The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-12-19
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM BOTH
 SIDES THE RIVER.

Pleasant Birthday Party-Large Golden
 Eagle Captured-Inmates of Homo of the
 Friendless Remembered-The Barge
 Notta's Experience in the Recent storm
 Other Items of Interest.
 A party of friends of Mrs. James Bishop paid her visit Wednesday eve ming, her birthday anniversary, at her home S5 Poplar street. During the evening there was music, selections on the graphaphone by George w. Love- land, and supper was served. Those calling included Mir. and Mrs. Silas Bishop, MT. and Mrs. Philip Platt, MT. and Mrs N, A. Beebe, MT. and Mrs. George w. Loveland, MT. and Mrs. Emory l.. Smith, Mrs. Corliss, Miss Bruce, Miss Eva Jacobs, Mrs. L. P Converse, Mrs. E. c. Sage, Mrs. Gage, Miss Amy Gage, Miss Nora Sage, Miss Cora Conger, Miss Ruth Bishop, Isaac thinks, Harry Gage, Eugene Jeffers and George Loveland
 Clifford Hubbard of the Booth mar ket, who has been confined to his home from the effects of a severe knee sprain, is out again.
 The Bunnell Drum corps gave their twelfth annual dance in the town hall, East Haven, on Tuesday evening, about thirty-t1v couples attending.
 The large golden eagle recently captured in Foxon, has been seen by many visitors at the Henry Thompsop place. The owner has been offered $l0 for the big bird, but has refused to sell at that figure. It is believed the eagle escaped from some show, as this particular species are not natives of this part of the country.
 For several years Mrs. Justus s. Hotchklss of the board of managers there were present the president, Mrs. c. E. Graves; vice president, Mrs. Hillhouse; secretary, Mrs. Thomas Os- borne and Mrs. w. H. Thomson, Mrs. Bowers, Miss Hall, Miss Winchester, Miss Scranton. There are at present forty one inmates of the home.
 Captain A. c. Ketzman in the barge Notta came into the Quinnipiac river to get the barge Wagner and departed for the Hudson river As the upper portion of the river was frozen over Thursday there is some doubt about his getting back to Rondout Captain Kretzman came up from New London the second day of the gale and he says he never before experienced so stormy a time on Long Island sound. The Notta's decks were repeatedly swept by great seas and the captain did not Ri, aly IA 9 hp al lao storm. Considerable material was swept from the deck and Captain Kretzman's loss will be considerable. Fred Anmann of Lombard street en- tertained the members of Charles Cutts Bible class of the Grand avenue Baptist Sunday school on Thursday evening. A pleasant social evening was spent, vocal and Instrumental music being rendered by the young men. An enjoyable feature was a sumptuous repast, ard as the appe- tites of this class of young men are of wide reputation full justice was done to that part of the entertainment. | Those present were: Charles Cutts, Eugene Jeffers, M. J. Barnes, Fred Ammann, Herman Ammann, John Am mann, Mark Hare, George Loveland, Harry Santry, George Graves, Joseph Jacobs and Archie Melgs.
 The annual meeting of East Rock | lodge A. O. U. M, was held on Thurs l day evening and there was a. large attendance, including several members of other lodges, During the evening 1 a spread was served. There were speeches by R. B. Farren, L. J. Munde- ! lin, J. P. B. Ricketts. F. E. Cooper, Dr. J. I. Hutchinson, W. s. Compton and others. The lodge was organized eight years ago and has enjoyed great pros-