The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-04
b.4Ln HAHEN.

No' 5's Bell Tower-Ice at Hemingways--
 Surprise Visit to MT. and Mrs. Palmer.
 The schooners Thomas Thomas and Bonita are out in Virginia loading oys- ters for Fair Haven parties. They have been absent sufficiently long enough to have loaded and returned, if the oyster men had worked, but during the holi- days the negrc oystermen have long vacation and it is almost impossible to get them to work. One of the vessels may be expected within two or three days
 The members of the w. c. T. U. wish to extend thanks to all who in any way aided in the success of the New Years day reception to so many people. The ladies presented Miss Grace Kanahan with a gold ring as evidence of appre- citation for services as organist of the union the past year.
 Rev. R. T., Cooper of Epworth church will address the w. c. T. U. Sunday at p. m. There will be no meeting to- morrow evening.
 The entertainment by "The Brown ies," which was given twice at the Grand avenue Congregational church Christmas week, will be repeated with some additions the third week in Jan uary.
 The week of prayer will be observed by the people of the Grand avenue Con- gregational church on Tuesday, We'd nesday, Thursday and Friday evenings of next week.
 The people of Fair Haven are very anxious to have the bell tower at steamer 5's house on East Pearl street rebuilt It is of very great accommo- dation to the people and the schools, and is useful in notifying firemen of any fire when they are necessarily ab- sent from the engine house. The pres ent wooden tower has stood for twenty two years and has proved good in- Yestment.
 The store occupied for so many years by the late Charles T. Hemingway of East Haven will be run by MT. Me Cabe of Ansonia, who has bought the stock and fixtures.
 Judge L. P. Deming will lecture on 'Palestine in the Time of Christi be- fore the New Haven Y. M. c. A, Sunday afternoon, and c. F. Steele viii show the stereopticon views.
 E. F. Culver recently shipped twenty five barrels of apples on the steamer Michigan for England, the last ship ment he will make this season. He has shipped abroad several hundred barrels the past season.
 Ice at Hemingway's pond is seven inches thick. and when it is nine inches the Consumers Ice company will begin cutting it, They have set up boards about twelve inches wide along the edge of the pond in order, if possible, to pre- vent cinders from the locomotives from sitting down on the surface of the pond and injuring the ice while it is freez- ing.
 Rev. J. Lee Mitchell gave dinner last evening in honor of Hon. J. w. Giddings of Michigan, who lectured on the revolution of the Demagogue" at the Grand avenue Congregational church. Covers were laid for ten
 The members of the chorus choir of the Grand avenue Baptist church paid a surprise visit upon the leader, H. H. Palmer. and his wife at their home, 969 FIoward avenue, Wednesday evening". The chorus, which sang in the cantata "A 6OIg oL I4lle lSCeHtly IT tllV SA 1'i Oii' were also invited and several were pres ent. During the evening there was mu- sic. and games were played. Solos were rendered by Mrs. Peter T. Reynolds, G. w. P. Bedell and by MT Palmer. During the evening a sum of money was presented to MT. Palmer as a tes timonial of his faithfulness and eff ciency as leader of the choir. The presentation was made by Rev. Dr. Sage, and MT. Palmer replied in suit able words of thanks. The party fur nished refreshments, which were serv- ed in a dainty manner. The company broke up at late hour after an even ing of much enjoyment.