The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-01-29
FAIR HAVEN NEVIS.
Death of Mrs. John H. ROwe-The Funeral
 of Captain John Burton.

Death of Mrs. John H. Rowe-The Funera
 of Captain John Burton.
 Mrs. John H. Rowe entered into res
 on her eighty-second birthday after ar
 illness of over three years. Mrs. Rowe
 was unusually lovely in character
 Kind. gentle and thoughtful, she was
 endeared to all who knew her. A de- voted Christian from her earliest years
 she reflected in her life her abiding faith in God. Deceased was member
 of the Grand avenue Congregational church. The funeral will be held from
 her late residence Wednesday at 2:3O D. m.
 | Many friends in Fair Haven and East Haven of John Burton, the well known farmer. who was drowned at Lake Sal tonstall while attempting to save the lives of Killoy and Gates, attended the funeral of the deceased held from the | Congregational chuch in Whitneyville | on Sunday. The church was crowded with the friends of the departed, who was a prominent member of the church and superintendent of the Sunday l school. Rev. MT. Clark, the pastor, spoke in high terms of the deceased and of the loss sustained by the church and community in his death. There was a profusion of floral offerings. The bearers were four sons of the deceased and two of his friends. H. W. Craw- ford, the Fair Haven undertaken had charge of the funeral arrangements.
 When the Quinnipiac river oyster steamers started down the river early yesterday morning they were confront ed by field of ice that obstructed nav igation both above and below the draw bridge, but by vigorous attacks they soon forced a channel through. The ice was more troublesome yesterday than any morning thus far this winter
 E. Houseworth, the Philadelphia opti- elan, will be at the jewelry store of W. s. & E. H. Rowe, 91 Grand avenue, to- morrow.
 Lyman W. Button has removed from Stamford and for the present is stop ping with his brother-in-law, L. F. Barnes.
 John S. Mettler, jr,, the east side bar Der, made visit last week to Brooklyn, HIS lOIIltI HOIIC. IlC odyS lHS olItClo of that city have the appearance of an armed camp, where the militiamen are guarding the street railways.
 Burton Bradley of the annex began his duties as extra motorman on the Fair Haven and Westville railroad yes- terday.
 The harvesting of ice goes forward with dispatch, the Consumers company having about two-thirds filled its big houses at Hemingway pond and have teams still at work on their contract with Sperry & Barnes. The ice was not seriously damaged from the effects of Saturdays rain, from the fact that the snow which preceded the rain protected the Ice to some extent, and the thin ming down of the cakes was made up by the cold weather of Sunday and yes terday.
 F. H. Hemingway, who has been i'll for some three weeks from the effects of an abscess, is much better and hopes to be out this week The abscess has healed and MT. Hemingway is gradual ly recovering his strength.
 Captain Merriman of the annex, who has been i'll for several weeks with kid ney trouble, is gradually failing.
 The heavy winds had the effect to produce Q, very low tide yesterday.
 Agent Giles Potter has been engaged in looking after delinquent school chill dren in East Haven. He finds a few who are not attending school, although the number is smaller than in some other towns of East Haven's size.
 Miss Fannie Hillhouse, daughter of Dr. Hillhouse, the well known druggist, was happily surprised by a number of her friends Thursday evening at her residence, 33S Grand avenue. Doolittle's orchestra furnished music. Among those present were Charles Hillhouse, Charles Wheeler, Yale '96, Frank At wood, William Grady, Fred Damn, MT | Sanford, William Rowe, Curtis Hill house, Bert Woodruff, c. Rogowsl<i, Mae l Hillhouse, Mrs. Atwood, Estelle Miller, l of Bridgeport, Jennie Wheeler, Nellie | Este1le Zimmerman, Grace | Allen, Mrs. Sanford, Mrs. Rowe and | Miss Bodwell.