The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-16
FAIR HAVEN.

Funeral of Mrs. Eliza Chamberlain
 Funeral of Mrs. Coyne The Late Rev. MT.
 Sanford-Pew Renting at First Church.
 The annual pew renting of the First Congregational church, Grand avenue, took place last evening and was large ly attended. MT. John c. Bradley off, fciated as auctioneer. The sale was a splendid one, as usual, and good prices were obtained and large number of seats were sold. The church is not a unit on the idea of selling pews, per- centage of the members favoring the free seat plan, but the majority is in favor of a continuation of the annual sale of pews, which has worked we'll in the past, and there is no dissatisfac- tion, a spirit of harmony prevailing in this matter as in all other matters per- taining to the church's welfare.
 The funeral of Mrs. Andrew Coyne was attended yesterday afternoon from St. Patrick's church, and a large num- Der of the relatives and friends of the deceased residing in Fair Haven at tended the services. Mrs. Coyne re- sided on Grand avenue near Fillmore street, and one week ago went to visit a friend, Mrs. Hayes, in town, and was taken ill and died there. Mrs. Coyne was widow and leaves one son.
 The burial of Rev. E. T. Sanford formerly rector of Grace Episcopal church, will take place in the Grove street cemetery this afternoon. The funeral services took place in the Epis- copal church in New Milford, of which he was the rector, yesterday afternoon.
 The proposition to make the Fair Ha- ven post office the headquarters of the Fair Haven carriers is well received here, and it Is believed the plan would work we'll Of necessity much time is consumed by the carriers in making the tour to aAd from the New Haven post office, and if they reported from the local office this time would not only be saved, but the carriers would be able to add to the present number of their rounds.
 Ex-Policeman Rhodes has been Ill for three weeks at his home on Clinton avenue from the effect of an ulcer on the bottom of one of his feet. He Is now much improved. Dr. c. B. Adams att tends him.
 At the shops of the Fair Haven rail- road six of the horse cars are being equipped for electricity. They will run on the Quinnipiac street extension and on the East Pearl and East Chapel street branch.
 Miss Meta M. Hadley, formerly of Fair Haven and daughter of Mrs. Smith Granniss of Litchfield, will graduate in the spring from the Woma1l's Medical college in Philadelphia.
 John Oggeson of Blatchley avenue, formerly conductor on the Fair Haven and Westville road, has become salesman of Challenge laundry starch for Farren Brothers.
 Robert Blakeslee of Quinnipiac street has become a clerk at Mallory's gro- cery.
 The funeral of Mrs. Eliza Chamber lain of the annex was conducted yes terday afternoon from the chapel of the New Haven hospital, Rev. J. Lee Mitchell officiating, The bearers were A. L. Potter and Lucius Ludington. The interment was in the Fair Haven cemetery.
 Every day the want of the East Pearl street fire bell is more and more felt and the sentiment in favor of it's re-esta blishment Is growing, It cost $1, 800 to re-establish the Goffe street bell tower and a similar appropriation for the East Pearl street bell tower would require one year of waiting There is no doubt but what the tower should be rebuilt,
 {O tofr | the Grand avenue Congregation Il church at Christmas was so enthusias- tically received that the committee was requested to give another presentation; | accordingly the program has been re- vised and a number of entirely new features added and the Brownies will | appear for the third time on Thursday | evening, January IF, at o'clock.