The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-11-28
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
MANY PLEASANT SoCIAL GATHER
INGS TOOK PLACE.

Epworth League Eleotion-A Wedding
Annlversary--Ho and Ladder Men
Creased Pig Contest--The New Bridge
Other Notes.
The Epworth league OF the East Pearl
street NJ. e. church has elected officers,
as follows: President, Harry Craw-
ford; vice presidents, Annie Robertson,
Mrs. Frederick Munson, Carrie Curtis,
Alexander McGregor and William
Mansfield; president of Junior league,
Lillian Gladwin. The past year the
society has paid 5000 on the final in
debtedness of the church and has
pledged like sum for the next two
years.
Harry Harday with w. A. Warner &
Bro, spent Thanksgiving day with
friends in Westfleld. Mass.
Surveys will begin, probably next
Monday, for the new bridge to be
built in East Chapel street over the
tracks of the Consolidated road. Plans
for the bridge are nearly ready and
it is expected the building of the ap-
proaches and masonry viii so forward
during the winter. With uninterrupted
communication with the center of the
city, such as this bridge will give, the
Eleventh ward will DE greatly benefited.
The necessary change of cars at the
railroad crossing on the East Chapel
street branch of the Fair Haven and
Westville railroad has proved a great
inconvenience ever since the line was
established. When the bridge is built
there is no reason why six-minute cars
should not be established, The East
Chapel street line is now doing fine
business and could easily support q
more frequent service.
A pleasant gathering took place on
Thanksgiving day at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. William Porter on Woodward
avenue, annex. Mrs. William Sanford
resides with her daughter, Mrs. Porter,
and the family gathering was in honor
of the former, who is eighty years of
age. There was a sumptuous spread at
the Thanksgiving board, thirty-thre
sitting down to dinner. The day was
spent with feasting, music and good
cheer and it was very happy re-
union. Mrs. Sanfords six daughters
We're present: Mrs. r. H. Coe of East
Iaven, Mrs. Fl. j. Hart of Bristol, Mrs.
r. Wright of Woodward avenue, Mrs,
G. Potter of Wolcott street, Mrs H.
Wackel of 50 Poplar street, and Mrs.
William Porter. There were also pres
a AZ, ,5Nt 4, "a ne
Howard avenue and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lucas Porter and children of Wood
ward avenue.
Mrs Robert T. Williams of Utica,
n Y, has returned home after a visit
with her cousin, Mrs. Henry Barnes of
50 Houston street
The four-masted schooner Napoleon
Boughton has finished discharging at
Allyn's Point and is on the way to a
coal port
| There was great fun for a crowd of
one hundred or more spectators, in the
annex, Thursday afternoon. 1t was a
| creased pig contest and there were
| many who chased the pig A young
man named Powers succeeded in cap
| turing the prize and took it to his home
! in Quinnipiac street The same night
some one stole the pig from the pen.
| A dozen members of Dayton Hook
| and Ladder company went TO Derby
\ Thanksgiving eve upon invitation OF
4 the members of Storm Engine company
No. 2 to attend their annual ball The
/ boys had a fine time and speak highly
of the entertainment furnished by the
Derby firemen. After the ball the Wis
| itors ate supper at the Birmingham
hotel Among those who went up were
! Secretary w. H. Maybray, Treasurer
e. s. Ryan, Steward Thomas Halpin
| George Rider N. j. Abt, Edward Fill
/ brick and Harry Allis.
| G. III. Dates of the National Varnisl
company made business trip to Troy
! N Y, this week.
A WOODEN WEDDING
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l., Burwell cele.
DRAFTED the fifth anniversary of theil
Grove street, Annex, Thursday evening
They received many handsome pres
ents In wood and china.
Among the guests were Mr.. AMI Mrs
i T.. A. Woodward, Mr.. and Mrs. W. d
Mcclellan, Mr.. and Mrs A. w NELL
Ian, Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Allen, Mr.
and Mrs Duff, Mr.. and Mrs. Youngs
Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Jones, Mrs. Thoma!
Smith, Mrs. Cassie Brooks, Maste,
Pearl Brooks, Master Burton Gesner
Mrs. George w. Gesner, Mrs. H. M
Gesner, Miss Mamie Healey, Mrs. G. %
Lancraft, Mrs. Roden, Mrs c. STREET
| Il
Miss Belle Gesner, Miss Lena Wark.
A fine collation. was served dur!ns
the evening, including cake. fruit. can