The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-11-18
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
IMPORTANT DAY TO-DAP FOR THE
HOME FOR THE FRIENDLESS.

Tho Annual Donation Day of This Noble
Charity-Cantata at st. Andrews NJ. Il.
Church-A Lively Runaway Team-Ma-
rIDe Notes-IlIustrated Lecture at Grace
p. IL. Church.
An interesting feature of the annual
donation visit to the Home of the
Friendless this Afternoon will be the
throwing open Of the fine new building
to inspection and doubtless hundreds of
people will avail themselves of the op-
portunity to be present.
The lady managers will be glad
to show the callers about the build
ing and explain features of excel
lent work for the homeless and friend
less which they are doing. The Mary
Ward house will be open for inspec-
| ton after 10 a. m. With the building
| of this house and the increased facil-
| tiles for caring for inmates, comes
| greater want for money and supplies
than ever before. Nearly everything in
| the way of furniture and house furnish
| ings are required and provisions and
| clothing for the winter. Donations may
be left at the residence of Mrs. Henry
| T. Blake, 361 Temple street, and at the
home on Clinton avenue.
| Arrangements are beng made by
| some of the people of St. Andrews M.
e. church for the presentation of the
| cantata of Esther" probably on some
| evening in December. Charles Treat of
| Portsea street is to drill the singers.
| The music Of this composition is by
Bradbury and the words by c. M. Cody.
The cantata was recently given in the
west to a $2,700 house.
DR.. Hall is having a balcony built
even with the second story and over
| the front porch of his Grand avenue
| residence.
The schooner Julia was expected to
| arrive here several days ago consigned
| to w. A. Warner & Bro. but has not
put in an appearance, recent storms I'M
doubtedly OBTAINING the craft. She has
eighty tons Of Rockaway sand on
| board.
The west side of the drawbridge has
been planked with creosoted wood up
to the draw span and the workmen are
now laying down the east side.
There was lively runaway on East
Ferry street Tuesday ana FOR a time it
looked as if several teams would be
smashed, but the horse had the usual
horse luck and lodged many vehicles
successfully. The team belonged to Mr..
Sheppard of East Ferry street, and af-
ter leaving that street took nearly a
mile spin on Chapel street.
z. Beach of East Haven, who fell
from staging few days ago and
fractured his ankle, Is getting along
favorably. Dr. Hutchinson attended
him.
The sick benefit association connected
with the East Haven grange recently
organized, is increasing in membership
and the enterprise promises to be a
success.
Many people were glad to hear from
the little schooner Thomas e. Negus
bound for Alaska and recently spoken
1000 miles out. There is a Fair Haven
man aboard, Mr.. Smith. Several 9TH
err people from this vicinity made par
tial plans to go out on the Negus. but
finally decided to remain.
The funeral of the late William Nc
Keen of 40 Fillmore street will be at
, tended this morning at 9 o'clock and
| from st Francis church at $50. Mr..
McKeon had been ill several weeks
with peritonitis
A series OF three illustrated lectures
| ~ M AL, ~,
Grace P. E. church by the rector Rev.
f Percy Barnes. The lectures will be full
: ly illustrated by brilliant pictures COW
ering an area of ninety square feet
with at least sixty views to each lee
ture and the subjects are such as must
awaken interest in the minds of those
who enjoy an evening Of refined and in
; structive entertainment. The object tc
be benefited by the proceeds of the lee
lures is the parish house fund. The
subjects are: For Tuesday, November
20, "Ben Hur,' illustrating the story;
Tuesday November 80. can Evening
With Charles Dickens" and Tuesday
December 7. can Evening With the
Poets" The lectures will be given in
the parish house. Exchange street, near
Rlatchley avenue. Course tickets &c
cents; single admission, Is cents, and
children, 10 cents. All tickets except
| course tickets, sold only at the door.