial face and pleasant manners explained the success of his entertainments in the city. The visitors expressed themselves pleased' with Memorial hall.
 Captain Thomas will deliver his de- scriptfve lecture in Manchester Monday night, May 20
 The Ladies' Benevolent society will meet tn Center chapel on Thursday.
 MT. Nelson J. Beach is very sick. iDr. Goodyear is in attendance. Miss Elizabeth Marihug.h, who has found g. pleasant home with MT. and Mrs. eBach. through the winter, was called to her own home on account of the illness of. her father, and hospital nurse is now engaged for Mr. Beach.
 Captain William Marihugh died at his home on Saturday evening. At the Sunday school the superintendent men, tioned the death of member of the school and asked the pastor, Rev. w. G. Lathrop, to offer prayer.
 Mrs. H. R. Pierpont has gone to Salem, Va, in company with her nephew Edwin Welton of Waterbury, to visit her son, George R. Pierpont, whom she has not seen in six years.
 Mrs. Le Etta Bassett was the alto singer in. the Congregational quar- tet choir on Sunday morning and even- ing. The music was of a high order.
 Mrs. William N. Roberts, leader of one division of the Loyal Temperance Legion. gave a lawn party last Satur- day afternoon Members of the l.. L. in other parts of the town and many friends were invited to the pleasant home of Mrs. Roberts in district 8. Fifty-seven people accepted the invi- tation and after recitations, music and an interesting dialogue entitled "The Tea Party" by the girls and boys in the parlors, handsomely decorated with to the lawn, where the tables were spread with tempting food and lemon ade. It was a very enjoyable occasion, being the birthday of Miss Mary Mix, one of the young ladies who assisted Mrs. Roberts, and also to celebrate the birthday of her daughter, Miss Eva Roberts, who received several gifts as mementoes of the day. Among them a child's China tea set and a, handsome Bible. Mrs. Roberts, mother, Mrs. But Ter, and Mrs. Downs and Mrs. Upson, friends from MeI~iden. added to the interest of the gathering. An adjourned meeting of the Village l Improvement association will be held in the grange room, Memorial hall on Thursday evening, May 23, to consider ways and means. At the last meeting l reports showed that $SO9 had been rais-