The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-12-16
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 Arnold & Co, have contracted to pipe the car house and shops of the Fair Haven and Westville road for steam heating apparatus.
 There will be a hearing on Friday concerning taking by the New Haven Water company of lands of Mary Hart ley, Eliza T, Smith and Rosanna Clark in the vicinity of Lake Saltopstall by condemnation proceedings. These tracts embrace about three and one-half acres and a combined frontage on the lake of 2,l00 feet. Appraisal has been made of lands of Justin Bradley.
 Saturday morning about 300 children were confirmed at St. Francis church by Bishop Tlerney.
 Building permits have been issued to Patrick Hogan for frame addition at S3 Downing street, and 10 John Coyne for a frame house of two tene- ments on Grafton street, near Ferry street.
 Now that the Virginia plants have been all removed from the beach oy- sters are not quite So plenty and the dealers are looking for better prices. The stock is good this winter and the dealers ought to make up for losses of last winter.
 The skating on several of the ponds in the annex was we'll patronized Sat urday.
 Lancraft brothers have begun ship | ping oysters to England. .. l The Fair Haven and Westville rail- road are preparing a new pond for skating along the Montowese eXten- sion and near Middletown avenue. l When completed there promises to be an increased patronage of the electric cara.
 l Rev. Dr. Sage preached on "Revivals' at the Grand avenue Baptist church yesterday morning. The sermon was 1 preparatory to the coming of Rev. B Fay Mills to this city to conduct evan gelical services, beginning January G. At the close of the sermon A. J. Smith was called on to give an account of MT Mills successful work at Elizabeth, N J., some time ago, where about 1,00C conversions took place. The loca churches have elected members for the general committee of arrangements. Ii is hoped to have MT Mills conduct meetings in this part of the city for the week during his stay in New Haven.
 The subject of the discourse by Rev J. Lee Mitchell at the Grand avenue l Congregational church yesterday morn, l ing was 'The History of the Turk and | -bo ,iyo J,.o "The Last Phase of Him.
 1 Under the auspices of the W. c. T U. a meeting for boys was held il the Sons of Temperance rooms yester day afternoon. Mrs. Mary B. Moody president of the union, presided. Ths address was by Walter R. Downes 0 the annex There was fine solo sing ing by Mrs Lillian Downes and Fred erick s. Weld.
 J. O. Clogston is to open butter ant cheese store at "A Grand avenue. Tht ferson & Son.
 The young people of the Grand ave nue Congregational church are prepar ing to give a. Christmas carnival. 1 The old Bradley Pardee place on Mail street, East Haven, has been remod eled and enlarged and fitted for tw tenements. Chidsey brothers did tn work.
 AT THE BOYS MEETING. Sons of Temperance hall, Grand ave nue, was filled to overflowing at tn boys meeting yesterday afternoon with boys, their parents and friends.
 MT. Walter F.. DoWnes gave one 0 his characteristic, practical talks; MT Fred S. Weld rendered his solo in fin
 voice and Mrs. Lillian R. Downe charmed everyone by her sweet ren
 dering of the "Gipsy Boy" lively < boys gave in their names as the nu cleus of a Boys Temperance band, " c. T. U. auxiliary.
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