The daily morning journal and courier., 1896-09-29
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.


 gates Expeeted-A Little Ones Third
 Birthday-A Butterfly Supper-Death
 of l, c. Bartholomew-The Dredging
 Progressing Personal.
 At the anniversary exercises of the Grand avenue Baptist church to be held here on Wednesday and Thursday of next week the people of the local church expect to entertain about 150 delegates from out of town.
 A number of the little friends of Mill icent c. Wilson, adopted daughter of Mrs. c. P, Wilson of 62 Saltonstall ave- nue, were entertained at the home of the latter on Saturday, which was the little ones third birthday anniversary. Among those present were Elsie Deni- son, Gertrude Fleming, Alice Gusdavis, Prudy Bochant, Eddie Price, Pierce Bedding, George Siebert, Bert Denison Robert Gusdavis, James Guiniyan, Will lie Denison and Albert Bochant
 An entertainment and butterfly sup per will be given tomorrow evening by Hiram Camp division, Sons of Temper ance, at it's rooms. An excellent pro- gram has been arranged, whuch will include vocal and instrumental music, recitations, tableaux, etc. 'Brudder Way back Clawhammer' will be on hand with a speech and songs. Butter- flies will be sold at the door for five cents each, which will admit the bear CT to the entertainment. The sum of ten cents will be charged those who wish to eat supper, which promises to be like all the spreads furnished by the division--of high standard. Supper will be served from 6 to 7:S0 and from S:30 to 9:3O
 James E. Fitzsimmons of 8 Hill street, annex, has returned from Phil adelphia, He paid visit to his sons, Richard and Thomas Fitzsimmons, who are employed by the Pennsylvania Railroad company.
 Isaac c. Bartholomew died at his home on Chatham street yesterday at the age of sixty-slx years. The de- ceased leaves a widow and two chil- dren. The funeral will be held from the memorial chapel in the Fair Ha- ven cemetery to-day Ten sharpies, all under sail, were tacking back and forth on the Quin- nipiac river yesterday morning, form ing a very pretty sight. It is seldom so many of these little vessels are seen together at one time Most of them were loaded with oysters.
 W. R. Hubbard of the Booth Meat company, who has been very i'll with malarial fever, is able to be out. w. F. Butcher of Grand avenue, who hae fa .tl fn, oCt h was able to be out yesterday. On the evening of Wednesday, Octo- Der ', a representa- of The Passion Play of Obers Ammergau'' will be giv- en in Grace Episcopal church, with H. lustrations, by Professor Timothy | Drake. hf
 The dredging for the center pier of the new drawbridge is progressing fa- vorably Two sscows, and some days three scows. of material are lowed down the harbor. It is believed that considerable material has washed back | into the excavation during the time of | waiting for the present dredging ap- | The annual meeting Of the Y. P. s. | C. F. of the Grand avenue Baptist church willbe,held this evening at the home of Fred B. Smith. SS Wolcott l street gg sh | This evening the republicans of the Eleventh and Twelfth wards will meet l at BIT Grand avenue to perfect the or- l ganization of. the new Mckinley club. F. w. Orr will speak A report will be made by the committee appointed to obtain names for membership and sub- | scriptions. The committee consists of ! Elford Nettleton, J. F T.avigne. F & l Compton. WsJ. Stuart. James John-
 ston, John Hare, w. c. Watkins and
 T. M. Kettell.