The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-29
FAIR HAVEN HAPPENINGS
REV. P. 1T. KENNEDY ASSUMES THE
 PASTORATE OF ST. FRANCIS.


 Delivered Addresses of Greeting Yesterday
 What Rev. MT. Mitchell says-Hns Ao-
 Cepted No Call-Y. P. S. 0. E. Temperance
 Concert in Grand Avenue Baptist Church
 Funeral of George E. Borst.
 Rev. P. M. Kennedy, the new pastor of St. Francis church, began his pas toral duties there yesterday. He preached at o'clock and at the other masses spoke few words to the peo- pie concerning the new pastoral rela- tions. He said the parish had met with 0 great loss in the death of Rev. Fa- ther Mulholland and he had suffered a great loss in the removal from his parish in Norwich. He said his new field was one of large area and much importance and he hoped and believed that with the people cooperating with him his mission here would be success full Father Kennedy prepared for his theological course at St, Charles col lege, Baltimore, and then went to Mon- treal. He began pastoral work in Nor 1 wich in 1872, remaining four years, going to Birmingham in 1876 for pas torate of fourteen years and since 1892 has preached in Norwich.
 Rev. MT. Kennedy is parted with great regret by his parishioners in Nor Wich and received substantial token of regard be re leaving from his | friends there.
 Rev. Dr. Mitchell was asked yester- day concerning the report that he had accepted call to a church in Worces- ter. He said it was not true that he had accepted the call and he was very sorry that such a statement had gone forth.
 A temperance concert, under the auspices of the Y. P. s. c. E., was held in the Grand avenue Baptist church, last evening. Mrs. Frederick Siebert, president of the society, was in charge The programme: A temperance hymn, tune Onward Christian Soldiers, con- gregation; prayer, Dr. Sage, followed by the Lords. prayer in concert; song, Joy to the World, by the Y. P. s. c. E. i; Scripture reading in concert; remarks by F. J. Smith, chairman of the com mittee; song, Welcome, Wanderer, Well come, by the choir; responsive scripture reading, pastor and congregation; of fertory, o Morning Land, duet, Mrs. Putnam and Mrs. Sheffield recitation, A Barrel of Whisky, Villa Burroughs; song, You Ask Me Why So Oft, Papa, little Pearl Smith; song, Shall You? ' Shall I? quartette, Miss Lena Smith, Miss Ida Bishop, Harry Santry and Mark Hare; recitation, Will It Pay? Mrs. c. C. French; anthem, The Sin ner and the Song, choir; address, by the pastor; song, A temperance hymn, tune America; recitation, A Temper ance Alphabet, by twenty-six children; duet, Only Remember Miss Lena Smith and Carleton Jacques; recitation, Turn It Down Boys, Robert Hanson; song, Yield Not to Temptation, congregation; Y. F. s. c. D., berediction. The com mittee consists of F. J. Smith, Miss Viola Hale, Miss Mattie Hale and Miss Bertha Allen.
 The second in the course of lectures by Rev. Percy Barnes will be given in the parish house of Grace r. E. church tomorrow evening. Subject, "An Eve ming With Charles Dickens
 1 Archie Meigs of Wolcott street, who has been i'll for the last four weeks witt malarial fever, is improving.
 1 Horace F. Baldwin of Wolcott street
 disposed of eleven tons of Thanksgiv. ing poultry. It was shipped by his brother from Ohio.
 The funeral of George D. Borst was held from his late home, 263 Lloyd I o4Ata TNx,
 Mitchell officiating. At the grave ir the Fair Haven cemetery the service
 was by Columbia castle, K. G. F., o1
 which the deceased was g. member
 Noble Chief Frank R. Burnham deliv.
 cred the farewell address and Higt
 Priest M. J. Barnes made the prayer
 The bearers, members of the castle
 were Charles T. Jones, J. H. Bowditch H. A. Loveland, Frank Henderson, J. D l Vanderbilt and John Thompson There
 were several floral offerings, including
 wreath with the word Father ant pillow of roses.
 The funeral of Alice Mullen, wife O.
 Henry Byrns of A Mill street, was helt
 from St. Francis church yesterday a
 p. m.
 Rev. D. A. Paddock of Weiser, Ia
 spoke in the Grand avenue Congrega
 tional church yesterday morning.
 At the Park chapel, Morris Cove, tn
 services yesterday afternoon were con
 ducted by Frederick Collett of Tai Haven.
 The decennial of the New Englan a Order of Protection was celebrated b. a SaItonstall lodge of East Haven on Fri day evening. Grand Treasurer F' M Drew of Ansonia and Grand Secretar, F. D. Grinnell of this city were presen and made addresses.
 D The same evening the degree team 0 Fort Hale lodge worked the initiator, degree at the meeting of Centennia \ lodge of this city
 MT. and Mrs. Henry E. Slade upon re J turning from their wedding tour vii s reside at 91 Bristol street. The brid was Miss Lydia B. Andrews of Eas Haven.
 e A concert is to be given in Centervill on the evening of December z, and a } the North Branford Congregations a church the following evening. Anon those to take part are Robert C. Hart \ baritone; little lone Hart, in songs an { recitations: Miss Grace M Bristo N l 1,u