The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-04-07
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G. w. BlalSeslee s. Sons to Construct Bridge
Over Railroad Tracks.-Number to so to
NJ. E. Conference at Broolslyn-Meeting
of Chautauqua Circle-Church and Sc -
ciety Notes.
The residents of Fair Haven who use
the East Chapel street electric cars
will be pleased to learn that C. w.
| Blakeslee Sc Sons, contractors for the
sub-structure for the proposed bridge
over the railroad tracks, have been or
dered to begin at once construction of
| the foundations, Ever since this cleo
| trio road has been in operation the
| transferring across the railroad tracks
| has proved a great inconvenience to
| passengers especially in stormy wealth
! er. When the bridge is completed it is
| expected the electric cars will run as
belt line in connection with the Grand
avenue route.
| The Junior league of the East Pearl
| street NJ. e. church is arranging for an
| entertainment consisting of reproduc-
ton of paintings Of the great masters
and vocal and instrumental music.
Captain Edgar J. Hardy, who was
married yesterday afternoon to Miss
Anna Pearsall of Brooklyn, N. Y, is a
son of Captain John A. Hardy of Lloyd
street, and brothers of Mrs. Georgia
Hardy Foote, recently of Fair Haven.
Quite d number of people connected
with the East Pearl street NJ. e, church
expect to attend the forty-ninth annua
session of the New York East confer
ence, now being held in the st. Johns
church, Brooklyn N. Y. 1t is expected
that Rev. N. G. Cheney, who has beer
pastor of the East Pearl street church
two years, and Rev. Mr.. Dent, wht
came to ST. Andrews church, Fou1
Corners, one year ago, will be reap
pointed.
Mrs. Ellen Maloney, widow of Johr
Maloney, died at her home, 81 Pierpon
street, Monday. The funeral will TAKE
place from st. Francis church, will
high mass of requiem this morning a
o'clock.
Miss Pearl A. Taft of Houston stree
has returned from visit with friends
in Shelton.
The quarterly meeting of the New
Haven Baptist Home Mission Allianc,
will be held at the Grand avenue Bap
fist church, tomorrow, at 3 p m. Their
will be an interesting address on mis-
sions, and a letter will be read from
one of the missions In Mexico which i
assisted by this organization. Severa
of the ladies of this church will attent
the meeting of the Woman's Baptis
Home Mission society of this state, t.
be held to-day, morning and afternoon
at the First Baptist church.
Amos Barnes of East Haven, who ha
been very i'll, is somewhat better. II
is eightyfour years of age and one o
the oldest men in the town.
The Chautauqua circle met Monda.
evening at the home of Mrs. Alder
Gates, 10 Atwater street. Owing t.
the inclemency of the weather only
few were present The lesson contain
. ed in the Chautauquan for this meet
irg treated of Greek civilization an
was very instructive; a paper, "Tabl
Talks on Socrates" was ably read b
Olin Hill, and the reader received tn
well merited applause of the audience
The game which concluded the eve
ning's exercises consisted of a verse O
scrap of poems, with the words trans
posed, and which the participants wer
: to arrange in correct form. Mr.:
Havey Robinson secured the creates
number of correct lines, The mex
meeting will be at the home of Mr.
Havey Robinson on Grand avenue.