The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-01
NORTH HAYEN.

Dec, 91.-Arthur Stiles who is in business in Boston, spent his holiday \ vacation in North Haven with his mother, but was obliged to return to Boston last week.
 Many families entertained friends at Christmas dinners and evening par ties,
 Miss Polly Lloyd, who is member of the Moody school at Northfield, Mass, is enjoying her vacation at home.
 Preparatory lecture at the lecture lowed by the annual business meeting of the church, No Wednesday evening service.
 Last Monday evening Quinnipiac council No. 77, O. U. A. M, elected officers for the ensuing term: M. D, Marks, G.; G. w. Dudley V. C.; R. J. Shepherd, R. S.; E. J. Dudley, A. R, S.; o. s. Todd, F. s.; Joseph Pierpont, treasurer; H. L. Keigwin l.; Benjamin Dan Doren, examiner; William B. Rob erts, I. P; L. N. Bassett, o. P; D. l.. Clinton, trustee.
 S. F. Linsley expects to finish work l on the barn of Forest Smith this week. More about that barn later.
 c. H. Thorpe is a busy man, working early and late that he may provide for his own household and have some thing to give to him that needeth, which
 he does effectuallyy as many recip- ients of his bounty can testify. MT, Thorpe goes daily with milk to MT. Homer Cooper, who is another indus l trious man and can be depended upon. MT. Cooper is one of a few who com menced in the milk business some years since and kept at it. Most of 1 those who commenced in that depart ment have changed to some other oc- cupation.
 The united circles of the Kings Daughters will meet at the house of 1 Rev. MT .Lathrop on Wednesday even- ing, January 2. All interested in the work of that organization are invited to attend this gathering.
 | On Sunday letter was read from | Cullen B. Foote resigning his office of i deacon. The five years term of Deacon l Whitney Elliott expires at this time and both vacancies are to be filled at 1 the annual meeting on Thursday Much is said about choosing more than two deacons It may be hard matter to l induce any who are qualified to accept | the position.
 1 On Sunday Samuel Bunnell asked l for a letter from the Congregational church to the Advent church in Wal lingford.
 The Congregational Sunday school adopted the Pilgrim series for use in l the school for 1895. >Quarterlies were 1 distributed on Sunday.
 Miss Kate Hull, who came home 1 to spend Christmas with her father | and brother, remained for a more eX- l tended visit
 | An interesting meeting of the grange 1 is expected on Tuesday evening
 The ladies of the w. c. T, U. are | planning an interesting social and | literary occasion at the quarterly "Af- l terhoon Tea" and roll call at the Cen ter. chapel on Wednesday afternoon, 1 January 2. The new president, Miss Mary Eliot, seems much interested and i ft1s hoped that the members will come l to her assistance in social matters as | well as they did to Mrs Turner and that this weeks social will be of equal 1 interest with the last one All members are earnestly requested to come and bring their basket lunch.
 Several ladies at the center made hearts glad at Christmas time by re- ' menlbering those who live alone and I others of their neighbors with gifts l from their own tables and storehouses. l Such will surely receive a blessing. ! Miss Lavinia Doolittle of Meriden is 1 the guest of Mrs. George Stiles.
 The music at the Congregational | ] church on Sunday evening was prac teed especially for the occasion. It 1 was remarked that Miss Flora Stiles 1 never sang as well as on Sunday even ing Mrs L. Etta Bassett was ap- 1 predicted in place of Miss Edna Bas- sett, who was absent l Arthur Johnson of New Haven was noticed at the Christmas tree exercises of St. Johns church and pianist on Friday evening. This entertainment was of the same interest as former oc- easions A processional hymn, short | sermon a good supper in the grange ~raom and afterwards an entertain rnent by the young people, assisted by | | professor Parsons of New Haven. St. | l Tohn's folks have the name of ar ranging good entertainments and this eaualle1 any ever given by them and | a large number attended.
 New Haven County Pomona grange | meets at CentervilIe on Wednesday, ,Jan- | nary q Several of the North Haven l | grange members, who are regularly at | l RomonS will be obliged to be absent | attendAg the annual meeting of the | | nbenloa,,s of the Congregational church. |