The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-09-02
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Livery Business of the Late William S. Johnson Sold-Odd Fellows Excursion Next IuesdRy-ConsuI General G. J. Corey on Visit to His sister-Riverside Park Trotting Meet n Success. The livery stable of the late William $. Johnson, in the rear of 107 and 10G Grand avenue, has been purchased by Walter B. Newgeon, the son-in-law of MT Johnson. The purchase includes twenty-two horses, six hacks, new coupe and hearse MT. Newgeon has just purchased of County Commission CT Durham of Seymour a heavy horse to be used in the coupe. A handsome office building Is being erected in front of the stables. w. I. Hardy is the con- tractor. MT. Johnson's estate has been divided, the livery stable real estate having been set off to Mrs. Johnson and her daughter, Mrs. Newgeon, and the Johnson residence, Ill Grand avenue, to the children of the late Edgar B. John son, the latter having been son of w.. s. Johnson.
 MT. and Mrs c. w. Kanahan of No. ? Wolcott street wish to express their sincere thanks to their many friends for their kindly sympathy and loving interest. manifested in behalf of their deceased daughter, Grace.
 The Odd Fellows excursion to New London under the auspices of Polar Star lodge No. " will be given next Tuesday, the steamer Margaret leaving Belle dock at S:30 a. m. The committee consists of Joel T. Rice, G. w. Hunting ton and E. R. H. Teeter.
 MT. and Mrs. J. H. Kennedy, who ac- companied Mrs. c. w. Kanahan home with her daughters remains, have re- turned home.
 E. R. Coogan of Station A has been appointed by New Haven branch No 19 a delegate to the meeting of the Ma tional Letter Carriers association and he left for San. Francisco on Tuesday. The convention will convene next Mon- day
 This evening there will be an inter. esting meeting of the Epworth league held in the East Pearl street M. B. church, at which Mir and Mrs. John S Sanford, 2d, the delegates to the inter national convention held in Toronto. will give an account of that convention. All interested are invited to attend the meeting
 Mrs. Lillian Decker, who has been visiting her sister Mrs. Jane A. Gris wold of Clinton avenue, leaves to-day on her return to York River, Va.
 
 tion as soprano in the choir of Grace Episcopal church. Next Sunday Miss May Elcock will sing.
 D. Houseman, the eye specialist, will be at the store of w. S. & F. H. Rowe next Tuesday,
 G. J. Corey of Washington, D. C., who has recently been appointed consul gen. eral to Holland, while on his way to meet his family in Springfield, Mass, made short stop in Fair Haven to visit his sister, Mrs. c. w. Kanahan, and for the first time heard of the death of her daughter, Grace.
 The success of the trotting meeting at Riverside park last week has proved very gratifying to the management, as it purposes to arrange for another meet
 
 week was over six hundred, the largest at any meeting since the track was es- tablished. B. Splain has been training several horses at the park of late. in- cluding F. F. Bishops Flora B.. Henry R. Smiths young horse and several horses belonging to Georgs Cripps MT Cripps brought in eight young pacers from Indiana, some of which are quite fast. One of these pacers has been sold to George Ives of Hamden. MT. Bishop has sold Flora B. to a MT. Bennett. The trotter formerly owned by George W. Dayton was in a race at Windsor last week. This horse was very fast when owned by MT Dayton, and had made 2:2O. The horse is now owned in Bridge port.
 Rev. Father Calvin of Westerly, R. l., is the guest of Rev. Father Shanley of St. Francis church.
 Miss Edith Barr is visiting friends in Hartford.
 The Misses Lena and Gertrude Doo- ley of Westerly, R. l., are the guests of MT. and Mrs. James Fahy of Bright street.
 Miss Marie Kerwin of Blatchley ave- nue has returned home from Litch- field. Miss Eleanor Garvey of River street has returned from a stay at Providence. R. l. Mrs. Willis Bailey of East Haven eel | ebrated her seventy-fifth anniversary with a party of her relative on Mon day