The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-12-14
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEVIS.


 The w. c. T. U. No. 2 was represent ed at the annual meeting of the state union held in Ansonia by Mrs. L. w. Moody. Mrs. Charles Foote of Ex- change, street, a member of No ], also attended. Mrs. Foote was reelected superintendent for New Haven county of evangelical work.
 Rev MT. Carroll. formerly of Milford, preached at the East Pearl street M. F. church Sunday evening.
 Captain Harvey Robinson of Grand avenue is very low from the effects of shock, which rendered him uncon- scious at Ii o'clock Sunday morning. He had been in usual health and when seized with the sudden illness he fell from his chair. He had another shock yesterday and is in a critical condi- ton. Dr. c. B. Adams is the attend ing physician,
 Frank P. Stafford died at his home No. 47 Lombard street, yesterday at the age of thirty-one years, from consump- tion He leaves a widow. He was a machinist employed by the Sargent company. The funeral will be held to- morrow.
 Edmond S., infant son of MT. and Mrs. William B. Thorpe, was buried yesterday afternoon Rev. MT. Dent of St. Andrews church attending the fu- neral, from the home of the parents on | Townsend avenue. His age was nine teen months. He had suffered from | convulsions four days
 The Young Ladies' Mission circle will meet with Mrs. l.. l.. Bradley, Maltby place, Thursday evening at 7:3O o'clock
 All the young ladies of the congrega-
 ton of the Grand avenue Congregation
 ab church are cordially invited to at
 tend this meeting.
 The Ladies Aid society will give ar
 oyster supper in the chapel of tho
 Grand avenue Baptist church to-mor
 row evening from 5:30 to ' o'clock
 The price of supper is fifteen cents
 There will also be a Christmas sale O
 fancy and useful articles.
 The ladies of the Morris Cove chape
 are arranging for Christmas enter tainment.
 At the Grand avenue Congregations church this evening at s o'clock Alex
 ander Black is to give the third in tn ,, closing with love story, 'Zalia." Mi Black will give one of his celebrates
 picture plays, The American Girl closing with a love story, "Zalia" M Blacks previous entertainments give
 in this course were so thoroughly en | loved that every one seemed to wan him to come again. His latest artisti
 and literary novelty, with it's charmin , effects in color, humor, sentiment an r. l pictorial beauty, has been received b l crowded and enthusiastic audience! f | For the formalities of a lecture M
 Black has substituted a melange of q a alogue, essay and pictorial pantomim l touching an always popular theme i D the style that has been so enthusiast & cally received in Miss Jerry" and " n Capital Courtship." Tn multitude ( n beautiful pictures, showing life-size l. figures, he presents the American gi V in art and in life, using now the whin - sical essay form, now dialogue, no r. pantomime, all blended in effect nevt h attempted until his invention of tf g picture plays. Many of the ladies WI l. appear in the portrait series and in tl o scenes and dialogues of "The America j. Girl' belong to prominent families 2. different states of the Union. a fa c which will explain the anonymity fo e lowed throughout in pictures and # text. These three picture plays of M s Black have been presented slxty-thr F9 times in New York city alone. Tn d will be one of the best entertainment J. in the course and everybody should tl 5. and see it..