The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-28
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
DEATH or LITTLE BESSIE JOH NSON
 CAUSED BY 4 FALL.

Her Father Knew Nothing of Her Illness and Was Prostrnted When Told That She Was Dead-Christmas Exercises of St. James Church Tomorrow Night Other Entertainments.
 Bessie Johnson died at her home, 151 Clay street, on Sunday, at the age of eight years. A few evenings ago in steps and received severe internal in- juries; peritonitis set in and caused her death, after several days of suffering. Her father Is pilot on one of the out side tug boats. His vessel put in to this harbor, Sunday, on the run east, and he took the opportunity to visit home. He had not learned of his lit tie daughters illness and was overcome with grief when told she had just died. The funeral will be attended this after noon.
 Miss Carrie K. Chapman, who recent ly dislocated her shoulder from the ef- fects of fall, is improving. She ex- poets to be able to reopen her kinder garten at Ferry and Pierpont streets, Monday next
 The Christmas exercises for the chil- dren of the St. James church Sunday school win be held tomorrow evening at ' o'clock in the church. The eXer cises will be held under the direction of the rector, Rev. MT. Chapman, who has drilled the children for the carols and choruses. Mrs. William Meickle will be the organist and accompanist, The programme is as follows: Recess sional; carol, No. 493; Psalm 19; Script ure lesson; carol, No. 211; creed and prayer; carol, No. PIP; duet, Lena Freedel and Eliza Granniss; carol, No. 223; reading, Fred F'reedel; carol, Nel- lie Meickle and Harold Fowler; recita- ton, Pearl Fowler; carol, No. 476; read ing, Hattie Spence and Lizzie Paulson; carol No. 4S0; recitation, Lizzie Oskins; carol No. 4S3; address, by the rector; carol No. 4S3; recitation, Lulu Spence; carol No. 492; vocal solo, Nellie Meickle. After the exercises presents will be dis tributed from tree.
 The Christmas entertainment for the Sunday school of the Grand avenue Congregational church will be held this evening in Polar Star hall. Tickets have been issued to the scholars and the public will be admitted on the payment of ten cents. The programme embraces dialogue and singing and the characters to be taken are as follows: Queen of Fairies, Florence Strong; Fairies, Alice Farnham, Helen Tapley, Ruby Nettle- ton, Maud Hill, Visa Huntley, Miriam Flint, Florence Jacobs; Cupid, Harry Griswold, jr.; Miss Pelicoes, Ruby Hoyt, Mamie Farnham, Ruth McKane, Edna Fosdick, Marion Rhodes, Mar garet Smith, Annie Brust, Louisa Barnes, Edna Hill; solosts, Kennel Fowler, Katie Barnes, Florence Jacobs, Miriam Flint, Alice Farnhan, Isadore Goldberg; recitationists, Gladys Visel, Vira Huntley, Paul Shipley; chorus, Ethel Williams, Grace Camp, Annie Smith, Gertrude Higgins, Jean MacAr- thur, Olive Borst; clowns, Lawrence Blinn, Henry Musch, Thomas Miller, All fred seeley, Clayton Willis Fred Smith, Kenneth Fowler, Willie Borst; grum- blers. Edith Butler, Grace Ryals, Edna Sims.
 The children of the primary depart ment, Grand avenue Baptist Sunday school, will enjoy their Christmas en- tertainment in the chapel this afternoon at 2:30. A cantata entitled An Old Time Christmas Party will be given and gifts will be distributed from a tree.
 Arrangements are to be made soon fol the presentation of the sacred cantata of "Esther" in Polar Star hall. The committee will meet this evening at o'clock in the chapel of the Grand ave nue Baptist church and the members of the local church chors and other singers are invited to attend and join the chorus.