The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-12-31
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
SKATING ON 0UINNIPIAO RiVEE
SPOILED BY WARM WEATHER..

Dances to be Held in East Haven Town
HalI-Fort Hale Lodge, n. Il. o. p, Off
GERS Installed Concert In Grand Avenue
congregational Church This Evening.
The boys have enjoyed some fine
skating this week on the east side OF
the Quinnipiac river, from the tempo
rary bridge to the Shore Line railroad,
but yesterdays mild weather nearly
spoiled the sport.
Several bets have been pending since
before election on the popular major
ity that Mckinley would receive, and
those interested are impatiently await
ing the official figures.
Last winter several Fair Haven peo-
pie, with friends from over town, con-
Quoted a series of dances at town hall,
East Haven. These dances were large
ly attended, and were very enjoyable,
1t is proposed to hold another series
this winter, if the attendance VIII war
rant, and the first dance will be held on
the evening Of January 6. The com
mittee consists of George Bradley, w
f. Hubbard and Ami Ludington. The
music will be furnished by OConnells
orchestra. A special car will leave the
corner Of Ferry street and Grand ave-
nue. at SIS, and another special car at
the same hour leaves the green for East
Haven. The continuance of these
dances will depend upon the attendance
at the first
The attendance at the Sunday school
entertainment given by the Grand ave
nue. CONGREGATIONAL church was much
larger than was anticipated, six hum
bred tickets for adults having been
sold.
Ralph D. Paine, the New York Jour-
nails Cuban correspondent whose ru-
mored arrest and detention by Spanish
forces has sent thrill of apprehension
throughout the country, was born and
reared in East Haven. He attended
the grammar and high schools if this
city, and in 1891 he graduated from
Yale.
Albert B. Candee of 172 Lloyd street
was taken to Grace hospital in the po-
lice ambulance yesterday. He has gan
creme in one leg, and amputation will
be necessary.
The installation of officers of Fort
Hale lodge, N. f. o. p, will take place
tomorrow evening. The officers are:
Past warden, S. A. Tourtelotte: warden,
Fred L. Walker; vice warden, Mrs.
Mary Bruce; chaplain, Mrs. Eva
French guide, Thomas Meaney; secre-
tary, John G. Hurd; financial secretary,
William S. Rowe; treasurer, William
H. Russell; sentinel, Mrs. Julia Black
burd; outside guardian, Gideon
Sharks.
Godfried Amann, the painter and
decorator, is fitting UP the west store In
the new Crawford building for paint
and wall paper store, and will open in
few days.
Work was begun yesterday in remov-
ing another of the heavy abutments OF
the old Shore Line railroad bridge
There were five of these piers in Quin'
nipiac river and two have been remov-
ed. The government required their re-
moval when it was decided to build the
new drawbridge and they came into
the possession of Contractor Geary
They are made up of courses of heavy
East Haven stone blocks, and are being
used as backing for the new piers, anC
are placed inside the exterior courses
of granite The removal of the pier
is a difficult Job, especially in winter
The blocks are first hoisted by means
of a derrick loaded on a scow which
is then dropped down with the It'd
alongside one of Contractor Geary'
schooners, reloaded and then swung b!
a steam derrick and lowered into tn
caisson.
The concert to be given in the Crane
avenue Congregational church thi
evening by Madame Hettie Bradley anC
several New York artists promises t.
prove one of the very finest musica
events of the winter. Doors open at
o'clock and the concert begins at
o'clock Among the many compliment
tary press notices of these artists ar
the following:
Springfield Union-"Madame Hetti
Bradley is possessed of a wonderful
voice. and her stage presence is excel
lent"
MIR. Deyo is a thorough musician
and plays with marked power. To
much cannot be said in praise Of hi
skill as a pianist and his magnificen
Interpretation of classical compost
lions. Saratoga Daily Union.
"The second number was the ari
from Faust, "Dio Possente Di
D'Amor," rendered by Mr.. Fran
Hough Osborn, who has a rich barton
voice. brooklyn Times, December 1;