The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-12-25
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS OF INTEREST FROM BOTH
SIDES THE RIVER.

officers Elected by PULASKI Chapter and
Adelphi Lodge--Petition Against Speed
ing Horses on Orange Street-East Pearl
Street observation-disclosures Items of
Interest.
Pulaski chapter, No 26, r. A. M, has
elected officers as follows: M. E, II. p,
James S. Holiday; f. K, w. C. Lam
bert; e. S., G. Amann; treasurer, John
o. Rowland; secretary, William S.
Rowe c. H., S. A. Tourtelotte; p S.,
f. L. Linsley; r. A. c., Charles w.
Parmelee; M. Sd ", Willett Kellogg;
M. I'd ", M. B. Hemingway; M. list ",
Charles Weber; tyler, Francis Ray.
Adelphi lodge, No. GO, f, and A. NJ,
has elected officers as follows: w. M,
S. A. Tourtelotte; S. W., Harry X.
Rowe; J. W., G. Amann; treasurer,
Henry A. Stevens; secretary, William
S. Rowe; tyler, e. N. Holiday; trus-
tees, T. o. Rowland, William M. King,
Roswell B. Farren. The officers Of
Adelphi lodge will be installed on the
evening of Tuesday, January s. at the
new Masonic hall in the Crawford
building. The Masonic bodies have met
in the old hall, Grand avenue and
Front street, for the last time, the final
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ter Wednesday evening. On the same
evening the new hall will be dedicated.
The grand officers will be invited to at
tend. On New Years day there will be
a reception in the new hall from 3 to
D. M Over 1900 tickets will be issued
so that members and their friends may
attend. Sparks, Champion & Co. will
cater.
Burton S. Bradley is obtaining sig
natures to a petition to regulate speed
ing horses on a portion of Orange street
during the sleighing season. The petit
ton is to be presented to the police
commissioners, and provides that there
shall be no speeding between Gamer
and Humphrey streets, but the fast
driving shall be northerly, so in case of
a runaway the horses will not go to-
ward the city. On the return horses
are to be walked down on the west side
of the street from Gamer street, and
no two horses shall be walked abreast
of each other. Snow is to be allowed to
remain on the crosswalks Those who
wish to return faster than a walk are
to drive via Nicoll street. The mount
ed policemen are to keep heavily laden
teams off of the speedway. The petit
ton has been signed as follows: Bur-
ton S. Bradley, G. W. Dayton, c.. E.
Bray, William Mersick, Welles J. Bray,
George G. Bradley, E. B. Rowe, Charles
N Mack, A. H. Barnes, A. L. Chamber
lain, jr., H. L. Ellenberger, W. H. Gill
len, H. o. Henderson, W. A. Warner,
Ed. H. Barnes, F. r. Tuttle F. S. NAL
lory, E. H. Farren, John Haley, Lu-
zerne Ludington, c. w. Hemingway, G.
w. Lfnsley, N. w. Allen & Co.
Mr.. and Mrs James w. Penny of
Baltimore are visiting Rev. and Mrs.
D. M James. Mr.. Penny is a cousin
of Mrs. James.
Mr.. Joseph Cooke arrived from Bos-
ton yesterday to spend Christmas with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Willis Hem
ingway.
There will be given at East Pearl
street M. E. church on Christmas night
at o'clock, not p. M. as previously
announced, a eantata entitled How
We Waited for Santa Claus" after
which each member of the school is to
receive little Christmas remembrance
The entertainment is free Except the
usual collection), and it is expected it
will be well worth hearing. The severe
storm interfered with an important re-
hearsal on Wednesday afternoon, but
the children will be able to present the
cantata in a pleasing manner.
George W. Dadman has been elected
treasurer of the Marine Engineers Be
nevolent association.
The Fair Haven schools closed yes
terday noon until Monday, January a.
In several Of the rooms Christmas fes-
tivties were held and pupils remember
ed their teachers with gifts
Cards are out for the marriage of
Frank Tompkins and Ida Gertrude
Buell., daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Horace
Buell. of 81 Poplar street. The ceremo-
ny will take place at the home of the
brides parents on the evening Of We'd
nesday, January 6.
Rev. D. M. James has returned from
weeks VISIT at Kane, Pa.