The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-02-04
FAIR HAVEN.

MT. Barnes Much Better-East Haven
 School District-Young Peoples Guild,
 Etc.
 Herbert Barnes, who has been i'll sev- eral days at his home on North Quinni- niac street, is rapidly improving In Hartford he ran to catch train for this city and the exertion brought on a heart trouble with which he has suf- fered for some time, and for time his case was considered serious,
 Many teams are still engaged in cart ing ice to the houses of Sperry & Barnes at Long wharf. The blocks are of splen- did quality and over foot in thickness. Not in several years have the ice men been favored with such fine conditions for harvesting a crop as at present, and they will be able to secure all they wish to harvest.
 At a special meeting of the Union school district of East Haven a com mittee consisting of L. F. Richmond, E. F. Thompson and R. H. Coe, was ap-
 
 ed new school house. Another commit tee consisting of S. w. F. Andrews, William H, Chidsey and Mrs. Emiline D. Curtiss, was appointed to pay off the existing indebtedness and provide for incidental expenses for the balance of the school year.
 Preceding the communion service held in the Grand avenue Baptist church yesterday noon, recognition services for two deacons were held, J. P. Merrow having been elected for another term and Cahrles Manwaring entering into the office for the first time. The hand of fellowship was extended to one new member.
 Anthony Spinello, the Italian inter preter in the city court, has sold his barbering business at 96 Grand avenue to his foreman, Ralph Pastore.
 Charles Cook of the annex, who for several years has conducted barber shop at S8 Meadow street. has sold his lease to the owners of the property. The building is being enlarged, and it was necessary for MT. Cook to vacate the premises.
 At the last meeting of the Young Peoples guild of Grace church, the members met at the house of Mrs. F. F. | Bishop, 174 Grand avenue. During the evening there were musical and literary selections given by members and there was a successful sale of fancy and use ful articles.
 The special services at the Grand ave- nue Baptist church will begin to-mor- row evening, when Rev. W. G. Fennel i of Meriden, who is to assist pr. Sage, | will preach.
 Miss D. Gertrude Duell, leading alto 1 at the Grand avenue Baptist church, sang in St. James church last evening, | in the place of Miss Fowler, who is i'll. |
 The short street recently laid out from | Grand avenue to Clay street has been | named Maltby place. The street is | next east of James street, and extends | across the Maltby estate. Already one house is being erected on It.
 B. F. Bacon of 20 Perkins street, | passenger conductor on the Hartford | division, has been ill three or four weeks from the effects of rheumatism, and is | now much better. His wife is just re- covering from throat trouble
 Miss Fannie Hillhouse, daughter Of pr. J. H. Hillhouse was happily sur prised by her many friends at her resi- dence, 3S8 Grand avenue, Thursday ev- ening. Doolittle's orchestra furnished | music. Among those present were Charles Hillhouse, Charles Wheeler, Yale '96, Frank Atwood, William Grady, Fred Damn, MT Sanford, William Rowe, Curtiss Hillhouse, Cert Woodruff, c. Rogowski, May Hillhouse, Mrs Atwood, Estelle Miller of Bridgeport, Jennie Nellie Burnham, Estelle Am merman, Grace Allen, Mrs. Sanford, Mrs. Rowe and Miss Bodwell.
 Hiram H. Thompson, the North Front street liveryman, who took the Hillside Whist club on a sleigh ride to Derby the other evening, after compelling the party to walk good share of the dis Eance, and then after reaching there re- fused to bring them back says that it was not his fault in any particular He says that before the party started he told them that the sleighing was very poor, and he though it very unlike y that he could cover the distance. De- spite this advice, however, the party in- sisted upon making the journey, and ne decided to do as they desired
 He further said that the sleighing was very poor, so poor in fact that he runners of the sleigh cut through 70 the sand, and it was impossible for 1is horses to draw the load at faster pace than walk.