The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-06-10
FAIR H1TEN,

A wagon belonging to the Nonpariel | A wagon belonging to the Nonpriel
 laundry of Blatchley avenue was struck
 by an electric car on Dixwell avenue Saturday afternoon. The driver and a
 boy who was riding with him were
 thrown out and considerably bruised.
 The driver was thrown so that his
 head came within a few inches of the
 moving car.
 The Misses Mattie and Minnie Corsa
 of New York are visiting friends on
 Clinton avenue,
 Louis J. Bamberg of Crozler theolog-
 teal seminary is home for the summer
 vacation.
 The Sunday school of the Grand ave-
 nue Baptist church will hold their an-
 nual picnic at Hanover park, Meriden,
 July 9.
 There is to be another race at River side park this week. In the last races H. s. Lancraft's Goldbeater won in the colt class, time 2:50, and in the free-for- all E. N. Tuttle's brown mare won in 2;42, 2:45 and 2:50 The other horses which finished in the race were owned by J. A. McLay, w. Hosley and John Weatherwax.
 The shells of the Yale crew were talk en to New London on the oyster steam CT Ivernia. Captain Thompson has performed this service for the college oarsmen for several years.
 T. c. w. Jefferson & Son have con tracted for papering the new Hotel Majestic, owned by Gay Brothers. The job will require over 4,0O0 rolls of pa per.
 At the 10:3O service in Christ church, East Haven, yesterday morning Rev. Mir Campbell of St. Pauls church, New Haven, officiated at D. m. Rev. MT. Cook at Middletown preached. It is ex- pected that Mir. Cook will become the rector of the parish.
 Children's day was observed with ap- propriate exercises yesterday. There was large attendance at the Grand avenue Congregational church in the morning, the members of the Sunday school having been seated in a body The exercises by the members of the primary department were particularly interesting. There was fine choral service, a solo by Mrs. Brown and an address by Rev. J. Lee Mitchell. Bibles were presented to each of the children attaining the age of seven years dur ing the past year. The pulpit platform was decorated with flowers. At p. m. the first of the eyentide services was held The musical program included | I.4t A-I. d... chestra. Thereywas also an address by | the pastor.
 The observance of childrens day at l the Second Congregational church took | place at 4:90 D. m, when an interesting | was presented. There were | special floral decorations
 The services for the children of the | Sunday school connected with the East | Pearl street MI E. church took place in | the evening, and there was large att tendance.
 "Garlands of Praise" was the title of the service held at the Grand avenue Baptist church last evening, the exer- clses being under the direction of the Fred B, Smith, It con- sisted of singing by the school and con- gregatlon, songs and recitatlons by | members of the school, and an address by the pastor Rev, Dr. sege spoke on The Field and the Forces of the Amer can Baptist Publication Society,"" and he offering was for the same. The floral decorations were beautifully ar- 'ayed.
 The children's fete arranged for the Sunday school of the Grand avenue Congregational church drew together eyeral hundred happy children on the grounds of the Grand avenue Congrega- ional church Saturday afternoon. There were numerous games, and the hildren were treated to fine spread. The committee consisted of E. D. Smith, Rev, J. Lee Mitchell, Mrs. George Bishop and Miss Hattie Denison. Tn the vening an excellent concert was given n the grounds by Robinson's orches- ta. The lawn was finely illuminated.