The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-03-24
LATEST FAIR HAVEN NEWS
ITEMS or INTEREST FROM BOTH
SIDES OF THE RIVER.

An Epidemic of Measles--W. G. II. u. Meet
ing-Death of Mrs. John Vreeland--
Clock for the School Tower Other Mat
tiers.
Mrs, John Vreeland of Prospect street.
annex, died, yesterday morning, after
an illness of only a few hours, from
the effects of heart failure. Mrs. Vree-
land was around the house In usual
health on Monday, but was taken i'll
towards evening, grew worse rapidly,
and died early yesterday morning. Her
age was fifty eight years. She leaves a
husband, John Vreeland, and a son,
James Smith, professor of music in a
Michigan university.
Senator Tuttle of East Haven was be-
fore the committee on railroads at
the proposed extension of the New Ha-
ven Street Railway from Morris Cove
to FoXon. He said there were several
citizens interested in the matter who
desired to be heard, and in their alb
sence he requested a postponement of
the hearing until Wednesday, March 81,
and it was so ordered.
The committee having in charge the
sociables held this season in town hall,
East Haven, are arranging for the
fourth in the series to be held one week
from tonight
The list of patronesses for the con-
cert by the Mount Holyoke college girls,
tomorrow evenings includes the names
of Mrs. ]. Lee Mitchell and Mrs. D. M.
James.
Ex-Postmaster c. c. Kirkham of East
Haven has been in poor health nearly
all winter, and his many friends hope
for his early recovery.
The epidemic of measles which has
been prevailing in Foxon is gradually
subsiding.
Smith t. Bradley says he win have
5000 plants in flower for Easter
The annual free will offering meet
ing of the w. 7. C. u, to have been
held this evening, has been postponed
for two weeks on account of the abb
sence of the president, Mrs. DR.. Moody
Ex-Sheriff John Coleman of East
Haven has returned from a visit to his
old home in Orange county New York.
Ellis. A. Bassett of Exchange street
who has been i'll for six weeks with
heart trouble, is able to be out again.
An extra service will be held at Grace
Episcopal church Thursday evening, at
7:45 o'clock, where Bishop Nicely of
Maine will be present and preach. A
class for confirmation will be presented.
Rev. John II. Fitzgerald will preach
in Grace church, Friday evening, in the
Lenten course.
A subscription paper was circulated
| last year to obtain funds for the pur-
pose of placing a clock in the tower
of the new Strong schoolhouse. A
number of the subscribers are anxious
to know why the project has never
been carried out One of the east side
subscribers says: IT have never heard
that clock in the Strong schoolhouse
strike / should really like to know
what became of that clock for which l
subscribed. Theree were subscriptions
on this side of the river ranging from
| IS to $40 each and we expected fine
clock would have been located in the
tower of one schoolhouse before this. :"
| One of the committee was asked about
the matter last evening and in explain
alton said: There was pledged or coli
| lected funds sufficient to purchase the
| clock, but a number of citizens urged
| that there was no use in putting up
| the clock unless the striking apparatus
| was attached; to have accomplished
| that the total expense would have been
| from 5000 to $500. In consequence the
enterprise was abandoned. Some of the
collectors returned the cash collected.
| I, for one, returned all received.
There ought to be a clock in the school
| hoIIsa tower !"