The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1896-12-22
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
COMING MUSICAL Event OFF THE
SEASON DECEMBER 81.

Concert to be Given by Madam Hetty Brad
ey-KelIy-Prominsnt Musicians to Take
Part-Christmas observation-disclosures
office Changes-Other Items of interest.
a great deal of interest is awakened
in the coming concert to be given by
Madame Hettie Bradley Kelly, as it
promises to be one Of the finest musical
events of the winter for New Haven.
The concert will be held in the Grand
avenue Congregational church on the
evening of Thursday, December 81.
Madame Bradley will be assisted by
several very eminent musicians. Frank
Hugh Osborn, the great New York bar
itone, will be heard in several solos.
He is a member of the Marcy quartet.
a very popular musical society of New
York. Milo Deyo, the celebrated pian-
list and composer, will also assist. This
will be his temperance after an ex-
tended tour in South America. His
playing is referred to as bright, artis-
tic. pleasing none more enjoyable, none
more refined, superb in mastery,
matchless in inspiration His wife
will play the piano accompaniment for
Madame Bradley.
On Tuesday evening, December 90.
the Christmas entertainment for the
Sunday school of the Grand avenue
Congregational church will be held in
Polar Star hall. The entertainment is
entitled Carnival of King Christmas. -
After the entertainment ice cream will
be served to the children. The men,
bers Of the school are admitted free,
while for others the price of tickets is
ten cents.
w. A. Warner Sc Brother have car
go of 125 tons of beach sand due to ar
rive to-day
The Christmas entertainment for the
Sunday school of the East Pearl street
M. E. church will be held in the church
Christmas day at 5 o'clock p m. The
entertainment for the Baptist Sunday
school will be held on Thursday at
o'clock p. m.
The net proceeds Of the fair and ba-
Ear given by Polar Star lodge, T. o. Q.
F.. amounted to $3.50. The affair entail
ed a great deal of hard work, and the
| profits realized are very satisfactory to
| the lodge.
| Frank /. Hitchcock of Bridgeport
formerly of Fair Haven, has received
| from the Pennsylvania Iron Works
company the sole agency for marine
~ OIL ha fSy
| Connecticut and Long Island Mr.
| Hitchcock has sold many of these en-
| gines since his connection with the
company. He is also a well-todo mer-
chant and oyster dealer
Harry T. Fowles has received the con-
| tract to build a large ice house al
| Woodbridge for the Woodbridge Ice
company Konold e Sons are at the
head Of the concern.
The local postoffice, which has beer
| located on the west side of the river
since 1858, was closed last night, an6
| this morning the new sub-station or
| Grand avenue, corner of East Pear
street, will be opened, with Bernard E
Mulvry in charge. Mr. Moore, super.
! intendent Of the old branch office, viii
/ NC tIdiiSlCliCu w liiC SCiiVl Oh ciiiSC ciiiN
| will be in charge of the general deliv.
cry window. His hours will be from
a. m. to 8 p. m., with three hours al
| lowed to obtain meals. Mr.. Moore
went on duty in the Fair Haven office
April 1, 1877, and has made good post
master. Owing to the condition of hi:
health he was unable to assume the in
| creased duties of the sub-station. Hi!
many friends will be glad to know tina
he is to have a good position in the New
Haven office Mr. Moore's disability
was caused by a severe wound in thu
War of the Rebellion, having served il
the army four years. During one o
the very last battles of the war, in tn,
| Eighth New York cavalry, Mr.. Moore
right leg was shattered below the kne,
by a six-pound shell and his horse wal
killed under him. He remained for TIVE
| months in the home of a southerne
| near Waynesboro, Va, and then wa
able to return north. 1t was necessar.
to amputate the limb three differen
times, and after the last operation tn
surgeon said that there was not NOR
than one in ten thousand who woul,
have survived.
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